Music Buzzz Podcast

ABOUT RODNEY CROWELL:

With more than 40 years of American roots music under his belt, Texas native RODNEY CROWELL is a two-time GRAMMY Award winner who has written fifteen #1 hits with five Number One hits of his own and a legacy of songwriting excellence which has made him an icon among giants. With strong roots in country music, Crowell has written chart-topping hits for the likes of Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, K...

ABOUT SIMON KIRKE:

Legendary English rock drummer Simon Kirke is most known for his work with both Free and Bad Company. He has been the only continuous member of Bad Company since the band's inception and they have sold 40 million albums worldwide. Simon has played on some of the biggest rock radio songs of all time ranging from "All Right Now" to "Feel Like Makin' Love" to "Can't Get Enough" and...

ABOUT MARSHALL CRENSHAW:

Veteran rock ’n’ roll tunesmith Marshall Crenshaw's beloved body of work encompasses ten studio albums as well as a variety of EPs, compilations and live discs. Marshall got his first break in 1978, playing John Lennon in the musical Beatlemania. His songs such as "Someday, Someway", "Cynical Girl" and "Whenever You're On Mind" and the co-write "Til I Hear It From You"...

ABOUT KRISTIAN BUSH:

Kristian Bush is a GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Three times he’s conjured his musical dreams into reality – once with his folk rock duo Billy Pilgrim, once with his country duo Sugarland - who have sold over 22 million albums worldwide, and most recently as a solo artist.

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ABOUT FEE WAYBILL:

Fee Waybill is the lead singer and songwriter of San Francisco band The Tubes. Waybill has also worked with many other acts, including Toto, Richard Marx and Bryan Adams among others and has appeared in several motion pictures and TV shows.

The Tubes formed in 1972 from two bands that moved to the Bay Area from Phoenix and still consist of its original members to this day. World-class drummer Prairie Prince, virtuo...

ABOUT TODD SNIDER:

Todd Snider is one-of-a-kind and has long been recognized as one of his generation’s most gifted and engaging touring musicians and singer-songwriters. Snider is in his element when performing live, taking audience requests, sharing stories, and performing songs from his extensive catalog. Since 1994 Snider has released nearly 20 studio albums and along the way has worked with the likes of John Prine, Jimmy Buffet...

ABOUT FRANK HANNON:

Founding member and lead guitarist of the band TESLA, Frank is an accomplished singer-songwriter and producer and host of The FAR OUT! Podcast. Having a passion for all genres of music, he has recorded several solo albums including Guitarz From Marz, Six-String Soldiers, World Peace and From one place...to Another! 

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ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY:

If you're fan of Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, Keith Richards and Carole King then you are familiar this incredible band by virtue of the classic songs they are a part of. The Immediate Family is a super, supergroup featuring Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Waddy Wachtel, Russ Kunkel and Steve Postell. After playing for decades for others they united as The Im...

ABOUT CARLENE CARTER:

GRAMMY® nominated singer-songwriter Carlene Carter has recorded 12 albums and released more than 20 singles, including three number three-peaking hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. She is also the daughter of country music legends June Carter and Carl Smith, stepdaughter of Johnny Cash, and granddaughter of "Mother" Maybelle Carter of the original Carter Family.

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ABOUT MARK RIVERA:

Legendary saxophonist and musician Mark Rivera has been a part of Billy Joel's band longer than anyone and has also performed for many years as part of Ringo Starr's All Star Band. He can be heard on such timeless classics as Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” & "Big Time", Foreigner's "Urgent" and many of Joel's biggest hits since 1982. Mark's storied career also includes perfo...

Music Buzzz Podcast launched in 2021 and has featured 30 episodes (as of 12/31/21) of candid discussions with those who are and have been a fly on the wall in the music business including industry veterans representing the segments of Musician, Design and Live. The podcast is hosted by Dane Clark (drummer in the John Mellencamp band since 1996), Hugh Syme (world-renowned graphic artist who has created albums covers for Rush, Dream ...

ABOUT PAUL GILBERT:

Paul Gilbert is an American hard rock and heavy metal guitarist. He is a co-founder of the internationally successful band Mr. Big. He was also a member of Racer X, with whom he released several albums. In 1996, Gilbert launched a solo career, for which he has released numerous solo albums, and featured in numerous collaborations and guest appearances on other musicians' albums.

Gilbert has been voted fourth-b...

ABOUT JERRY MAROTTA:

In 1975 Jerry auditioned for a Woodstock, New York based group called Orleans and got the job and soon after played on his first hit “Still The One”. In 1977 Jerry flew to London and started working with ex-Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel and can be heard playing on over 10 albums and on songs such as "Red Rain" "Shock the Monkey" "In Your Eyes" and many more . Throughout his career Jer...

ABOUT DOUG "COSMO" CLIFFORD:

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Doug "Cosmo" Clifford is best known as a founding member and drummer for Creedence Clearwater Revival and also currently is in Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Clifford, along with Stu Cook and the Fogerty brothers (John and Tom) grew up in El Cerrito, California.  

CCR's music is a staple of American pop culture and the group has sold nearly 30 milli...

ABOUT MIKE RENO:

Mike Reno is, and has been, the lead singer for Canadian rock band Loverboy since the band's inception. Loverboy was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2009 Juno Awards. Their songs have been staples on classic rock and classic hits radio for over 40 years. "Working for the Weekend", "Hot Girls In Love", "Turn Me Loose", "Lovin Every Minute Of It", "Notorious...

ABOUT PETER FRAMPTON:

Icon and legendary guitar player, singer, songwriter and innovator Peter Frampton whose career has seen him in the bands Humble Pie and the Herd, release the biggest selling live album in history, appear in The Simpsons and Family Guy (as himself), become a New York Times Best Selling Author and has worked with the likes of a Beatle, the Ox, the Star Man and Pearl Jam among others.

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ABOUT VAN DYKE PARKS:

Few American artists have concocted such a deliciously wild artistic and musical gumbo as the Louisiana-raised, New York and California-tested Van Dyke Parks. Parks — his first paid gig after dropping out of college and relocating to L.A. was arranging "The Bare Necessities," for the 1967 film The Jungle Book

The arranger, songwriter, musician, actor and producer has performed and worked with everyone fr...

ABOUT LEE LOUGHNANE of CHICAGO:

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Lee Loughnane is the Trumpet/Flugelhorn player and Songwriter from the legendary rock band with horns, Chicago. The band is the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine's Top 125 Artists Of All Time and the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades.

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