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Dave Derby is an American singer-songwriter, bassist, and producer most famous for fronting the indie rock band The Dambuilders. Known for his melodic songwriting and distinctive bass lines, Derby has remained a steady figure in the alternative and indie scenes for over three decades. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Derby began playing in the late 1980s. He co-founded The Dambuilders with guitarist Eric...

 Part 2 of 2 Welcome back to part two of our interview with Gene Bowen.  As you heard in part one, Gene is the founder of Road Recovery and was also Jeff Buckley’s tour manager during the marathon world tour for the Grace album.  Road Recovery is non-profit organization based in New York and their mission is to help young people who are struggling with addiction or other adversities through music...

 Part 1 of 2 I am thrilled and humbled to have the one and only Gene Bowen on Everyone Has A Jeff Buckley Story. Gene was Jeff’s tour manager from 1994-1997. After Buckley died, Bowen endeavored to start a nonprofit, Road Recovery, to educate people about addiction and other adversities in hopes of helping them find their way towards a healthy and happy future.  He looked to publicize the many str...

Today’s guest Todd Horton has a sweet and funny Jeff Buckley story for you. Todd is a great trumpeter and he actually met Jeff a couple of times back in the early 90s in the lower east side of New York City. Additionally, he was a witness and participant to the birth of multiple national acts such as Blues Traveler, Spin Doctors and Norah Jones, not to mention the Jeff Buckley Band . This is a fun...

Have you ever missed a show an then regretted it? Then this episode is for you! Guest Todd Little had his shot to see Jeff Buckley and missed it in 1994. But since then he has become an ubër fan with many insights into JB’s greatness. Come along with us as we dig into Dream Brother, Lost Highway, Grace, Sin-e and Sketches… Everyone has a Jeff Buckley story! Special thanks to JeffBuckleyCollector o...

Ella Feingold is an orchestrator, composer, producer and a killer guitarist (Erykah, Bootsy, Ariana, Jill, Roots, etc) !! She has just released an album entitled Tell A Beautiful Lie With Sound, This is coming off the heels of a solo album called 4-Track Ephemera and a funky duet album with 8 string guitar iconoclast Charlie Hunter. Additionally, she's played with Prince, Erykah Badu, Jay-Z and Bo...

My guest today is Nathan Larson. He is an bassist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and accomplished film composer. Born in Maryland in 1970, He came up in the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene as the original bassist for the punk band Swiz from 1987-1989. Afterwards, Larson gained prominence in the 1990s as the lead guitarist for the influential alternative rock band Shudder to Think, greatl...

My guest today is one of my oldest friends, Adam Bork . We grew up together in Austin, Texas in the 80’s. In 1986 I took Adam to see Jazz innovator Stanley Jordan at the University of Texas.  Being an impressionable teenager and burgeoning guitarist, this led Adam to create his own unique guitar style. In the 90’s Adam was a very successful performer, playing in many of Austin’s greatest clubs and...

In this episode we interview Jessica Snyder of the highly successful Instagram account mysterydreamboy, which is about all things Jeff Buckley. Particularly, we go into Jeff's two studio releases, his relationship with photographers and his home in Memphis where recently Jessica stayed. Poignantly, she describes how discovering Jeff's music has literally changed who she is as a person.  Here is he...

The Colourflies are a band started in 2011 from very humble beginnings from a small town. With highs and lows they’ve touched the graces of bands the likes of The Lemonheads, Big Star, The Posies, Green Jelly , The Wallflowers, The Ginblossoms and countless others. Greg Richling ( Wallflowers) has signed on to executive produce an upcoming release by the band, with Vocal production from Bryan Cook...

Some thoughts on a great artist that I’ve been obsessed with with for almost 4 decades: John Coltrane.  I lay out my criteria on why Trane should be considered the best artist of the 20th century.

Show notes: Matt discusses his 30 year theory of revival and says he was grateful to have been in studio to record the masterpiece “Grace”.  Matt explains how the members of the band were thrown together (like a “stir fry”, despite not really knowing eachother at all). Also, he says that there was a white knuckling effect of taking musical risks when he was playing and recording with Jeff Buckley....

