Steve’s held down the lead guitar slot with Our Lady Peace since 2002, and he is also a successful Television and Movie composer and performer. Great story about how Steve got the gig with OLP, things that have kept him humble, how he manages being a celebrity and an introvert, at the same time… handling anxiety, trusting yourself, keeping an open mind to doing new activities, and more. Really warm conversation with an incredibly genuine and kind person: Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar...
Nov 02, 2018•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 358
… After running a successful regional band in Kentucky for several years, Greg moved to Nashville in 1988 and has been the lead guitarist in Martina McBride’s touring band since 1997. He’s also released 5 studio and 1 live album with his own band. A deeply emotional interview, Greg shared a number of his personal thoughts which are close to his heart. How MADD basically shut down the club business in Louisville, the benefits of having the courage to do your “own thing,” musically, believing in y...
Nov 01, 2018•57 min•Ep. 357
Only 24 and already one of the top players in Ireland, Jake just returned from a 16 month US tour with Niall Horan. Jake talks about the difference in cultures between Ireland and America, and his experiences touring around the states… copper coins, Japan, growing up with a dad who played guitar, the pluses & minuses of going to music college, and more. Very nice and mello convo: Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ ...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 356
Alastair Greene formed his own blues trio in 1997. Along the way, toured and recorded with Alan Parsons for 7 years, and has released 8 solo albums along the way. Great convo talking about his experience at Berklee, how he got the gig with Parsons, some early personal and financial struggles he had to deal with, meeting & playing with Steve Morse, getting comfortable and confident with himself and his playing, and much more. Really fun and honest convo: Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesgui...
Oct 30, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 355
Currently touring with Amy Ray and a fixed part of Mark Lanagan’s touring & studio band for a while now, and was on the Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown episode with Mark, as well… Jeff’s an incredibly hard working player out of Seattle. He’s also played with Dave Abbruzzese, Star Anna, Stone Gossard, Duff McKagan and others Jeff talks about some of the family hardships he had early on and their impact… Playing with Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Joe Walsh, Robbie Robertson & Chrissie ...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 354
Originally from Tokyo, Tosh came to the states in 1985 and literally could not speak English. In spite of that, not only did he master English, he graduated (and taught at) Musician’s Institute… headlines regularly at the world famous Baked Potato in LA… has toured the world… writes and plays on soundtracs & plays sessions… and has held down the guitar spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live for the last 16 years Toshi on the biggest cultural differences between America and Japan… best (and worst) musical...
Oct 26, 2018•59 min•Ep. 353
A top NYC electric, pedal and lap steel guitar player, Jonny is the lead guitarist for Sinkane, and has played or toured with David Byrne, Norah Jones, Billie Joe Armstrong, EmmyLou Harris, Busta Rhymes, Benny Blanco, Keb Mo, Sean Paul, Steve Earle, Pharaoh Sanders, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Jamie Lidell, Charles Lloyd, Taj Mahal, Jim Campilongo, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), and more… Jonny talks about the very interesting reason why he started playing slide… a cool story about working with Busta ...
Oct 25, 2018•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 352
Will is a two-time Grammy nominated guitarist. One for his work with Charlie Hunter in TJ Kirk, and another for one of his own solo records. Besides being a band leader, Will has toured or recorded with Dr. Lonnie Smith,Tom Waits, Ben Sidran, Bernard Purdie, Dr John, Booker T.Jones, Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra, George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Mike Clark, Bill Laswell, Idris Muhammad and others Will talks about growing up in Berkeley and makin...
Oct 24, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 351
Jimmy Leahy started playing guitar at age 7, learning from his dad, Harry... a well-known jazz player and a prolific teacher in New Jersey. Jimmy’s toured and recorded with John Waite, Patty Smyth, Martha Davis, Gloria Gaynor, Alison Krauss and is currently playing with Dennis DeYoung, from Styx One of the most optimistic and genuine guys you’ll meet, Jimmy talks about the incredible positive influence his dad had on him, and also the pressure he often felt being “Harry’s son”... a great story a...
Oct 24, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 350
Rich has literally toured the world with Toby Keith over the last 20 years as his lead guitarist. Along the way, he released two solo records, acted on the hit TV series Nashville, for 4 years… and has played with Willie nelson, Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler and loads of others. Ted Nugent also named Rich as one of his favorite guitarists Great stories about how he got the gig with Toby Keith, playing with Steven & Joe from Aerosmith... getting through a really difficult t...
Oct 23, 2018•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 349
Aben was touring professionally at 12, and is also a producer and a songwriter. He’s been touring with Kelly Clarkson for almost 13 years and has also co-written some of her songs. His production credits include pop, Americana, and metal genres Aben talked about his dad’s influence on his playing, and what it was like touring with his dad at such a young age… dealing with divorce and being on the road away from your children… playing with Nathan East… being introverted in an extroverted career… ...
