Book of Jude
Book of Jude
Jude Johnstone
Book of Jude, Season One, is a series of discussions between myself, singer, songwriter - Jude Johnstone, and my daughter, 30 year old singer, songwriter - Ray Duncan, about the songs, stories, thoughts and experiences from my many years in the music business. We start from the beginning, growing up in Maine, playing in a top forty band, meeting Clarence Clemons on a plane, spending time in NYC and New Jersey under his wing, attending the famous No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden, watching Bruce Springsteen record "The River", and then moving to Los Angeles in 1979. From there we delve into making demos, playing clubs, singing backup vocals, signing my first publishing deal, and getting my first songs covered by well known artists. Ray asks me questions about how each of those early experiences educated and shaped me. We also touch on some of the mistakes I made and what I would have done differently now. We discuss my choice to eventually leave LA for the Central Coast of CA to raise a family, while releasing 8 albums, touring Europe, opening shows for some of my heroes and finally moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2015. Book of Jude, Season Two, is myself and Ray interviewing other well known artists that I have worked with or known for many years,  and may have talked about in Season One. We have some very exciting guests to come. Stay tuned. 
Book of Jude, Season Two, Episode 8
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ray and I talk with bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde about her writing process, some insights about her book that was made into a movie, "Pay It Forward", and also about her Astrophotography habit and a whole lot more. The only music you hear are small excerpts from the soundtrack to Pay It Forward by composer, Thomas Newman, available everywhere. Support the show
May 15
1 hr 5 min
Book of Jude, Season Two, Episode 7, Garry Tallent and Nicki Germaine
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ray and I talk with E Street band bassist, Garry Tallent and his partner, photographer Nicki Germaine about her new book "Springsteen : Liberty Hall" and Garry's long history playing with Bruce. And a little about my time, watching them making "The River" and attending the No Nukes concerts. Support the show
Jan 18
1 hr
Book of Jude, Season Two, Episode 6, Renata Reich Moise
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we interview Renata Reich Moise, the granddaughter of Austrian psychiatrist, Wilhelm Reich, about his life as a controversial pioneer in the field of psychoanalysis. An early student of Sigmund Freud, he coined the phrase "The Sexual Revolution” and “Orgone Energy.” Renata gives us some insight into his theories, methods, his many admirers and the political naysayers that sought to bring him down. https://wilhelmreichmuseum.org www.renatamoise.com Support the...
Aug 24, 2025
1 hr 1 min
Book of Jude, Season Two, Episode 5, Producer Fred Mollin
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ray and I talk with producer, songwriter, film and television composer, Fred Mollin, about his new book, Unplugged, the many legends he's produced and the stories behind his illustrious music career. Lots of great songs are included in this one! Please subscribe to our podcast! Support the show
May 1, 2025
1 hr 11 min
Book of Jude, Season Two, Episode 4 Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk with Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) and John Cowsill (Beach Boys, Cowsills) about their terrific new album Long After the Fire dropping April 18th everywhere. We also reminisce about our long history together, starting back in 1979 in Hollywood. This one's a banger! Support the show
Apr 11, 2025
1 hr 1 min
Book of Jude Season Two, Episode 3, David Amram
Send us Fan Mail On Season Two, episode 3 of Book of Jude, we will be speaking to the great composer David Amram about his incredible career and music and philosophy and everything else that comes up. I put a long segment of his music from The Manchurian Candidate in the front and a live performance with his trio of work from Splendor in the Grass at the back of the interview with nothing in between only because his conversation with us was so captivating to both me and Ray that we wanted our...
Jan 21, 2025
1 hr 22 min
Book of Jude, Season Two, Episode 2, Jim Wilson interview
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Ray and I talk to Jim Wilson about his book "Tuned In" which is about his long career as the piano tuner to the stars, the hand he played in the invention of the Midi-Mod, his eventual success as a piano instrumentalist and his long journey into finding his artist within. You will hear excerpts of songs from his various albums, including "Tangerine Moon", "Anna's Blue Skies", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (sung by Dan Fogelberg, from Jim's Christmas collection...
Nov 25, 2024
1 hr 16 min
Book of Jude, Season Two, Episode One, Lucinda Williams interview
Send us Fan Mail In this first episode of Season Two, Ray and I talk to Lucinda Williams about her new best selling book and her new record. Also Lu's time in LA, when I was there, and our time bumping into each other back then. Support the show
Aug 14, 2024
1 hr 16 min
The Last Hurrah, episode 10
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about my Jazz records, touring Europe and being brave. And a lot of other stuff for the final episode of the interviews with me by my daughter, Ray Duncan. We take a break here and let others catch up with us before beginning a new phase of Book of Jude. Thank you for joining us. All songs you hear are available on all streaming platforms. Please support our efforts at Venmo @Jude-Johnstone or below where it says support the show. Support...
Apr 28, 2022
1 hr 11 min
Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood and some pearls of wisdom from Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes, episode 9
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about meeting Emmylou at Trisha's wedding to Robert Reynolds and how Emmylou got my song Hold On and also about writing songs for Trisha Yearwood and even a song for her Revlon TV commercial in the 90s. Also we discuss the cat and mouse game with the record companies back in the 80s. And we add a few pearls of wisdom from Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes. This one is jam packed with music, all of which is available on Spotify and your othe...
Apr 21, 2022
52 min
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