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Corey Congilio Interview - Everyone Loves Guitar #301 Aug 20, 2018

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Producer, sideman, session player and top online instructor, Corey shares his journey through music and all the side hustles he's had along the way. He also talks about growing up in a blue collar household and some of the challenges this presented… valuable lessons he's learned which contributed to his own personal growth and development… a tip for players on the kind of guitar stuff you should be learning… vegan food, marriage, divorce, and more. Very cool interview with a well-spoken and introspective player:

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Anto Drennan Interview - Rory Gallagher, Genesis, Corrs - Everyone Loves Guitar #300 Aug 17, 2018

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The quintessential side man, Anto's played with Moving Hearts, Paul Brady, Clannad, Leo Sayer, Chris Rea, The Corrs, Genesis, Mike and the Mechanics, Rory Gallagher, Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Nick Mason… opening for the Rolling Stones, working with producers Mutt Lange (there's even a Shania Twain story) & T Bone Burnett. He's also played for the Pope in Rome, the Clintons in the White House, and The Queen's Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace with every great rock star imaginable.

LOADS of amazingly cool stories here, including a conversation Anto had with BB King… Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton watching Anto at soundcheck… auditioning for Genesis… the triggering event that caused Anto to say, "I played all night long for 12 hours… and I was a completely different player, the next day." This is an amazing call with dozens of cool stories, perfect to have as our 300th Episode - don't miss it!

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Paul Taylor Interview - Winger, Steve Perry, Cinderella - Everyone Loves Guitar #299 Aug 16, 2018

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Paul began his career touring on the road with the 1982 rock sensation Aldo Nova. Since then, he's written multiple hits and toured with Winger, Alice Cooper, Steve Perry, Cinderella, John Waite, Tommy Shaw and more. Paul also has a successful career licensing his music to television and movies, which he discussed during this conversation

Paul also shares some cool stories about how he connected with Alice Cooper, Tommy Shaw, and Cinderella… getting started in music and how Country Joe McDonald wound up living with Paul and turned him on to guitar as a kid… how he got into licensing his music and the track that wound up paying his bills for 10 years… yellow finches, red cardinals, photography, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and more. Really interesting convo:

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Greg Marra Interview - Everyone Loves Guitar #298 Aug 15, 2018

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Gregg's toured and played with artists like Bruce Bouillet (Racer X), Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big), Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth), Ray Luzier (Korn), and many others. He's also released 2 solo records and has a new album with his band Plenty Heavy.

Gregg talks about the trials and tribulations of making records on his own, along with the skill sets he learned from this. Gregg is a well-known product reviewer online and he talks about how he got started doing this, and how you can do the same thing. What it was like playing with his own guitar heroes… advice about having a "Plan B"... happiest moments in his life, some wisdom he learned from his dad, and more:

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Sheryl Bailey Interview - Everyone Loves Guitar #297 Aug 14, 2018

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Sheryl has maintained an 18-year residency at one of New York City's top-shelf jazz clubs, the 55 Bar. During this time, she's released 9 CDs of her own… toured the world as a member of David Krakauer's "Ancestral Groove," and performed and recorded with Richard Bona, Irene Cara, Lea Delaria, Jack Wilkins, and many others… and is a professor at Berklee and at the Collective, in NYC

Sheryl reveals her unusual hobby that she happens to excel in… how her family's musical history influenced her to like jazz...playing in Japan… musical osetopathy... why you're only as good as what you're doing right now, and more:

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Dave Roe Interview - Johnny Cash, Dan Auerbach, Jerry Reed - Everyone Loves Guitar #296 Aug 13, 2018

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WOW. More cool stories here than you will ever hear in any other 1-hour interview you might listen to over the course of your entire life. 5-time Grammy winner Dave Roe has played with like, almost everyone. Besides being Johnny Cash's last bassist from 1992 - 2003 (and what a Johnny Cash story he'll share with you), he's also played with Ian Hunter, Carrie Underwood, Chrissie Hynde, Dan Auerbach, Sturgill Simpson, Jerry Reed, Dwight Yoakam, John Mellencamp, Chet Atkins, CeeLo Green, Vince Gill, Duane Eddy, Faith Hill, Rick Vito, Ray Lamontagne, Gretchen Peters and literally hundreds of others.