Oct 22, 2018•57 min•Ep. 348
A first-call LA Session player for over 30 years, Carl’s played on records by Albert Lee, Robben Ford, Robin Thicke, Joe Bonamassa, Scott Henderson, B.B. King, Glenn Frey, John Fogerty, Steve Morse, Stanley Clarke, Belinda Carlisle, Dave Grusin, Melissa Manchester, Jose Feliciano and literally 00’s of others. He’s also provided the music and scoring on over 60 motion pictures, TV shows, movies and cartoons, and has been a full band member of Supertramp for almost 20 years, and has played with th...
Oct 19, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 347
Bjorn’s first gig here in the states, after moving from Sweden, was for Quiet Riot, who he toured with for a year. Since then, he’s played with some of the hottest shredders around, including Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Uli-Jon Roth and others Bjorn talks about what makes Sweden such fertile ground for musicians, and how Yngwie impacted this… Bjorn took a lot of chances at times in his career, but as he says, he “didn’t know what to be afraid of,” and this is something anyone can learn fro...
Oct 18, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 346
Originally from Israel, Yotam was a child prodigy who moved to NYC after winning a scholarship to the New School. He has has recorded and played with James Moody, The Heath Brothers, Roy Hargrove, George Coleman, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Paquito D’rivera, Christian McBride, John Patitucci, Monty Alexander and others Yotam talks about what drew him into jazz, some advice he would have enjoyed when he was younger, some of his favorite things to do outside of music, and more: Subscribe https:/...
Oct 17, 2018•40 min•Ep. 345
Jon is a popular session guitarist in Nashville and has been touring with Kenny Chesney for the last 8 years. He also spent 5 years as Wyonna Judd’s guitarist & 3 years as guitarist and MD for Leann Rimes. He has also performed or recorded with: The Judds, Lee Greenwood, Buck Trent, Tom Brumley, George Jones, Taylor Swift, Joe Walsh, Steve Miller, Sammy Hagar, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, John Mayer, The Boston Pops Symphony, Jimmy Tittle, Marty Stuart, Johnny Cash, Terri Clark, Allison Moorer, Lu...
Oct 17, 2018•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 244
Jimmy went from playing keyboards in small, dark New Jersey bars to being the lead guitarist and Music Director at The Bottom Line nightclub in NYC, to doing the same on one of the top television shows on late night TV. He’s also played with Johnnie Johnson, Chuck Berry, Hubert Sumlin, Levon Helm, Al Kooper, Gov’t Mule, Phoebe Snow, Laura Nyro, Jon Sebastian, Donald Fagen and loads of others. Plus, he plays in several of his own projects, including the successful Beatles tribute band, The Fab Fa...
Oct 16, 2018•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 343
A sideman with a slew of diverse acts like Neko Case, Carolyn Mark, Michael Kaeshammer and Ndidi Onukwulu, Paul has also performed with Jim Byrnes, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Big Sandy, Aaron Neville, The Sojourners and more… and he is also one of the most famous Rockabilly and Country pickers in Canada, under his solo Cousin Harley band Paul talks about gigging in bars at age 12… some of the rough times he had and how he got through them… great story how Serendipity entered his life and he woun...
Oct 15, 2018•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 342
June was the co-founder, singer, songwriter and lead guitar player of the rock group Fanny. In 1970, Fanny became the first all-female rock band to release an album on a major label. June also runs the Institute for Musical Arts, an organization she co-founded in 1986 to support women and girls in music and music-related business June talks candidly about the racism she dealt with as a child growing up in the Philippines, and the ensuing struggles she had once she came here to America. Although ...
Oct 12, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 341
Jon grew up in Long Island, playing to Dokken records, never even thinking that one day, he’d be a member of the band. But what’s really crazy is that in addition to playing with Dokken, Jon runs a full time law practice on top of this Jon talks about moving from Long Island to LA… his crazy Dokken audition… how his dad changed his life - twice!... Don Dokken pushing him hard… 2 tough decisions he had to make, and much more. VERY cool, charming guy, great interview: Subscribe https://www.everyon...
Oct 11, 2018•57 min•Ep. 340
Richard started playing music at age 4, and hasn’t stopped. Along the way he’s played or toured with the Psychedelic Furs and their singer Richard Butler… he’s had a busy career as a first-call session player in NYC, playing on records by Puffy, P!nk, Tom Tom Club, and others… and performed or recorded with Enrique Iglesias, Thin Lizzy, Nena, Fiona Apple, Rihanna, Jesse Malin, Angela McCluskey, the Crystal Method and others. His band The Dead Daisies have opened for or played with top rock acts ...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 339
Chris is one of the guitar players in the 3-time Grammy winning band, Snarky Puppy. He also plays with Forq & Bokante… has played with Lizz Wright, Banda Magda, Lucy Woodward, Nikka Costa, Myron Butler & Levi, Alejandro Escovedo, and other artists… Chris also developed an pp, Guitar Notes Atlas Chris talks about some of the personal changes he’s gone through since he was younger… the social stigma of being married or not, and having kids or not… self-reflection and striving to improve th...
