Buffalo Tom frontman Bill Janovitz reflects on the musical path that took him from Long Island kid with a Fisher-Price record player to frontman of Buffalo Tom and best selling author of books about The Rolling Stones and The Cars.
A major thread of the conversation was influence: the Cars, R.E.M.the Replacements and the rich Boston/Amherst scene of the 1980s all helped shape Buffalo Tom. He also unpacks the origins of key Buffalo Tom songs like “Taillights Fade” and shares standout moments from his career like performing “Taillights Fade” with with Pearl Jam at Fenway Park.
Janovitz’s second creative life is as an author, where he has written acclaimed books on the Rolling Stones, Leon Russell, and the Cars.  Throughout, Janovitz comes back to gratitude: for his band’s longevity, for family, and for a career rooted in passion rather than spectacle.

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