Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee Lou Gramm – legendary lead singer and co-songwriter of Foreigner – joins the Rock & Roll High School podcast for an unforgettable conversation about his remarkable journey from his roots in upstate New York to global superstardom. Listen here.
As the iconic voice behind one of arena rock’s most enduring bands, Gramm helped define the sound of late-’70s and ’80s rock radio. His powerful, unmistakable vocals drove a run of classic albums and singles including “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” and the #1 global smash “I Want To Know What Love Is” — songs that blended hard rock muscle with melodic sophistication and emotional directness.
With a career spanning more than four decades, over 80 million records sold worldwide, and a successful solo career that produced classics such as “Midnight Blue” and “Just Between You And Me,” Gramm’s story goes far beyond chart success. It is marked by resilience, faith, and triumph over a life-threatening brain tumor and drug addiction.
Now, Lou Gramm enters a new chapter with the release of his forthcoming album Released, arriving March 27 — his first full-length collection of original music since 2009. The album features previously unreleased tracks originally written for solo albums in the 1980s and for his band Shadow King in 1991, but never fully completed until now. These songs offer a rare window into Gramm’s creative evolution, reconnecting his classic-era songwriting with a renewed sense of purpose and reflection.
The newly launched fifth season of the Rock & Roll High School podcast promises an exciting lineup of iconic musicians and unique stories with artists who have all shaped contemporary music. Over the course of Season 5, listeners will enjoy in-depth and revealing conversations with music legends such as Al Jardine (The Beach Boys), Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon), Suzi Quatro, Harry Wayne “KC” Casey (KC & The Sunshine Band), and Many More. This season will explore the personal and professional lives of these iconic figures, uncovering the stories behind their careers and most beloved hits.
New episodes will launch every Thursday and are available to stream everywhere, here, and here.
Rock & Roll High School originated from Ganbarg’s vision of teaching a rock ‘n’ roll history class to his young creative team at Atlantic Records during the 16 years he headed up that label’s A&R department. His goal was to deepen their understanding of music history, providing a broader perspective on the roots of contemporary music in order to help identify future talent. The initiative eventually expanded to include the entire Warner Music Group staff. Ganbarg further developed the concept by inviting music icons for in-person and virtual interviews, enriching the program with firsthand insights.
Season 5 builds on the success of the first four seasons, which have collectively garnered over 150,000 downloads. Previous episodes have featured interviews with iconic figures such as Graham Nash, Nile Rodgers, The Temptations, Kenny Loggins, Clive Davis, Stevie Van Zandt, Chaka Khan, Ann Wilson (Heart), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Todd Rundgren, Peter Frampton, Lamont Dozier, Jimmy Webb, Bryan Adams, and many others.
About Pete Ganbarg:
Pete Ganbarg is a 2X Grammy Award winning record producer, A&R executive and music publisher who has been doing major label A&R for the past 35 years and is currently the president of Pure Tone Music. Most recently President of A&R for Atlantic Records from 2008 – 2024, Pete currently operates two music publishing companies, Songs With A Pure Tone and Margetts Road Music. Some of the artists that Pete has worked with in his career include Santana (the 9X Grammy winning album “Supernatural”), Lin-Manuel Miranda (the Diamond certified “Hamilton” cast album), as well as contemporary stars (Twenty One Pilots, Christina Perri, Melanie Martinez), all time classic artists (Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, America) and hit Broadway cast recordings and film soundtracks (Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls, The Greatest Showman). Some of the songs published by Pete’s companies include Miley Cyrus’ Grammy award winning Record of the Year, “Flowers,” and Alex Warren’s global #1 hit “Ordinary,” as well as hits by Benson Boone, Charli XCX, Beyoncé, Lizzo, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, Lewis. Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, and more. Pete also teaches semester-long college courses at schools around the country including Berklee College of Music, NYU – Clive Davis Institute, Wesleyan University and University of New Haven (Connecticut) and serves as a board member of the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. He was named International Music Person of the Year for 2023 by the music industry organization MUSEXO.
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