Everyone Loves Guitar

Keith Jenkins was a 20-year old struggling musician in Augusta, GA… but he was also a rabid fan of hometown favorite, James Brown. In perhaps the most serendipitous occurrence possible, a random series of events occurs which ultimately winds up getting Keith an audition, right in front of James Brown. He passes the audition with flying colors and becomes James' guitar player and ultimately, his ba...

A studio whiz and multi-instrumentalist, Mark's either played with, engineered, produced or mixed with David Bowie, Quincy Jones, Janet Jackson The Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Nina Hagen, Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Philip Glass. He was also David Bowie's music director for 4 years Mark talks about the frustrating process of knocking on doors for jobs, stories on working w Quin...

Jim's been Al Yankovic's guitarist for the last 30 years, and has also released 12 solo LPs as a Hawaiian slack key artist. He has 4 Grammy's for his work with Weird Al, and was recently nominated for a Grammy on his last solo LP, Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island - which is a beautiful record Kimo shares the unlikely event that changed his life and got him playing slack key guitar… some savvy advice...

James is a first-call sideman in the Christian music niche, having recorded, played or toured with artists like Matt Redman, John Mark McMillan, Johnnyswim, Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Kim Walker Smith, Jesus Culture, Mack Brock, and many others. He's also released 2 LPs w his solo project, All The Bright Lights Amazing conversation, open and candid, we spoke about deali...

Neal (RIP) was the lead guitarist for the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, released 12 solo LPs, played as a sideman for Robert Randolph, Todd Snider, James Iha, Gin Wigmore, Duncan Sheik, Tift Wegmore, Ryan Adams… and was also a member of Hard Working Americas (Todd Snider & Dave Schools) and Cats Around The Sun Deep convo here about the sacrifices Neal made to get his solo career going, how & why he...

Lead 🎸of Stone Sour and Black Star Riders, Christian Martucci just released his first solo EP, and it's excellent! Go behind the scenes and find out what prompted him to make "Negative Balance," how it was recorded, how Christian was able to master and engineer the record so well, guitars he used, and the interesting backstory behind our mutually favorite song, Bad Ghosts. Christian is funny, can...

Stef's been a career sideman who's also released 4 LPs & a live DVD. He's played with Sheila E, Jessie Colin Young, Berlin, Y & T, Alice Cooper, Narada Michael Walden, Quincy Jones, with Vasco Rossi since 1995… and Huey Lewis & the News since 2000 Stef talks candidly about moving to Italy from LA, recovering from a painful divorce, knowing your place as a side man, his cool vintage gear, critical...

Vinny was part of John Lennon's backing band for John's last performance. He also played with Rick Derringer (3 LPs) and played with Black Sabbath and Dio throughout his career, on some of both band's biggest albums Vinny talks about working with John Lennon, Rick Derringer, Tony Iommi and Vivian Campbell… turning down Ozzy's solo project and then getting the call to replace Bill Ward in Black Sab...

A multi-instrumentalist sideman who's also released 9 solo LPs, Will has written, toured, recorded or produced with Rodney Crowell, Shemekia Colepand, Todd Snider, Steve Poltz, Kim Richey, Garrison Starr, Josh Rouse, Matthew Ryan, Jimmy Buffet, Little Feat, Todd Snider, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Mavis Staples & others Will talks about growing up in Mobile, Alabama and its impact on him, persona...

A solo artist with 10 LPs, Wayne's also been a successful sideman playing with Donald Fagen, Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, Carla Bley. Featured on his own records are people like Pino Palladino, Dennis Chambers, Keith Carlock, John Patitucci, Tal Wilkenfeld, Vinnie Colaiuta, Anton Fig Wayne talks about playing with Donald Fagan, Pino Palladino & Vinnie Cola...

A successful sideman and producer who's recorded on over 70 LPs with artists like George Clinton, Justin Timberlake, Buddy Miles, Mick Jagger, Don Was, Rod Stewart & others… Stevie's also sold over 2 million solo albums. He's also scored music for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Darfur and other movies, and produced the movie "Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World," which won awards at Sundan...

Stelios is a founding member and lead guitarist for Planet of Zeus, and a session bass player in his native Greece. Some cool stories about the difference in session work between Greece & America… having to tell his parents he dropped out of college to go and play music… growing up in suburban Athens during the 80's, learning to get along with others & a great definition of happiness. Super cool g...