Dave talks about growing up in Hawaii… moving to Nashville (his first gig was with Jerry Reed)... the incredible career path he's had that's forced him to continue growing as a player and as a musician… some pretty harsh mistakes he made and how he wound up correcting them... his little-known musical genre passion… and some wonderful lessons he's learned from some tuition he's had to pay. FANTASTIC conversation - REAL, RAW, and UNCUT, this one's a MUST:

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Grace Askew Interview - Everyone Loves Guitar #295 Aug 10, 2018

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Grace won 1st place in the Unsigned Only, International, and John Lennon Songwriting Contests... made it to the final 32 on Season 4 of The Voice in 2013… has released 6 solo albums… has over a decade of touring under her belt… and is currently in the middle of a 365 day challenge, where she is writing 1 song every day and sharing it on her Instagram account

Grace opened up about the ups and downs of her 365 challenge… getting sober and getting married (in the same year!)... here inspiring work ethic… how she wound up getting several major company endorsements simply by starting her 365 challenge - and how one thing always leads to another if you're doing it authentically… the disappointment of her first solo album which cost a lot to make, and how she came back strong and wound up producing herself and recording in an old house… what really makes her happy, and more. Tons of energy on this call:

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Adam Levy Interview - Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman, Ani DiFranco - Everyone Loves Guitar #294 Aug 09, 2018

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Adam Levy has been an LA session player, touring guitarist, and has worked on Grammy-winning records including Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me"... Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason"... and has also worked with Ani DiFranco, Rosanne Cash, Allen Toussaint, Vulfpeck… and has released 6 solo recordings.

Adam kept things very real and talked about losing his wife in 2009… growing up in the music business… some challenging early family hurdles… solid advice for anyone who's ever walked away from a project because they were frustrated… his cool Gibson vintage guitars… trying to figure out if you're in the right place and doing the right thing… and loads more. Really cool conversation - turn on, tune in, and dig it:

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Ben Lacy Interview - Everyone Loves Guitar #293 Aug 08, 2018

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Ben's self-taught unique percussive style has led him to perform with Al DiMeola, Larry Coryell, George Duke, Joey DeFrancesco, Phil Keaggy and Sting's guitarist, Dominic Miller… and has opened for the likes of Steve Vai, Victor Wooten, Shooter Jennings, Dick Dale & Jimmy Vaughan

A guy who really likes to smile and be happy, Ben talks about playing with, and meeting some of his heroes, including Steve Morse… how he developed his style…growing up around bluegrass music in Lexington, Kentucky… some of his cool, non-musical interests, and more:

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Kerry Marx Interview - Music Director, Grand Ole Opry - Everyone Loves Guitar #292 Aug 07, 2018

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In addition to his recent appointment to Music Director of the Grand Ole Opry, Kerry Marx is a 2-time Grammy nominee (with 1 Grammy win) session player in Nashville who's played on records by Brad Paisley, David Crosby, GE Smith, James Burton, Keith Urban, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, James Taylor, Blackhawk, Steven Tyler and others. He's also toured with Olivia Newton-John, Johnny Mathis, Lynda Carter, Don McLean, Steve Wariner, Toby Keith & Shania Twain, Ronnie Milsap, Jerry Read, Ray Price, and more

Kerry talks about working at the Opry and the responsibilities this entails… a really cool story about how he got the gigs working with Jerry Reed, Johnny Cash, and Johnny Mathis… along with a bucket of dimes, the most important lesson he learned about playing music (from Johnny Cash), self-confidence, how he once saved someone's life, and much more. Cool stuff:

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