JOHN HALL 'ORLEANS' SINGER-SONGWRITER-MUSICIAN-CO-FOUNDER EXCLUSIVE ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH RAY SHASHO BBS RADIO TV

 

'Reclaiming My Time'

by

JOHN HALL

His sixth solo record,

in addition to the 18 albums he recorded 

with his band

'O R L E A N S'

Exclusive ZOOM Interview

On Interviewing The Legends 

JOHN HALL ZOOM EXCLUSIVE

'ORLEANS' LEGEND

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John Hall has written songs for Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, and James Taylor. He’s played guitar on tours and records for Little Feat, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, and Seals and Crofts. His music and environmental activism led him to 10 years in elective office, and co-founding MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy). 

Now, back to music full time, he writes songs and performs solo and with Orleans, the group he co-founded in the 1970s. Their biggest hits “Still the One” and "Dance With Me" continue to garner hundreds of thousands of streams per week, and to appear in mass media from commercials to movies and even political campaigns.

The former is also in the title of John’s memoir, “Still The One: A Rock’n’Roll Journey To Congress and Back.” 

“Reclaiming My Time” is John Hall’s sixth solo record, in addition to the 18 albums he recorded with his band Orleans. The title is a phrase used in Congress (where Hall spent 4 years) after being interrupted. It’s also an allusion to the music he might have written and played during ten years in elective office. 

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the brand new solo album

 by

ORLEANS LEGEND

JOHN HALL

Entitled

'RECLAIMING MY TIME'

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"RECLAIMING MY TIME" the new album by Artist, Songwriter, Congressman and Slide Guitar legend JOHN HALL. Co-founder of the rock band Orleans ("Still The One," "Dance With Me," "Dancing In The Moonlight" and more), Hall has enjoyed songwriting success on the Pop and Country charts; his songs have been covered by Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt and more. Co-Founder of the movement "No Nukes," he is the only Platinum selling artist to serve 2 terms in Congress. "Reclaiming My Time' is a phrase used on the floor of Congress to resume what one was saying before being interrupted. These are songs written since John's return to 'normal life,' along with a few remixed and remastered tunes from previously recorded but privately distributed projects. Hall will be back on the road in '21 & '22 solo and with Orleans. 

For more information

about

JOHN HALL

&  ORLEANS

Visit

www.johnhallmusic.com

Instagram.com/JohnHallMusic

www.facebook.com/JohnHall.musician

www.facebook.com/orleansmusic

www.youtube.com/channel/UCSlltfdb8xMVnT1IEfEQcEw

www.youtube.com/user/OrleansOnline

'ORLEANS'

Discography

Studio albums

1973  Orleans

1974  Orleans II

1975  Let There Be Music

1976  Waking and Dreaming

1979  Forever

1980 Orleans

1982 One of a Kind

1986 Grown Up Children

1994 Analog Men

1996 Ride

2005 Dancin' in the Moonlight

2008 Obscurities

2020 Work at Home with Orleans 

 

Live albums

Live (1991)

Live Volume 2 (1993)

Still the One, Live (2002)

We're Still Havin' Fun (2007)

 

Compilations

The ABC Collection (1976)

Before the Dance (1978)

Love Takes Time (1986)

Dance with Me – The Best of Orleans (1997)

No More Than You Can Handle: A 40 Year Musical Journey (2013)

Playlist: The Very Best of Orleans (2017)

 

JOHN HALL

Studio albums

1970 Action

1978  John Hall

1979  Power

1981  All Of The Above

1983 Searchparty

1992 On A Distant Star

Labels: Pioneer LDC

1998 Recovered

1999 Love Doesn't Ask

2005 Rock Me On The Water

 

ORLEANS

TOUR DATES 2021:

Saturday, June 5th

Anderson Music Hall

with Atlanta Rhythm Section

Hiawassee, GA

 

Saturday, June 12th

Center for the Arts

Saugatuck, MI

 

Friday, June 18th

Beacon Theater

Hopewell, VA

 

Friday, June 25th

McGrath Amphitheater

with Pure Prairie League

Cedar Rapids, IA

 

Sunday, June 27th

Southern Atlantic Hemp and Arts EXPO

with Firefall & Atlanta Rhythm Section

Fletcher, NC

 

Friday, July 16th - Moved to 3/12/22

T. Furth PAC

Angola, IN

 

Friday, July 23rd

Ruth Eckerd Hall

with Pure Prairie League & Firefall

Clearwater, FL

 

Friday, July 30th

Indiana State Fair

with Peter Beckett (Player)

Indianpolis, IN

 

Saturday, August 7th

At the Tabernacle

Mt.Tabor, NJ

 

