153. John JR Robinson Discusses Steve Winwood, Back in the High Life
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Legendary drummer John JR Robinson visits YMAAA to talk about a favorite album of his—and it happens to be one he also played on. JR talks about why he is so fond of Steve Winwood’s 1986 smash Back in the High Life, and why he thinks the album represented the end of an era. He breaks down several of his performances, including those on the No. 1 hit “Higher Love” and the adult contemporary chart-toppers “The Finer Things” and “Back in the High Life Again.”
There wasn’t time to discuss JR’s experience with performing on USA for Africa’s “We Are The World,” but he recently…
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