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Jeb Wright
created and founded Classic Rock Revisited in 1999. His vision and dedication to
the music he loves has been admired in both the classic rock community and by
readers of CRR. Jeb has been interviewed numerous times about CRR but more often
than not, it is he who is asking the questions. Classic Rock Revisited has
featured interviews with Jeb and Rock Legends Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Bill Wyman
of the Rolling Stones, Sammy Hagar of Van Halen, Kansas, Styx, REO Speedwagon,
Grand Funk, The Allman Brothers, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple and dozens of others.
Jeb has also been published in Classic Rock Magazine in the UK, In Rock Magazine
in Spain and many other outlets around the world.
Jeb leads a team of dedicated writers who make up the best team that anyone on
the internet has to offer. He is amazed at his success and at his luck at
attracting both top name talent to interview and to write for him. “Ryan Sparks,
Dan Wall, Wendy Rae, Clyde Bradley and Lee Graham are the best rock writers I
have ever worked with. I am one lucky guy to be able to hold on to them. We have
also been very lucky to feature interviews conducted by such legends of music
journalism as Mitch Lafon, Martin Popoff and Joe Lalaina. Every day I have to
pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming!”
The Nuts and Bolts
Name: Jeb Wright
Birth Date: 7/6/66
Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas
Currently Residing: Arkansas City, Kansas
Married : Yes, Patty, since June 15, 1996.
Children: 2 – one of each.
Personal Motto: Another Day Older & Deeper in Debt & 1 Day Closer to
Death.
How did you come to write for Classic Rock Revisited?
I don’t remember?
First album you bought:
Jim Croce, You Don’t Mess Around with Jim
Approximate number of concerts you’ve attended:
God only knows. A bunch but not nearly as many as Dan Wall -- that is just
scary.
First Concert:
First REAL Concert was Van Halen in 1982. It was in Kansas City. Diver Down
tour. I was hooked. I attended many bar band concerts before that. Vain,
Jefferson Davis Band, The Click, Limousine, Plain Jane ect.
Favorite Concert:
It still does not get better than Uriah Heep in a tiny bar in 2001 in Oklahoma
City. I was two feet from Mick Box. AWESOME. A close second is Blue Oyster Cult
in Newkirk, Oklahoma. The bar had a mechanical horse and mechanical sheep. You
would sit on it and the sheep shoot out across the floor and you were supposed
to lasso them. BOC put on a hell of show but only me and a guy named Gary
realized the treat we were seeing. The rest of the crowd were drunk cowboys who
had probably never heard of the band.
Worst Concert:
Vince Neal solo. Saw him three times and he was drunk, fat and obnoxious
each time. He was opening for Tesla. In Oklahoma City they had to roll the
opening “Shout at the Devil” tape twice because he could not walk up the ramp. I
saw him almost fall on his ass. It was embarrassing to watch. His voice was
terrible.
Favorite Rock n’ Roll Movie:
This is a tie and it really makes no sense as they are all very different.
A. Rocky Horror B. The Wall C. Spinal Tap
Favorite Band:
Blue Oyster Cult and Kansas
Least Favorite Band:
Bon Jovi
The most embarrassing CD in my collection is:
None are embarrassing to me but my friends make fun of my Men at Work, GoGos and
Modern English. I also get a lot of crap for Bat Out of Hell but I consider it
to be a classic.
Biggest Rock Nerd Memorabilia I own:
Hmmm, I have a lot of autographed promo photos and CDs… AHHHH I have it. Dolls
of Ozzy Osbourne and Alice Cooper and a toy version of Ted Nugent’s truck that
are all still in the box. In my defense, I didn’t buy them. My sister bought
them as gifts. But, I do take them out of the closet and look at them from time
to time.
Favorite Rock T-shirt I ever owned or still own is:
Scorpions Love at First Sting tour t-shirt. I loved that shirt. I
gave it to a buddy who worked out a lot in the 80’s and I still hate that I let
it go. I wish I still had it.
Craziest thing I ever did for Rock ‘n Roll:
Start a website about it.
Top 10 Desert Island Discs
1. Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Oz
2. Ozzy Osbourne – Diary of a Madman
3. Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy
4. Pink Floyd - Animals
5. Iron Maiden – Number of the Beast
6. Blue Oyster Cult – Fire of Unknown Origin
7. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell
8. Scorpions - Blackout
9. AC/DC – Back in Black
10. Kansas – Song For America
