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The Rich Redmond Show

Rich Redmond, Veteran musician and longtime drummer with Jason Aldean, hosts “The Rich Redmond Show”, a show highlighting all things music, motivation, and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them.
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108 - Kelly Sutton :: TV News Anchor to Media Personality

Emmy-nominated TV Anchor and Media Personality Kelly Sutton is the host Nashvillian's have loved since 2001. With over 16 years of live television experience Kelly has interviewed stars like Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Lady Antebellum, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Tim and Faith to name a few! Flim acting credits include multiple scenes in "Country Strong" along with Tim McGraw and the recently released "Chasing Ghosts". *******SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW!!! www.richredmond.com/...

Mar 09, 202155 min

107 - Huey Lewis :: Take the Time to Find Out Who You Are

Legendary frontman and vocalist Huey Lewis joins us on The Rich Redmond Show today! *******SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW!!! www.richredmond.com/listen The Rich Redmond Show is sponsored by: Big Dot Lighting - Commercial LED Lighting Specialists -and- Bruce Cline Home Loans & Mortgage Refinance | Movement Mortgage www.musiciansmortgage.com Huey is the lead singer for the band ‘Huey Lewis and the News’ and plays harmonica for it as well. He was born in New York City and brought up in California. He st...

Mar 03, 202155 min

106 - Todd Sucherman :: Flights, Dropping out of Berklee and Bringing Back the Drum Clinic

Todd Sucherman was taught to play drums and to read music by his father at an early age, and before long the Sucherman Brothers were playing professionally. *******SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW!!! www.richredmond.com/listen The Rich Remond Show is sponsored by: Big Dot Lighting - Commercial LED Lighting Specialists -and- Bruce Cline Home Loans & Mortgage Refinance | Movement Mortgage www.musiciansmortgage.com Todd was taught to play drums and to read music by his father at an early age, and before l...

Feb 25, 20211 hr 4 min

105 - Michael Drew :: 2023 will be 1943 All Over Again

Michael is the co author of “Pendulum: How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future”. Since the age of nineteen, Michael R. Drew has become a leading book marketer in the publishing industry, propelling some 80+ books onto national bestseller lists, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and The New York Times, and garnering over 1,000 #1 rankings for books on Amazon.com through his Promote A Book services. Michael heads a marketing agency that strives to build strong and ...

Feb 20, 202138 min

104 - Steve Gorman - The Business Side of a Band

Steve Gorman is an American musician and sports talk radio host. Gorman is best known as the drummer of the American rock and roll band The Black Crowes. He spent time as the drummer for British rock band Stereophonics. He also hosted on his own radio show Steve Gorman Sports! on Fox Sports Radio. Steve is also the author of “Hard To Handle: The Life and Death of The Black Crowes—A Memoir”. *******SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW!!! www.richredmond.com/listen The Rich Remond Show is sponsored by: Big Dot L...

Feb 16, 20211 hr 14 min

103 - Jon Gordon :: Turning Negativity Around

Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, and college coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller "The Energy Bus," "The No Complaining Rule," "Training Camp," "The Shark," "The Goldfish, Soup, The Seed" and his latest "The Positive Dog" and "The Energy Bus for Kids." Jon and his tip...

Feb 12, 202128 min

102 - Troy Luccketta :: Showing Up For Over 3 Decades

Born in Lodi, California and raised in the San Francisco area, Luccketta began playing drums at the age of ten. His main influences as a teenager were Mitch Mitchell , John Bonham , Ian Paice , Jeff Porcaro , David Garibaldi , and Steve Gadd . He began playing live with San Francisco cover bands such as Whisper, Benny and the Jets, 415, and the Eric Martin Band before joining an up-and-coming band called Tesla in 1985. ******LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AND SUBSCRIBE!!! www.richredmond.com/listen In 2...

Feb 08, 20211 hr 17 min

101 - Casey “Bassy” Abrams :: Master of the Bottom End

Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Casey Abrams became an overnight celebrity in January 2011, when he was selected to be a contestant on the popular televised talent competition American Idol. ******LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AND SUBSCRIBE!!! www.richredmond.com/listen Abrams was born on February 12, 1991, in Austin, Texas. Abrams ' family lived in Illinois for several years before settling in Idyllwild, California, where his father taught filmmaking at the Idyllwild Arts Academy. Abrams became a s...

