Interviews

Since Joyride Media started creating specials in 2001, we have interviewed hundreds of people - artists, actors, historians, critics, even drummers. You could say we're people persons, but let's keep it at story hunters. 

Below is a list of interviews we've conducted over the years. It also includes material from archives that organizations have opened to us, like the Sony archives, the Orbison estate, the Elvis Presley estate, the artists' and managers' own collections, documentary filmmakers and of course fellow radio producers. 

They're in alphabetical order by last name:

Interviews from approved archives, management, artists, labels and radio/film producers are noted with *

-A-

Lou Adler *

Mario Adnet *

Peter Albin

Richie Albright

Andy Aledort

Lee Alexander

Herb Alpert

Billy Altman

Jeff Ament *

David Amram *

Sam Andrew

Mark Arm

Nick Ashford *

Chet Atkins *

Nicole Atkins *

-B-

Sam Bardfeld

Bobby Bare *

Scott Barretta

Sam Beam *

Gerry Beckley *

Gene Beley

Derek Bell *

Joshua Bell

Malik Bendjelloul

Tony Bennett *

George Benson

Ray Benson

Steve Berkowitz

Christian Berman

Steven Bernstein

Steve Binder

Lee Blackman

Hal Blaine

Carole Bloom

Tanya Bolden

Bono *

Perry Botkin, Jr. *

Chris Botti *

Gene Bowen

Paolo Braga *

Cindy Brakespeare *

David Briggs

Harvey Brooks

La La Brooks

Carlinhos Brown

David Browne

Jackson Browne

Darius Brubeck

Dave Brubeck *

Michael Buble *

Jeff Buckley *

Ken Burns

James Burton

Jerry Butler

-C-

Mario Caldato, Jr.

