In the Studio with Redbeard is a North American radio program, produced and hosted by
Dallas, Texas, based
rock and rolldisc jockey Doug "Redbeard" Hill.
The show is a weekly hour-long "rockumentary" interview with music program which looks at the making of many of the greatest
albums recorded in
rock and roll history, although sometimes it would spotlight the history of
rock and roll bands. Redbeard interviews the musicians who created these albums.
The show first went on the air nationally the week of June 26, 1988, initially broadcast by 60 rock stations including WXRK/92.3: New York, KLOS/95.5: Los Angeles, WLUP-FM/97.9: Chicago, WMMR/93.3: Philadelphia, KTXQ/102.1: Dallas, WHJY/94.1: Providence, WRIF/101.1: Detroit, KRQR: San Francisco, WKLS: Atlanta and distributed by The Album Network through 1999, which grew the network to 180 stations. "In the Studio" is now in its 30th consecutive year, having passed the 1,200-show mark in June 2011, and is distributed by Beardedfisch Productions. Now has the episodes online at its website with or without the music.
Artists and albums featured over the years
Show #6: August 1, 1988: The Doors "The Doors"
Show #7: August 8, 1988: Pink Floyd "The Dark Side of the Moon"
Show #34: February 13, 1989: The Byrds
Show #70: October 23, 1989: Peter Frampton "Frampton Comes Alive"
Show #80-2 March 22, 1993 - Pink Floyd - 20th Anniversary of "The Dark Side of the Moon"
Show #106: Don Henley "Building The Perfect Beast"
Show #114: Little Feat "Waiting For Columbus"
Show #115: J. Geils Band "Freeze Frame"
Show #130: Elton John "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Show 136: Peter Frampton "Frampton Comes Alive"
Show 141: Loverboy "Get Lucky"
Show #147: Heart "Little Queen/Dog & Butterfly"
Show #157: Huey Lewis & The News "Sports"
Show #158: Paul McCartney "Tripping The Live Fantastic"
Pink Floyd - Meddle (originally Part 1 of the
A Foot In the Door : The Best of Pink Floyd special), The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall (2-part episode), A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Shine On (2-part episode), The Division Bell (2-part episode initially but aired as a single episode in 2009 and 2014 for its 15th and 20th anniversaries respectively), Echoes (A Tribute to Richard Wright 1943–2008) and The Endless River. All episodes feature interviews with
David Gilmour,
Nick Mason and
Roger Waters while
Richard Wright also appears on episodes for Wish You Were Here, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, The Division Bell and Echoes (which was aired as a tribute to Wright after Richard Wright's passing in 2008). Waters however was not interviewed for the albums he was not involved with (A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Shine On, The Division Bell and The Endless River). The first episode of Dark Side of the Moon, which aired in 1988 and 1990, just has interviews with Gilmour. The Immersion Edition episode and all anniversary episodes of DSOTM since its 20th anniversary in 1993 feature interviews with Gilmour plus Waters and Mason. The initially-aired 2-part episodes of The Wall (1989, 1990, 1994 (15th anniversary) and 1999 (20th anniversary) airings only feature interviews with Waters but as of the 25th anniversary 2-part airing in 2004 (and all future anniversary editions and the 2012 Immersion box set 2-part airing), Gilmour and Mason were also interviewed (the 30th Anniversary episode of The Wall was dedicated to the memories of Rick Wright, longtime Pink Floyd manager
Steve O'Rourke and The Wall's orchestrator
Michael Kamen). Wish You Were Here was the only episode in where all four members were interviewed.
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour/Regatta De Blanc (one episode), Zenyatta Mondatta and Synchronicity. All episodes have interviews with
Stewart Copeland whilst Synchronicity episode featured additional interviews with
Sting (musician). On all anniversary airings of Zenyatta Mondatta, Ghost in the Machine was also spotlighted and Sting was interviewed on the anniversary episodes of Zenyatta Mondatta and the Outlandos/Regatta episode.
Andy Summers was also interviewed on the Outlandos and Regatta episode and on the Zenyatta Mondatta/Ghost in the Machine episode.
Rush - Moving Pictures, Signals/Grace Under Pressure (one episode), Power Windows/Hold Your Fire (one episode), Permanent Waves/Power Windows (one episode), Counterparts, Grace Under Pressure/Counterparts (one episode), Rush's 35th Anniversary, Rush Sector box sets and the band's induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Geddy Lee and
Alex Lifeson are interviewed for Moving Pictures, Power Windows/Hold Your Fire and Permanent Waves/Power Windows episodes. Lifeson is interviewed solo for Counterparts.
Neil Peart is interviewed for Signals/Grace Under Pressure episode. Lifeson and Peart appeared on Grace Under Pressure/Counterparts episode (which aired for those two albums' 20th and 10th anniversaries respectively in 2004). All three members appeared on Rush 35, Permanent Waves, Rush Sector and Rush Hall of Fame episodes.
Triumph - Just a Game and Allied Forces (re-aired as The Triumph Remasters in 2004 featuring new interviews with Levine and Moore plus Emmett from original episode). Features interviews with Triumph members
Gil Moore,
Mike Levine and
Rik Emmett.
