{"podcast":{"title":"Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt","slug":"rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963","podcast_index_feed_id":6426963,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/06ba5dd1-7422-510b-b701-fa5d61195372","website_url":"https://www.rockonteurs.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b9fe311a8cbea9ff3cf055/1689687445431-29cf4c8d84a56ee0c308e65457602fa3.jpeg","author":"Rhino UK","episode_count":247,"summary":"Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music. Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time. Guests include Sir Bob Geldof, Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, super-producer Trevor Horn, Chris Difford of Squeeze and their bandmate from A Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T22:20:36.816307+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963"},"episode":{"title":"Slade drummer Don Powell joins Rockonteurs","slug":"slade-drummer-don-powell-joins-rockonteurs","published_at":"2026-02-08T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963/slade-drummer-don-powell-joins-rockonteurs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963","url":"https://rockonteurs.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt/e/6985b08a45f62cfe94d5e33a/media.mp3","summary":"This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we are joined by Slade drummer Don Powell.  Gary is very excited as Slade are one of the first bands he ever saw on stage and their live shows remain utterly legendary. Don was and remains a childhood hero! In this episode Don chats to Guy and Gary about how the band got together, his musical influences, the huge success the band enjoyed in the 70s, and a remarkable tale about the devastating accident that changed his life in 1973. Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @thedonpowellband @gimmesugarproductions    Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel. YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we are joined by Slade drummer Don Powell. Gary is very excited as Slade are one of the first bands he ever sa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4712,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963/episodes/slade-drummer-don-powell-joins-rockonteurs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963/slade-drummer-don-powell-joins-rockonteurs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}