Everyone Loves Guitar

AWESOME CONVO! On this Andy York interview, culture shock of moving from the deep south to the East Village in NYC, some GREAT stories about connecting and working with John Mellencamp, Marshall Crenshaw, Robert Plant, Willie Nile, Ian Hunter, Patti Smith, David Johansen & others… a really funny Bob Dylan story, getting dropped from a major record label for 2 different bands, both AT THE SAME TIME...

Do NOT listen to today's show if you are easily offended! Steel Panther is a comedic glam metal band from LA, known for their profane, misogynistic and humorous lyrics. But don't kid yourself, these guys are excellent, demanding musicians with 5 major label albums… Satchel discusses his Charvel "Satchel" guitars… the deep and personal meaning of his songs, "Gloryhole," and "I Got What You Want," (...

On this Shantell Ogden Interview, what it's like to be a truly independent artist, highs and lows and expectation roller coaster of being in Nashville for 15 years… why she never considered being a side person, working as a music supervisor, a low point she had and how it impacted her life, why she works with session players and doesn't play on her own records, caring about others, cow troughs, en...

Sadler lost his dad from alcoholism, at age 18… and on his 21st birthday, his mom died from breast cancer. 10 years later, Sadler is the lead guitarist on a major national tour… he's won a grammy for Best Americana Album… has released two solo albums, and just produced his first album for another artist… Sadler was kind enough to take us on his journey from beginning to end & talks about how he ma...

On this Bill Hart Interview: moving to the states from Canada, some dark days in LA, guitars, amps, getting sober, David Gilmour, Sicily, being a professional squid fisherman for a year, working on yourself, and why "Life's not perfect, so why should music be perfect?" AMAZING conversation, very soulful guy Bill Hart is a guitarist, composer, bandleader, educator and session player. He's released...

On this Steve Gorman Interview, Steve talks about The Black Crowes being fired from the ZZ Top tour, the real reason why Jimmy Page stopped working with the Crowes, the good and the not-so-good about growing up as the youngest of 8 kids... discovering codependency and figuring out its impact on his life, and how to make developmental adjustments and develop healthy coping skills… Margaret Thatcher...

Some great stories about the tight bonds forged and the love shared between Tico and his immediate family, and how this helped him develop the positive outlook he brings to the table every single day day… his cool side hustle, not over-reacting & more Tico's musical influences combine his own Costa Rican and Oklahoma roots, with country, Latin, blues, rock, and more. They've taken him through 23 d...

On this Jim Kimo West interview, Jim talks about the making of his newest LP, "More Guitar Stories," and the backstory to several of the songs. Leaving college at 16 to gig full-time, what he learns from making records - even so many years into the process, accomplishments during COVID & more. Loads of fun, always a great hang with Kimo Jim is best known as the long-time guitarist for "Weird Al" Y...

One of the my personal favorite guitarists in one of my favorite bands, Christian candidly discusses the "myth" of stoner rock… and why psychedelic rock is so popular in Scandinavia and the Netherlands…  Smoking weed in Sweden, favorite effects pedals, the benefits and contentment of growing up in a small town in Sweden… most important person in his life… and much more in this very cool and fun co...

On this Kevin McKendree Interview: Unlikely way his session career at age 17, connecting with Lee Roy Parnell, Delbert McClinton, Brian Setzer & Chuck Leavell… playing keyboards with Gregg Allman, Little Richard & Jerry Lee Lewis… getting through some dark business periods, guitars, Junior Walker, his long-term marriage… believing in himself even when he's going against the odds, The Rock House, l...

On this Zach Blair Interview, Zach talks about a history of the highs & lows of the bands he's been involved with, and how he wound up connecting with Rise Against. One of the cleanest players around, Zach talks about his commitment to excellence, and his desire to keep growing as a player… His secret blues lead addiction, righteous indignation, therapy, Australia, being more patient & compassiona...

Chris had some really cool stories to share about Garth Brooks, Buffy Sainte Marie, Cowboy Jack Clement, Crystal Gayle, including how he got the gig and some fun times along the way - both road and studio stories are shared here. Also, the 3 biggest lessons Chris learned in working with Garth Brooks over the last 30 years, and much more Chris has been a Nashville session guitarist for over 40 year...

