rickroberts

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Chase Steele from the Melrose Center in welcoming special guest Rick Roberts, singer-songwriter and founding member/lead singer for the band Firefall. Rick talks about getting his start in the business, playing in The Flying Burrito Brothers, the formation of Firefall, his time working with Bruce in the 1970s and his success as an author. The guys talk about how the pandemic has impacted the industry going forward, and Bruce asks Rick how he feels about Firefall being termed “yacht rock.”

Rick Roberts kicked off his musical career joining The Flying Burrito Brothers in 1970, after the departure of Gram Parsons.  In 1974, he co-founded Firefall, who had 6 Top 40 hits, 2 Platinum and 1 Gold albums.  Multi-award winning program director, Ray White, caught up with Rick after his reunion show with Firefall's Larry Burnett in August of 2019 to talk about his Burrito days, current activities, and fond memories touring with Firefall in the mid-to-late 1970's.  Rick's latest EP is Full Bloom.  In our showcase segment, we feature a tribute to the legendary country rock musician Charlie Daniels who passed away on July 6. 2020.  Hall of Famer and Grammy award winning Daniels was a strong advocate of America and his last studio album was a collaboration with several friends under the name Beau Weevils, on the project Songs in the Key of E.  Bringing you the best interviews and more from many of your favorite bands and performers... Classic Artists Today!