Warner Music Group announces Rock & Roll High School podcast, hosted by Pete Ganbarg

07 May 2021 - Press release

Launching today, series will feature exclusive interviews with music legends spanning genres, including Nile Rodgers, Graham Nash, Gamble & Huff, Gloria Gaynor, and The Temptations

Listen to the trailer and first three episodes here

 

Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced the launch of the Rock & Roll High School podcast hosted by two-time Grammy Award winning producer and Atlantic Records President of A&R, Pete Ganbarg. The series – which will see Ganbarg sit down with some of the most legendary figures in contemporary music – launches today, May 6^th, with three episodes, featuring Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist, Nile Rodgers; two-time Rock & Roll and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Graham Nash; and Go-Go’s bassist and songwriter, Kathy Valentine. Following the premiere, new episodes will launch every other week.

Ganbarg said: “It’s been an honor to sit down with each of these incredibly influential and uniquely talented individuals and really dive deep into their remarkable careers. I’m so excited to bring these conversations to music fans around the world. Everyone recognizes these superstars and their hits which have defined generations, but now we get to pull back the curtain and take a closer, more intimate look at the stories behind the music.” 

 

The remaining season one schedule is as follows:

• May 20 – The Temptations (Otis Williams & Ron Tyson)
• June 3 – Tony Visconti
• June 17 – Debbie Gibson
• July 1 – Gamble & Huff
• July 15 – Jimmy Webb
• July 29 – Jon Anderson (of Yes)
• August 12 – Gloria Gaynor
• August 26 – Todd Rundgren
• September 9 – Robert “Kool” Bell (of Kool & The Gang)

Rock & Roll High School with Pete Ganbarg will be available to stream everywhere listeners consume podcasts. To learn more, head to rockschoolpodcast.com.

The news follows the recent announcement of Warner Music Group’s podcast development deal with Spotify. WMG produces various podcasts across its portfolio of companies, including Duran Duran’s WHOOOSH!, curated and hosted by Simon Le Bon; Robert Plant’s Digging Deep; the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast, hosted by musician Rich Mahan and Relix contributing editor Jesse Jarnow; and many more.