Rob Nagy's Rock & Roll Legacy cover art

Rob Nagy's Rock & Roll Legacy

Rob Nagy's Rock & Roll Legacy

Written by: Rob Nagy
Listen for free

About this listen

Rob Nagy, a highly regarded music journalist with over four decades of experience, is thrilled to announce his new podcast, Rock and Roll Legacy. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Nagy is widely recognized for his extensive knowledge and passion for rock and roll, blues, jazz, and R&B. His decades of experience in the industry have seen him interview some of the most influential musicians of our time. Excited to make his podcast debut, Nagy is sharing his extensive interview archives with a global audience through Rock and Roll Legacy.

© 2025 Rob Nagy's Rock & Roll Legacy
Music
Episodes
  • Roberta Flack Interview
    Mar 19 2025

    This special episode offers a 1994 interview with music legend, Roberta Flack. One of the defining vocalists of the 1970s, Flack recorded an impressive string of hits that became instant classics, and the soundtrack of a generation.

    Inspired by legendary vocalists Sam Cooke, and Mahalia Jackson, Flack embarked on her career as a professional singer in the late 1960s. Ultimately signed to a contract with Atlantic Records, she released her debut album, “First Take” in 1969, featuring the single “The First Time, Ever I Saw Your Face”. The song became the biggest-selling hit of 1972, earning Flack a Gold Record and Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1973. Teaming up with vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist, Donnie Hathaway, the duo recorded the million-selling hit classics, “Where Is the Love” in 1972, and “The Closer I Get To You” in 1978. Flack’s 1973 number-one hit, “Killing Me Softly With His Song” earned her a Grammy Award in 1974 for “Record of the Year”, and “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance”. Her follow-up single “Feel Like Makin’ Love” earned her a Grammy nomination in 1975. Following the tragic passing of Donnie Hathaway in 1979, Flack teamed up with Peabo Bryson in the early 80s, releasing the hit single, “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love”.

    Flack was given a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in 1999, inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020, and was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2021.

    Flack continued to perform into her eighties until she was forced to retire for medical reasons in 2022.

    Roberta Flack passed away in New York City at the age of 88 in 2025.

    Rock and Roll Legacy is set to become a vital resource for fans of rock and roll, blues, jazz, and R&B music. Through in-depth conversations with legendary artists, Nagy provides unparalleled insights into the lives and legacies of the musicians who have shaped these influential genres. This episode with Roberta Flack is expected to generate considerable interest among dedicated fans and new listeners.

    The episode is available now on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Buzzsprout, Amazon Music, YouTube, and iHeart.

    About Rob Nagy:

    Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Rob Nagy is widely recognized for his extensive knowledge and passion for rock and roll, blues, jazz, and R&B. Over the years, he has had the privilege of interviewing some of the most iconic musicians of our time. Now, through Rock and Roll Legacy, Nagy is sharing his vast interview archives with a global audience.

    For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563446323348 or contact Rob Nagy directly at robnagysrockandrolllegacy@gmail.com.

    Show More Show Less
    23 mins
  • Buddy Guy Interview
    Mar 10 2025

    This special episode offers a 1994 interview with blues guitar legend Buddy Guy. A legend in his own time, Guy is heralded as the best living blues guitarist in the world. The recipient of eight Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and the National Medal of the Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors, Rolling Stone Magazine placed Guy as the 27th greatest guitarist of all time. Guy’s song, “Stone Crazy” earned place as number 78 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time” Buddy Guy was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008, The Musicians Hall of Fame in 2014, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.

    Rock and Roll Legacy is set to become a vital resource for fans of rock and roll, blues, jazz, and R&B music. Through in-depth conversations with legendary artists, Nagy provides unparalleled insights into the lives and legacies of the musicians who have shaped these influential genres. This episode with Buddy Guy is expected to generate considerable interest among dedicated fans and new listeners.

    The episode is available now on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Buzzsprout, Amazon Music, YouTube, and iHeart.

    About Rob Nagy:

    Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Rob Nagy is widely recognized for his extensive knowledge and passion for rock and roll, blues, jazz, and R&B. Over the years, he has had the privilege of interviewing some of the most iconic musicians of our time. Now, through Rock and Roll Legacy, Nagy is sharing his vast interview archives with a global audience.

    For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563446323348 or contact Rob Nagy directly at robnagysrockandrolllegacy@gmail.com.

    Show More Show Less
    18 mins
  • Albert Lee Interview
    Mar 5 2025

    This special episode offers a 2019 interview with guitar legend, Albert Lee. Known as a ‘guitar players guitar player”, Lee is often called “Mr. Telecaster”, his guitar of choice. His speed, technical virtuosity, and his signature finger-style picking technique have served to broaden his talent and place him among the most highly regarded guitarists in rock and roll, country, and R&B. Lee is the recipient of multiple honors as Guitar Player Magazine’s “Best Country Guitarist” In 2002, he received a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance” from the CD release “Earl Scruggs and Friends”. In 2006, he appeared in a history of the guitar documentary, “Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar”. In 2007, he performed at Eric Clapton’s “Crossroads Guitar Festival”, and in 2017, he was given the Trailblazer Lifetime Achievement Award at the U.K. Americana Awards.

    Rock and Roll Legacy is set to become a vital resource for fans of rock and roll, blues, jazz, and R&B music. Through in-depth conversations with legendary artists, Nagy provides unparalleled insights into the lives and legacies of the musicians who have shaped these influential genres. This episode with Albert Lee is expected to generate considerable interest among dedicated fans and new listeners.

    The episode is available now on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Buzzsprout, Amazon Music, YouTube, and iHeart.

    About Rob Nagy:

    Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Rob Nagy is widely recognized for his extensive knowledge and passion for rock and roll, blues, jazz, and R&B. Over the years, he has had the privilege of interviewing some of the most iconic musicians of our time. Now, through Rock and Roll Legacy, Nagy is sharing his vast interview archives with a global audience.

    For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563446323348 or contact Rob Nagy directly at robnagysrockandrolllegacy@gmail.com.

    Show More Show Less
    20 mins
No reviews yet