My childhood friend. His dad and my dad were best life-long friends. His Dad called him Duke in his wondrous stories & I was the Red-Headed Owl. lol Those were some of the happiness days of my life & remain priceless memories.
Thanks for posting this video. Great interview. Mark is a master Americana guitar player and so soulful & bluesy. I love his record productions. If you have a decent set of ears, you can always tell when it's his work..same with his guitar playing. I saw him with Rosanne Cash & he is a fine pianist too & an astute musical arranger. It was so much fun to meet him & Rosanne after the show. They were both nice to us.
Sometimes being quiet and letting others being fun works! Playing shows on ships is definitely a job especially when the musical director is loudly talking to you while you are playing! Pencil is easy but a good old fashion mechanical pencil does help!
“Life’s Highway” never fails to put a smile on my face. I’m a truck driver and blasting that song on an open highway with a 550hp Cummins howling in the background is just beautiful.
Just saw Duke with Bonnie Raitt live last night. Duke's playing is so soulful and perfect fit with Bonnie. It was a great show, Bonnie was great of course, and Duke was just stellar!
Paul is one of the greatest pedal steel players to grace the industry. His musical knowledge and depth are beyond comprehension. And to top that he is the most sharing and humble human being you will meet. Thanks you Zac for letting us peek into the world of this genius.
Cry of Love came out around the time I was starting on guitar in Southport, NC - about 25 miles from Wilmington. Audley blew my mind with Brother (and still does). Then a few years later I learned he was a Wilmington guy! I still live here. Hope I see him around Wilmington someday just to thank him for the great music and the contribution to my guitar playing. Cheers!
I always wanted one of the original Route 66s back in the 90s when I’d see that awesome shield-shaped thing in the musicians friend catalogues. If I’m used to a dynacomp, anybody know if I’d like the copressor on this thing if I decided to use this as my whole micro-pedalboard?
I keep revisiting these reviews to remind myself of the broad range of tones available with the V3 series pedals. I have all of them except the tap delays, which I'd love to find someday. I love how Shawn gets very thick tones that could be usable in hard rock without getting overly saturated.
I think talent like Elliot's always finds fame. They are just too good. And his humble demeanor only flames his greatness. Listening to him speak in the many, many interviews really illuminates his high intellect. Bravo!
Cool interview and good mindset. Glad to see someone still using a Mac Trashcan but just because they’re old doesn’t mean they don’t work. Like others and myself.
Thanks I don’t know enough about the cages and some of the cords I do know a little bit and I don’t have a electric my acoustic guitar is all I play but you are a great friend and teacher
Thumb picks on guitar are great, rhythm and LEAD- Johnny Winter Lester Flatt Carter Stanley Jim Eanes was using one when I sang and played with him. Old timers and beginners can get better bluegrass rhythm with a thumb pick. It's easier to snap your thumb across the strings rather than a flatpick, "held tightly while relaxing your wrist". I'm a mandolin and guitar flatpicker but I think I'll be flogging rhythm into my 90s with a thumb pick.
Really great stuff! I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Paul is such a nice, positive, humble man; and damn is he talented. I had no idea he was on so many different albums with so many different styles of music and do many big musicians. Really incredible. Thanks again Zack, great job!
Russ was in CA band in the early 70s; Road Apple. He was great even then. He was even in a joke band called "Russ Pahl and the Spitfire Polka Band" that played a set at my high school before a Road Apple set. He was so darn good he inspired me to NOT become a musician because what was the point.
