Larry Bastian has lived a storied life. Farming, being a cowboy and working as a biologist are all a part of the tale. His family had farmed the San Joaquin Valley in California since the late 1800s, but what Larry Bastian is most known for is his songs. Legendary recording
Bruce Cockburn is a prolific singer-songwriter with more than 300 songs in his catalog. A Canadian recording artist, this interview (among many topics) is discussing his 33rd studio album “Bone on Bone.” Bruce Cockburn’s songs have been covered by a diverse number of artists: Barenaked Ladies, Ani DiFranco, k.d. lang,
Hey. It’s Me. A great singer cannot be limited to a singular style, like jazz or country. Singer, recording artist and actress Renee Olstead is an example of this. Known by many for nostalgic interpretations of American Songbook standards, the Texas-born Olstead is exploring the emotional sounds of country music.
Hey. It’s Me. Barbara Gaines worked with television personality David Letterman for more than 30 years. She was working with Dave prior to his “late night” days. The first TV show Letterman hosted was The David Letterman Show, but she called it “the morning show,” and it aired 5 days a
Amanda Colleen Williams was introduced to me through my friend, the songwriter John Goodwin. He had praise for her abilities as a songwriter, singer and performer. She was scheduled to perform at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta, Georgia and that is where we met. I had a great admiration for
This time I’m walkin’ to New OrleansI’m walkin’ to New OrleansI’m gonna need two pair of shoesWhen I get through walkin’ these bluesWhen I get back to New Orleans “Walking to New Orleans”(Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Bobby Charles) Fats Domino was on my mind all day. The legendary Fats Domino
I first became completely aware of Bill Scheft’s humor and way of speaking by watching him one night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Bill Scheft was a joke writer on Letterman from 1991 until Dave’s retirement in 2015. He was talking with Dave about his book Shrink Thyself and I
Called “the Mozart of Interviewers,” author Lawrence Grobel is interviewed about his lifelong career as a journalist who has spoken in-depth with people like Al Pacino, Marlon Brando and Barbra Streisand. In his recent nonfiction book, You, Talking To Me, Grobel reflects on what he learned from talking to 120
Hey. It’s Me. For lovers of traditional country music (that’s me) it just doesn’t get any better than Charley Pride. I recall taking a friend of mine to see Charley Pride in concert and at one point looking over and seeing tears of joy streaming down his face. That’s not
Natalie Goldberg is the author of many books, the most recent being The Great Spring: Writing, Zen and This Zig Zag Life. She is most known for her book Writing Down the Bones, which changed the way we look at writing. The book sold more than a million copies and has been
Delaney Buffett and Katie Corwin have a creative partnership built on a passion for cinema and their long friendship. Together they write, conceptualize and bring their imagination to the screen. Take their web comedy City of Angles, a reality-inspired series based on the true events of a New Yorker who moves