I interviewed Montoya back in 2003, when he was heading to Vancouver for a coheadlining show with Tommy Castro at the Yale Hotel.

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Back in 1997 I interviewed Joe Satriani while he was touring with Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Robert Fripp in the second G3 Tour.

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I did my third interview with Kelly Joe Phelps in January of 2003, when he was touring behind his sixth album, Slingshot Professionals.

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I did my sixth interview with Joe Satriani back in May of 2009, one month before the release of the debut album by Chickenfoot.

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Back in May of 2003 I interviewed American Dog guitarist Steve Theado when his Ohio hard-rock trio was heading to Vancouver for two shows.

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I interviewed Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown fame in February of 2002, when he was touring behind his second solo album, Blues Like Midnight.

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I always thought Jeff Healey was one of the greatest blues-rock guitarists that ever lived. I rank him right up there with Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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Fortunately for the world's guitar-rock freaks, Larry Anschell of Turtle Recording Studios captured the show for a live radio broadcast.

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Groves delivers the six-string blasts previously recorded by Scorps guitarists Uli Jon Roth, Matthias Jabs, and Rudolf Schenker.

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I did my second interview with one of my favourite rock guitarists from the '70s, Blue Öyster Cult's Buck Dharma, back on January 27 of 2000.

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