In the Studio with Redbeard is a North American radio program, produced and hosted by
Dallas, Texas, based
rock and rolldisc jockey Doug "Redbeard" Hill.
The show is a weekly hour-long "rockumentary" interview with music program which looks at the making of many of the greatest
albums recorded in
rock and roll history, although sometimes it would spotlight the history of
rock and roll bands. Redbeard interviews the musicians who created these albums.
The show first went on the air nationally the week of June 26, 1988, initially broadcast by 60 rock stations including WXRK/92.3: New York, KLOS/95.5: Los Angeles, WLUP-FM/97.9: Chicago, WMMR/93.3: Philadelphia, KTXQ/102.1: Dallas, WHJY/94.1: Providence, WRIF/101.1: Detroit, KRQR: San Francisco, WKLS: Atlanta and distributed by The Album Network through 1999, which grew the network to 180 stations. "In the Studio" is now in its 30th consecutive year, having passed the 1,200-show mark in June 2011, and is distributed by Beardedfisch Productions. Now has the episodes online at its website with or without the music.
Artists and albums featured over the years
Show #6: August 1, 1988: The Doors "The Doors"
Show #7: August 8, 1988: Pink Floyd "The Dark Side of the Moon"
Show #34: February 13, 1989: The Byrds
Show #70: October 23, 1989: Peter Frampton "Frampton Comes Alive"
Show #80-2 March 22, 1993 - Pink Floyd - 20th Anniversary of "The Dark Side of the Moon"
Show #106: Don Henley "Building The Perfect Beast"
Show #114: Little Feat "Waiting For Columbus"
Show #115: J. Geils Band "Freeze Frame"
Show #130: Elton John "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Show 136: Peter Frampton "Frampton Comes Alive"
Show 141: Loverboy "Get Lucky"
Show #147: Heart "Little Queen/Dog & Butterfly"
Show #157: Huey Lewis & The News "Sports"
Show #158: Paul McCartney "Tripping The Live Fantastic"
Pink Floyd - Meddle (originally Part 1 of the
A Foot In the Door : The Best of Pink Floyd special), The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall (2-part episode), A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Shine On (2-part episode), The Division Bell (2-part episode initially but aired as a single episode in 2009 and 2014 for its 15th and 20th anniversaries respectively), Echoes (A Tribute to Richard Wright 1943–2008) and The Endless River. All episodes feature interviews with
David Gilmour,
Nick Mason and
Roger Waters while
Richard Wright also appears on episodes for Wish You Were Here, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, The Division Bell and Echoes (which was aired as a tribute to Wright after Richard Wright's passing in 2008). Waters however was not interviewed for the albums he was not involved with (A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Shine On, The Division Bell and The Endless River). The first episode of Dark Side of the Moon, which aired in 1988 and 1990, just has interviews with Gilmour. The Immersion Edition episode and all anniversary episodes of DSOTM since its 20th anniversary in 1993 feature interviews with Gilmour plus Waters and Mason. The initially-aired 2-part episodes of The Wall (1989, 1990, 1994 (15th anniversary) and 1999 (20th anniversary) airings only feature interviews with Waters but as of the 25th anniversary 2-part airing in 2004 (and all future anniversary editions and the 2012 Immersion box set 2-part airing), Gilmour and Mason were also interviewed (the 30th Anniversary episode of The Wall was dedicated to the memories of Rick Wright, longtime Pink Floyd manager
Steve O'Rourke and The Wall's orchestrator
Michael Kamen). Wish You Were Here was the only episode in where all four members were interviewed.
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour/Regatta De Blanc (one episode), Zenyatta Mondatta and Synchronicity. All episodes have interviews with
Stewart Copeland whilst Synchronicity episode featured additional interviews with
Sting (musician). On all anniversary airings of Zenyatta Mondatta, Ghost in the Machine was also spotlighted and Sting was interviewed on the anniversary episodes of Zenyatta Mondatta and the Outlandos/Regatta episode.
Andy Summers was also interviewed on the Outlandos and Regatta episode and on the Zenyatta Mondatta/Ghost in the Machine episode.
Rush - Moving Pictures, Signals/Grace Under Pressure (one episode), Power Windows/Hold Your Fire (one episode), Permanent Waves/Power Windows (one episode), Counterparts, Grace Under Pressure/Counterparts (one episode), Rush's 35th Anniversary, Rush Sector box sets and the band's induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Geddy Lee and
Alex Lifeson are interviewed for Moving Pictures, Power Windows/Hold Your Fire and Permanent Waves/Power Windows episodes. Lifeson is interviewed solo for Counterparts.
Neil Peart is interviewed for Signals/Grace Under Pressure episode. Lifeson and Peart appeared on Grace Under Pressure/Counterparts episode (which aired for those two albums' 20th and 10th anniversaries respectively in 2004). All three members appeared on Rush 35, Permanent Waves, Rush Sector and Rush Hall of Fame episodes.
Triumph - Just a Game and Allied Forces (re-aired as The Triumph Remasters in 2004 featuring new interviews with Levine and Moore plus Emmett from original episode). Features interviews with Triumph members
Gil Moore,
Mike Levine and
Rik Emmett.