John Cale

Candido Camero

G.C. Cameron

Matt Cameron *

Jim Campilongo

Laura Cantrell

Brandi Carlile *

Judy Carmichael

Jean Carne

Patrick Carr

John Carter Cash

Johnny Cash *

Rosanne Cash

Don Cheadle

Jean-Sebastien Chouinard

Kelly Clarkson

Adam Clayton *

John Cleese *

Ben Clement

Jack Clement

Carol Cleveland

Jimmy Cobb *

John Cohen

Leonard Cohen *

Allan Cole *

Jessi Colter

Kevin Coneff *

Ry Cooder

John Byrne Cooke

L.C. Cooke

Chick Corea

Chris Cornell *

Bradford Cox *

Gene Crisman

David Crosby

Stanley Crouch

Sheryl Crow *

Rodney Crowell

Tom Crum

Sal Cuevas

-D-

Chuck D *

Lee Dagger

Antonino D’Ambrosio

John Darnielle *

Aaron Davis

Erin Davis

Lorri Davis

Ossie Davis

Anthony DeCurtis

Mos Def

Delphonics

Doctor Demento

Annie Denver *

John Denver *

Ani DiFranco

K.K. Downing *

Paquito D’Rivera

Dayton Duncan

Julie Dunfey

Bob Dylan *

Jakob Dylan *

-E-

Larry Eagle

Damien Echols

The Edge *

Bobby Emmons

Paul English

Mike Errico

Colin Escott

Gloria Estefan

-F-

Jay Farrar *

Ross Firestone

Bill Flanagan

Bela Fleck

Renee Fleming *

Dom Flemons *

Ben Folds *

Madeline Follin *

Pete Fornatale

Fred Foster *

Aretha Franklin *

David Fricke

Myra Friedman *

Robert Fuller

-G-

G Love

Charlie Gabriel

James Gadson

Lady Gaga *

Kenny Gamble

David Gans

Art Garfunkel

Neville Garrick *

Larry Gatlin

Doug Gebhard

Barry Gibb *

Maurice Gibb *

Robin Gibb *

Zach Gill

Johnny Gimble

Allen Ginsberg *

Charlie Giordano

Robert Glasper

Russell Gloyd

Donna Jean Godchaux

Vivien Goldman

Nelson Gonzalez

Stone Gossard *

John Grady

Larry Graham

Andy Grammar *

Chuck Granata

Marshall Grant

Wavy Gravy

Sid Griffin

Marcia Griffiths *

Jim Guercio *

Joe Guercio *

Mary Guibert

Peter Guralnick

-H-

Merle Haggard *

Rob Halford *

Jim Hall

Herbie Hancock *

Kathy Handl

Jon Hanlon *

Glenn Hardin

Corey Harris

Emmylou Harris *

Mickey Hart

Richie Havens

Isaac Hayes *

Warren Haynes

Topper Headon *

Paquito Hechevarria

Mike Heidorn *

Joe Henry

Carolyn Hester *

Clinton Heylin *

John Hiatt

Tom Hiddleston *

Robert Hilburn

Faith Hill *

Ian Hill *

Chris Hillman

Murray Horowitz

Cissy Houston

Ray Wylie Hubbard

Garth Hudson

Leon Huff

Dick Hyman

-I-

Janis Ian

Eric Idle *

Charlie Ingui

Richie Ingui

The Intruders

-J-

Alan Jackson *

Ben Jaffe

Lee Jaffe *

Mick Jagger

Gregg Jakobson

Jimmy Jam

Jim James

Marc JB

Hubby Jenkins *

Shooter Jennings

Waylon Jennings *

Generoso Jimenez

Billy Joel *

Elton John *

Jack Johnson

Kim Howard Johnson

Steven Johnson

Mick Jones *

Norah Jones

Terry Jones *

Laura Joplin

Ernst Jorgenson

Richard Julian

-K-

Ashley Kahn

Brenda Kahn

George Kalinsky

Paul Kantner

Lenny Kaye

Sean Keane *

David Kemper

Chaka Khan

Carole King *

Steve Knopper

Eddie Kramer

Alison Krauss *

Kris Kristofferson

-L-

Patti LaBelle

LaChanze *

Kenny Laguna *

Denny Laine *

Peggy Lamb *

k.d. Lang *

Michael Lang

Jon Langford

Bruce Langhorne *

Chris Layton *

Amy Lee *

Mike Leech

Mickey Leigh

Murray Lerner

John Leventhal

Eddie Levert

Terry Lewis

Dave Liebman *

Alan Light

Poodie Locke

Keith Lockhart *

Israel “Cachao” Lopez

Gary Louris *

Charlie Louvin

Darlene Love

Jeff Lynne *

Shelby Lynne *

-M-

Yo Yo Ma

Kevin MacDonald *

Paul Machlin

Martie Maguire *

Taj Mahal

Tony Maiden

Natalie Maines *

Matt Malloy *

Paddy Maloney

“Handsome” Dick Manitoba *

David Mansfield

Greil Marcus

Torcuato Mariano *

Tino Markowitz

Bob Marley *

Cedella Marley *

Damian Marley *

Rita Marley *

Rohan Marley *

Stephen Marley *

Johnny Marr *

Wynton Marsalis

Dave Marsh

Barrett Martin *

Mary Martin *

Jerry Martini

Nick Mason

Dave Matthews

Benny Maupin

John Mayer *

Michael McCall *

Linda McCartney *

Paul McCartney *

Country Joe McDonald *

Roger McGuinn

Ian McLagan

John McLaughlin

Jackie McLean *

Natalie McMaster *

James McMurtry

Mike McReady *

Don Meade

Bill Medley

Sergio Mendes

Roberto Menescal *

Luis Carlos Miele

Bill Milkowski

Rhett Miller *

Bobby Millitello

Sue Mingus

Art Mogull *

Chips Moman

Chip Monck

Rickie Monie

Scotty Moore

Mike Moran *

Tom Morello

Van Morrison *

Joe Moscheo

Judy Mowatt *

Larry Mullen, Jr. *

Carli Munoz

-N-

Graham Nash

David Nathan

Bobbi Nelson *

Willie Nelson

Bob Neuwirth *

AC Newman *

Andy Newmark

Harry Nilsson *

Una Nilsson *

Lynne Novick

-O-

Brian Oblivion *

Brendan O’Brien

Odetta *

Bob Oerman *

The O’Jays

Mark Olson *

Alex Orbison

Barbara Orbison

Roy Orbison *

Roy Orbison, Jr.

