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Check out my Arabic Podcast Lesson with the phenomenal brother Barry Danielian who is a retired former trumpet player for Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band. He has toured and performed with many of the biggest names in the music industry, including Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, and James Taylor. He was one of New York City’s most in demand session players and arrangers, racking up hundreds of recordings with legendary producers Phil Ramone, Arif Mardin, Narada Michael Walden, and Nile Rodgers among others. In addition he also has a long list of Broadway, television and film credits to his name. To add to that, he also proficient in Arabic! I caught him a few years ago while he was on tour in Australia to give us a short Arabic lesson on conjugating سافر or He Travelled in the past tense. In this lesson we learn the following phrases in Arabic. He travelled I travelled to London We travelled to Paris Did you travel to New York? (m) Did you travel to New York? (f) You travelled to the city (m/f) You all travelled to the big mosque (m) Did you girls travel to Sydney? He travelled with his mother She travelled with her mother They didn’t travel to Australia (f-pl.)
Rebecca and Lee Ann are joined by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Roy Bittan. Roy talks about his amazing life journey as a keyboardist and pianist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, growing up during the 50's & 60's musical revolution and discovering his passion for music. You'll hear how answering the "Want Ads" led to the biggest break of his career. He shares his unbelievable stories of touring the country playing to millions of fans. He tells about his unique experience working with Bruce Springsteen and producing records with some of the biggest musicians in the world. Nicknamed the "The Professor", Roy's incredible life will take you on an inspiring musical adventure. Say It Forward with Roy Bittan.
Young guitarists emulate standard-bearers like The Kinks’ Dave Davies, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton. But when those guitarists were making their mark in the 1960s, they worshipped their own guitar hero: Link Wray. Sixty years ago, in 1958, Wray released “Rumble,” an instrumental song that had the 12-bar form of blues but pioneered the distortion effect that would become a defining element in rock. It’s what you hear in the very first notes of songs like The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” and The Who’s “I Can See for Miles. “ On this podcast extra, Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and James Hutchinson, who plays bass guitar with Bonnie Raitt, weigh in on Wray’s technique and influence. “It’s got to be one of the most basic and yet fundamentally moving songs that have ever been recorded for the purposes of rock music,” says Brian Wright-McLeod, author of The Encyclopedia of Native Music. Guitar player Stevie Salas says Wray was proud of his Native American heritage, and the song’s success turned Wray into an inspiration for other Native American musicians. In fact, the song is in a title of a documentary about Native Americans in rock that Salas produced and appears in: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Young guitarists emulate standard-bearers like The Kinks’ Dave Davies, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton. But when those guitarists were making their mark in the 1960s, they worshipped their own guitar hero: Link Wray. Sixty years ago, in 1958, Wray released “Rumble,” an instrumental song that had the 12-bar form of blues but pioneered the distortion effect that would become a defining element in rock. It’s what you hear in the very first notes of songs like The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” and The Who’s “I Can See for Miles. “ On this podcast extra, Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and James Hutchinson, who plays bass guitar with Bonnie Raitt, weigh in on Wray’s technique and influence. “It’s got to be one of the most basic and yet fundamentally moving songs that have ever been recorded for the purposes of rock music,” says Brian Wright-McLeod, author of The Encyclopedia of Native Music. Guitar player Stevie Salas says Wray was proud of his Native American heritage, and the song’s success turned Wray into an inspiration for other Native American musicians. In fact, the song is in a title of a documentary about Native Americans in rock that Salas produced and appears in: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Versatile songwriter, singer and guitarist, Nils Lofgren has been working professionally since age 17. He has toured with Neil Young, Ringo Starr and is currently a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. After fronting the 70's group Grin, Nils embarked on a solo career and has been a sought after session player. Lofgren was in Ringo's All-Star Band's 2nd incarnation (1992) along with Todd Rundgren and other greats like Joe Walsh and Burton Cummings. Kasim Sulton will also be on the show to talk about the three shows he booked in February with a full band playing only Utopia music! Kasim Sulton's Utopia with Jesse Gress, Wade Preston, Christopher Clark, and Andy Ascolese.
Jake Clemons is the nephew of saxaphone great, Clarence Clemons..who played in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since the very beginning of Bruce's iconic career. When Clarence passed away..it seemed impossible that somebody could step into his shoes..but Jake Clemons did just that. Listen to his story!!
Nils Lofgren has jammed with Crazy Horse, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Besides his stellar guitar work backing others, he has also released many solo albums. His latest is a tribute to his longtime friend and musical collaborator Neil Young: "The Loner: Nils Sings Neil". Nils covers the early days of meeting Neil to the behind the scenes making of his new album. His laid-back, honest and passionate conversation makes this a do-not-miss episode for anyone who loves rock & roll history. You'll even hear a clip of two of his Neil Young covers...very impressive!