Feb 03, 20211 hr

100 - Kenny Aronoff :: Passion and Persistence Personified

Although probably best known as a member of John Mellencamp's backing band, drummer Kenny Aronoff is one of rock's most in-demand session players, having played with some of the genre's biggest names. ******LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AND SUBSCRIBE!!! www.richredmond.com/listen Raised in Massachusetts, Aronoff was self-taught early on, as he played in his first band at the age of ten (and subsequently played in various local rock outfits throughout his teenage years). But by the age of 16, Aronoff be...

Jan 27, 20211 hr 4 min

099 - Vail Johnson :: Hamburger and Steak Musical Clients

The Seventh Son in a family of musicians, Vail Johnson was blessed with wildly diverse influences. His professional career began straight out of high school headfirst into the club circuit around Seattle, west coast region, then national to international travel with dozens of different bands. *****LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AND SUBSCRIBE!! www.richredmond.com/listen Connecting with Kenny G in Seattle early1986 set Vail on an unimaginable ride that continues to this day. Never content to be 'just a s...

Jan 22, 20211 hr 1 min

098 - Charlie Benante :: Spinning Musical Entrepreneurial Plates

Charlie Benante is an American musician best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax, as well as crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. Alongside rhythm guitarist and band leader Scott Ian he has composed the majority of the music throughout Anthrax's discography. ******LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AND SUSBCRIBE****** www.richredmond.com/listen Benante joined Anthrax in 1983, prior to the recording of the band's debut album Fistful of Metal, and has been the band's drummer ever since...

Jan 19, 20211 hr 7 min

097 - Peter Stormare :: From Sweden to Hollywood

Peter Stormare is a Swedish-American actor, voice actor, musician, playwright, and theatre director. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AND SUBSCRIBE! www.richredmond.com/listen He is known for his work as Gaear Grimsrud in Fargo (1996) and John Abruzzi on Prison Break (2005–2007). He also appeared in the films The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Playing God (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Armageddon (1998), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Windtalkers (2002), Minority Report (2002), Bad Boys II (2003), Consta...

Jan 13, 20211 hr 14 min

096 - John Tempesta :: A Bronx Basher's Tale

John Tempesta is an American drummer known for his work in hard rock and heavy metal. He has been a member of the Cult since 2006. *****LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE and subscribe at www.richredmond.com/podcasts Previously, Tempesta played with several bands including Exodus, Testament and White Zombie. He worked with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist and served as drum technician for Charlie Benante, drummer for the heavy metal band Anthrax earlier in his career. He is referenced ...

Jan 09, 202155 min

095 - Paul Ben Victor :: Soul of a Musician, Heart of an Actor

Paul Ben-Victor has built a career on the small and big screen appearing in over 60 films and TV series. A director's favorite, Paul has worked with some of the biggest names in film including Tony Scott, Steven Zallian, and Clint Eastwood. Paul Can be seen next opposite Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel in Martin Scorsese's feature "The Irishman". This marks Paul's second time working with the Academy-Award winning director since having starred in the critically-acclaimed series "Vinyl...

Jan 05, 20211 hr 17 min

094 - Walfredo Reyes Jr :: A Family Band Coming Out of Cuba

Few drummers playing today can successfully combine the rich history of Latin, Afro-Cuban and World Percussion with the drum set. For Walfredo Reyes, Jr., fusing the two disciplines has been his driving passion. In fact, by blazing this path, Reyes has challenged the technical levels of our instrument. Born in Cuba, raised in Puerto Rico, and culminating his musical style in the U.S., Wally (Walfredo Jr.) learned the traditions from the master, his father Walfredo Sr. He married those principles...

