Everyone Loves Guitar

Rob Ickes Interview: Making the leap of faith moving from San Francisco to Nashville, observing the traits of successful studio musicians and using them as a role model for his own success, the "non music" components that have helped him succeed… stories about playing with Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, David Grisman, Mike Auldridge, Jorma Kaukonen, David Lee Roth, Earl Scruggs, Marty Stuart, Trey Hen...

Will's been an integral part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section since 1980, and has played on dozens of hit records. He also played and recorded with Bonnie Raitt for 6 years prior to this.  Will has a great sense of phrasing, and his tone is just beautiful. He's also one of the most soulful cats you'll ever meet. Yet, his own life has been filled with trials and heartbreak, which he shares with...

Lessons learned from auditions, playing with Mindi Abair, Shania Twain, Brian Auger, Air Supply… dealing with the loss of his mom, Devo, work ethic, Shaun Cassidy's wedding, New Zealand, skydiving, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, why every gig is a win, and "just play the groove." Super cool, super sincere guy Derek is currently the bass player for Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain (5 yrs), LA-based rock ban...

WOW. More cool stories here than you will ever hear in any other 1-hour interview you might listen to over the course of your entire lifetime. 5-time Grammy winner Dave Roe has played with almost everyone. Besides being Johnny Cash's last bassist from 1992 - 2003 (and what a Johnny Cash story he'll share with you), he's also played with Ian Hunter, Carrie Underwood, Chrissie Hynde, Dan Auerbach, S...

Fernando Perdomo created his first big break while living in Miami, out of the desperation he was feeling by not doing music full-time. 20 years later, he's toured all over the world, and produced well over 100 records for others. Funny story about working with J Lo on his first session, the leap of faith he took moving to LA, his vintage guitars, working with Todd Rundgren, Echo in the Canyon, an...

Dan Baird Interview: AMAZING stories inside. What happens to a band when it's collective members no longer have a common goal, the dynamics of working with Brendan O'Brien and Rick Rubin, GREAT Neil Young story, beating cancer (Twice!), the highs and lows of making records, getting his solo career going, his cool guitars, curiosity, work ethic, passion to grow and learn, opening for Bob Seger & To...

One of my favorite blues artists & a top session player in India, Warren's released 4 LPs under the blackstratblues name & has played on loads of top Bollywood movie soundtracks, including Oscar winning movie composer AR Rahman Interesting & in-depth conversation about how he got into doing session and soundtrack work, dropping out of school, leaving India to move to New Zealand - and then leaving...

Greg Morrow Interview: A boatload of fun, and loads of moving career & personal stories. First studio gig at age 11, taking a leap of faith and moving to Nashville to get his session career going… playing with Billy Gibbons (and some great Billy stories), Lee Ann Rimes, 38 Special, John Jorgenson, Sonny Landreth, Bob Seger, Cyndi Lauper (great Cyndi story!), Warren Haynes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rodney C...

Vicki was the first woman to win Guitar Player magazine's Guitar Superstar Competition. She has developed an incredibly melodic style of playing using 32 different open tunings, and a "slap-tap" technique. In the "slap" portion, she is using her thumb as if she was playing slap-funk bass… and in the "tap" portion, she's playing harmonics. It's very cool and with a really full sound - and, it's com...

Benny Faccone Interview: Stories galore: His 50/50 formula for success, working with Herb Alpert, Ronnie James Dio, Cyndi Lauper and We Are The World, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Dizzy Gillespie, Carlos Santana, MANA, Teddy Pendergrass, Whitney Houton, Barbra Streisand, Phil Ramone, a hazy Stephen Stills, a VERY funny Paul Simon story, lessons learned from his mentors, best money he ever spent.....

Ian Thornley Interview: Early struggles Big Wreck had getting launched, tough times including not eating for days at a time, backstory to a bunch of his greatest hits, learning how to process and communicate better, getting rid of anger and relaxing more, not letting business or anything else impact your music, things that make him happy, becoming more easy going, learning from making mistakes and...

A long-time member of Mary Chapin Carpenter's band, Don's produced successful records by REM, Smithereens, Marshall Crenshaw, Guadalcanal Diary, James McMurtry, The Gin Blossoms & others, has 12 solo LPs and has written songs recorded by Joe Cocker, Ronnie Spector, Hootie & The Blowfish, Counting Crows, others Don shares some GREAT stories, including growing up in the south in the late 50's/early...

