Singer Songwriter Interviews

Hilton Valentine Talks About Skiffle, The Animals and the Music Industry (Eric Burdon on Hilton too!)

Hilton Valentine Talks About Skiffle, The Animals and the Music Industry (Eric Burdon on Hilton too!)

Posted February 7, 2022 at 7:00 am | No comments

Classic GI interview: In 1963 an unknown but persistent bassist by the name of Chas Chandler took notice of Hilton Valentine’s aggressive guitar playing and onstage antics and asked him to join his group called The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, soon to be rechristened The Animals by their manager, Mike Jeffery. The Animals were quickly rushed into the studio where they recorded their first single “Baby Let Me Take You Home”, which included Hilton’s cool, aggressive guitar intro. A year after forming, the band struck gold with a moody cover of “House of the Rising Sun”. From his haunting, arpeggiated guitar intro on “House”, which became a rite of passage for budding guitarists who came of age in the ‘60s, to his fuzz-through-a-tremolo power chords of ”Don’t Bring Me Down”, Hilton’s knack for musical hooks greatly contributed to The Animals’ string of hits until the breakup of the original band in late 1966…

Posted in: Classic Rock, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Rock Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews

Slackkey Artist Dave “Kawika” Fiely on Cross-Cultural Songwriting, Guitars and Becoming a Pro

Slackkey Artist Dave “Kawika” Fiely on Cross-Cultural Songwriting, Guitars and Becoming a Pro

Posted December 2, 2021 at 3:28 pm | No comments

In 2020, Fiely was honored when two of his songs were recognized by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington (SAW) with two songwriting awards, a Finalist (“Kaweloaloha”) and an honorable mention (“No Greater Love”). Quite a feat, given there were over one-thousand entries into SAW’s annual songwriting competition.

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Singer-Songwriter Jeffrey Pine Talks About His Music, Guitars and His Love of the Desert

Singer-Songwriter Jeffrey Pine Talks About His Music, Guitars and His Love of the Desert

Posted October 2, 2021 at 6:35 pm | No comments

Singer-songwriter, Jeffrey Pine, hails from the Santa Barbara, California, environs, although he’s toured the country performing solo and with others. Pine also periodically finds himself recharging his creative spirit, by seeking refuge and maybe silence in the beauty and solitude of the desert.

Posted in: Blues Interviews, Country, Country Interviews, Fingerstyle, Fingerstyle Interviews, Folk, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized

Sin Shake Sin’s Stacy Hogan Talks About His New Release “The Masquerade”

Sin Shake Sin’s Stacy Hogan Talks About His New Release “The Masquerade”

Posted May 31, 2021 at 9:01 pm | No comments

Clearly, Sin Shake Sin’s new release, “The Masquerade” rages against exploitation and the charismatic manipulation of many, driven by political greed-driven news cycles and page juicing media outlets. It’s an anthemic statement, musically connected to the life rhythms of one of Nashville’s finest singer-songwriters, producers and recording artists, Stacy Hogan.

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A.J. Croce Talks Music, Guitars, Family and His Many Friends and Influences

A.J. Croce Talks Music, Guitars, Family and His Many Friends and Influences

Posted May 16, 2021 at 3:19 pm | No comments

On the circuit, A.J. Croce has opened up for such musical icons as: Lyle Lovett, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Dave Matthews, Ray Charles and traded licks with Willie Nelson, Ry Cooder, Waylon Jennings, the Neville Brothers, and David Hidalgo. Fans could also find him on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Today Show, Good Morning America

Posted in: Blues Interviews, Interviews, Jazz Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Talks About the Blues, Family and Supporting Musicians During the Pandemic

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Talks About the Blues, Family and Supporting Musicians During the Pandemic

Posted April 7, 2021 at 6:41 am | No comments

A fine bluesman in his own right, Kenny Wayne Shepherd pumps his own style of blues into both savage mean licks, as well as in moving heartfelt emotional riffs that cut deep with the best of his contemporaries. Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Shepherd earned his blues stripes with an explosive amount of guitar flash, but also by sticking to the roots of the blues…

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Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry Speaks Out on Moving Forward with Music Now and Beyond the Pandemic

Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry Speaks Out on Moving Forward with Music Now and Beyond the Pandemic

Posted March 19, 2021 at 11:25 am | No comments

Black Stone Cherry grinds it out with muscled working man’s rock , with diesel fueled lead guitar riffs from Chris Robertson. Wind the clock back to the days when rock was unadorned, when it was ground in the dirt, unwashed and full of spit and vinegar and you get the idea of BSC musical roots.

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Musician Extraordinaire Steve Postell Talks About The Immediate Family, Producing, Composing and More!

Musician Extraordinaire Steve Postell Talks About The Immediate Family, Producing, Composing and More!

Posted January 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm | No comments

What can be better than performing music you love with some of the top musicians in the world, who are also some of your best friends? That’s a place guitarist, singer-songwriter extraordinaire, Steve Postell, finds himself with the new super group, The Immediate Family. Steve’s on board with the likes of Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Waddy Wachtel and Russ Kunkel

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George Thorogood Rockin’ Out in Support of the Maria Thorogood Memorial Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research

George Thorogood Rockin’ Out in Support of the Maria Thorogood Memorial Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research

Posted September 24, 2020 at 8:56 pm | No comments

For over 45 years George Thorogood and The Destroyers have travelled the globe playing gig after gig, until like all of us they were hit by COVID 19 that stopped them in their tracks. In 2019, they were on their Good to Be Bad Tour: 45 Years of Rock tour still packing venues and a dream of life in rock ‘n’ roll was a reality.

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Tom Guerra Talks About Sudden Signs of Grace, COVID-19 and Howlin’ Wolf

Tom Guerra Talks About Sudden Signs of Grace, COVID-19 and Howlin’ Wolf

Posted September 14, 2020 at 3:00 pm | One comment

Sudden Signs of Grace kicks off things right with a driving track, “It’s All in the Skies” and the album continues song after song of easy listening melodic rock, with cool hooks that draw us in track after track. Solid guitar work all around, including the sweetest thematic lick that could go on forever.

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