Johnny Duke is a sideman who's recorded or toured with Little Big Town, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ashley Monroe, Lee Ann Womack, Sheryl Crow, Chris Isaak, Chris Stapleton, Jerry Douglas, Don Was and others, and he has one LP out as a solo artist Introspective call where we discuss having a life philosophy to guide you, mentoring, growing up with chaos, worrying, being true to what feels right for you...

In a career that's spanned 50+ years, Barry has played, toured or recorded with John Lee Hooker, Allman Brothers, Eric Johnson, Gov't Mule, Eric Clapton, Les Paul, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Derek Trucks, Jimmy Herring, Steve Morse, Roy Buchanan, Sonny Landreth, Lee Ritenour, Stanley Jordan, Vivian Campbell, Rick Emmett & others Tons of stories about playing with John Lee Hooker (his first gig), Buddy Miles,...

Matt Bissonnette has played on literally hundreds of records. He's also toured as a sideman with Joe Satriani (5 LPs, multiple world tours), David Lee Roth (2 world tours & 1 LP), Elton John (last 7 years), Maynard Ferguson & loads of others. Matt's also released 3 amazing LPs with his own band, The Mustard Seeds VERY DEEP convo, talking about his early struggles, importance of being open-minded,...

A sideman who's played with Kevin Gilbert, Toy Matinee, Keith Emerson, Ronnie Montrose, Glenn Hughes, Derek Smalls, Robbie Krieger and others… he's also released 3 solo LPs and played on and scored loads of movies and TV shows Great stories about working with Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes, Edgar Winter, Derek Smalls, & Robbie Krieger. Making of his latest LP, Celluloid Debris, and an inspiring story...

Best known for his guitar work as the founder of the heavy psychedelic band Dead Meadow. The band has released 8 records, and Jason has released 2 solo LPs and 2 other solo projects   Jason reflects on his massive catalog, how he developed his unique style of playing in the punk environment around him in DC… getting off of heroin after years of abuse… being outdoors and it's healing effect, and mo...

Kenny's played on over 300 million sold records and has toured or played w John Cougar Mellencamp, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Elton John, Glen Frey, Slash, Bob Seger, Tony Iommi, Santana, Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Gilbert, and literally hundreds of other artists Discover Where the Money's Hiding in the Music Business in 2023: https://MusicReboot.com   Support this show: http...

A key member of the early British glam rock scene, Marco played lead guitar and co-wrote 2 UK #1 singles, 2 Top 10 UK LPs, 4 Top Ten hits & 9 Top 20 hits with Adam Ant. He also recorded & toured with Sinead O'Connor & produced The Slits & Headcount Discover Where the Money's Hiding in the Music Business: https://MusicReboot.com Support this show: https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support Why he...

This is an interview I did with a former student of mine. I talk about the marketing business I've been running for 21 years and what I was doing earlier on in my career. Why and how I started Everyone Loves Guitar… stumbling blocks, awareness, therapy, progress and putting one foot in front of the other... what inspired me & more: Discover Where the Money's Hiding in the Music Business in 2023: h...

Drummer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Shane played with Japanese pop legacy B'z for 18 years, and has toured and recorded with Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmstein, Uli Jon Roth, Vinnie Moore, Jeff Kollman… and is a member of Cosmosquad, Diesel Machine, & Toque Discover Where the Money's Hiding in the Music Business in 2023: https://MusicReboot.com Support this show: https://www.everyonelov...

A lifelong New Yorker, Morgan is an up and coming young player in the blues / rock / psychedelic world. In addition to touring Europe as the lead guitar player for Mirror Queen, Morgan has opened up for Deep Purple, and played at some of the top clubs in and around New York City, as both a guitar and bass player Morgan talks about getting his dreams validated, the importance of doing what feels ri...

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...

A lifetime side man, Grant's played with Sonia Dada, The Juleps, Robbie Fulks, Jay O'Rourke, The Social Act, and others… and was a founding member of Dick Holliday & the Bamboo Gang, recording 4 CDs and touring the world with them Grant talks about moving to LA to attend MI, his top 3 musical experiences, dealing with a low point in his career, using the guitar to express himself, having a child,...

Gary played w/ Sammy Hagar for 8 years, has been in Boston for close to 40 years, and Alliance for over 30 years. In fact, he's one of the most steady guys around - he's even been with his wife for 53 years! Gary talks about taking guitar lessons from Jerry Garcia, moving to San Francisco, getting connected with Sammy Hagar and Tom Scholz, playing in front of 80,000 people, seeing Hendrix, The Doo...