Today I continue my Marcus King Band Diary with Drew Smithers slide and 2nd guitar player for the Marcus King Band.

Drew is a fantastic Guitar Player and a great human with a really cool story.

Drew and I dive deep into how he got started playing guitar, his time in Bishop Gunn, Working at Carter Vintage and of course how he joined

the Marcus King Band.

Thanks for tuning in and have a fantastic Thanksgiving everyone.

Candles Lit

DDR 

Today I sit dow with Jason Roberts and talk all about what it's like to drive a Rock n Roll Tour Bus for a living.

You ever wonder how people start driving Musicians around the United States in a tour bus then this episode is for you.

Tour bus driving is a stressful job and a really good driver is hard to come by.

Some bands keep the same driver for years when they find a good one and Jason is one of the best.

Jason has driven some of the biggest stars in the biz including Lucinda Williams, Drake and Marcus King.

Sit back and enjoy this episode and thank you for always tuning in.

DDR

Today we have a Rock n Roll Hall of Fame legend Mr John Oates on the show.

John stops by today to talk about his new single Pushin' A Rock, his years in the Music Biz, Songwriting and Recording and His love of Porsche 911 cars.

Daryl Hall & John Oates are the most successful duo in the history of music selling over 80 million Records to date.

The list of hits is mind boggling, She's Gone, Sara Smile, Maneater, Private Eyes, Kiss Is On My List, Out Of Touch and so many more.

It was an honor to sit down with John today.

Hope you enjoy this episode. Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast on iTunes and YouTube.

Keep Rocking 

DDR 

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Today my friend Neal Francis returns to the show to talk  about the 2 month tour we just did around American with Marcus King and Ashland Craft.

Neal and I also dig into his new EP Sentimental Garbage which comes out Nov 18th 2022 and our love of all things Music.

Catch Neal on tour right now in Europe.

Thank you for tuning in every week my friends.

DDR

Today I sit down with Michael Sweet singer, songwriter and guitar player for Stryper.

Stryper have been recording records and touring for almost 40 years and have sold over 10 million records.

Last week Oct 21st 2022 they dropped a new album called "The Last Battle" that went immediately to #1 on iTunes.

Michael and I dive into the long career of Stryper also we dig into his time in the band Boston and his love of guitars.

Hope you enjoy this episode and dont forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and YouTube.

DDR

Today we have the great Ashland Craft on Let There Be Talk.

Ashland is a fantastic old school country singer / songwriter who has an amazing record out right now called Travelin Kind.

Hear how Ashland started out working Honky Tonks playing 5 sets a night eventually finding her way onto the hit T.V. show The Voice.

Ashland has been touring for the last 6 weeks with us on the Marcus King Rock n Comedy tour and it has just been incredible to watch her crushing it every night.

Have a great week and keep the candles lit

DDR

Today I sit down with Jack Ryan drummer for The Marcus King Band.

I've had the pleasure of watching Jack play the drums this last month while I've been out on this incredible tour and I'll tell you this Jack Ryan is going to be a house hold name for years to come.

Anyone that has been to any of the Marcus King shows over the years knows Jack is a killer on the drums.

Jack sits down today and talks all about how he got into playing drums and how he started playing in the Marcus King Band.

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Today we have Rock n Roll Hall of Famer, Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers / Steely Dan on the show.

This man has written some of the greatest songs to every hit the FM Dial including Minute by Minute, What a Fool Believes, Takin It To The Streets and I Keep Forgettin.

Michael sits down with me today for an In-Depth conversation on his Career in Music.

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Episode 666 is here and what better guest to have than the legend himself King Diamond of Mercyful Fate.

King and I sat down today for a long In-Depth conversation on all things King Diamond including, Influences, Songwriting, Lyrics, Mercyful Fate and even some Car Talk.

Mercyful Fate and King Diamond have been a massive influence to the metal world and it was an Honor to sit down with the King.

I hope you all enjoy this episode.

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Today my good friend comedian Jim Florentine returns to the show to talk about his new comedy record Terrorizing Telemarketers 7 which is currently #1 on iTunes.

Jim and I also dive into what its like opening for bands as a comedian, Baseball in San Francisco and of course Metal Music.

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Have a great week and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and Youtube.

DDR