Sunday, August 8th - 2:30 PM

Ft. Armstrong Folk Festival

Kittanning Riverfront Park

Kittanning, PA

 

Saturday, September 11th  Cancelled

Arvada Center

with Pure Prairie League

Arvada, CO

 

Wednesday, September 22

AuRene Theater

with Pure Prairie League & Firefall

Ft. Luderdale, FL

 

Saturday, September 25th

Warrenton Outdoors

with Pure Prairie League

Warrenton, MO

 

moved to Oct 6, 2022

Seneca Casino Bear's Den

Niagara Falls, NY

 

Thursday, Oct 7th

Keswick Theater

with Pure Prairie League

Glenside, PA

 

Friday, Oct 8th

Bergen PAC

with Pure Prairie League

Englewood, NJ

 

Saturday, Oct 9th - Cancelled

Zeiterion PAC

with Pure Prairie League

New Bedford, MA

 

Sunday, Oct 10th

Lynn Auditorium

with Pure Prairie League

Lynn, MA

 

Friday, October 29th

Paramount Hudson Valley

Peekskill, NY

 

Thursday, November 4th -

Lyric Theater

Stuart, FL

 

Friday, November 5th -

WJCT Soundstage

Jacksonville, FL

 

Saturday, December 18th

BMI Event Center

with the Guess Who

Versailles, OH

 

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JOHN HALL IS 'STILL THE ONE' WITH CLASSIC ROCK LEGENDS 'ORLEANS'

THE RAY SHASHO SHOW 

WELCOMES SINGER-SONGWRITER-GUITARIST FOR 'ORLEANS' 

J O H N  H A L L

              JOHN HALL with ORLEANS

John Hall’s path is optimistic. As a professional performer/singer-songwriter/guitarist, he found himself wanting and needing to make changes to better the world around him. By advocacy through music, he segued into politics first on a local level, and then nationally as a member of the United States Congress. After making a difference for the environment, healthcare, and even more so for veterans, he returned to the music world.

John’s memoir STILL THE ONE:  A ROCK’N’ROLL JOURNEY TO CONGRESS AND BACK shares a variety of stories from his life in the musical and political worlds. 

Best known as a member of Orleans, a hit-making pop-rock group with multiple lead singers and hits “Still The One,” “Dance With Me,”(both co-written by John and still in heavy use on the radio, streamers, Broadway shows, and TV shows like Maya and Marty and Hallmark's Movie of the week). “Still” and “Dance” have been certified by BMI at over 12 million airplays in the US alone. Other Orleans hits include “Love Takes Time,” "Let There Be Music," and "Reach."

John Hall has written songs for music legends ranging from Janis Joplin (“Half Moon”) and Bonnie Raitt (Good Enough) and to Chet Atkins (Sails). Other folks that have covered John’s songs include: Bobby McFerrin (Dance with Me),the Doobie Brothers with James Taylor and Michael McDonald (Power), Bela Fleck with New Grass Revival (Reach), and Ricky Skaggs and James Taylor (New Star Shining). He wrote “Ms. Grace,” Number One in England by The Tymes in 1975, and listed in Rolling Stone's top five of all- time beach music hits.   

John played guitar on record and/or on tour with Seals and Crofts, Taj Mahal, Carly Simon, Little Feat, and Christopher Cross.  

His environmental concerns led him into community activism, as one of the movers of the antinuclear movement. John cofounded the activist group MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) with Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and Graham Nash in 1979. His song “Power” became the rallying song and a highlight at the five NO-NUKES concerts presented by MUSE in 1979. Among the artists that participated: Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, James Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, Crosby Still and Nash, Chaka Khan, Carly Simon, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne…

Starting in 1990 John served in the Ulster County New York legislature and the Saugerties, New York Board of Education. In 2006 he ran for Congress against an entrenched incumbent in a historically Republican district. John’s musical colleagues performing at fundraisers made it possible to finance his winning campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives, for whom he served until early 2011. 

In STILL THE ONE, John shares stories about moments that stand out from both his musical and political lives. 

John shares childhood memories of being raised to be an optimist, and finding himself at age 18 in the miles of the ‘60s’ Music Explosion. In STILL THE ONE shows the cresting of his passion for environmental issues and rolling up his sleeves to help build several environmental groups.  

From Janis Joplin's birthday party to conversations behind the closed-door caucus in the basement of the Capitol, from dialog with protesters to sharing elevator rides with fellow members of Congress, this captivating memoir offers viewpoints from an earnest and humorous voice.

John Hall’s life path is jam-packed with intriguing stories, fascinating people and optimism. 

Titled after John’s best-known song, STILL THE ONE: A ROCK’N’ROLL JOURNEY TO CONGRESS AND BACK is ultimately an ode to engagement in creating a better world.

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