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John Ashton, The Psychedelic Furs Jan 22, 2021

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On this John Ashton Interview: The rise and fall of the Psychedelic Furs and how things might have been different, the serendipitous (and also scary) events that occurred in John's life that brought him to music and to the Furs… hie less than idyllic childhood and how he managed to create a life for himself in spite of this, watching Free, Bowie, and The Clash in concert. John also shows us some of his many cool guitars, Tokyo, doing things at least twice, origins of Satellite Paradiso and TONS of other cool stuff. Awesome, sincere and lots of fun and laughs on this one!

NOTE: The Satellite Paradiso LP is under "John Ashton" on streaming!

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John's most well-known as the guitarist for The Psychedelic Furs. He was with the band from 1978-2007, playing and writing on all their LPs during this time. Originally from London, John has also worked as a side man and producer, working with artists like Marianne Faithfull, The Sisters of Mercy, Red Betty, and Seven Color Sky. John has a solo project called Satellite Paradiso. The band was touring regularly before Covid and they have one LP out, which is phenomenal. It's a great example of killer songs, mixed with amazing guitar riffs in the psychedelic / alternative genre

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Anto Drennan: Genesis, Moving Hearts, The Corrs Jan 21, 2021

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LOADS of amazingly cool stories here, including working with BB King, Gary Moore, Leo Sayer, Brian May, Mutt Lange, Genesis, Moving Hearts, The Corrs, others… Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton watching Anto at soundcheck, auditioning for Genesis, the event that caused Anto to play all night long for 12 hours… and why he "Was a completely different player, the next day." This is an amazing call with LOADS of incredibly unique stories - don't miss it!

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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

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Derek Frank, Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain "I learned to enjoy songwriting again…" Jan 20, 2021

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On this Derek Frank Interview: Influences on making his latest LP and his approach to writing these tracks, what he learned from making the record, how he showcased his bass but not at the expense of the other musicians, funk, 1970's cop shows, Covid, and more. GREAT chat, high energy… comes with Derek's original ELG episode as well

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A successful side man in LA, Derek is currently the bass player for Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain (5 yrs), and LA- based rock band The Dirty Diamond. He's also part of the Soundcheck Live house band at the Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood. He's also toured with Shakira (2018), Air Supply (2016-17), Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers (2010-2018), Daniel Powter (2018), Victoria Justice (2012-2013), Jeff Golub (2011-2012), Dancing With the Stars (2007-2009), Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (2002-present) & others. He recently released a solo LP called Eleven Years Later

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Dave Roe: Johnny Cash, Dan Auerbach, Jerry Reed Jan 19, 2021

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On this Dave Roe Interview: Getting sober after waking and baking for over 30 years, growing up in Hawaii… moving to Nashville & his first gig there - with Jerry Reed!... the incredible career path he's had that's forced him to continue growing as a person 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 great lessons he learned from some tuition he's had to pay. FANTASTIC conversation - REAL, RAW, and UNCUT, this one's a MUST

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5-time Grammy winner Dave Roe has played with 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.

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Jonathan Maron, NYC Groove Collective "I'm NOT a very good liar…" Jan 18, 2021

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On this Jonathan Maron Interview: Going from "music is just a hobby," to getting record contracts on TWO separate projects at once, the ups and downs of working in a band with 10 members… working with Maxwell, Curtis Mayfield, Donny McCaslin, Tupac, Meshell Ndegeocello… how to handle not being busy in the music industry, making better artistic choices, kindness, being happy for others, more

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Jonathan Maron is a Grammy-nominated electric bassist, composer and producer. . Jonathan co-founded New York's legendary Groove Collective, a band that toured internationally & released eight albums including their Grammy- nominated, "People People Music Music." As a sideman, he's worked with Maxwell's platinum selling "Ascenscion (Don't Ever Wonder)," Meshell Ndegeocello, Tupac Shakur, Shujaat Khan, Dave Douglas, Jewel, India Arie, Donny McCaslin, Anoushka Shankar, and Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Butler, Digital Underground, among many others

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RARE: Rodney Mills, Engineered 50 Gold & Platinum Classic Rock LPs - STORIES FOREVER! Jan 15, 2021

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On this Rodney Mills Interview, stories galore and behind the scenes with Lynyrd Skynyrd (first 4 LPs), 38 Special (4 LPs), The Radiators, Second Coming (Dickey Betts & Berry Oakley), Gregg Allman, Atlanta Rhythm Section, James Brown (couple of hilarious stories!), The Winstons, the "Amen Break" (most sampled drum fill in history, Rodney engineered it!), Bone Crusher, Berry Oakley… hanging in there with the Atlanta Rhythm Section until it paid off… producing his first record and finally being validated for a lifetime of hard work and a Platinum record, becoming more laid back, surviving 2 heart attacks and TONS more. AWESOME, incredible, amazing, this is a LIFETIME of Music, and a MUST listen!

