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Mark Lettieri: Snarky Puppy, Mark Lettieri Trio Oct 22, 2020

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Mark's won 3 Grammy's, released 3 solo albums, has his own signature pedal and has traveled the world with Snarky Puppy and with his own trio… along with a busy session career. He's played on records for David Crosby, Snoop Dog, Eminem, 50 Cent, Adam Levine, amongst others…

Yet, Mark didn't start pursuing guitar until after he finished college.Loads of stories about his influences growing up in Silicon Valley - both musically and personally, how he first got started, what's most important to him, how he decides whether or not to take a particular gig, being a new dad and loads of other cool stuff on this open and fun conversation...

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John Billings: Donna Summer, Micky Dolenz, Rick Springfield, "I had to learn life lessons" Oct 21, 2020

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On this John Billings interview, moving to LA and things not working out, and how he survived a life-threatening armed robbery, coming to Nashville and things falling into place, some great stories about working with Donna Summer, Micky Dolenz, Rick Springfield, Steve Cropper, Wynonna Judd… some dark times he had to deal with when he was alone and on the road, carpooling with Allan Holdsworth, photography, hiking, Australia, love of adventure and more. AWESOME convo with a super cool guy

John Billings started gigging throughout the east coast as a kid. He moved to LA at age 20 to follow his dream of becoming a touring and session bassist. Unhappy with how things worked out in LA, 8 years later he moved to Nashville. One month later, he found himself on tour in Brazil with Donna Summer, a gig which he held for 17 years. Since then, he's played or toured with The Monkees, Wynonna Judd, Rick Springfield, The Wooten Brothers, Lee Ann Womack, Patti LaBelle, Lita Ford, Paul Anka, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Steve Cropper, John Corabi, Wolf Hoffmann, Nancy Wilson, Vinnie Moore, Michael Angelo, Shemekia Copeland, The Atomic Punks, Eddy Raven & others. He was touring with Micky Dolenz from the Monkees before Covid. He also produces and engineers music videos and owns a bar called Wine Down Nashville.

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Laurent Medelgi: Medeljazz Quartet, "Look on the inside and find your own joy..." Oct 20, 2020

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Laurent is a jazz player who moved from his native Paris to New York City, with his guitar, his amp, and his girlfriend (who left shortly after this). Laurent struggled with acclimating to the isolation of the Big Apple, where social interaction was dramatically different from what he was used to. But he hung in there and wound up releasing two live jazz albums, recorded at two top jazz clubs in Manhattan, earned the lead guitar chair in the Broadway play RENT and several other Broadway shows, and has produced artists and been a music director, world-wide

Laurent shares how he "kind of fell in love that summer with the guitar"... and how, once he embraced a new philosophy of life, he became much less emotionally burdened and began living a much fuller and more enjoyable life. Great call with a fantastic player and a really sincere guy who was kind enough to let us into his life and share his story...

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Peter White: "If Al Stewart didn't hand me that guitar, my whole life would be different" Oct 19, 2020

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On this Peter White Interview: Great story of how Peter, who grew up without a phone at home, wound up touring the world many times over - as a sideman with Al Stewart, and as a solo artist. How his brother burned down their bedroom and wound up starting Peter's love for acoustic guitar… Important lessons learned from working with Alan Parsons & Earl Klugh, meeting Jimmy Page & Paul McCartney, working at Abbey Road Studios, bringing joy to others, feeling more comfortable with yourself, why "Don't think, just play" should be every musician's mantra. AWESOME convo with a kind and lovely artist

Peter White played guitar and keyboards with Al Stewart, and co wrote a couple of Al's hits over a 20 year period, opening for Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel and Queen. He then launched a successful solo career, releasing over a dozen LPs and playing guitar as a side man on dozens of other records. He's toured the world many times over and was named Best Guitarist at the National Smooth Jazz Awards, 4 years in a row.

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Eddie Van Halen Tribute, 16 shredders share their EVH Story: Collen, Dawes, Kollman, Stevens & more Oct 17, 2020

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On this Eddie Van Halen Tribute, 16 top guitarists pay homage by sharing EVH stories, memories and experiences:

00:00 Craig Garber Intro

02:27 Dave Amato, REO Speedwagon

08:58 Zach Blair, Rise Against

13:43 Doug Bossi

19:26 Phil Collen, Def Leppard

23:44 Mike Dawes

25:25 Daniel Donato

25:51 Rob Garland

32:37 Derry Grehan, Honeymoon Suite

38:33 Jeff Kollman, Cosmosquad

48:40 Aaron McLain, Air Supply

51:15 Steve Morse, Deep Purple / Dixie Dregs

55:29 Nick Perri, Underground Thieves

1:00:43 Doug Rappoport, Edgar Winter Group

1:05:36 Alex Skolnick

1:13:33 Steve Stevens, Billy Idol

1:18:03 Brian Young

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Delbert McClinton: Bypass surgery & Music Biz can't stop him - He Wins AND Gets the Girl! Oct 16, 2020

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On this Delbert McClinton interview, stories about working with Jimmy Reed, Buster Brown, BB King… smoking his first joint with Sonny Boy Williamson, a funny story about something that happened at Freddie King's funeral... the origins of his deep, empathetic understanding of the blues, backstory to his #1 hit, "Hey! Baby," with Bruce Channel… getting taken advantage of in the music business, the one woman who broke Delbert's heart, the benefit of "ignorance & commitment," and how they helped him persevere, surviving bypass surgery & how it changed him, Mexico and LOADS more stories. This man is the REAL deal, no BS!

