Musician's RealTalk

Musician's RealTalk

By Glenn DouglasArtsMusicPerforming Arts
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Musician's RealTalk episodes

  • A Conversation with Marshall Keys

    Season two of the Musicians Realtalk podcast starts off with Washington DC’s own saxophonist Marshall Keys. Marshall has been a stable fixture in the jazz scene of the DMV. Always an innovator, pushing the needle on new boundaries in the most artistic way. Our conversation weaves in and out of his musical life, his views on the longevity of his career, and life after the Takoma Station years. Enjoy my conversation with Marshall Keys. 

    33 min
  • A Conversation with Joe Gorham - Part 2
    Enjoy part-2 of my conversation with WHUR’s Joe Gorham. In this episode we talk about his role in WHUR’s expansion to HD Radio and the creation of the WHUR Network, how an independent artist should approach getting music played on the radio, and finally, we take a look at the future of radio.
    35 min
  • A Conversation with Gerry Gillespie

    This episode features a conversation with multi-instrumentalist Gerry Gillespie. Gerry has performed with iconic artists such as Aretha Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Stanley Turrentine, Ronnie Laws and Erykah Badu. Our conversation covers his early beginnings in music, his thoughts on his UDC (University of the District of Columbia) experience, his views on gifted-musicians responsibility to learn their craft, and his battle with kidney failure and the impact it has had on his music. 

    1 hr
  • A Conversation with Miriamm Wright McKinney
    From being a versatile vocalist with vocal chops to sensitively sing Minnie Ripperton to the gutsy sound of Louis Armstrong, Miriamm Wright McKinney shares her musical and philanthropic story. As a chairperson on the Edith P. Wright Cancer Foundation, a foundation founded by her family to honor her mother's legacy. Hear how Miriamm is using her love of music to help people in the fight against breast cancer. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Miriamm Wright McKinney.
    48 min
  • A Conversation with Joe Gorham - Part 1
    His smooth voice and selection of music filled the airways of the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas for over three decades. Hear how Joe Gorham, a broadcasting icon, passionately pursued a career in broadcasting, how he rose from the bottom to become one of the best broadcasters in the area, and we'll also talk about the evolution of WHUR's "The Quiet Storm". Enjoy part-1 of my conversation with Joe Gorham.
    30 min
  • A Conversation with LeRon Young Part-2
    Welcome to part-2 of my conversation with LeRon Young. In this episode we will talk about how after leaving the Washington Music Center as a specialist in repairing electronic keyboards, he started his own business – Central Electronics which lasted for 26 years. We will discuss how he was able to grow the business without being swallowed up by the larger music stores in the DMV area. We will also take an in-depth look at his book “How’s Your T.E.D.D.Y?” Enjoy part 2 of my conversation with LeRon Young.
    27 min
  • A Conversation with LeRon Young
    LeRon Young has been known as a jazz/R n B guitarist, owner of a music store/instrument repair shop, a composer, and an author. In this episode find out how he went from being the guitarist for the Washington DC based group The Unific's, to working at Chuck Levin's -Washington Music Center - repairing electronic instruments (eventually becoming the East Coast authority on repairing synthesizers), to composing music for the play "Where Eagles Fly". Enjoy this journey into the life of LeRon Young.
    32 min
  • A Conversation with Leonard "Doc" Gibbs - Special Episode
    His mastery of percussion has been shared on the stage and recordings with Grover Washington, Jr., George Benson, Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Dianne Reeves, Bob James and the list goes on. Enjoy this conversation with Leonard "Doc Gibbs, as he shares stories from his musical journey, which spans over 50 years as an in-demand percussionist. Joining me on this special episode as a co-host is percussionist Michael Friend.
    1 hr 14 min
  • A Conversation with Robert Smoot (Brencore Entertainment) - Part 2
    In part 2 of my conversation with Brencore Entertainment’s Robert Smoot, we will talk about his views on product branding, why he believes the artist should shoulder some responsibility in promoting an event, and lastly an in depth talk on professionalism from a promoter’s view. Check it out...edu-tainment at its best!!
    29 min
  • A Conversation with Robert Smoot (Brencore Entertainment)
    Many in the DMV area recognize him as a concert promoter - most notably for tribute shows. I see him as one the hardest working individuals in the music industry in the DMV. In our conversation you will learn who is Robert Smoot, how he got into concert promotions, and we will also take a look at why tribute shows are so popular? I hope you enjoy my conversation with Robert Smoot on the Musician's RealTalk podcast.
    29 min

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Musician's RealTalk is a podcast which focuses on life stories of musicians in the DMV area (Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia). The content of the stories are both substantive and historical…