July 25, 2026

S9E474 - Al Kooper 'You Never Know Who Your Friends Are' with Glenn Morrow

S9E474 - Al Kooper 'You Never Know Who Your Friends Are' with Glenn Morrow

Alan Peter Kuperschmidt - better known as Al Kooper - is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician who throughout much of the 1960s and 1970s was a prolific studio musician, playing organ on Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", French horn and piano on the Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", and lead guitar on Rita Coolidge's "The Lady's Not for Sale". He also formed and named Blood, Sweat & Tears, produced a number of one-off collaboration albums such as the Super Session album with guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills, and was a successful manager and producer, recording Lynyrd Skynyrd's first three albums. This week's guest, singer, songwriter and retired record exec Glenn Morrow (Bar/None Records, Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help) brings us Kooper's second solo album, 1969's 'You Never Know Who Your Friends Are'
Great guest and GREAT conversation!

Songs discussed in this episode: Plans For Nigel (XTC cover) - Al Kooper; Beatle Bones, That's That - Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help; Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan; You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones; Brand New Day - Al Kooper; Albert's Shuffle - Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper; Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat & Tears; Magic In My Socks, Lucille - Al Kooper; Time Of The Season - The Zombies; Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye; Too Busy Thinking About My Baby, First Time Around - Al Kooper; Begin Again - Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help; Loretta (Union Turnpike Eulogy), Jolie, Blues, Part IV - Al Kooper; This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & The Playboys; You Never Know Who Your Friends Are - Al Kooper; Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends - Phil Ochs; Care Of Cell 44 - The Zombies; The Great American Marriage/Nothing - Al Kooper; I Don't Know Why I Love You - Stevie Wonder; I Don't Know Why I Love You - Al Kooper; Love You 'Til I Don't - Otis Ball; She's A Rainbow - The Rolling Stones; In Love With Love - Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help; Mourning Glory Story - Harry Nilsson; Without Her - Blood, Sweat & Tears; Mourning Glory Story, Anna Lee (What Can I Do For You), I'm Never Gonna Let You Down - Al Kooper; In Love With Love - Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help

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Singer/Songwriter/retired record exec

Trying to write a few more bangers before the fingers fall off.
Been in a bunch of bands, ran a record label, worked at NY Rocker Magazine in late 70s. Currently have a band called Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help. Our new collection is called "Our Final Album Vol. 1"