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Sol Philcox-Littlefield Interview - Nashville Session & Touring Guitarist - Everyone Loves Guitar #71 Nov 09, 2017

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Sol moved to Nashville from England when he was 18… 10 years later he is a first call session player with 5 different studios, and is on his way to establishing himself as a well-known session player in town. Discover how he did it, one gig at a time…

The top 3 lessons Sol took away from his mentor, the legendary Brent Mason…

Sol's favorite guitar is a Gibson 355, and he shares a cool story how he acquired it from a one-armed guitar player...

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Dave Fowler Interview - Bassist, Dolly Parton - Everyone Loves Guitar #70 Nov 08, 2017

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Find out how this farm boy with a high school education managed to hard work his way into having double platinum records hanging on the walls of his office by knowing how to play a groove in the pocket...

Dave has worked with many of his own heroes, including Bill Szymczyk, the man who produced the Eagles, Joe Walsh, the James Gang, Elvin Bishop, Edgar Winter Group, and more. Discover why Bill gave Dave Bill's rare lithographed copy of Hotel California - one of the many albums Bill produced for the Eagles...

Why shows like The Voice and American Idol have destroyed part of the music industry...

The most important thing Dave learned from Dolly Parton - these 3 words have changed his life. And the best advice I've ever heard for younger musicians...

Some inside info about a cool new business Dave started, that's running very smoothly, and much more...

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Grant Gustafson Interview - Lead Guitarist with Blank Range - Everyone Loves Guitar #69 Nov 07, 2017

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Hot off the presses with Blank Range's first full-length release, Marooned with the Treasure, Grant talks about the biggest challenge making the record, and what's next on Blank Range's agenda...

Grant grew up on the outskirts of a small town with a population of 6,500. Find out how he transitioned from this to living and going to school in Chicago...

Grant's influences range from Bob Dylan to George Harrison, to Bill Frisell. Find out what he took from each of them, and how he incorporates these influences into his own personal style...

Grant's fantastic definition of happiness, and more...

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Shay Watson Interview - Songwriter, Producer, SYNC licensing artist - Everyone Loves Guitar #68 Nov 06, 2017

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On today's podcast we get to meet Shay Watson, who's literally written over 2,000 songs and released 22 Albums and EP's worth of material...

One of Shay's songs will be featured in the opening scene of a new Disney movie, called "Aliens Ate My Homework," starring William Shatner. He'll explain how the SYNC process works, and share a number of song production stories with you...

Discover the unusual chain of events that took Shay from earning $20,000 per week (that's $1,000,000 a year) in merchandising alone, with 5 major record labels courting him… to having zero income and being $30,000 in debt, within a 6 month time frame...

Shay has had a long and prolific career as a songwriter and was kind enough to share not only some of the highs and lows of his career, but also some of the mistakes he made and things he would have done instead...

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Beth Garner Interview - Guitarist & Independent Artist - Everyone Loves Guitar #67 Nov 05, 2017

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Gunslinger Beth Garner (first woman to be on the show!) talks about her first album, Snake Farm. How and why she put it together, and how she managed horns, backup singers, and a band all at the same time

The 2 most important lessons Beth would have loved to share with her younger guitar-playing self

And why you don't need a lot of money to produce and release a well-made album, and what you do need, instead

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Jacob Blount Interview - Guitarist fmr Rush of Fools, solo Artist - Everyone Loves Guitar #66 Nov 04, 2017

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Jacob's had an interesting journey through his musical career. He was kind enough to open up and share some of this story… which takes us through Birmingham, Alabama… Seattle, Washington… and then down to Nashville, where he is today

Jacob's "go to" guitar is a 1968 Gibson 335, and there is a cool story behind how he originally got the guitar

His thoughts on: his solo CD, "Age of Anxiety,"... the advice he would have given his younger self… and, the most important lesson his musical journey has taught him

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Andrew Sovine Interview - Ashley McBryde Lead Guitarist - Everyone Loves Guitar #65 Nov 03, 2017

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Andrew was born in Nashville, into quite the musical family. His dad was a session guitarist and his grandfather, Red Sovine, had 3 Number 1 US Country Singles and another 5 in the top 20. Andrew has some really cool and nostalgic stories to share about growing up in such a musical environment

Andrew is also the tour manager and band leader for Ashley McBryde. There are a lot of interesting responsibilities that this encompasses. But since he's been playing with Ashley for 7 years, he's exactly the right person for that job. Find out why

Andrew's current "go-to" guitar is literally the most unusual make and model I've ever heard of. And, he's got a really cool back-story about how he found it, which includes… Reverb.com, Brooklyn, producer Jay Joyce… and Marc Ribot!

Andrew's heartwarming definition of what the favorite part of his job is, and much more cool stuff on this call...

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Matthew Lee Interview - Guitarist & Independent Artist - Everyone Loves Guitar #64 Nov 02, 2017

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The most important things Matthew learned influences like Frank Zappa, Junior Brown, and Danny Gatton

We talked about Matthew's most recent EP, Musical Tattoo. He explains how and why he chose to put the record together

Matthew founded The Nashville Guitar Community - learn more about it, and why he started it

The best advice he would give, if he could go back in time and speak to his younger self

Matthew performs over 300 gigs a year, and he explains what he loves and about this kind of schedule

And, the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to him while on stage

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Chris Nix Interview - Guitarist & Indep Artist, The Power Triplets - Everyone Loves Guitar #63 Nov 01, 2017

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We'll get behind the scenes and talk about Chris's latest album, Music For The Adventurous, by his power trio, The Power Triplets

The most important thing Chris learned from opening up for Robin Trower

The best advice Chris would give to a younger musician - even a younger version of himself

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Kip Allen Interview - Drummer, Devin Dawson - Everyone Loves Guitar #62 Oct 31, 2017

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The exact moment Kip realized he wanted to play the drums and the unlikely scenario that presented this opportunity

What he's feeling the exact moment he's stepping on stage

And why the most important lesson he's learned about playing as a professional, has absolutely nothing to do with music

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