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Re: The Arista Book Hi Bob, Thanks for putting a good word in for Mitchel Cohen’s book “Looking For The Magic”. Clive and all the music freaks at Arista tried hard for me back in 1980 when my first album came out. I’ll always be grateful to all of them for that. I was discovered […]

Re-The Arista Book

Happy that you read the book and that you mentioned my name. But that’s not really necessary or encouraged.  A good press agent cedes the spotlight to the client who, in this case, is author Mitchell Cohen.  His name wasn’t mentioned in your piece so that’s what I’m doing now.  He is also the editor […]

Which Band Would You Like To Join-This Week On SiriusXM

Tune in today, May 17th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Phone #: 844-6-VOLUME, 844-686-5863 Twitter: @lefsetz or @siriusxmvolume/#lefsetzlive Hear the episode live on SiriusXM VOLUME: siriusxm.us/HearLefsetzLive If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app: siriusxm.us/LefsetzLive

The MoFi Desperado

Eagles – Desperado 1 “Desperado” was a stiff when it was released. It’s not like it didn’t sell at all, but there were no hit singles, it didn’t burn up the chart, it didn’t even get banged on FM radio. That didn’t happen until later, after the release of “On the Border,” with its number […]