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Chan Kinchla, Blues Traveler - On Selling Out MADISON SQUARE GARDEN! Aug 02, 2019

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On this Chan Kinchla Interview: A founding member of Blues Traveler, Chan started the band with John Popper and Bobby Sheehan when they were 16 years old. GREAT stories about getting started & playing in every crappy dive bar in the Lower East Side of NYC… dealing with the mob… getting signed and then touring relentlessly in a van, crossing the country for 3 years… trading licks with Santana, selling out Madison Square Garden… gaming, Miami, Yucatan peninsula, Avenue A… LOADS of fun!

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Ben Monder - Everyone Loves Guitar Aug 01, 2019

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Ben discusses his new double album, Day After Day. The LP was funded by a grant, but unfortunately things didn't work out the way it was planned. Fortunately, Ben pulled it together and managed to put out an incredible double album, exceeding his initial expectations. Ben talks about the making of the record, recording it, personnel, challenges and the gear he used. Great behind the scenes info from a tremendous NYC jazz legend

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Johnny Garcia - Lead Guitar, Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks - Everyone Loves Guitar Jul 31, 2019

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AMAZING rags to riches story: Originally from south Texas, Johnny and his family were migrant farm workers traveling all over to pick crops. The first person to graduate high school in his family, Johnny went on to become a Master Electrician - running his own company at 23… all the while playing killer guitar, evenings and weekends. Besides being Trisha Yearwood's lead guitar player and MD for 28 years, he's been Garth's lead player for 19 yrs, owns an active publishing company, produces other artists, and has a variety of other diversified investments

GREAT stories including moving to Nashville and the obstacles involved in his rehearsal with Tricia, living in a 10 x 10 shack with no running water or electricity, playing solo at Yankee Stadium and seeing the spirit of his later father, his cool vintage Strat, being gifted THREE vintage strats in 3 successive days (almost unbelievable), family, construction, and LOADS more cool stuff - a MUST listen!

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Jeff Watson, Night Ranger - Jeff's TOP 3 Musical Experiences! Jul 30, 2019

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Loads of great stories about hooking up with Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose, Ted Nugent, playing with ZZ Top, Jerry Harrison, how Night Ranger got started and lessons learned… top 3 musical experiences, low points… best decision he ever made, being invincible, the environment, regrets, more. GREAT convo:

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Jeff founded Night Ranger and sold over 16 million LPs. He then released 2 solo records and started Mothers Army, along with Bob Daisley, Joe Lynn Turner & Carmine Appice. Jeff also scored movies and did some acting, in addition to playing sessions & performing with with Chris Isaak, Sammy Hagar, Ted Nugent, Steve Morse, Styx, Heart, ZZ Top, Pat Penatar, Boston, Jerry Harrison, John Mayer, Aerosmith, Narada Michael Walden, Dave Jenkins, Tony McAlpine and loads more

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Danny Jacob - Disney - Everyone Loves Guitar Jul 29, 2019

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3-time emmy winner for his compositional work on Shrek, his guitar playing on a Bette Midler DVD & with a Ray Charles & Aretha Franklin duet. Danny's also toured with Tower of Power, Chaka Kahn, George Michael, and Elton John… worked with Hanz Zimmer, and been the primary composer on major animated movies & series like Milo Murphy's Law, Shrek, Lilo and Stitch, Jackie Chan's Adventures, and others

Great stories about playing with Tower of Power, Bette Midler, George Michael, Ray Charles, and getting the gig with Hans Zimmer & Disney… dealing with the aftermath of divorce as a child, and again as an adult… becoming a virtuous person and honoring that commitment, blowing off a high-paying gig to take a risk on being a composer, delayed gratification and loads more cool stuff. OPEN & candid, great guy:

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Christian Martucci - Stone Sour, Black Star Riders, Dee Dee Ramone - Everyone Loves Guitar Jul 26, 2019

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Lead guitarist for Stone Sour and Black Star Riders, Christian grew up in the punk scene and eventually wound up playing with Dee Dee Ramone for 3 years. Christian's journey from trailer park to writing a #1 hit song & playing arenas all over the world… landing in LA with no place to stay, and 2 weeks later traveling all over the world with Dee Dee Ramone

The "Small world of Rock & Roll" and how Christian connected with Corey Taylor & Black Star Riders… getting signed by Capitol, having $1Million dollars spend on your record, recording it twice, and STILL never putting out the record! VERY cool and righteous guy, great stories:

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Paul Pigat - Everyone Loves Guitar Jul 25, 2019

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Paul Pigat, one of the top pickers in Canada is back with us again - this time, to talk about his latest album, The Game. Paul reveals why he started singing… the backstory to some of the album's tracks… some of his other projects and the cool guitars he used on this record. Lots of fun, as always:

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Jeff Pilson - Dokken, Dio, Foreigner - Everyone Loves Guitar Jul 24, 2019

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Jeff talks about moving to LA, getting hooked up with Dokken, Dio & Foreigner, some very funny "rock 'n roll stories," traps of the music business, great guitarists he's played with, getting sober and staying sober for close to 30 years, loads more interesting stuff:

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Jeff was part of the classic Dokken line-up & has also played with Dio, MSG, and since 2004 has been the MD of Foreigner. Jeff's also produced bands, and acted in the movie "Rock Star"

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Matt Stevens Interview, The Fierce and The Dead - CRUSHING CANCER Jul 23, 2019

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Matt Stevens Interview: Matt talks about beating cancer and how this changed his life, maintaining integrity in his music, what motivates him to play guitar, best attitude ever about the "new" music business, figuring stuff out and not taking anything for granted. VERY COOL guy

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A solo artist with 4 albums of his own, and lead guitarist for The Fierce And The Dead, London-based Matt Stevens has one of the sunniest dispositions you'll ever find. Matt grew up in a small, rural village, and then moved to London, with all his bandmates

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Mark "Muddy" Dutton - Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Marc Ford, LA Guns - on GETTING SOBER Jul 22, 2019

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Mark "Muddy" Dutton Interview: Tons of stories, getting sober, connecting with Slim Jim Phantom, Tracy Guns, Chris Robinson, Marc Ford, Chris Shiflett… top 3 musical experiences...playing with Bob Weir & Phil Lesh… becoming more balanced… being sensitive & learning what's important in life. GREAT, honest convo:

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Mark Dutton's either played with, produced, engineered, or co-written with artists like Chris Robinson in The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Mark Ford, Kathy Valentine, The Go-Go's, Dwight Yoakam, LA Guns, Gilby Clarke, Jessica Simpson, Brian Jonestown Massacre & Chris Shiflett. He and his partner also run a company that specializes in developing young talent

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