Wesley Orbison

-P-

Sharon Paige

Colonel Tom Parker *

Van Dyke Parks *

Patty Parry

Dolly Parton *

Nick Patrick *

Jody Payne

Pentatonix

Richard Perry *

Iggy Pop *

Elvis Presley *

Priscilla Presley *

Norbert Putnam *

-R-

Joel Rafael

Don Randi

Robert Randolph

Mickey Raphael

Ben Ratliff

Eric Reed

Don Reedman *

Keith Richards

Josh Ritter

Lou Robin

Cynthia Robinson

Emily Robison *

Mick Rock

Carrie Rodriguez

Eugene Rodriguez

Sixto Rodriguez *

Kenny Rogers

Henry Rollins *

Kinney Rorer

Joel Rosenman

Paul Rothschild *

Jack Wesley Routh

Rick Rubin *

-S-

Carlos Santana

Rob Santos

Hank Sapoznik

Jerry Schilling

Al Schmitt

Tom Schnabel

Maria Schneider

Loren Schoenberg

Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz

John Scofield

Bud Scoppa

Earl Scruggs

Louise Scruggs

The Secret Sisters *

Pete Seeger *

Stephen Segerman

Joel Selvin

Tommy Shannon *

Billy Joe Shaver *

Reverend Jack Shaw

Andy Shernoff

Jake Shimabukuro *

Alyn Shipton *

Bunny Sigler

Roy Silver *

Paul Simon *

Nina Simone *

Paul Simonon *

Valerie Simpson *

Ricky Skaggs

Desi Smith *

John L. Smith

Patti Smith

The Spinners

William Spratelly

Bruce Springsteen *

Layne Staley *

Ralph Stanley

Ed Stasium

Yusuf / Cat Stevens *

Peter Stevens

Mark Stewart

Sting *

Gordon Stoker

Rose Stone

Joe Strummer *

Craig Bartholomew Strydom

Marty Stuart

The Stylistics

Esbjörn Svensson

-T-

Greg Tate

James Taylor *

Julian Temple

Mark Anthony Thompson

The Three Degrees

Michael Tighe

Glenn Tipton *

Erich Van Tourneau

Steven Van Zandt *

Eddie Vedder *

Tony Trishka

Laurie Trombley

Derek Trucks

Jeff Tweedy

-U-

Carrie Underwood *

Dave Urbanski

-V-

Dave Van Ronk *

Marcos Valle *

Jimmy Vaughn *

Stevie Ray Vaughn *

Orestes Vilato

Tony Visconti

-W-

Bunny Wailer *

Bill Walker

Cedar Walton *

Holly George Warren

Don Was *

Roger Waters *

Mike Watt

Jimmy Webb *

George Wein

Jim “Kimo” West

Jack White *

Lenny White

Dr. Michael White

Tony Joe White

Terry Widlake *

Vince Wilburn, Jr.

David Wild

Wil-Dog

Sean Wilentz

Nathan Willett *

Dar Williams

Hank Williams, Jr. *

Holly Williams *

Lucinda Williams *

Walter Williams

James Williamson

Rosetta Wills

Ann Wilson

Brian Wilson *

Dan Wilson

Dennis Wilson *

Marilyn Wilson *

Nancy Wilson

Amy Winehouse *

Johnny Winter *

Bill Withers *

Bobby Womack

Carolyn Wonderland

Ron Wood *

Bobby Woods

Bernie Worrell

Betty Wright

Eugene Wright

-Y-

“Weird” Al Yankovic

Camille Yarbrough *

Reggie Youn