Dec 30, 20201 hr 16 min

093 - Robyn Flans :: Documenting Porcaro

As an entertainment journalist for more than 30 years, Robyn Flans has worked for such diverse publications as People Magazine, In Touch, Mix, Modern Drummer, Country Weekly and a daily newspaper. She has authored four music books, written numerous bios, electronic press kits, including cut by cuts for artists, and album liner notes. She is the author of “It’s About Time: Jeff Porcaro-The Man and His Music”, published by Hudson Music. The book is available at amazon.com, hudsonmusic.com and othe...

Dec 21, 202057 min

092 - Stewart Jean :: Finding Opportunity in Good and Bad Times

Stewart Jean is a drummer and educator based in Los Angeles, California. Currently the Director of Performance Programs and Faculty at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Stewart is a dedicated professional. As Program Chair for all performance programs at MI, Stewart steers the program down a path of success for his students. Authoring and co-authoring contemporary curriculum and developing contemporary curriculum for the modern drum set player. Listen to this episode and subscribe at: www.richre...

Dec 17, 20201 hr 19 min

091 - Casey Cooper :: How to Grow on Youtube

Accomplished drummer known as Coop3rdrumm3r who began creating and producing YouTube drumming videos full time beginning in May of 2011. His channel became one of the most watched drumming channels in the world with over 2.5 million subscribers. Before Fame He started playing drums at the age of 6 while living in Texas and received his first drum kit when he was 8. He spent a large portion of his free time performing with the band programs and playing with various local bands during his middle s...

Dec 10, 20201 hr 9 min

090 - Taylor Nichols :: Confidence Drives the Set

Cecil Taylor Nichols (born March 3, 1959) is an American actor best known for roles in the Whit Stillman films Metropolitan, Barcelona, The Last Days of Disco, and Damsels in Distress. His characters in the first three of these films were insecure, stuttering sidekicks to those of the more outgoing Chris Eigeman. Nichols and Eigeman also played minor roles in the independent film The Next Step, released in 1997, of which Nichols was an associate producer. ******LISTEN to this episode and SUBSCRI...

Dec 07, 20201 hr 8 min

Thomas Lang :: Talented? No, HARD WORK!!

THOMAS LANG, a native of Vienna/Austria took up drumming at the age of 5. In addition to lessons at local music schools and years of private tuition, he attended the Vienna Conservatory of Music. Listen to this episode and SUBSCRIBE! www.richredmond.com/podcasts The Rich Redmond Show is sponsored by Big Dot Lighting & Electrical: www.bigdotlighting.com Thomas has worked with Paul Gilbert (Racer X/Mr. Big), John Wetton (Asia/King Crimson), Robert Fripp, Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), UK, Eddie J...

Dec 05, 20201 hr 15 min

088 - WOLF :: Burn The Ships

Steven Wolf (aka Wolf) is a drummer, programmer, songwriter and music producer. His discography includes numerous gold, platinum, and Grammy winning records. He has worked with a range of artists including Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Annie Lennox[, Miley Cyrus, Pink, Aretha Franklin, Avril Lavigne,[Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Bee Gees, David Bowie[, and Grover Washington, Jr.. Notable songs include Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl," Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend", Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball"...

Dec 02, 202056 min

087 - Reed Diamond :: The Magic is in the MISTAKE

Reed was born and raised in New York City. He studied acting at the Juilliard School, and made his professional debut co-starring in the movie Memphis Belle (1990). He has performed on Broadway, in numerous films, and in 100s of episodes of television. ****Listen to this episode and subscribe! www.richredmond.com/listen The Rich Redmond Show is sponsored by Big Dot Lighting. www.bigdotlighting.com Reed's big screen appearances including Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing (2012) and the Oscar n...

Nov 30, 20201 hr 18 min

086 - Damon Johnson :: Remembering Eddie Van Halen

Damon Johnson is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, currently a solo artist and member of Thin Lizzy. In the 1990s he co-founded Brother Kane and later joined Alice Cooper’s band as guitarist. He was also the lead guitarist and co-songwriter for the hard rock Black Star Riders from 2012 to 2018. Johnson has also released several solo albums and his songs have been recorded by many artists including Stevie Nicks and Carlos Santana. ****Listen to this episode and subscribe! www.richr...

