Get hot and sweaty with some blazing funk by Johnny “Guitar” Watson who would have been 84 this Sunday. Sitting With Gianluca celebrates this funkmeister supreme who he blazed such a scorching trail that Pearl Jam even sang a song about him. Originally broadcast RadioFreeBrooklyn.com Saturday Feb 2nd and ResonanceFM.com Feb 3rd

Sitting With Gianluca lays down an hour of funk and soul while also paying tribute the the late great Reggie Young, possibly the most recorded session guitar player in history who passed away this week at 82. Songs by Jean Knight, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett, Huey “Piano” Smith, etc. #guitarpicker #topguitarist #recordbreakingguitarplayer #mostrecordedguitarist #reggieyoung #JeanKnight #mrbigstuff #nashvilleguitarpicker #resonancefm #radiofreebrooklyn

All this talk about walls makes Gianluca play songs about walls and bridges. Songs by J Geils, Echo & The Bunnymen, Howling Wolf, Staple Singers and many, many more!

Many years ago Rick Danko asked Gianluca to write sleeve notes for his last CD but passed away before it was released. This Saturday Jan 5th Sitting With Gianluca pays a birthday tribute to the Rick Danko of The Band with some personal recollections and solo material. Also included is Dr. John, Hamish Imlach a birthday salute to John Hartford. 9PM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

New Year's Show theme of new start, moving on, brand new day, hello city limits plus a 100th birthday celebration of Dave Bartholemew, new Orleans post-war R&B super-producer for Fats Domino, Guitar Slim, Shirley & Lee and many many more. Music by and stories about Dr. John, Lemmy & Billy Gibbons, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Red Allen, etc

In honor of Duane Allman's Birthday 74th Birthday Gianluca plays deep non-Allman Brothers cuts from Duane's days as a session guitarist.