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Rodney Mills is an engineer who's been in the music industry for over 50 years. He's earned over 50 gold and platinum records for engineering, producing, and mastering. Some of the artists he's worked with include The Meters, James Brown, The Winstons, BJ Thomas, Atlanta Rhythm Section (11 LPs), Lynyrd Skynyrd (4 LPs), 38 Special (7 LPs), The Outlaws, Gregg Allman (2 albums), The Radiators (2 albums), The Doobie Brothers (2 albums), Pearl Jam, The Wallflowers, Kentucky Headhunters, Gucci Mane, Bob Marley,, Bonecrusher, Drive-By Truckers, Zac Brown Band, Soulja Boy, Sheryl Crow, Keith Sweat, Irene Cara, George Clinton & P-Funk, Glenn Danzig, Amy Ray, Shooter Jennings & others

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Robben Ford: "That experience taught me how to be a musician..." Jan 14, 2021

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On this Robben Ford Interview, literally dozens of personal stories including seeing Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Mike Bloomfield, John Mayall and Mick Taylor in concert back in the late 60's… Stories about working with Joni Mitchell, George Harrison (how they met is pretty cool), Greg Allman and Miles Davis… why he put his career on hold to study Buddhism and meditation, and what he got out of this experience… interesting stories about his dad… personal struggles he's dealt with over the course of his career… and some very good advice for musicians, or frankly, anyone in any endeavor. RARE for Robben to get this personal, so give this a listen now

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Robben's released over 50 albums in a career that's spanned almost as many years. Besides a successful solo career, Robben's played with Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Gregg Allman, John Scofield, Susan Tedeschi, Keb Mo, Larry Carlton, Mavis Staples, Brad Paisley and many others

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Luther Dickinson, North Mississippi Allstars, Black Crowes Jan 13, 2021

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On this Luther Dickinson Interview, moving to Mississippi and how it changed his life, when to be critical - and when NOT to (GREAT lesson for anyone), dealing with the loss of his father, working with The Black Crowes, David Hidalgo and Mato Nanji, how he gets his tone, changes made from having children, embracing getting more serious about his music, the wonderful musical community he grew up in, and more. VERY cool, a must listen.

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Luther Dickinson is the guitarist and vocalist of the North Mississippi Allstars, a band he founded with his brother Cody in 1996. From 2007 - 2012, Luther also played with The Black Crowes. North Mississippi Allstars has opened for and played with John Hiatt, and both members also play in the band Word, with Robert Randolph & John Medeski. The North Mississippi Allstars have released 19 studio & Live LPs ,since 2000, and Luther has released 5 solo LPs

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Paul Jackson, Blackberry Smoke Jan 12, 2021

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On this Paul Jackson Interview: Some great stories here, including how his mom turned him on to Motley Crue and changed his life, forever… some wonderful life lessons his parents taught him, a cool story about how he met and fell in love with his wife, his vintage guitars, gratitude and more. A real class act, amazing guitarist and key member of one of the most successful bands out there

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Although a rock star by any standards, Paul's as grounded a human being as you'll find. After a difficult childhood, Paul found his way and became passion-driven by baseball and guitar. He talks about one of his early dreams of one day playing in the Pensacola Civic Center - a dream he successfully accomplished, along with many others.

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Seth Taylor: Mountain Heart, Wonderful Nobodies Jan 11, 2021

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On this Seth Taylor Interview: how this youngest of 5 children wound up playing guitar when none of his siblings played any instruments, moving to Nashville, his experiences in both owning a band / being a band member vs. a side man, staying incredibly busy during Covid - by saying "Yes" to everything for many years before that, and loads more - super cool and laid back

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Seth Taylor started touring the bluegrass circuit when he was 14. Since then, he's played the Opry over 100 times with Mountain Heart, Dailey & Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, Craig Morgan, Carly Pearce, and more. He is a full band member of Mountain Heart (2, top 10 Billboard Americana LPs) and The Wonderful Nobodies and is a very busy session player in Nashville

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