JD

• Website: http://www.facebook.com/ashevilleprog
• Email: JD@ashevillefm.org
• Since: 2014
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JD, was there at the beginning of FM radio as a listener and soon became a fan of Progressive Rock. For the past 50+ years he has studied the genre and amassed an extensive Prog music collection including the latest bands and artists. He has many stories about meeting Prog legends like Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Todd Rundgren and Utopia, Annie Haslam of Renaissance, Steve Hackett of Genesis, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Geof Downes and Alan White of Yes, Patrick Moraz of Yes and The Moody Blues, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Gavin Harrison and Jakko Jakszyk of King Crimson, Don Preston of The Mothers of Invention, Ed Wynne of Ozric Tentacles, John Petrucci and Mike Mangini of Dream Theater, Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre, Courtney Swain of Bent Knee, David Bowie guitarist Reeves Gabrels and pianist Mike Garson, plus Steven Wilson founder of Porcupine Tree, and many other modern Prog artists. An aficionado, JD stays abreast of current trends in the Prog music realm. He and his wife Marla, along with two dogs and two cats moved to Asheville, North Carolina in 2013. He can be reached at: jd@ashevillefm.org