Hosts Dennis Strazulo and Tami Larson sit down backstage with a divergent group of talent at Sound Summit 2024, the annual music festival atop majestic Mt. Tamalpais across the Bay from San Francisco.
Fresh off her releasing her debut album, Wine on Venus, and her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, rising Nashville star and Gibson Guitar endorsed phenom, Grace Bowers (Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge), chats about how she was influenced by BB King and her humble rise to prominence - from playing in her bedroom to appearing with Dolly Parton and Tyler Childers - and explains why she is not a prodigy! Demonstrating she has a mind and soul beyond her 18 years of age, Grace expresses what drives her - a profound hope and passion that her music makes people feel something - whether it makes them dance or feel an emotion.
Super-soulful, Lech Wierzynski, leader of The California Honeydrops, who like Grace Bowers, returned to his Bay Area roots performing at Sound Summit - the band’s first stop on their national tour promoting its new album, Keep on Diggin’ - discusses the band’s improvisational influences, the role of Spotify in the new music industry landscape, and the impact of the mentors who shaped his trumpet skills, and provides a peek into his iPod sourcing the playlist for the band’s touring road trips, introducing listeners to an array of obscure, delightful music to add to their own playlists.
Multi-talented James Wallace - aka, Skyway Man, delves into the eclectic inspirations of his music, originally sourced from his random discovery of mysterious letters in an abandoned motorcycle shop in North Carolina, filled with esoteric and UFO-related content, touching on the brotherhood of aliens and ascension to a fourth dimension. Wallace shares how his passion for storytelling through song remains unwavering, providing a glimpse into the mind of Skyway Man and an example of the resilience and creativity that drives artists to keep sharing their gifts with the world.
Credits
Sweet Little Angel
Performed by B.B. King
Written by
B.B. King and Jules Taub
The Seer | Audiotree Live
Performed by Skywayman
Written by James Wallace
Download & stream Skyway Man on Audiotree Live -- https://smarturl.it/AT-Skyway-Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlbDYe_cSM
Send My Baby Back
Performed by Freddy Hughes
Written by Ernie Marbay and Lonnie Hewitt
https://youtu.be/hVc_97EEIpM?si=D2E4CJds6LkxCHeX
Keep On Rollin
Performed by King George
Written by George Holliday
Sugaree - Cat Tracks - Irwin CO
Performed by Lech Wierzynski and Friends
Written byJerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqS6936Kl7E
Grace Bowers Jamming with Tyler Childers
Live from Eastside Bowl in Nashville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZnPFhFU01Y
Don’t Feel Bad About Being Alive
Performed by Skyway Man
Written by James Wallace
Skyway Man performing "Don't Feel Bad About Being Alive
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