Dooner’s World

Dooner’s World – Episode 66 – Amanda Ayala 

•       First concert – Marc Anthony at Jones Beach – she got to sit on stage and he kissed her hand  

•       Simple Plan at Irving Plaza 

•       Performing Pat Benatar’s Heartbreaker at a Halloween block party back in the day

•       Mississippi Queen and Leslie West 

•       Working with John Fogerty 

•       Mike recommends Etta Baker to Amanda – queen of the Piedmont Blues  

•       Mike discusses his deep dive into the Mississippi blues, Son House, Rev Gary Davis, RL Burnside, and Dick Waterman, author of Between Midnight and Day”.

•       New music and web casts coming to Amanda’s YouTube live – stay tuned!! 

•       Mike discusses the big Halloween week on the show: 

o   Monday - Ed Palermo 

o   Tuesday - Ed Mann

o   Wednesday - Dawn – Phemale-Centrics (Phish special)

o   Thursday - Stephen Perkins 

o   Friday - Dale Bozzio

o   Saturday - Ike Willis with Scott Parker 

Dooner's World   Episode 65 Melinda Livingstone

Dooner's World   episode 64   Mike Imparato

Dooner’s World – Episode 63 – Carl Shank - Lithium and Faceless
• Growing up in Michigan  
• Learning piano and guitar at a young age 
• First concert – Spinal Tap!  
• Mom turned him onto Led Zeppelin / Zappa, Dad was more Seger and Stooges and MC5 
• The influence of local bands, like Verve Pipe and Big Block 
• Playing on 7 continents with Lithium, who were signed when Cark was 15 
• Jazz and metal 
• New music coming out on Fishbone Ally records

Dooner’s World – Episode 62 – Ralph Hulett – Focus on Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin   

•       Early Yardbirds with Clapton 

•       Late Yardbirds with Jimmy Page on bass, the guitar 

•       Yardbirds first appearance in California when Beck didn’t show and Pagey played lead guitar

•       7/22/67 Show – Santa Monica 

•       Willie Dixon and his influence on LZ

•       John Lee Hooker 

•       LZ June 1977 – Ralph was 10th row – see Rock Retrospect for the pics!! 

Dooner's World   Episode 61 Jamie Martinez 

•       Jamie’s 2 new record labels – Happy Catfish and Bonefish Ally 

•       Life in Vicksburg, Mississippi  

•       Facelift and Carlton Shank, Mike’s guest on Monday! 

•       They discuss some classic soundtracks – Chariot’s of Fire, Rocky 4, West Side story, Vision Quest, and more 

•       Manny Charleton and his involvement with the new labels 

Dooner’s World – Episode 60 – Jacqueline Claire  

•       Growing up in San Antonio, Texas 

•       Great story about her Stepdad stealing Sid Vicious’s bass strap at the Sex Pistols gig in San Antonio when his band opened for them   

•       Living in Asheville, NC, outside LA, in New Orleans, and back again  

•       They discuss Jacqueline’s art philosophy and her journey 

•       And much more!!!! 

Dooner’s World – Episode 59 – Bill Dwight 

•       Life in Palo Alto, California  

•       Working for Oracle and Larry Ellison

•       Starting Famzoo.com 

•       Bill discussed the philosophy and process behind his family financial tools at Famzoo 

•       And much more!!!! 

Dooner’s World – Episode 58 – Deric Jiles  

•       Growing up in Georgia  

•       Seeing his first concert with his stepdad and getting asked for herb from a matching Mom – Daughter duo.  Did they have some???  

•       Slayer

•       Making new music 

•       And much more!!!! 

Dooner’s World – Episode 57 – Rita Graham – Ray Charles Raelette, Harry James band, star of We Are Kings, Tumble Honey Record artist

•       Growing up in Detroit 

•       Recording an album on Ray Charles Tangerine records 

•       Meeting and playing with Harry James 

•       Opening for Taj Mahal 

•       Starring in We Are Kings with Sammy Blue, Bianca Ryan, Jonathan Boogie Long, and Pryce Watkins