Everyone Loves Guitar

Very cool stories about Robert's first musical experiences outside of Church, recording his first LP at The Wetlands in NYC... working with Buddy Guy, Robbie Robertson, Eric Clapton, Ozzy Osbourne, Ringo Starr… playing Joe Walsh's wedding, interesting backstory to some of his songs, getting "tapped out," low points in life, favorite effects and amps, why he enjoys "mornings AND sleeping." This is...

Greg has literally played THOUSANDS of guitars in the last 5 years alone. He reveals the most under-rated and over-rated guitars he's seen during this time. The importance of his wife and children in his life, the one thing most people will be surprised to hear about Greg, and much more. Listen NOW:  Greg's done over 4,000 videos for Wildwood Guitars, with over 50 Million viewers, in only 4 years....

Bryan Beller Interview: Bryan's long journey to becoming a 42 year-old "overnight sensation," moving to Boston, Nashville and back to LA… top 3 musical experiences, playing with Satriani, Vai, Keneally & Deathklok… most frustrating and most exciting auditions, being remote, Spain, and "panoply" Bryan Beller is a talented multi-instrumentalist, sideman and solo artist most well-known for his tourin...

Shem grew up in a musical family: his dad, an arranger in New York City… and his mom a professional singer. This motivated him to become not only an expert bass player, but a multi-instrumentalist, music director, solo tenor opera singer, orchestra conductor, and fiction author. The tremendous impact a horse ranch in Idaho had on him… a troubling decision and how he bounced back from it. SUPER coo...

Steve shares his top 3 most memorable musical experiences… the dramatic changes in Nashville and in the music business over the years…  an unfortunate tragedy his family had to go through and the courage he mustered up to get through it, and LOADS more interesting stories. GREAT conversation! Steve grew up in a small town in rural Illinois, moved to Nashville at 19 and immediately started a sessio...

Great conversation explaining in plain and simple English, the difference between these 3 engineers: recording, mix, and mastering… getting his first job at The Record Plant in NYC… working with Zebra, Manowar, The Hooters, Cyndi Lauper, Aerosmith (great story here!), Twisted Sister, Screaming Trees & Mark Lanegan, Dinosaur Jr. / J Mascis, John Waite, Michael Schenker, Bob Dylan, Sonic Youth… pati...

Ron talks about what happened over the last 9 years, and how tragedies the band had to deal with, inspired them to make a new record and start playing live, once again. Ron talks about life in Netherlands and how it's different from America… his biggest obstacle and how he overcame it, becoming a dad… and Texas Ribs! Great conversation with an amazing guitarist, incredible writer and a super since...

Working with Shooter Jennings, Steve Earle, Jackson Browne, Levon Helm, Regina Spektor, Kelly Willis… Dealing with loss, the state of America, and other personal issues in "No Time for Love Songs"... moving to NYC and busking in the subway, the making of her latest record, flipping the boat over, flying planes, quilting and more. A powerhouse musician Eleanor Whitmore is a member of The Mastersons...

Ehsaan lost his father at age 6, and yet... oddly enough, the series of events that unfolded around this, wound up positively impacting his life. We talked about the energy involved in this and the miracle of how things often intersect in life   Ehsaan lost his father at age 6 and the series of events that unfolded around this event, wound up positively impacting his life. We talked about the ener...

Kelly did not hold back in this conversation. He talked about hitting rock bottom, getting sober and what his journey was like… dealing with some pretty serious heart health issues and bouncing back… why Night Ranger broke up and how they got back together… critical life lessons he learned from his dad, most unusual childhood memory and much more. AMAZING convo, with an incredibly talented and com...

Moving around a lot as a kid and how this impacted him, working with Jo-El Sonnier, Sonny Landreth & kd lang… ignoring racism he was exposed to during his youth… dealing with his band breaking up and his studio burning down all at once... being more accepting of others (and himself), taking chances, forgiveness A lifetime side man who's toured or played with Jo-El Sonnier, Lee Ann Womack, kd lang,...

Grammy-winning guitarist for his work with Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason & Steve Wariner on "Cluster Puck." Redd's played and toured with Commander Cody, Eric Johnson, Merle Haggard (5 years), Albert Lee, Vince Gill, Marty Stewart, Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam, Trace Adkins, Bill Kirchen, Billy Gibbons, Sonny Landreth, Seymour Duncan and literally hun...

