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RARE: Mike Wanchic, John Mellencamp: "I learned how to play from all those junkies" Jan 08, 2021

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Mike Wanchic Interview: This was an absolutely KILLER conversation! Mike absorbed and learned the basics of music and guitar from the recovering heroin addicts (all professional jazz musicians), in a well-known hospital his father ran… meeting John Mellencamp & how the band slowly progressed by deliberately tweaking various aspects of their sound and songwriting to improve at their craft, NOT chasing pop culture trends, how Mike became John's co-producer and the skills that made him good at it, working with Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter, Steve Cropper… how to build a good live show, diligence, work ethic, connecting with your audience, Mike's cool vintage strats, loyalty, fatherhood and more. First-Class all the way - a MUST Listen!

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Mike Wanchic has been John Mellencamp's guitarist, and then producer… since 1976. They've played to no one at dive bar clubs... to arena crowds at Budokan in Tokyo, Madison Square Garden, Wembley arena and on and on. Mike's had the unique experience of seeing a career from the lowest to the highest one can go

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Ricky Hirsch, Wet Willie, Joan Armatrading, Cher, Gregg Allman - "JOAN TAUGHT ME SOO MUCH..." Jan 07, 2021

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So many great stories Ricky told here. Like that time he ran into Cher in his local pharmacy… or the time Gregg Allman asked Ricky to keep Gregg's new custom Harley in Ricky's garage, so Cher wouldn't find out about it… Or how Capricorn (and all the other record labels) screwed their artists by including this ONE paragraph in each contract… why he left Wet Willie and moved out to LA… opening for the Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, Grand Funk Railroad, REO Speedwagon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Humble Pie, and Slade… and his introspective thoughts on so many different things

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Ricky was one of the founding members of Wet Willie and one of the co-writers of their #10 hit, "Keep on Smiling." He also played and toured with Gregg Allman & Cher, Joan Armatrading… and owns two recording studios which he has kept filled for the last 31 years, producing hundreds of records and artists

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Gordon Kennedy, wrote "Change The World" and LOADS of other top hits Jan 06, 2021

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On this Gordon Kennedy Interview: the ONE thing Eric Clapton really wanted to know... integrity and other lessons learned from his father, Nashville A-List member Jerry Kennedy… some great stories about working with Jerry Reed, Garth Brooks, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Peter Frampton… the business highs and lows of being a songwriter, being threatened to have to pay back an advance, and the comeback song he never expected, accepting change, being comfortable in his own skin, cool vintage guitars, serendipity, dominoes, David Bowie, looking at the bigger picture and LOADS more stuff. GREAT call with a super cool guy and stories for days! A MUST listen

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Gordon Kennedy is a multi-Grammy Award winning songwriter & record producer, and a successful touring & session guitarist in Nashville. He co-wrote the hit song "Change The World," recorded by Eric Clapton. Gordon was a member of the Christian Rock band White Heart that had many # 1 hits - released 11 Studio LPs from the early 80's - late 90's. Gordon then formed another Contemporary Christian band called Dogs of Peace, that released 2 LPs

Gordon's written loads of hits for artists like Garth Brooks, Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, Stevie Nicks, Faith Hill, Don Henley, Tim McGraw, and Carrie Underwood... and has had multiple tracks licensed in first-tier movies. He's performed on LPs by Ricky Skaggs, Don Henley, Kenny Loggins, Reba McEntire, Michael McDonald, Leanne Rimes, Bruce Hornsby, Little Big Town & others.

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Ian Moore: "It was so ferocious, feral, and visceral..." Jan 05, 2021

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Ian gets up close and personal during this conversation and talks about the things that allowed him to hang in there during those parts of his journey when it was looking pretty bleak… the tremendous influence of his dad, who was one of the top Buddhist scholars in the country… the backstory to some of his greatest hits, his resiliency, his wife and other close family ties, the power of being vulnerable, some of his amazingly cool vintage guitars… and why his future's looking bright. One of the most REAL and open people you'll get to meet, and definitely one of the TOP blues players in the country, who's equally adept at singing and writing. One of my FAVORITE interviews because of his openness - you MUST listen to this one:

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Talk about a comeback - Ian Moore really has "been there & done that." A child prodigy on classical violin, Ian slashed all the tendons in his right hand in a bizarre accident… which ultimately led him to guitar. His first album shot to the top of the charts, immediately - suddenly he's opening for The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Bob Dylan. Then, through mismanagement on the label's end, Ian has to spend the next 15 years completely rebuilding his career. Today, he's back stronger than ever because of this

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Liberty DeVitto, Billy Joel Jan 04, 2021

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Liberty DeVitto Interview: Lib on getting over his anger towards Billy Joel & learning to forgive, let go and choose to be happy, instead. Getting (and staying) sober… Details of his experiences playing in communist USSR, Cuba, and Madison Square Garden… the blessing and curse of having music as your muse & learning to find himself outside of musi… great stories about Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Pat Travers, Leslie West… Long Island, New York City, Battle of the bands, his childhood and more. GREAT convo with this Rock and Roll Legend