On this Sarah Borges Interview, Sarah talks about some of the early challenges she had getting her career launched… therapy, getting sober and the changes it's made in her life - and how the bulk of her problems went away once she got sober… being a mom and the lessons she's learned from this… patience, kindness, the importance of her listeners, why she really isn't as good a belcher as people mig...

Duke talks about how he got the gig with Peter Wolf, Aimee Mann, Otis Rush, and Bono… How the unpredictability of the music business has impacted him, the biggest change in his personality over the last 10 years, and more. LOVELY guy, very cool Support this Show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support  Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

On this Hector Anchondo Interview, Hector talks about his 24 year journey and the things he did - including listening to nothing but blues for an entire year, and moving to Chicago to learn the craft - that got him where he is today. The Market for Blues Festival in Omaha and what inspired Hector to create this festival, why being a good father was so important to him, lowering his anxiety, farm l...

On this Jason Ringenberg Interview, Jason talks about growing up on a working hog farm in rural Illinois, moving to Nashville without knowing a soul there, the tremendous financial & personal challenges of getting The Scorchers up and running, backstory to songs on his new LP… the frustration of "Supposed to become the next big thing," lightening up, learning to enjoy the ride & more. VERY cool co...

George shared some great stories about his experiences working with Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, Cliff Richard, Jackson Browne​, Official Art Garfunkel Page​l, Vince Gill​ and more. One of the founding members of Bruce Hornsby & The Range, George played on the first 3 albums and talks about how this band came about and what prompted him to leave… A very cool story about how George wound up buying Ne...

On this Chad Ross Interview, Chad talks about the differences between his 3 bands, how Canada is coming together to address Covid, growing up in a rural town on a horse farm and how this influenced his music & his life... making the decision to stop partying and start enjoying the things that are truly meaningful in life… guitars, effects, amps, pulling your own weight, camping, nature and leaving...

Mark's 35+ year relationship with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, his 30+ year relationship with drugs, in a brutally candid way. He's been sober for over 14 years now and explains what his "rock bottom" was and how he got sober one day at a time… and more Mark got signed to Casablanca Records right out of high school. Touring areas and opening up for Angel, Judas Priest, Cheap Trick, Blue O...

On this Celso Salim Interview: Moving from Brazil to LA and having to move back again, Brazilia, being open to musical experiences, "Cooking with Celso," winning (and losing) a guitar he earned, delicious Brazilian food, smoking weed and more. Lovely, warm and sincere Originally from Brazil, Celso Salim is a blues guitarist whose music has a very strong Chicago blues feel. He's released 5 solo alb...

On this Mac McAnally Interview: Getting his start singing & playing piano in the Baptist Church in small town Mississippi, and then suddenly playing honky-tonks... at age 13! The serendipity of how his first record got made, at age 17 because the studio artist booked for the day never showed up. His affinity for Muscle Shoals, music as "joyful noise" & why "joy records as well as sharps & flats".....

Beau's journey from rural Kentucky was filled with bumps and bruises along the way. He was kind enough to share some of them with me on this call, along with the focus and attitude he had which allowed him to keep his chin up, and always looking forward. Looking at the glass half-full instead of half-empty.  The two biggest mistakes Beau made when he was younger, and the advice he'd give to himsel...

On this Rob Lamothe Interview: Getting sober and dealing with sobriety of other family members, dealing with divorce and going all out to be there for his children in a difficult situation, touring Europe with his family, founding Riverdogs, becoming a crisis worker and the lessons he learned, community activism, running a youth shelter and being able to see his impact, making dozens of LPs on his...

Mark shares some great stories about his experience playing with Bruce Springsteen, John Fogarty, Vince Gill, Johnny Cash, Felix Cavaliere and a whole lot more. Some incredibly valuable lessons Mark learned from his dad, that have allowed him to make smart decisions about, and capitalize on great opportunities in music and in business… Great story about valuable tuition Mark paid early on in his c...

In this Banana Lowell Levinger Interview: Why Serendipity is the norm, Playing with Paul McCartney, two tragic losses in his life, settling down in the Bay area, his vintage guitar business, charitable work with Bread & Roses, his great work ethic, hang gliding, developing Encore software, a great story how he wound up connecting with Steven Van Zandt and loads more. TONS of rock and roll history...