Circumstances which led to being a 2 piece band, booking 6 tours of Europe, leaving Berklee to learn how to be a Luthier, cooking Italian food, legal troubles, more Guitarist of The Balkun Brothers, a 2 man rock, blues, funk and psychedelic band, Steve is also a luthier. Balkun Brothers have released 4 LP's, have completed 6 European tours, and won Best Blues Band in CT at the CT Music Awards, 4 y...

John founded The Desert Rose Band, The Hellecasters, and he played and toured with Elton John for 6 years. He also won a Grammy for his work with Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, and Steve Wariner… and was awarded Academy of Country Music's Guitarist of the Year, 3 times in a row… John talks about how he got into Gypsy Jazz… how 3 guitarists in one ba...

The quintessential side man, Anto's played with Moving Hearts, Paul Brady, Clannad, Leo Sayer, Chris Rea, The Corrs, Genesis, Mike and the Mechanics, Rory Gallagher, Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Nick Mason… opening for the Rolling Stones, working with producers Mutt Lange (there's even a Shania Twain story) & T Bone Burnett. He's also played for the Pope in Rome, the Clintons in the Whi...

Playing with Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, Gregg Allman, Stevie Ray & Jimmie Vaughan, George Thoroughgood… a very cool story of how the early The Nighthawks had to overcome, playing 300 nights a year… getting sober at age 50, with his wife… moving to Belize from Arkansas and the adjustments he had to make, doing what you love, chickens, parrot and eating the proverbial gibnut Jimmy co-founded The N...

John started his career right out of college touring with Gloria Estefan's Miami Sound Machine & wrote one of Gloria's biggest hits... played with Kenny Loggins, Jon Anderson & Kitaro… and has successfully licensed music for film and TV over the last 25 years Great stories about how John got the gig with Gloria Estefan, his daunting move to LA, working with Kenny Loggins & Jon Anderson, why he tur...

Grant discusses his 3rd solo release, Interpreter, a great record filled with his own arrangements of jazz classics and standards. The different way he recorded this new record and the challenges around it, life pre- and post-Corona Virus and more Grant Gordy held the guitar chair in the David Grisman Quintet for six years, he's also worked with Edgar Meyer, Steve Martin, Tony Trischka and Darol A...

Dave' played with Black Oak, Arkansas, David Lee Roth, Motley Crue, Ted Nugent, Richie Sambora, Cher, and for the last 28 years, REO Speedwagon. He was kind enough to give us a big insiders look at what it's like working with these folks, along with some cool stories... You'll also learn that when it comes to Nugent and the Crue… they have their own way of doing things… Dave has his own Gibson Sig...

Stelios is the guitar player and mastering engineer for Five Grand Stereo, the Musical Director for Shalamar, and has worked with Grammy Award winners Patti Austin, Gloria Gaynor, One Direction, Olly Murs, Jason Donovan, Rick Astley, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young, Nik Kershaw, Sister Sledge, Mica Paris and many more. He was also the guitarist for various house bands such as the UK X-Factor Live Tou...

Super cool and passionate, Jim's shares loads of great stories: Growing up in the Delta and learning his craft as part of a community of musicians, deliberately going out into the world to "get his ears wet," and gain the experience needed to become a great songwriter… His relationship with Charlie Patton's family, behind the scenes of the deep and intense songs on Incinerator, how he met Buddy Gu...

Although George was signed to MCA directly by Irving Azoff, and has played on 10 major album releases as a member of various bands… oddly enough, his greatest success came to him because he will willing to accept a position as Rick Springfield's guitar tech, during a time in his life when things were at a slow down. If you like to root for the underdog, you'll love this story about how the good gu...

Jim talks about his overall catalog and how certain records came together, working with Robben Ford and Lloyd Greene on his most recent LP Spit & Dirt Club… some interesting guitars he owns and how he created his percussion sounds, backstory to songs, "owning your own shadow," vesica pisces and more, great conversation with a very talented player and musician A successful solo artist, Jim is also...

Most people know Will as one of the founding members of the Hellecasters, but he was also a session player with artists like Michael Nesmith, Thomas Dolby, Joe Walsh, Carlene Carter, Steve Earle and Tom Jones. His songs have appeared on TV shows such as Oprah, the Tonight Show, and the NBA Basketball Championships. Will was injured during the Vietnam war and once he came home, he attended college,...

Charlie's journey from a rural Alabama town to playing Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood Bowl and the Ryman, is very inspiring. Blackberry Smoke has had all the same members in the band for 17 years. The band's survived loads ofl the ups and downs, playing at one time for an audience of ONE, and through 5 studio and one Live album. Discover their secret to managing conflicts and working togethe...