Part 1 of 2 A note to our listeners: This is an expanded version of this interview. The video version is available at: https://youtu.be/PkKqM9hVw3I Come back next week for an in depth interview about Jeff Buckley. For this season's final episode we have the great drummer himself: Matt Johnson. Matt played drums on Grace and toured with Jeff Buckley all through the world. Many of the guests on Ever...

Drummer Jeff Lipstein has been around the New York music scene for years and has developed some theories about why Jeff Buckley is so enduring. Listen in as we discuss Buckley's covers, his unique vocalizing style and emotional intensity of lyrics, which perhaps took a toll on him. Additionally, Jeff Lipstein goes into detail about Matt Johnson's undeniable greatness and the special musical connec...

Roxanne tells us about the very first time she heard Jeff Buckley on the car radio, the first time she saw him play live and later, when she moved to New York and actually played at Cafe Sin-E where Buckley made a name for himself. Interspersed are relationships and how Buckley was almost a shadowy figure thorough-out that time in her personal and professional life. Explicit content. Theme music "...

Host Jeff Haley has known Chris Garrigues since the 1990's. Their bands Doghouse and Twang Twang Shock A Boom played many of the same venues. In 1993 ( or maybe February 1994?) Doghouse performed at the Chicago House in support of Jeff Buckley. The evening transpired in a highly unusual way and Chris tells the story as a hilarious slacker/noir monologue. You will not forget the final encore that J...

I’m your host Jeff Haley and this is a special episode of Everyone Has A Jeff Buckley Story. Today we will be looking at Hallelujah, a Leonard Cohen composition, crafted by John Cale, and perfected by Jeff Buckley I asked some friends to tell me where they heard Hallelujah and what the song meant to them. And why it has become so famous Grammy nominated keyboardist, singer and songwriter Rachel Ec...

Author Rose Smith tells host Jeff Haley about when she saw Jeff Buckley and his band at Liberty Lunch in Austin, Texas in 1995. Rose went with their mutual friend Lisa Hargus. Rose talks about a typical female response to Buckley's performance. Rose and Lisa saw Buckley backstage and Rose imagines what it would have been like if she had spoken with him. They try to identify what made Buckley shy....

Drummer JJ Johnson tells host Jeff Haley about the first time he heard Grace at friend Billy White's house. The album changed the way JJ looked at what rock music was capable of. JJ was at several Austin, Texas performances in 1994 and 1995 and talks about how he and many others were transfixed by Buckley and his band. Additionally, JJ discusses some of drummer Matt Johnsons' outstanding qualities...

Episode 2 - Part 2 Jeff interviews Johnny Goudie on the 11th Anniversary of his masterful podcast “How Did I Get Here?” (recorded on 8/10/2022). Johnny has been a friend for years and has interviewed Twang Twang Shock A Boom frontman Davíd Garza on his podcast several times. Johnny, who was a young performer himself in 1995 saw Jeff Buckley at Tower Records in Austin. Jeff and Johnny discuss the B...

Episode 2 - Part 1 Jeff interviews Johnny Goudie on the 11th Anniversary of his masterful podcast “How Did I Get Here?” (recorded on 8/10/2022). Johnny has been a friend for years and has interviewed Twang Twang Shock A Boom frontman Davíd Garza on his podcast several times. Johnny, who was a young performer himself in 1995 saw Jeff Buckley at Tower Records in Austin. Jeff and Johnny discuss the B...

In our debut episode (1 of 8) Chris Searles tells the host, Jeff, about hearing an advance copy of Grace in 1994 and how it changed his perspective on music and playing the drums. Buckley took an amazing "set list" and attacked it with a muscular approach.  Additionally Chris goes into why Matt Johnson's drumming is outstanding on Grace. Jeff tells Chris about hearing Grace at his house for the fi...

Here is a preview of our new podcast! Jeff starts us off by playing clips from these insightful guests: drummer JJ Johnson - author Rose Smith - songwriter Django Haskins - pianist/singer Rachel Eckroth - producer Chris Searles - musician/podcaster Johnny Goudie - guitarist/singer Chris Garrigues -- Please click SUBSCRIBE and share with your friends if you care! Thank YOU