Jonah Koslen's guest appearances

Jonah Koslen

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Kenny & JT

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Don McLean

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Ann Wilson

Quincy Jones

John Oates

OwlTail

On The Kenny &amp; JT Show we’re joined by special guest Jonah Koslen, former guitarist for The Michael Stanley Band. Jonah looks back on his days with MSB, his next band Breathless, and his successful solo career which continues today. We’re loaded with lots of fun stories from his musical past and present. Plus, Jonah tells us where you can see him perform live very soon.

JONAH KOSLEN – MUSICIAN FORMERLY WITH THE MICHAEL STANLEY BAND

JONAH KOSLEN is most known for his work with the Michael Stanley Band (MSB). A composer, producer and performer, Koslen has written some of rock n'roll's best songs including "Waste A Little Time On Me,” “Strike Up The Band” and “Nothings Gonna Change My Mind.” Koslen left MSB in 1977 to work with another successful band, Breathless, the following year. Breathless had the distinct pleasure to open for KISS.Through his Fave5 songs, we talk about Beatlemania, how rock n'roll has changed since the 80's, the first time he remembers hearing his song on the radio, and his musical hero! Plus his lovely wife, Melissa joins in on the fun to discuss their very clear opposition on one particular song. If you love the music you heard in the episode, there is a YTunes Shuffle Blog that has the songs posted in full, with a few little nuggets of information about the artist/song.https://ytunesshuffle.blogspot.com/2020/03/jonah-koslens-ytunes-shuffle-fave5-songs.html Then we head off to Cleveland for Band Or Bar before finishing the episode with his First and Last Concert stories. Jonah can be found on Twitter and Instagram.YTunes Shuffle is on all the social platforms @YtunesShuffle. Plus, reach out to David and Maggi at anytime by emailing ytunesshuffle@gmail.com. Thanks for sharing the tunes!

<a href="https://jonah.com.co/homepage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JONAH KOSLEN</a> is most known for his work with the Michael Stanley Band (MSB). A composer, producer and performer, Koslen has written some of rock n'roll's best songs including "Waste A Little Time On Me,” “Strike Up The Band” and “Nothings Gonna Change My Mind.”   Koslen left MSB in 1977 to work with another successful band, Breathless, the following year. Breathless had the distinct pleasure to open for KISS. Through his Fave5 songs, we talk about Beatlemania, how rock n'roll has changed since the 80's, the first time he remembers hearing his song on the radio, and his musical hero! Plus his lovely wife, Melissa joins in on the fun to discuss their very clear opposition on one particular song.   If you love the music you heard in the episode, there is a <a href="https://ytunesshuffle.blogspot.com/2020/03/jonah-koslens-ytunes-shuffle-fave5-songs.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YTunes Shuffle Blog</a> that has the songs posted in full, with a few little nuggets of information about the artist/song. <a href="https://ytunesshuffle.blogspot.com/2020/03/jonah-koslens-ytunes-shuffle-fave5-songs.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ytunesshuffle.blogspot.com/2020/03/jonah-koslens-ytunes-shuffle-fave5-songs.html</a>   Then we head off to Cleveland for Band Or Bar before finishing the episode with his First and Last Concert stories.   Jonah can be found on <a href="https://twitter.com/jonahkoslen?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonahkoslen/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram.</a> YTunes Shuffle is on all the social platforms @YtunesShuffle. Plus, reach out to David and Maggi at anytime by emailing <a href="mailto:ytunesshuffle@gmail.com">ytunesshuffle@gmail.com</a>. Thanks for sharing the tunes!

Mark Avsec

Donnie Iris

This week we pay respects once again to the great music city of Cleveland with a local legend two-fer.  First up is keyboardist and songwriter Mark Avsec. Mark's first big break was when he joined Wild Cherry ("Play That Funky Music") in the mid-70s before then jumping to Jonah's new band Breathless for two excellent albums in the latter part of the decade. From there he forged what would be the defining musical relationship of his life when he and Donnie Iris joined forces for a run that continues to this day. He even wrote Donnie's biggist hit "Aah Leah" which reached #29 in 1980. A legal issue relating to Aah Leah inspired Mark to go to law school. He's now a copyright lawyer in Cleveland and still gigs with Donnie whenever possible.  Jonah started out in one of Cleveland's biggest draws of the early 70s, The Michael Stanley Band. He eventually wanted to try his hand running his own band and performing his own material when he went on to form Breathless and released two great albums. Unfortunately, Breathless never quite broke to a mass audience (despite opening for Kiss). Since the early 80s, Jonah has continued to record solo albums that rock most excellently. Though he may have retired to LA, he released another excellent solo album this year with Nusic.  Enjoy this conversation with a couple guys that have seen a lot and done a lot and have the scars (and killer songs) to prove it.  http://www.jonah.com.co/

This week we pay respects once again to the great music city of Cleveland with a local legend two-fer.  First up is keyboardist and songwriter Mark Avsec. Mark's first big break was when he joined Wild Cherry ("Play That Funky Music") in the mid-70s before then jumping to Jonah's new band Breathless for two excellent albums in the latter part of the decade. From there he forged what would be the defining musical relationship of his life when he and Donnie Iris joined forces for a run that continues to this day. He even wrote Donnie's biggist hit "Aah Leah" which reached #29 in 1980. A legal issue relating to Aah Leah inspired Mark to go to law school. He's now a copyright lawyer in Cleveland and still gigs with Donnie whenever possible.  Jonah started out in one of Cleveland's biggest draws of the early 70s, The Michael Stanley Band. He eventually wanted to try his hand running his own band and performing his own material when he went on to form Breathless and released two great albums. Unfortunately, Breathless never quite broke to a mass audience (despite opening for Kiss). Since the early 80s, Jonah has continued to record solo albums that rock most excellently. Though he may have retired to LA, he released another excellent solo album this year with Nusic.  Enjoy this conversation with a couple guys that have seen a lot and done a lot and have the scars (and killer songs) to prove it.  <a href="http://www.jonah.com.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.jonah.com.co/</a>

Episode 85 - Cleveland Rocks! with Mark Avsec of Wild Cherry/Breathless/Donnie Iris and Jonah Koslen of Michael Stanley Band/Breathless/Solo