John JR Robinson Interview: Stories for DAYS here! Playing with Rufus & Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Stanley Clarke, Herbie Hancock, Herb Alpert, Bob Seger, George Duke, Peter Frampton, Dionne Warwick, Quincy Jones, Steve Winwood, John Fogerty, Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Nathan East, Barbra Streisand, scoring The Bronx USA… a funny Al DiMeola story, the luckiest career break he had and more. Super co...

Named best acoustic guitarist in the world in 2017 & 2018, Mike's toured the world (30 countries over 5 continents)... released 2 solo LPs, started his own record label… and is currently lead guitar player for Justin Heyward of The Moody Blues - all before age 30 Mike talks VERY candidly about the ups & downs of being an independent artist, what prompted him to play acoustic over electric, crashin...

Fred Mollin Interview: LOADS of cool stories here! Leaving school at 16 to be a musician, butting heads with Clive Davis, working with Jimmy Webb, Kris Kristofferson, Vince Gill, Chris Cornell, Mark Knopfler, Jackson Browne, WIllie Nelson, Jim Peterik… living at the Chateau Marmont, loneliness, Ernie Kovacs, baseball cards, not hanging with downers  Fred Mollin is a successful record producer and...

Michael Farris Smith Interview: VERY interesting conversation about the various triggers Michael uses to set him on his writing path, why he has the same curiosity as his readers do, and how he uses this to develop the story… where he goes to find the dark sides of his characters and their troubles... mental illness, bad parenting, his own personal struggles at finally getting published, why he st...

How Frank got the gig playing for Slash and his incredibly difficult audition, working with others, the business of music, his coffee fetish, some great relationship advice he was given a long time ago, and many more cool stories on this rare and very candid interview Support this Show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support   Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/   Facebook...

David Grissom Interview: David's just released his 5th solo and first live LP, called Trio Live. A great guitar album, the mix is awesome & David's tone is always great, the LP captures the warmth of an intimate club performance. David talks about the challenges of making a live record, backstory to some of the tracks, and what he's looking forward to doing after COVID 19. GREAT conversation with...

Gibson Guitars voted Johnny one of the top 5 chicken pickers, and Guitar World magazine listed Johnny as one of the 50 fastest guitarists of all time. What makes this all the more amazing is that Johnny is legally blind! Discover what motivated him to persevere and look at the glass half full instead of half-empty… even from a young age... Johnny's father passed away in a tragic accident at a youn...

Jerry Watts Jr. Interview: Moving to LA as an act of blind faith, his long-term sobriety, working with Andy Summers, John Daversa, Billy Idol, Dave Stewart, Herbie Hancock, Ginger Baker, Keith Emerson, Simon Philipps (w Steve Vai and Paul Gilbert), Mylene Farmer, Dr. John, Andrae Crouch… work ethic, operating out of his comfort zone musically, having greater acceptance and less need to control, sw...

Ty Tabor Interview: Growing up in his family's bluegrass band, frustrating early challenges King's X had in finding their sound and getting it launched, playing Woodstock 25 in front of 300,000 people but feeling like no one was there, most important lessons learned from King's X experiences. His favorite guitars, why he was so secretive about his tone in the early days, best decision he ever made...

One of the most optimistic and genuine guys you'll meet, Jimmy talks about the positive influence his dad had on him, the pressure he often felt being "Harry's son"... a great story about the best gig he had as part of the house band for Bon Jovi's birthday party - playing alongside Roger Waters, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney… some tough times he went through, loads more:  Jimmy Leahy started playing...

Jack Daley Interview: Loads of cool stories: Moving to NYC because he "HAD to make something happen," connecting with Lenny Kravitz, Cindy Blackman, Little Steven, Beyonce… work ethic, a difficult professional transition where Jack had to reinvent himself, doing what you have to do, to make stuff work... Chevelles, Sushi, Spain, and more. Very cool A successful session player in NYC, Jack then spe...

One of the brightest and kindest people I've met, Chris shares stories about growing up with his dad, Ben, a founding member and banjo player of the legendary bluegrass band, The Seldom Scene… Playing with Paul Simon, John Paul Jones, and Tony Rice… his favorite guitars… behind the scenes of his most recent albums… the mental aspect of becoming successful, and some of the challenges Chris has deal...

Duane Betts Interview: Getting sober, growing up with the top musicians in rock and roll, lessons he learned from his dad Dickey Betts… his vintage guitars, gratitude, catching shiners & mullett, authenticity, being more settled and getting into a good routine At 15, Duane was sitting in regularly with The Allman Brothers Band. He then spent a good amount of time cutting his teeth in a variety of...