Intersect

Randy Layton is probably best known to my audience as the man behind Alternative Records, the label that released several albums related to former Exit Record acts as Steve Scott, the 77’s and Robert Vaughn and several other Contemporary Christian Music artist not related to the Exit label as well. He has spent most of his life involved in the Arts and will share with us stories of faith and the music business.

This week on "Intersect" my guest is Mr. Randy Layton.
Randy Layton is probably best known to my audience as the man behind Alternative Records, the label that released several albums related to former Exit Record acts as Steve Scott, the 77's and Robert Vaughn and several other Contemporary Christian Music artist not related to the Exit label as well. He has spent most of his life involved in the Arts and will share with us stories of faith and the music business.

Jimmy Abegg (born December 29, 1954), also known as Jimmy A, is an American guitarist, composer, director, photographer and artist, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee.
In the 1980s, he formed the pop-rock band Vector with Steve Griffith. In the 1990s, he played as a solo musician, then joined Rich Mullins‘ A Ragamuffin Band. He has created a variety of album artwork. He completed a series for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital.
Abegg is currently suffering from macular degeneration, but continues to paint.

Brent Thomas Bourgeois  is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the genres pop and Contemporary Christian music.

Glenn Kaiser has been a musician since the late '60s. In 1971, he joined the group that would later become Resurrection (Rez) Band. Glenn fronted the hard rock Rez Band for more than 25 years before setting out on his own to pursue other musical avenues. In 1999 he formed the blues rock trio Glenn Kaiser Band (GKB) with former Rez bassist Roy Montroy and drummer Ed Bialach. Glenn's solo career is centered around the blues, especially with handmade cigar box guitars and other "found object" instruments, but also with lapsteel, acoustic and electric guitars and harmonica.
His extensive discography - 35 recordings to date - includes projects of rock 'n' roll, R&B, worship, American roots and, the thread through it all, blues. In 2012, Glenn and blues harmonica great Joe Filisko recorded their live concert at the final Cornerstone Festival (Glenn Kaiser and Joe Filisko Live) and continue to share the stage when schedules allow. His 2011 project Cardboard Box was inspired by the plight of Chicago's homeless and the symbolic use of found-object instruments like cigar box guitars as trash-to-treasure. Its proceeds continue to benefit a northside homeless shelter, CCO.
On his most recent studio project of traditional blues, Long Way from My Home, the handmade cigar box and “diddley bow” guitars are even more prominent, and the back porch reminiscence strong. The recording is essentially one-man blues, though Joe Filisko features stealthily on four tracks with harmonica, and accurately represents what one will get when Glenn performs solo - subtly brilliant blues.

Glenn Kaiser has been a musician since the late '60s. In 1971, he joined the group that would later become Resurrection (Rez) Band. Glenn fronted the hard rock Rez Band for more than 25 years before setting out on his own to pursue other musical avenues. In 1999 he formed the blues rock trio Glenn Kaiser Band (GKB) with former Rez bassist Roy Montroy and drummer Ed Bialach. Glenn's solo career is centered around the blues, especially with handmade cigar box guitars and other "found object" instruments, but also with lapsteel, acoustic and electric guitars and harmonica.
His extensive discography - 35 recordings to date - includes projects of rock 'n' roll, R&B, worship, American roots and, the thread through it all, blues. In 2012, Glenn and blues harmonica great Joe Filisko recorded their live concert at the final Cornerstone Festival (Glenn Kaiser and Joe Filisko Live) and continue to share the stage when schedules allow. His 2011 project Cardboard Box was inspired by the plight of Chicago's homeless and the symbolic use of found-object instruments like cigar box guitars as trash-to-treasure. Its proceeds continue to benefit a northside homeless shelter, CCO.
On his most recent studio project of traditional blues, Long Way from My Home, the handmade cigar box and “diddley bow” guitars are even more prominent, and the back porch reminiscence strong. The recording is essentially one-man blues, though Joe Filisko features stealthily on four tracks with harmonica, and accurately represents what one will get when Glenn performs solo - subtly brilliant blues.

Brent Thomas Bourgeois  is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the genres pop and Contemporary Christian music.

Dave Perkins is an artist whose musical journey crisscrosses the map of American music. Perkins’ work as a guitarist includes playing bluegrass and swing with fiddle-great Vassar Clements, Texas renegade-country with Jerry Jeff Walker, singer-songwriter pop with Carole King, Americana with Guy Clark, alternative rock with Chagall Guevara, blues and jazz with violinist Papa John Creach, reggae with Mystic Meditations, and industrial hard-core with Passafist.   Then, there were the occasional opportunities—seemingly from out of the blue—such as accompanying Ray Charles on his “3/4 Time” video.  Pistol City Holiness (2009), Perkins’ contemporary homage to the blues received much praise in the press and online.  So too did his soundtrack for the independent feature film Deadline (2012).  With Fugitive Colors (2017), Perkins offers an eclectic collection of songs that seem to bridge the boundary lines of multiple genres of American music.  Colored by Perkins’ ever-shifting landscape of guitar textures, the collection has been described as “Distinctively its own thing.”  “ . . . will break your heart, lift your spirits, make you dance, and occasionally laugh.”  “Inspired playing, inspired lyrics, distinctive voice—doesn’t sound like anyone else.”

Dave Perkins is an artist whose musical journey crisscrosses the map of American music. Perkins’ work as a guitarist includes playing bluegrass and swing with fiddle-great Vassar Clements, Texas renegade-country with Jerry Jeff Walker, singer-songwriter pop with Carole King, Americana with Guy Clark, alternative rock with Chagall Guevara, blues and jazz with violinist Papa John Creach, reggae with Mystic Meditations, and industrial hard-core with Passafist.   Then, there were the occasional opportunities—seemingly from out of the blue—such as accompanying Ray Charles on his “3/4 Time” video.  Pistol City Holiness (2009), Perkins’ contemporary homage to the blues received much praise in the press and online.  So too did his soundtrack for the independent feature film Deadline (2012).  With Fugitive Colors (2017), Perkins offers an eclectic collection of songs that seem to bridge the boundary lines of multiple genres of American music.  Colored by Perkins’ ever-shifting landscape of guitar textures, the collection has been described as “Distinctively its own thing.”  “ . . . will break your heart, lift your spirits, make you dance, and occasionally laugh.”  “Inspired playing, inspired lyrics, distinctive voice—doesn’t sound like anyone else.”

Phil Madeira (born 1952) is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer. He was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island and attended Taylor University, which he graduated from in 1975.His songs have been recorded by The Civil Wars, Buddy Miller, Alison Krauss, Toby Keith, Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby, Keb' Mo', Garth Brooks, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Cindy Morgan, Shawn Mullins, The North Mississippi Allstars,and other high-profile artists. His co-writing partners include Matraca Berg, Chuck Cannon, Merrill Farnsworth, Cindy Morgan, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Gordon Kennedy, Keb' Mo', and Emmylou Harris. He is from Nashville, Tennessee.