The Rock Podcast with Denny Somach

Feb 12 2025 56 ep. 45 mins 17
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Rock with industry notable Denny Somach, his audio archives, new interviews with the stars who are still performing, and vintage visuals. The stories and behind-the-scenes content will remind you why you love rock - the only genre to cross generations. Bring the family and share the love! Proud part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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Michael Shrieve, Superstar Drummer

Feb 12 2025 28 mins  
Denny has a deep-diving conversation with Michael Shrieve, a founding member of Santana, best known for his amazing live performance on Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock. He had just turned 20 years old when he played Woodstock, making him the youngest musician to perform at the festival. That drum solo during Soul Sacrifice has been described as electrifying, as is his new album, Drums

Carl Palmer's American Debut

Oct 23 2024 23 mins  
Carl Palmer, English drummer best known for being a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Asia, in a rare interview by Denny, back in 1982 when Asia was rehearsing in Lititz, PA for their debut tour. He’s currently on tour with Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy – 42 years after this historic encounter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iain Matthews

Oct 18 2024 33 mins  
Iain Matthews contemplates retirement and, instead, writes a song about it, adding to his discography of nearly 60 albums. Denny, who’s been a fan since the beginning of Matthews’ career, from Fairport Convention to solo to Matthews Southern Comfort, gets Iain talking about Joni Mitchell, Robert Plant, and in a totally unplanned moment, Amelia Earhart. Learn more about your ad

Carmine Appice Rocks!

Aug 02 2024 31 mins  
Denny catches up with legendary drummer Carmine Appice to talk about the new Cactus album and learns about Carmine’s new AI project as well as lots of reminiscing. You’ll hear a lot of names on this episode - Led Zeppelin, John Bonham, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Vanilla Fudge, and Melanie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classic Jeff Beck

Jun 23 2024 36 mins  
Denny celebrates the late Jeff Beck’s birthday with vintage audio from his Classic Rock Archives. Beck, one of the greatest guitar players in rock history, discusses his Yardbirds days and the beginnings of his solo career, in this rare interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Hackett

May 06 2024 34 mins  
Denny catches up with Steve Hackett, former lead guitarist with Genesis (part of their classic line up with Gabriel, Collins, Banks and Rutherford) with whom he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March 2010. He just released his 30th solo album, The Circus And The Nightwhale, and is touring, so the conversation covers decades of Steve’s extraordinary career. Learn

From Layla to Murder

Apr 15 2024 28 mins  
The man who wrote Layla with Eric Clapton and was a founding member of Derek and the Dominos lived a life touched by mental illness and marked by murder. Author Joel Selvin reveals the results of his years of research on the inside story of Jim Gordon, one of the most prolific drummers of all time. Joel’s new book, Drums and Demons, raises the larger questions of how we miss the

Dave Mason Knows

Mar 25 2024 23 mins  
Denny and Dave Mason go back a very long time – even before Denny was the executive producer of Dave’s late 80s album Two Hearts. Dave holds nothing back, including what happened at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in this intimate look at Dave’s career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerry Beckley of America

Mar 08 2024 22 mins  
Known mostly as half of the platinum-selling group, America, with co-founder Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley has recorded and released eight solo albums, the latest titled Aurora. He joined Denny from his home in Australia (the other is in Venice, CA) to talk about his career and answer that eternal question… “Did the horse ever get a name?” Learn more about your ad choices. Vis

All About Yes!

Feb 15 2024 24 mins  
Join Denny as he shares a comprehensive look at the early years of the #1 progressive rock band, taken from his extensive collection of vintage audio. You’ll hear Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Tony Kaye, Peter Banks, Bill Bruford, Alan White, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Patrick Moraz, Geoff Downes, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices