:: OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson ::

This weekend over 60 affiliates will host the nationally syndicated OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson program, featuring the music and of conversation with Eric Clapton.

"Uncle Joe Benson" has hosted the nationally syndicated OFF THE RECORD program since 1998. Not only does he share his vast knowledge of classic rock artists and play their best music, through his in-depth conversations with the artists, you'll hear many of their behind the scenes stories. Off The Record airs weekly on over 60 stations nationwide.

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The weekend of March 31st, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of — and more of Joe's extensive conversation with — Stevie Nicks!

The weekend of March 24th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers Def Leppard and more of Joe's conversations with singer Joe Elliott and guitarist Vivian Campbell. Check out this preview!

The weekend of March 17th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Dio, Ozzy and Last In Line— and more of Joe's conversation with Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell.

The weekend of March 10th, over 60 stations aired OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featuring the music of Jimi Hendrix and more of Joe's extensive conversations with Jimi's step-sister Janie and producer/engineer Eddie Kramer.

The weekend of March 3rd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Tom Petty and more of Joe's extensive conversations with Tom.

The weekend of February 24th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Electric Light Orchestra and even more of Joe's extensive conversations with ELO mastermind Jeff Lynne.

The weekend of February 17th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Boston and more of Joe's extensive conversation with frontman Tom Scholz.

The weekend of February 10th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Deep Purple and more of Joe's conversations with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover.

The weekend of February 3rd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Doobie Brothers and more of J.B.'s extensive conversations with guitarist Tommy Johnston, drummer Keith Knudsen & singer/Michael McDonald.

The weekend of January 27th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Paul McCartney and more of Joe's extensive conversation with Macca.

The weekend of January 20th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Bob Seger and more of Joe's extensive conversation with Bob.

The weekend of January 13th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Sir Elton John and more of Joe's conversation the amazing performer.

The weekend of January 6th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of David Bowie as well as Unc's extensive conversations with David, his producer Ken Scott and drummer Aynsley Dunbar.

The weekend of December 30th OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured The Best of 2018 and conversations withAnn Wilson of Heart, Roger Hodgson of Supertramp, Jimi Hendrix and super producer Eddie Kramer, renowned photographer Neal Preston!

The weekend of December 23rd OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured Rockin' Holiday Tunes and conversations with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac, John Lennon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap Trick, Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw and frontman Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon! Good times and Happy Holidays!

The weekend of December 16th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured Pat Benatar, her guitarist/husband Neil Giraldo and more of their conversations with Joe. Check out this preview!.

The weekend of December 9th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Beatles and conversation with Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Check out this preview!

The weekend of December 2nd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Who as well as more of Joe's conversations with Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle.

The weekend of November 25th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Cheap Trick as well as more of Joe's conversations with guitarist Rick Nielsen. Check out this preview!

The weekend of November 18th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young as well as more of Joe's conversations with Graham Nash and Stephen Stills. Check out this preview!

The weekend of November 11th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of the Eagles and Joe's conversations with Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit. Check out this preview!

The weekend of November 4th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Queen as well as more of Joe's extensive conversations with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor &mspace; along with actor Rami Malek who made an incredible portrail of Freddie Mercury. Check out this preview!

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The weekend of October 21st, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Led Zeppelin and more of Joe's extensive conversation with guitarist/producer Jimmy Page. Check out this preview!

The weekend of October 14th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured a tribute to the The Beatles' legendary recording engineer, Geoff Emerick. The Fab Four's music combined with Geoff and J.B.'s conversation was a blast. Check out this preview!

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The weekend of October 7th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Heart singer Ann Wilson — both solo and with the band — as well as more of Unc's extensive conversation with her. Check out this preview!

The weekend of September 30th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Tom Petty & The Heart Breakers, as well as more of Unc's conversations with Tom and keyboardist Benmont Tench.

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The weekend of September 23rd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Fleetwood Mac as well as more of Joe's extensive conversations with Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood. Check out this preview!

The weekend of September 16th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson will feature the music of The Rolling Stones as well as more of Uncle Joe's conversation with bassist Bill Wyman. Check out this preview!

The weekend of September 9th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Rush as well as more of Joe's conversation with Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart. Check out this preview!

The weekend of September 2nd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of — and conversation with — Eric Clapton! Check out this preview!

The weekend of August 26th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Yes as well as more of Joe's extensive conversations with singer Jon Anderson. Check out this preview!

