"Living On Music with Steve Houk" has interviewed over 150 musicians since it began in 2020, from both the super-talented Washington DC music community as well as musical legends from around the world. Host Steve Houk, a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer & producer/music writer and musician, describes the journeys he takes every show, whether it's a deep dive or a brief meetup: “My main objective is to enrich and captivate musicians and music people, let them engage and reminisce about their musical ride, often remembering their triumphs and their challenges, all while educating and entertaining their fans new and old and the public as well. It’s been the most exciting, fulfilling and rewarding experience, both professionally and personally, in my 38-year television and media career.”
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Phil Vassar is a well-known American country music artist who over 25 years has racked up chart-topping hits and numerous accolades, including performances in Europe, Australia, and the White House, as well as memorable moments with country legends like Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. With nine albums to his name, two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year awards, and recognition as ACM’s Top New Male Vocalist, Vassar’s reign of chart-topping singles includes 10 No.1 hits and 27 Top 40 tracks; standout songs like “Carlene,” “Six-Pack Summer,” and the enduring “Just Another Day in Paradise” showcase his signature style. But it’s the connection he builds with fans through live performances that remains the heart of his career. “When I go on stage, the world fades away, and it’s just about having fun and connecting with the fans,” he shares. He is now celebrating the 25th anniversary of his breakout hit “Just Another Day in Paradise" with his piano-pounding powerhouse embarking on his “25 Years of Paradise” Tour, this celebration of his impact on country music promises to energize audiences from coast to coast via his show, which includes both timeless hits of his as well as covers of musical icons like Billy Joel and Elton John, brings a new life to his catalog, with nightly changes in the setlist. “It’s amazing to see people singing along who weren’t even born when the songs came out,” he says with wonder.
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15 Oct 2026
Chris Poland on Living On Music
Chris Poland is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as the former guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth. Since 2002, Poland has been the guitarist of the instrumental jazz rock bands OHM and OHMphrey, among others, and has appeared on several projects and albums from a variety of different genres. His latest venture titled "Nuclear Messiah" is a monumental all-star metal project built around his visionary guitar work, from across five decades of rock and metal into one cinematic, apocalyptic statementuniting 36 legendary musicians including Chris Adler (Lamb of God, Megadeth), Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses, Sons of Apollo), Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice, King Kobra), Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne), Rick Wakeman (Yes), Jonathan Cain (Journey, The Babys), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Pat Travers (Pat Travers Band) and many other stellar musicians.
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10 Oct 2026
Bruce Cockburn on Living On Music
Bruce Cockburn is a world-renowned Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist, his song styles range from folk to folk- and jazz-influenced rock to soundscapes accompanying spoken stories, and his lyrics reflect interests in spirituality, human rights, environmental issues, and relationships, and describe among other things his experiences in Central America and Africa. Cockburn has written more than 350 songs on 34 albums over a career spanning five decades, of which 22 have received a Canadian gold or platinum certification as of 2018, he has sold more than one million albums in Canada alone. He is starting his next live run on Oct 15th and playing Warner Theater in DC on Oct 27th, and has 19 upcoming gigs in October and November, he has been doing gigs recently with Judy Collins & Livingston Taylor. Cockburn has spent more than five decades writing some of the most enduring songs in Canadian music, and on his new album 'The Blood of Others,' which is to be released October 16th through Sunset Boulevard Records, he turns his attention to the songs that shaped him long before he wrote a single lyric of his own.
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