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Crosby, Stills & Nash (Part 1)
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates the 80th birthday of folk legend David Crosby by bringing back this 2016 convo from when he performed at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. He remembers his father's pioneering work in Hollywood before himself falling in ...
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with the late Aretha Franklin, who is played by Jennifer Hudson in the new biopic "Respect" in movie theaters today. The Queen of Soul discusses the creation of the iconic song "Respect" and describes how she ...
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Major League Baseball's inaugural "Field of Dreams" game tonight by discussing the iconic movie with Kevin Costner, who brought his band Modern West to The Birchmere in 2016. They discuss the importance of dreaming like Ray ...
En Vogue
En Vogue
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with R&B group En Vogue, which plays The Birchmere tonight in Alexandria, Virginia. Co-founders Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron discuss the group's rise to success, from "Free Your Mind" to "Don't Let Go," while newest member ...
Vertical Horizon
Vertical Horizon
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Vertical Horizon frontman Matt Scannell ahead of the band's Aug. 19 show at Wolf Trap in Virginia. They discuss forming the band in college at Georgetown University and their rise to stardom with hits like ...
Raheem DeVaughn
Raheem DeVaughn
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with three-time Grammy-nominated R&B star Raheem DeVaughn, who performs a special tribute to Marvin Gaye this Saturday at Wolf Trap. He discusses growing up in Prince George's County and working with the late producer Chucky Thompson. ...
Heart (Part 1-2)
Heart (Part 1-2)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Heart lead singer Ann Wilson, who rocks The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Saturday night. They discuss Heart's biggest hits, from "Magic Man" to " Crazy On You" to "Barracuda," as well as the band's ...
Mary Higgins Clark
Mary Higgins Clark
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates National Book Lovers Day by hitting the archives for this chat with the late Mary Higgins Clark, who discussed her novel "Every Breath You Take," as well as her approach to penning mysteries as the "Queen ...
David Baldacci (Part 1)
David Baldacci (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley gears up for National Book Lovers Day tomorrow by reviving this 2018 chat with best-selling author David Baldacci about his novel "End Game," the fifth installment of his Will Robie series. They also discuss his roots growing ...
Stephan James
Stephan James
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Stephan James, who played Jesse Owens in the 2016 biopic "Race," a nice companion piece to this week's PBS docuseries on Owens' heroics at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Jason tag teams this interview with ...