Nov 27, 202059 min

085 - Gregg Bissonette :: Playing with Your Heroes

Gregg Bissonette (born June 9, 1959) is a celebrated American drummer that plays in all styles. Gregg Bissonette—just a regular, down-to-earth guy who plays drums for the most celebrated musicians, directors, and producers of our time. ****Listen to this episode and subscribe! www.richredmond.com/listen The Rich Redmond Show is sponsored by Big Dot Lighting and Electrical: www.bigdotlighting.com If you’ve ever wondered why people stand in long lines to meet Gregg, the answer is simple—it’s Gregg...

Nov 24, 20201 hr 5 min

084 - Drew Seeley :: A Creative Octopus

Drew Seeley began his journey performing at age 11, when he joined the ensemble of Harold Prince's Showboat revival in Toronto. ****Listen to this episode and subscribe! www.richredmond.com/listen Twenty years later, he closed Jersey Boys on Broadway as the final 'Bob Gaudio.' Other credits include Broadway's The Little Mermaid as 'Prince Eric,' the North & South American tours of High School Musical: The Concert as 'Troy Bolton,' and Another Cinderella Story, starring as 'Joey Parker' oppos...

Nov 23, 20201 hr 1 min

083 - Larry Aberman :: What Happens in Vegas...

Larry Aberman is presently the drummer in the acclaimed show Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. ****Listen to this episode and subscribe! www.richredmond.com/listen The Rich Redmond Show is sponsored by The School of Rock Nashville and Franklin! https://locations.schoolofrock.com/nashville https://locations.schoolofrock.com/franklin He has performed and/or recorded with Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan (the double Grammy winning album “Family Style”); Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, Wynton M...

Nov 16, 20201 hr 4 min

082 - Dave Pomeroy :: When You Stop Listening to Your Inner Voice, It’ll Stop talking

082 - Dave Pomeroy :: When You Stop Listening to Your Inner Voice, It’ll Stop talking Dave Pomeroy is an American musician, known as a Nashville vocalist, songwriter, and producer, but is best known as a bassist. He has played electric and acoustic bass for many world renowned artists, both in the studio and in concert. ****Listen to this episode and subscribe! www.richredmond.com/listen The Rich Redmond Show is sponsored by The School of Rock Nashville and Franklin! https://locations.schoolofro...

Nov 10, 20201 hr 13 min

082  - Jon Reep :: Dominating from a Small Town in NC

Jon Reep is a nationally touring comedian whose contemporary country point of view has won over legions of fans in comedy clubs, on tv and in film. As a stand-up he’s built a following through his hilarious comedy specials and as the winner of NBC’s fifth season of Last Comic Standing . He can currently be seen in Netflix’s “Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo” and his new standup special on Amazon Prime “ Ginger Beard Man ” or his new standup album “Ginger Pain” released in March 2019 on 800 Pound Gori...

Nov 06, 20201 hr 21 min

081  - Bobby Huff :: Overthinking Your Career

Songwriter, producer, and musician, Bobby Huff, has made a name for himself in the country, rock, pop and film/TV music worlds. Huff has had cuts on and/or produced projects for Shinedown, Papa Roach, Leann Rimes, Gene Simmons, Rod Stewart, Chris Lane, Reba McEntire, Simple Plan, Diamante, Saliva, Tim Finn, Billy Currington, Drowning Pool, Sawyer Brown, Rome, Uncle Kracker, Jake Owen, Casting Crowns, Blackhawk, Alice Cooper, David Cook, Cavo, Orianthi, Sabrina Carpenter, Halestorm, Disney, ESPN,...

Oct 31, 20201 hr 5 min

080 - Larry Hanson :: Musical Unselfishness Leads to a Successful Career

Larry Hanson is a gifted musician. He plays guitar, sax, trumpet, keyboards, mandolin, cowbell and just about anything you put in front of him. He toured with ALABAMA for 18 years and has toured with The Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley, The Texas Tenors, The AGB Band and more. ****Listen to this episode and subscribe! www.richredmond.com/listen The Rich Redmond Show is sponsored by The School of Rock Nashville and Franklin! https://locations.schoolofrock.com/nashville https://locations.schoolofr...

Oct 27, 202054 min
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