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Liberty DeVitto is most well-known for being Billy Joel's studio and touring drummer for 30 years, the longest tenured member of Billy's band. A successful side man, he also worked with artists like Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Pat Travers, Meat Loaf, Karen Carpenter, Carly Simon, Paul McCartney, Mick Jones (Foreigner), Bob James, Rick Wakeman, Phoebe Snow & others. He was also a member of the band Big People, along with Jeff Carlisi, the late Benjamin Orr, Pat Travers & Derek St. Holmes

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Smokey Hormel: Beck, The Blasters, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits "Smokey, I'm going to relax you..." Dec 31, 2020

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Smokey's adventures in life have been plentiful, including learning the blues from Peter Fonda, vacationing with Larry Hagman, calling up Barney Kessel to ask him for guitar lessons, at age 12, playing 70,000 seat auditoriums with Beck, playing lead guitar with The Blasters, calling Little Richard (and Richard pranking Smokey on the phone), working with Johnny Cash, connecting with two mentors who changed his musical life… getting hammered while making a major MTV video, and much much more. TONS of amazing stories and life lessons in this killer conversation. If you listen to nothing else, make SURE you listen to this interview

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Smokey's recording and touring career includes work with Johnny Cash, Adele, Beck, Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Norah Jones, Joe Strummer, The Blasters, Steve Earle, Maryann Faithful, Justin Timberlake, Mick Jagger, Sean Lennon, Rick Rubin, and many others

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Robbie Wyckoff, Roger Waters, Pablo Cruise: "I learned… dreams come true, if you don't give up..." Dec 29, 2020

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Robbie talks about surviving cancer, and how it changed his life… what it was like playing with Roger Waters, and performing in front of audiences as large as 300,000, how The Wall tour made so much money, his experience working with Eddie Vedder, being more compassionate, loads of other cool stuff. One of the warmest people I've had the pleasure of speaking with, this one's an adventure you don't want to miss

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Robbie is a highly sought after vocalist who was hand-picked by Roger Waters to be the lead singer on the biggest tour in the history of music - The Wall, Live, from 2010 - 2013. He's also the current lead singer for Pablo Cruise, and has recorded and performed with Rick Springfield, Eddie Vedder, Keith Emerson, Gregg Rolie, and more…

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Bryan Sutton: "I wanted to make a career in music. There was never a Plan B..." Dec 24, 2020

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During this conversation, Bryan talks about his top 3 musical experiences, dealing with undeserving feelings, getting out of his own way, Eddie Van Halen, how to play faster in bluegrass, his best childhood memory, family, guitar, The Legend of Zelda, and more. This is a rare, extremely candid, and very personal glimpse into the life of one of the greatest acoustic guitar players of modern times

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Bryan is a 10 time IBMA Guitar Player of The Year award winner, and has played with a who's who of A-List Nashville artists, including Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, The Dixie Chicks, Dierks Bentley, The Chieftains, and more. His first touring gig was with Ricky Skaggs in front of 5,000 people and his second was with Bela Fleck in front of 10,000 people

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Tommy Talton, Cowboy: "I'm more comfortable with myself than ever…" Dec 22, 2020

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Tommy talks about how he met Gregg & Duane Allman, recording at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami when he was 16 years old. Great stories about playing at both the Fillmore East and West, about Bill Graham, why Cowboy didn't have a higher profile as a band, dealing with the loss of his dad, at age 5, and re-connecting with the love of his life after a 21 year absence. Tommy really has "been there and done that," many times over - so you really need to give this one a listen:

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Founding member of Cowboy, played on Gregg Allman's "Laid Back" album as well as the live tour. Also played on The Allmans "Brothers & Sisters" LP. Has also recorded and toured with Duane Allman, Corky Laing, Dickey Betts Band, Johnny Rivers and Clarence Carter.

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Gail Ann Dorsey, David Bowie (21 years), Lenny Kravitz ( yrs) Dec 18, 2020

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On this Gail Ann Dorsey Interview, Gail talked about challenges and obstacles she faced growing up in the West Philly hood, and her tenacity & resourcefulness to overcome. The irony of attending film school and it being a horrible experience, yet also being the vehicle that was most important to launching her music career.Moving to London, how she got the gigs with David Bowie, Charlie Watts, Lenny Kravitz, Olivia Newton-John, Boy George… getting signed by labels and why it didn't really work out, typewriters, confidence, sadness of losing her mum, and loads more stuff. Incredibly cool and sincere convo

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Gail Ann Dorsey is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and recording artist who's well-known as David Bowie's bass player - she held this spot from 1995 - David passed in 2016, touring and playing on 5 Bowie LPs. For the past 9 years, Gail's also been Lenny Kravitz' bass player in his touring band

Gail's also a successful session bassist. As a side person, she's played or toured the world with a variety of artists like folksinger Dar Williams, Seal, Joan Osborne, Gwen Stefani, Gang Of Four, Tears For Fears, The National, Olivia Newton-John, Joan Baez, Gwen Stefani, Nona Hendryx, Suzanne Vega, Ani DiFranco, Natalie Merchant, Donny Osmond, Boy George, Charlie Watts Big Band, B-52s, Indigo Girls & others

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