Get Ready to ROCK! Radio
Part 1, Sunday 26 July, 16:00 GMT
Part 2, Sunday 2 August, 16:00 GMT

In the first of a two-part special rock writing royalty Russ Ballard chats to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio’s David Randall.

Russ has recently released a new album – ‘It’s Good To Be Here’ – via umumusic.com.  Most recently – in 2010 – he joined the reformed Argent to play the High Voltage festival and the band embarked on a short tour in early-2012.

A member of Adam Faith’s backing band – The Roulettes – in the 1960s he hitched up with Rod Argent in 1969 and, together with Roulettes drummer Bob Henrit and Jim Rodford, as Argent he had great success in the early-1970s.  The band scored a major hit in 1972 ‘Hold Your Head Up’ whilst his compositions ‘Liar’ and ‘God Gave Rock And Roll To You became massive hits for Three Dog Night and Kiss respectively.

Russ left Argent in 1974 and followed a solo career with a string of albums 1974-8 whilst still supplying songs for other artists into the 1980s, including the two ABBA singers Agnetha and Frida.

In this special feature, he chats about his career, songwriting and solo work.

Part 2 is broadcast on Sunday 2 August, 16:00 GMT.

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Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK

Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.

In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on 15 September.

Next session: Sunday 1 December

Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio

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David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024.

UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). This show was first broadcast 29 October 2024.

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Power Plays w/c 11 November 2024

ARCANE MOON Hello Sun (indie)
S8NT ELEKTRIC XTC (Long Branch Records)
ARCANA KINGS Here We Go (Curtain Call Records)
KLOGR face The Unknown (Zeta Factory)
BEYOND UNBROKEN Dance With The Dead (FiXT)
REVENGIN Decadent Feeling (Wormholedeath)

Featured Albums w/c 11 November 2024

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Singer Songwriter)

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