The weekend of August 19th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Pink Floyd and more of Joe's conversation with drummer Nick Mason, guitarist David Gilmour, bassist Roger Waters and engineer Alan Parsons. Check out this preview!

The weekend of August 12th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Supertramp's Roger Hodgson, as well as more of Joe's conversation with Roger. Check out this preview!

The weekend of August 5th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Alice Cooper, as well as more of Joe's conversation with Alice. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 29th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Toto, Don Henley and Stevie Nicks as well as Joe's new conversations with Toto founding members/super session musicians Steve Lukather and Steve Porcaro. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 22nd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of ZZ Top and more of Joe's extensive conversation with guitarist/frontman Billy F. Gibbons. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 15th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Beatles and conversation with Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 8th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Aerosmith as well as more of Joe's conversations with guitarist Joe Perry. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 1st, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Police and more of Joe's conversations with drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers. Check out this preview!

The weekend of June 24th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd and more of Joe's extensive conversation with Gary Rossington, Rickey Medlocke, Johnny Van Zant and Artimus Pyle. Check out this preview!

The weekend of June 17th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Foreigner and more of Joe's conversation with group mastermind Mick Jones and singer Lou Gramm. Check out this preview!

The weekend of June 10th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive as well as more of Joe's brand new conversation with Randy Bachman. Check out this preview!

The weekend of June 3rd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Def Leppard as well as more of Joe's extensive conversations with singer Joe Elliott as well as guitarist Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell. Check out this preview!

The weekend of May 27th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Pretenders as well as more of Joe's conversation with Chrissie Hynde. Check out this preview!

The weekend of May 20th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Steve Miller Band, as well as more of Joe's conversations with Steve. Check out this preview!

The weekend of May 13th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of John Mellencamp. Check out this preview!

The weekend of May 6th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Bad Company and more of Joe's extensive conversations with singer Paul Rodgers. Check out this preview!

The weekend of April 29th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Journey and more of Joe's extensive conversation with Steve Perry. Check out this preview!

The weekend of April 22nd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Dire Straits and more of Joe's extensive conversation with frontman Mark Knopfler! Check out this preview!

The weekend of April 15th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Moody Blues, as well as more of Joe's conversation with Justin Hayward and John Lodge. Check out this preview!

The weekend of April 8th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Jimi Hendrix as well as more of Joe's extensive conversation with Janie Hendrix and engineer/producer Eddie Kramer. Check out this preview!

The weekend of April 1st, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of REO Speedwagon! Check out this preview of Joe's brand new conversation with singer Kevin Cronin.

The weekend of March 25th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Santana and more of Joe's extensive conversation with Carlos Santana and founding member/keyboardist/vocalist Gregg Rolie. Check out this preview!

The weekend of March 18th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Don Henley as well as extensive conversation with the singer/drummer/occasional Eagle. Check out this preview!

The weekend of March 11th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Kinks and with more of Joe's extensive conversations with lead singer Ray Davies and guitarist Dave Davies. Check out this preview!

The weekend of March 4th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Doors with more of Joe's extensive conversations with Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. Check out this preview!

The weekend of February 25th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson will feature the music of Van Halen and conversation with Eddie and Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. Check out this preview!

The weekend of February 18th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson will feature the music of Joe Walsh, The James Gang and the Eagles as well as more of Benson's extensive conversation with Walsh. Check out this preview!

The weekend of February 11th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Bob Seger and more of Joe's extensive conversation with Bob. Check out this preview!

The weekend of February 4th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Jethro Tull, Jethro Tull and more Joe's extensive conversation with group leader Ian Anderson. Check out this preview!

The weekend of January 28th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers Band, The Who, Queen, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty/George Harrison/Bob Dylan/Jeff Lynne — The Travelling Wilburys — andDef Leppard in Joe's brand new conversation with super-photographer Neal Preston. Check out this preview!

The weekend of January 21st, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Rush as well as more of Joe's conversation with Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart. Check out this preview!

The weekend of January 14th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of the Eagles and Joe's brand new conversation with songwriter Jack Temphin. Check out this preview!

The weekend of January 7th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival as well as more of Joe's extensive conversation with John Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug 'Cosmo' Clifford. Check out this preview!

The weekend of December 31st, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson will feature a special Best Of 2017 OFF THE RECORD with music and interviews with Tom Petty, Gregg Allman, Neal Schon of Journey, Dave Davies of The Kinks, Tommy Shaw, Lawrence Gowan and James 'JY' Young of Styx and band leader of David Letterman's band leader, Paul Shaffer! Check out this preview!

