Cousin Brucie To Host British Invasion Special On SiriusXM

Bruce Morrow

Several of the stars of the British Invasion 2015 Tour -- Denny Laine from Paul McCartney and Wings, Chad & Jeremy, Billy J. Kramer, Mike Pender of the Searchers and Terry Sylvester of the Hollies -- performed at the Hard Rock Cafe Times Square Feb. 24 to tape a new radio specialm according to The Eximiner.

The special for Sirius/XM Satellite Radio is titled “Cousin Brucie Presents the British Invasion Stars.”

The show was emceed by veteran disc jockey Cousin Bruce Morrow of Sirius/XM Radio. who hosts “Crusin' With Cousin Brucie” and “Cousin Brucie's Saturday Rock 'n' Roll Party” for SiriusXM.

Though Sirius/XM often tapes at their studios, this special was taped at the Hard Rock Times Square, which stands on the site of the former Paramount Theater.

According to British Invasion tour producer Keith Putney, the show was done before an invited audience.

The taping lasted roughly an hour and 20 minutes, and included extensive interviews with each artist about their musical influences. Terry Sylvester told Morrow he was influenced by the Everly Brothers and the first record he ever bought was Elvis Presley's “Hound Dog”/“Don't Be Cruel.”

Denny Laine said his big influence was Lonnie Donnegan's recording of “Wabash Cannonball,” while Chad & Jeremy cited Josh White. The show will premiere 5 p.m ET Friday (Feb.27) and will be repeated at 1 p.m. ET Sunday.

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