Delbert McClinton's been performing since 1957. During this time, he's been inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame... had 4 LPs hit # 1 on the Blues charts, 1 at #2... and won 4 Grammys. In 2020, his 63rd year of performing, he won his 4th Grammy, this one for Best Traditional Blues Album: Tall, Dark, & Handsome (his 26th), an LP that many people feel is one of the best of his career. He also received the Americana Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance... and he celebrated the 26th annual Sandy Beaches Cruise, which he started

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Jim Campilongo: "I'm a loyal person. Once you're in the gym club, you're in..." Oct 15, 2020

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Jim's played with JJ Cale, Al Anderson, Gillian Welch/David Rawlings, Peter Rowan, Martha Wainwright, Bright Eyes, Teddy Thompson, and Burning Spear to name a few, has earned two Gold records, and has written music for national ads for National Grid, Volkswagen, SBC, Michelin and Jack Daniel's...

One of the most disciplined players I've ever met, Jim practices daily - usually arising at 4.30am to do so. Jim is a unique and creative player who crushes it on his 1959 Telecaster. He actually saw Roy Buchanan in concert, close to 20 times, and shares what he learned from Roy. There's a reason why Jim has TWO signature guitars with two different companies...

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Tim Mitchell: Gloria & Emilio Estefan, Shakira, Bob Seger (#1 co-write) Oct 14, 2020

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On this Tim Mitchell Interview, Tim talks about the almost 10-year effort he made, to try and work with Bob Seger (which paid off!), playing with Shakira in front of up to 500,000 people… meeting Jeff Beck & Eddie Van Halen in London, the thrill of playing in Detroit as part of the Silver Bullet Band… why all guitarists should also start off singing, Rome, Manilla, being less controlling, more

Grammy winner Tim Mitchell's co-written, performed with, Music Directed or produced Shakira, Bob Seger (co-wrote #1 hit song), Emilio & Gloria Estefan, Roberto Carlos, Ricky Martin, Barry Manilow, Wyclef Jean, Paulina Rubio, Jon Secada, Ricky Martin, Mandy Moore & others

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Reggie Young (RIP): Repost, Most Recorded Guitarist, Nashville & Muscle Shoals Oct 13, 2020

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The late Reggie Young was the most recorded session guitarist, having played on over 150 top ten hits… and tens of thousands of records over the last 60 years. He's responsible for all the original guitar riffs of songs including Suspicious Minds & In the Ghetto, by Elvis Presley… Son of a Preacher Man, by Dusty Springfield… Willie Nelson's Always on my Mind… Sweet Caroline & Holly Holy by Neil Diamond… Cry Like A Baby by The Box Tops… Dobie Gray's Drift Away… Hooked on a Feeling by BJ Thomas… Cocaine by JJ Cale… Billy Swan's I Can Help. And four of the best guitarists around, The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson & Waylon Jennings... chose Reggie to be their guitarist

Recorded prior to his passing, Reggie's memory was tack sharp & he didn't miss a beat. There are more stories on this call than you can imagine, including opening up for The Beatles… playing with Chuck Berry and BB King… Reggie's #1 Guitar influence of all time... Reggie's 3 favorite albums, and more. If you like guitar, rock 'n' roll, rhythm & blues or country music, then you MUST listen to this amazing call with this legendary, kind gentleman, and incredibly talented player...

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Joe Blanton: "So I'm in the hot tub with Flava Flav, and yes he had the clock…" Oct 12, 2020

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On this Joe Blanton Interview, never suspecting his prime years in the music business would start in his 40's… why getting a record deal isn't always what you think it is, not sweating the small stuff so much, letting go, running away to Florida (and it turning out to be a great trip), and why Joe plays guitar instead of only singing

Originally an art student, Joe's band The Royal Court of China signed with A&M. He then wound up writing songs with Warner Hodges, Jason Ringenberg & Dan Baird, after meeting them all in Nashville. Today, Joe owns Underground Treehouse records and is a successful producer, engineer & songwriter. He also plays in The Bluefields (Dan Baird, Warner E. Hodges) & The Hangfires (Jen Gunderman, Dan, Greg Morrow), worked on The Chefs new album with Dan Baird & Stan Lynch and just released his own solo LP, "Good, Bad, Right or Wrong," which is great

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