Road Stories with Dave Lawrence

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes Little Feat co-founder Billy Payne, a keyboard legend who has graced numerous projects as a session musician, as the band release their first album in over a decade, "Sam's Place." It's also their first-ever blues record, and just like yesterday, we hear one of the new tracks - this one with special guest Bonnie Raitt - and we c

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes Little Feat co-founder Billy Payne, a keyboard legend who has graced numerous projects as a session musician, as the band release their first album in over a decade, "Sam's Place." It's also their first-ever blues record, and we hear fun stories about Billy's many session gigs over two days with him. Today he shares a super cool

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence continues two days speaking with the voice and guitar, and heart and soul, of ZZ Top - Billy F. Gibbons - for his first-ever chat with Dave, ahead of his debut solo shows in the islands! Billy plays the Blue Note Hawaii May 17 through 19. Today, hear how he got to spend a year living in Mexico as a kid, how Jeff Beck helped him get Marsh

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes the voice and guitar of ZZ Top - Billy F. Gibbons - for his first chat with Dave, ahead of his first solo shows in the islands! Billy plays the Blue Note Hawaii May 17 through 19. Today hear how his mom and dad played critical roles nurturing his love of music at an early age, with up close and personal encounters with Elvis Pre

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes back guitar virtuoso and studio session champ Larry Carlton ahead of two dates of shows this weekend at the Blue Note Hawaii, part of Larry's Final World Tour! But as you'll hear, it's not as final for some locations!

Legendary reggae pioneers Black Uhuru return to Honolulu for dates Saturday and Sunday at the Blue Note Hawaiʻi. HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes leader and original member/founder Duckie Simpson back for a fun chat. This is the first Black Uhuru visit to Hawaiʻi since the pandemic.

It's day two on Road Stories, as HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence continues with return guest Stephen Marley — second eldest son of Bob Marley — hearing stories connecting to Old Soul, his new album, and stories about some of the songs on it. Today, we get into the connections between his father and guest on the record, Eric Clapton, who famously covered one of his

For Road Stories, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back guest Stephen Marley — second eldest son of Bob Marley — to hear about Old Soul, his new album, and stories about some of the songs on it, including from artists like Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra, as well as stories about his relationship with one of the album guest stars, Eric Clapton!

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann in a new Road Stories interview! We learn about a pair of shows Bill is doing on Kauaʻi to support someone in the community there, and also hear a little about one of the most interesting aspects of Grateful Dead history — their camping scene that once was a part of their concert tou

Join HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence for a conversation with local artist Jack Johnson about his upcoming concert Monday night and new "Songs for Maui" album of a 2012 Maui performance, both featuring Paula Fuga and John Cruz, with proceeds supporting Maui relief efforts after the fires in Lāhainā and Upcountry.