Oct 09, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 338
Rocky Athas is a Texas Blues legend who played w John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers for 8 years, has recorded w Buddy Miles, SRV's Double Trouble, Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple bass), Mick Taylor, Joe Walsh and others. He was also the lead guitar player for Black Oak Arkansas for 5 years, and has released 8 solo albums of his own. Great stories about Rocky growing up with Stevie Ray Vaughan (simply called Steve back then)... playing with John Mayall, Mick Taylor & Glenn Hughes… really nice story about ...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 337
Page Hamilton is most well-known for being the founder and guitar player of Helmet, a hard rock/hardcore band that’s released 8 albums including one Gold LP and a Grammy nomination. Most people don’t know Page toured with David Bowie on The Hours tour, has a Master’s Degree in Jazz Guitar, played with the Band of Susans, has scored several major motion pictures including “Heat,” “S.W.A.T.” and more… has played guitar and produced other artists, including Linkin Park and Nate Mandel, and has perf...
Oct 05, 2018•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 336
Jason has performed with Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Amos Lee, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Brandi Carlile, Sam Outlaw, Reverend Horton Heat, James Burton, Jack Ingram, Jim Breuer & more. He also leads 2 NYC projects, The String Gliders & Solarium Aquarium… and is a popular online teacher Jason shared a really cool story about meeting Les Paul as a kid and Les teaching him how to play guitar and operate a 4-track… and interesting story about one of the lowest points in Jason’s career, which i...
Oct 04, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 335
Born and raised in a very small, rural town in Israel, Guy first arrived in the US, on tour at the age of 16. He spent 6 years as band leader and lead guitarist for Willie Kent, and today he is a Chicago blues and band leader staple. Guy was nominated for a 2017 Blues Music Award in the “Best Emerging Artist Album” category, and we sat down together the morning after he’s just finished playing a gig at Buddy Guy’s club, Legends Guy shared some great stories about coming here alone and with virtu...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 334
Growing up in both the UK and Qatar, Rob was a guitar prodigy and was doing club dates and sessions at the age of 14. He has been with Janiroquai since 1999 and has toured, played on albums, and co-written hit songs. His recording credits include Don Airey (Deep Purple), Beverly Knight, Kylie Minogue, Anastasia, Lighthouse Family, Katy Perry, JP Cooper, Era, Gabriella Aplin, Will Young, Julian Perretta, Duke Dumont, Paloma Faith, Robbie Williams, Lego Batman (Soundtrack), Louisa Johnson and The ...
Oct 02, 2018•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 333
Aaron McLain has held down the electric guitar slot with Air Supply for over 7 years. During his career, he’s performed or recorded with Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Tears for Fears singer Oleta Adams, Patti LaBelle, Terrance Trent Darby, Boys Don't Cry, Beto Cuevas (his work won a Latin Grammy) and more. He’s also scored over 100 prime time television shows Aaron kept it very real as we talked about some of the lowest points he had in this business (including a scary trip to the hospital), and...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 332
Founding member of the Punch Brothers, Chris just released his 5th album with Punch Brothers, and his second record with Julian Lage. Chris has received 5 Grammy nominations and is also the house guitarist on the public radio show, Live From Here, formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion One of the brightest and kindest people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting, Chris talked about a ton of cool stuff, like: growing up with his dad, Ben, founding member and banjo player of the legendary bluegrass...
Sep 28, 2018•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 331
One of the most diversely talented musicians I’ve spoken with, Joe is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist fluent in everything from classical music to punk rock. He’s also licensed his music to well-known movies and television shows… he’s a paid consultant and a major independent developer for Apple’s Logic, GarageBand and MainStage Programs… he’s developed an incredible line of fuzz pedals used by people like Richard Fortus, Blake Mills, Lyle Workman, Mike Keneally, John Bohlinger, A...
Sep 27, 2018•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 330
Join us as co-writer and lead guitarist Doug Bossi talks about the new Los Lobotomys album! Find out how the group was re-formed and get the behind the scenes scoop on this HOT new album that was 8 years in the making! Get the backstory to David Garfield, John Pena, Chad Wackerman, Lenny Castro… and guitar guests Robben Ford, Joe Bonamassa, Tim Miller, Guthrie Govan, Scott Henderson, Lyle Workman, Frank Gambale, Will Lee, and more... Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/ Faceb...
Sep 26, 2018•31 min•Ep. 329