The weekend of December 24th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson will feature a special Holiday show with rockin' Christmas music and interviews with Bob Seger, Brian Setzer, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Stevie Nicks, Styx, Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Glenn Frey of the Eagles, John Lennon and Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon. Check out this preview!

The weekend of December 17th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Cheap Trick — including their new album "Christmas Christmas" — and Joe's brand new conversation with guitarist Rick Nielsen. Check out this preview!

The weekend of December 10th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Pretenders as well as more of Joe's conversation with Chrissie Hynde. Check out this preview!

The weekend of December 3rd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Queen as well as more of Joe's extensive conversation with guitaist Brian May. Check out this preview!

The weekend of November 26th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive as well as more of Joe's extensive conversations with Randy Bachman. Check out this preview!

The weekend of November 19th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Beatles and Elvis Presley along with Joe's conversations with Jerry Schilling and engineer/producers Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott along with Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Check out this preview!

The weekend of November 12th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Gregg Allman, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones along with Joe's brand new conversation with super producer/bass player Don Was! Check out this preview!

The weekend of November 5th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Stevie Nicks, Warren Zevon, Keith Richards and The Rolling Stones along with Joe's brand new conversation with master guitarist/music director Waddy Wachtel! Check out this preview!

The weekend of October 29th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Led Zeppelin and more of Joe's extensive conversation with guitarist/producer Jimmy Page! Check out this preview!

The weekend of October 22nd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Supertramp and more of Joe's extensive conversation with Roger Hodgson. Check out this preview!

The weekend of October 15th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of George Thorogood & The Destroyers as well as Joe's brand new conversation with George. Check out this preview!

The weekend of October 8th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson will present a special tribute to Tom Petty featuring his music and conversations with him. Check out this preview!

The weekend of October 1st, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Rolling Stones as well as conversation with Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. Check out this preview!

The weekend of September 24th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Steve Winwood and Traffic, as well as Joe's brand new conversation with Steve. Check out this preview!

The weekend of September 17th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Deep Purple as well as more of Joe's extensive conversations with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover. Check out this preview!

The weekend of September 10th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Def Leppard and Joe's brand new conversation with lead guitarist Phil Collen. Check out this preview!

The weekend of September 3th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Bad Company with more of Joe's extensive conversations with singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke. Check out this preview!

The weekend of August 27th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Heart and Nancy Wilson's new project, "Roadcase Royale." Check out this preview!

The weekend of August 20th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Montrose, Van Halen and Sammy Hagar as well as more of Joe's extensive conversation with the Red Rocker. Check out this preview!

The weekend of August 13th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Don Felder and the Eagles along with Joe's brand new conversation with the singer/guitarist. Check out this preview!

The weekend of August 6th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Pat Benatar and more of Joe's conversations with Pat and her guitarist/husband Neil Giraldo. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 30th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Who as well as more of Joe's conversations with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 23rd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Boston as well as more of Joe's extensive conversation with Tom Scholz. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 16th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Styx as well as more of Joe's extensive conversations with James 'J.Y.' Young, Tommy Shaw and Lawrence Gowan. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 9th, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of Foreigner and more of Joe's conversation with group mastermind Mick Jones and singers Lou Gramm and Kelly Hanson. Check out this preview!

The weekend of July 2nd, OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featured the music of The Steve Miller Band as well as more of Joe's conversations with Steve. Check out this preview!

Frequently Asked Questions

#1: How/where do I hear the show?
J.B.: If you can't find an affiliate within your listening range listed on this page, then check out a couple of stations that stream on the Internet — but check them out before OFF THE RECORD is supposed to air! If you can't get one station to stream through your computer, then go to another. But do it before the program is supposed to air!

#2: Are the listed air times for the show accurate?
J.B.: To the best of our knowledge, the listed times are when OFF THE RECORD airs on our affiliates. But to be 100% sure, you personally need to verify the information by calling the station (check with directory assistance or look under "Contacts" on their website for the phone number). Unfortunately, most 21st century radio stations are extremely short-staffed, so don't count on a timely reply to your last minute e-mail inquiry.

#3: Can I get/buy a copy of the show?
J.B.: No, copies of OFF THE RECORD are not available legally. Since its very beginning, the program has been produced solely for broadcast. And be assured that Westwood One's legal team aggressively pursues protection of its copyrights.

