the many styles of former bandleader g.e. smith. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target tonight we continue our look back. one of them was todd rundgren hissong, hello, it is me, put him on his map, but his big success came with producing some of the big acts in the country. the many musical instruments he plays. >> tech nick hi i only play the guitar. it is the only one i am comfortable with playing in front of other people. >> but most of the others i have played -- i just learn as much as i need to know to get the sound i want out of it. >> you have had so many hits that weathered the test of time, did you know when you wrote them -- did you know they would be hits in. >> i never set out to write a hit record at least not initially. there were points in time when i figures music had become so formulatic i may be able to detruck what a hit