A Breath Of Fresh Air

A Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST Few figures in Australian music are as intriguing or enduring as Steve Kilbey, the poetic frontman, bassist, and chief songwriter for The Church. Born in England and raised in Canberra, Kilbey’s early fascination with sound and lyrics set him on a path that would redefine Australian rock. In 1980, he co-founded The Church, a band whose shimmering […]

A Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST John Lodge (1943–2025) was the melodic heart of The Moody Blues, the bass guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who helped turn the band from an R&B outfit into one of the most imaginative forces in progressive rock. Born in Birmingham, England, Lodge joined the group in 1966 alongside Justin Hayward, and together they shaped the symphonic […]

Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST Shelly Clark’s journey through music is one of passion, talent, and resilience. Best known as one-third of the trailblazing R&B trio Honey Cone, Shelly helped shape the sound of early 1970s soul with chart-topping hits like “Want Ads” and “Stick-Up.” Before her rise to fame, she was already a seasoned performer—making her debut at just six years old on The Ed […]

Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Kim is best known for his global hits Rock Me Gently and Sugar, Sugar, but his story goes far beyond the charts. Born Andrew Youakim in Montreal, Kim left home as a teenager to chase his dreams in New York’s Brill Building, where he co-wrote the bubblegum classic Sugar, Sugar for The Archies. By the mid-’70s, he scored his […]

Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST Our guest today on A Breath of Fresh Air is Graeme Clark, founding bassist and songwriter of one of Britain’s most iconic pop bands, Wet Wet Wet. Born out of Glasgow in 1982, the band began as a group of school friends who used music as an escape from the challenges of the time. Their very first single, Wishing I […]

Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST Sixto Rodriguez: From Obscurity to Icon The story of Sixto Diaz Rodriguez is one of music’s most remarkable twists of fate. Born in Detroit in 1942 to Mexican immigrant parents, Rodriguez grew up working-class and poured his experiences into songs that spoke of poverty, injustice, and resilience. In the late 1960s, he released Cold Fact and Coming From Reality, albums […]

A Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST Lee Shapiro is a keyboardist, arranger, and songwriter best known for his years with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons during the group’s big 1970s comeback. Born in Passaic, New Jersey in 1953 and raised in Glen Rock, Shapiro was a natural talent at the piano. By his teens he was arranging music and […]

A Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST Robert “Kool” Bell is a legendary American bassist, songwriter, and co-founder of the iconic funk and R&B band Kool & the Gang. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Bell grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he and his brother Ronald formed a jazz-influenced instrumental group in the 1960s. Originally called The Jazziacs, the band […]

A Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST Neal Schon is the guitar powerhouse behind one of rock’s most iconic bands: Journey. A prodigy from the Bay Area, he was just 15 when he joined Santana, turning down a chance to play with Eric Clapton. His raw talent and soulful style made him a standout, but it was the creation of Journey in 1973 that truly […]