#4: Can you please forward/give/ask/tell...
J.B.: I have been dealing with artists on the air since 1968 and have been doing OFF THE RECORD since 1998. No matter what my personal relationships with individual artists entail, my professional relationship with each one does not include passing along personal messages/phone numbers/e-mail addresses/photos/items of clothing or food.

J.B.: I do want to thank my many guests for allowing us insight into their lives, and thank you for your support over the years! After all, it is all about the music!

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Def Leps Rick Savage & Joe Elliott w/J.B.

Having fun with Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage and frontman Joe Elliott.

Hanging with Beatles/Bowie/Supertramp producer Ken Scott on a sunny day.

It's Joe Walsh!

Unc and Eagles mastermind Glenn Frey — the stories they could tell!

Steve Perry and J.B. in the studio.

w/drumming bros. Carmine & Vinny Appice.

Getting choked up with legendary drumming gods Carmine & Vinny Appice.

Talking rock & hot rods with Alice Cooper!

After catching up on Pink Floyd and fast cars, Nick Mason and J.B. shared a moment in the sun.

w/Chickenfoot's Michael Anthony & Joe Satriani.

Chickenfoot hand signs — yeow! Michael Anthony and Joe Satriani signing with their Unc.

Striking a manly man pose with old friend George Thorogood.

One of these is not like the others: Unc with Andrew, Jon and Tim Farriss of INXS.

Sharing reading material and a laugh with Sammy Hagar.

Good times with Roger Hodgson and Supertramp producer Ken Scott. (Photo by TourBus Live)

Birthday boys Paul Rodgers & Joe Benson.

Hanging with one of the greatest voices in all of Rock & Roll: Paul Rodgers of Free/Bad Company/Queen fame.

Catching a few rays with Geddy Lee of Rush.

Doobie Brothers John McFee, J.B. & Tommy Johnston.

More amazing stories were revealed! John McFee, J.B. & Tommy Johnston of The Doobie Brothers.

Ann Wilson, J.B. & Nancy Wilson of Heart.

Ann Wilson, Joe & Nancy Wilson of Heart.

J.B. interviewing Steve Miller before his Greek Theatre show.

J.B. and the legendary Metal God,
Rob Halford of Judas Priest.

Ladies and gentlemen, Peter Frampton and Joe Benson!

Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley show Unc how it's done.

Foreigner's Kelly Hanson & Mick Jones with J.B..

Hanging with the incredible Graham Nash.

Don Felder showing Joe how to play guitar.

Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder teaches Joe his personal guitar fingering technique.

Producer/engineer/photographer Eddie Kramer shares some signs with Unc.

Roger Daltrey of The Who
with one of his band's biggest fans.

Joe and producer Andy Johns momentarily interrupt the stories.

J.B. and John Fogerty had a blast talking about everything from the earliest days to John's great new album "Revival."

Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, James Kottak and Pawel Maciwoda of the Scorpions getting rowdy after a lengthy chat with Uncle Joe.

Ann Wilson of Heart and Joe had a blast talking about her new album.

Def Leppard guitarists Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen hanging out in J.B.'s garage.

Stevie Nicks and Joe's prom photo.

One of these is not like the rest: Jack Blades and
Tommy Shaw with their Unc.

After a lengthy chat with Paul Stanley about KISS and his new solo album, Unc considers going out on tour with him.

Unc and Police drummer/film maker Stewart Copeland celebrate the skills of Death Metal drummers.

Steve Miller and J.B. share the credit (or blame).

Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott and guitarist Vivian Campbell sandwich Unc after discussing Irish pubs and sea shanties.

Put famed Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan in a studio with famed Deep Purple fan Joe Benson and get ready for the stories to fly!

Just imagine two of the world's biggest Beatle fans hanging with the Fab Four's main recording engineer. As you can see, famed author Howard Massey, Uncle Joe and the legendary Geoff Emerick were ready to go for more!

Singer David Coverdale and J.B. had a blast digging into Deep Purple and Whitesnake stories.

After a couple of sessions with J.B., super drummer Kenny Aronoff finally demonstrated his signature bald & beautiful technique to keeping the groove!

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason joined J.B. for an exclusive, in-depth interview for OFF THE RECORD and a discussion of sports car racing adventures. Judging from the photo, it looks like they also practiced their kung fu moves!!

During Joe's extensive conversation with J.Y., Tommy Shaw and Lawrence Gowan of Styx about their new album "Big Bang Theory," Tommy snapped a photograph of three squirrels.