Beyond The Fame with Jason Fraley WTOP | Hubbard Radio

WTOP's Jason Fraley interviews Tower of Power saxophonist and songwriter Emilio Castillo as the classic R&B band plays Bethesda Theater in Bethesda, Maryland this Friday night. They discuss the band’s biggest hits from “What is Hip?” to “So Very Hard to Go." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
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WTOP's Jason Fraley explores the National Geographic documentary "Clotilda: The Return Home," which premieres today on Hulu and Disney+. He chats with Nat Geo explorer Tara Roberts about this amazing true story of the last-known American slave ship, The Clotilda, which was recently discovered in Mobile, Alabama in 2019 — and whose descendants now make the trip back to Africa to symbolically bring their enslaved ancestors home. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
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WTOP's Jason Fraley interviews Wiley Brown, the son of "The Godfather of Go-Go" Chuck Brown, as the Chuck Brown Band rings in both Father’s Day and Juneteenth with a special concert tomorrow at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He discusses his dad's iconic journey and biggest go-go hits, from "Bustin' Loose" to "We Need Some Money," as well as his own responsibility to carry on his father's legacy. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
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WTOP's Jason Fraley interviews Peter Grosz, who co-hosts "Don't Tell Seth! An Evening with the Seth Meyers Writers" at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. this Friday and Saturday. He describes meeting Meyers in college and asking him to be the best man at his wedding, as well as the difference between writing for "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and "The Colbert Report," not to mention starring in "Veep." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
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WTOP's Jason Fraley interviews Eddie Montgomery of the beloved country-music duo Montgomery Gentry, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special Nashville ceremony announcing the platinum-record certification of "Something to Be Proud Of" and gold-record certification of "My Town" and "Hell Yeah." He also describes growing up with brother John Michael Montgomery and his duty to keep singing after the loss of Troy Gentry, who tragically died in a helicopter crash in 2017. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
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WTOP's Jason Fraley interviews five-time Grammy winner and world-music icon Angélique Kidjo, who joins the National Symphony Orchestra for "African Symphony" this Wednesday night at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. They discuss her journey from West Africa to Paris to become an international music sensation, including five Grammy-winning albums. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
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