Songs That Saved Me
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Songs That Saved Me
An in depth discussion with artists, entrepreneurs, and luminaries exploring some of the songs that shaped who they are. Hosted by Ross James.
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30 episodes
Trevor Hall
I sit down with Trevor Hall and talk about the magic of CD players back in the day and how there was a period of time where all he listened to was Mid...
Joe Funk (Kitchen Dwellers)
Joe and I caught up ahead of the Kitchen Dwellers shows with Dine From Out There here in Denver. We talked about three very different songs and how t...
Daniel Donato
Young guitar slinger Daniel Donato and I caught up about Cosmic Country, the Grateful Dead & three tunes that shaped his path.
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Chuck Prophet
Chuck and I catch up and talk about the days he spent grinding it out in Europe and what it's like writing songs with a legend in Nashville.
Chef Wylie Dufresne
Wylie was the man behind the legendary NY restaurant wd~50. He now runs the insanely delicious Du's Donuts in Williamsburg and is also a huge music en...
Marc Scibilia
Marc is a super talented multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and producer who's been a part hit songs all over the world. We talk about his life...
Matt Butler (Everyone Orchestra)
Matt is a dear friend and I've been lucky enough to travel the world with him. He helped push the directive of the past few episode to focus on the i...
Jackie Greene
Jackie shares the influence black musicians have had on him and goes through a stack of records that shaped him musically. He also performs one of his...
Robert Randolph
Robert and I talk about his transition from playing sacred music in a predominantly black church to playing all over the world with his Family Band &...
Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead)
Phil and I talk about the influence black musicians have had on him. He relives three incredible experiences that still leave him at a loss for words....
Anders Osborne
Anders has overcome a lot in his life and has emerged as one of the most inspirational and positive people I've come across in this business. He shar...
Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars)
Luther and I trace his journey with the electric guitar going from Bo Diddley, to Black Flag, to the Allman Brothers. We talk about unlocking musical...
Andy Frasco
I welcome fellow musician / podcaster / lover of life Andy Frasco to the program for an off the wall discussion. We get real & we cover it all...impo...
John Scofield
I sat down with the legend John Scofield. He reveals the unlikely concert that led him to become a jazz musician.
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Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats)
As the man behind the Fruit Bats, Eric has written some of my favorite songs in the last 20 years. It's great to hear some of the stories behind a fe...
Marcus King
Marcus has been gigging regularly since the 7th grade. He talks about a few challenges that presented growing up and how he overcame them. We also get...
Victoria Reed
Victoria spoke with me from her home in Mexico City. We talk about what it was like growing up with with her dad being a member of Bob Seger's band, h...
Dave Schools (Widespread Panic)
Dave is one of the most die-hard record collectors that I know. Needless to say, I was really looking forward to talking to him about a few of the mo...
Greg Loiacono (Mother Hips)
Between being a founding member of The Mother Hips and his solo career, Greg has written or co-written more great songs than anyone could ever hope to...
Anders Beck (Greensky Bluegrass)
I caught up with Anders about a super cool, uncool song and how much it can mean to you throughout your life. He also goes deep talking about the pow...
Karl Denson (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Greyboy Allstars, The Rolling Stones)
Karl takes us through some of the biggest moments in his life and shares the soundtrack with us. He gets real talking about everything from politics...
Scott Sharrard (Gregg Allman, Little Feat)
Best known for his musical partnership with Gregg Allman, Scott has also led a very impressive solo career. We talk about how music has followed him...
Chris Pandolfi (Infamous Stringdusters)
Chris shares an experience that first brought him to the banjo and ultimately shaped the path of his life. We talk about what it's like to get to sha...
Grahame Lesh (Midnight North, Terrapin Family Band, Capitol Sun Rays)
Grahame talks about being in the car with his parents as a 6 year old and hearing the Grateful Dead for the first time. His mom pointed out that the...
Mihali (Twiddle)
Mihali and I get the chance to connect while he’s at his home studio in Vermont. As one of the founding members of Twiddle, we begin our conversation...
Alan Forbes
Alan Forbes is one of the most respected rock & roll artists of our generation. He opened up to me in a rare interview about a song that has followed...
Nicki Bluhm
Nicki and I discuss the moment she found music on her own and her personal journey with it over the last 30 years. We touch on love, the beauty of it...
Eric Krasno (Soulive)
Kraz and I caught up just after his show in Denver, Colorado. We talk about everything from Zeppelin to Dylan and how his father and grandfather's lo...
Pete Shapiro (Relix, Brooklyn Bowl, Capitol Theatre, Lockn', Headcount)
I spoke with Pete from his home in New York about three songs that played a big role in his life. We also traced how he went from making a student doc...
Scott Metzger (JRAD, Wolf, Circles Around The Sun)
I spoke with Scott from his Brooklyn apartment about some of the songs that made him want to be in a band and that also saved him from going down a da...