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GABE DIXON (Tedeschi Trucks Band) Interview

Today Rob & Matt talk to Gabe Dixon (who has been the keyboardist for the Tedeschi Trucks Band for over 7 years) 
GABE TALKS TO US ABOUT:
Being in his first band at the age of 12 and being signed to Curb Records The Melodica instrument (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A HOOTER)The Gabe Dixon BandThe song "All will be well" (Rob's favorite) and the his live solo album from 2017 (Live from Boston)The compilation album "Parts I've Played"Medeski Martin & WoodFavorite places to play in NashvilleThe Eagles & Vince GillWhat it was lik recording and performing with Paul McCartneyand much more!
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Check out Gabe's latest song (released 6.12.26) "World's Gone By" (as heard at the end of this podcast)
Video segment from this interview on our Know Good Music YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@knowgoodmusic)
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You can find Gabe on Facebook & Instragram (@gabedixon)
Visit his website at : gabedixon.com for tour dates, merch, videos & more
Visit the Tedeschi Trucks Band website at : https://tedeschitrucksband.com/
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**********COPYRIGHT CLAIM: The songs "Manically Free", "All Will Be Well", and "World's Gone By" used with permission from Gabe Dixon.
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THE WRECKING CREW - Tommy Tedesco - Carol Kane - Hal Blaine - Glen Campbell - Ep. 112

KEN COOKE (all the way from Australia!)  joins Rob on the podcast today to talk about the great WRECKING CREW
The Wrecking Crew was a group of session musicians who performed on some of the biggest music hits in America .. mainly in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 2008 a great documentary came out revealing members of the wrecking crew and their contributions to music
Rob and Ken go through some of the members and tell you what songs they were on along with the history of the wrecking crew into the 70s and how things all of a sudden changed for session musicians.  Also some of the bands and artists who used the Wrecking Crew on many of their songs.
We find out how they got their name and which member absolutely hates that name (a person Ken and Rob has slight run in with)
Rob and Ken also go over the documentary and what it covers and some of the bonus material that is on the 2-disc DVD edition.
Prominent members that are covered on this podcast are: CAROL KANE (only female member of the Wrecking Crew), EARL PALMER, GLEN CAMPBELL, HAL BLAINE (who was on over 140 top 40 hits)  and ... TOMMY TEDESCO!  
Ken actually owns one of tommy's instruments (that was used in some of the music for an Indiana Jones movie).
If you go on youtube you can see the video from the podcast of Ken showing Tommy's "Laud".****KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube  and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Summer Music Series part 1 - Ep. 111 - Ozzy - Tori Amos - George Thorogood - Samantha Fish & More!

SUMMER MUSIC SERIES - 1 of 3 - EP 111
For the summer we are bringing back our all out music podcast covering Music News, Music Books, New Music / Artists and Releases along with our Give It A Listen Segment!
Rob is joined today with special (in the studio) Guest Co-Host today - MELANIE THEIL
Melanie is well versed in music history and has been a Radio Host for over 30 years starting with WNTI (Hackettstown) as a development director and currently the host every Monday morning (7 am - 9 am EST) on WESS with her show "Freeform Cafe" as the Dawnbird.
The podcast starts with some background on Melanie's early years with her father's "home studio", a recent radio list of songs, and how she got the name "dawnbird".
Rob and Melanie have some mutual music friends having both grown up in New Jersey.
Here are some artists they cover on they mention on this podcast:
The rolling stones, Ozzy, Kiss, AC / DC, The Smithereens, The Toadies, Tori Amos, Samantha Fish, Styx, George Thorogood, The Clash, Yes, Joe Bonamassa and more!
They end the podcast with "Give it a Listen" and play Samantha Fish's newest single "Don't Say It" off her upcoming LIVE album "Paper Doll (Live)
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COPYRIGHT CLAIM: Samantha Fish's "Don't Say It" used with permission from Peter Noble (at Noble PR)

THE LAST WALTZ Movie Review - From the Archives - originally aired April 10, 2021

FROM THE ARCHIVES - Original Airdate of 4.10.2021
New intro by Rob
Today Jim (rob) and Mike (matt) talk about the 1976 film THE LAST WALTZ
ABOUT THE LAST WALTZThe Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The Last Waltz was advertised as The Band's "farewell concert appearance", and the concert saw The Band joined by more than a dozen special guests, including their previous employers Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan as well as Paul Butterfield, Bobby Charles, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, and Neil Young. The musical director for the concert was The Band's original record producer, John Simon.
The event was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into a documentary of the same title, released in 1978. Jonathan Taplin, who was The Band's tour manager from 1969 to 1972 and later produced Scorsese's film Mean Streets, suggested that Scorsese would be the ideal director for the project and introduced Robbie Robertson and Scorsese. Taplin served as executive producer. The film features concert performances, intermittent song renditions shot on a studio soundstage, and interviews by Scorsese with members of The Band. A triple-LP soundtrack recording, produced by Simon and Rob Fraboni, was issued in 1978. The film was released on DVD in 2002 as was a four-CD box set of the concert and related studio recordings.
The Last Waltz is hailed as one of the greatest documentary concert films ever made,[3] although it has been criticized for its focus on Robertson.  In 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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Rob (and co-hosts) will be back in June 2026 with some brand-new podcasts and interviews!  Stay Tuned
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube  and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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FRANCESCA FUENTES Interview - New Jersey Singer Songwriter

Francesca was named the 2025 Breakout Artist of the Year by Atlantic City’s Elephant Talk Independent Music Awards... A few months ago she won the "Homegrown Music Video Award" for "I Just Wanna Be Your Lover Again" at the Garden State Film Festival.  She Just released a new single "Barely Breathing" on April 17th and she will be releasing her new album "Promise of Patience" this summer.
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Matt and Rob talk to Francesca about her favorite town (s) in New Jersey, the new album, the experience of attending the Garden State Film Festival and taking home an award, the making of the video for "I Just Wanna Be Your Lover" ... and more including the "mystery question"!
You can find Francesca on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok (@lovefrancescafuentes).  ******KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube  and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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COPYRIGHT CLAIM: The songs "Barely Breathing" and "I Wanna Be Your Lover Again" used with permission from Francesca Fuentes

SPACE FREHLEY (Ace Frehley Tribute Band) Interview

Rob interviews Space Frehley!
Rob has been wanting to interview someone from a tribute band for a long time now ... and what perfect way to start this journey than to interview SPACE FREHLEY (A Tribute to Ace Frehley) and put out the interview on what would have been Ace's 75th birthday.
Not only does Space look like Ace (without the makeup) but he talks like him, sings like him and ... damnnnnn... he plays Ace Frehley songs note for note.. including the guitar solos .. he's the real deal folks!Space Frehley pays tribute to one of the greatest rock n' roll showmen in the history of rock n' roll and the history of on of the greatest bands ever ... KISS!
This is an interview like no other in that Rob gets not only to talk to Space himself but also his alter ego Aaron.
Rob and Space talk about:
When they both first got into KISSWhen they each met the original members of KISSForming a "non-makeup" Kiss tribute bandSpace's upcoming showsThe show in Teaneck, NJ (where Space met Ace's ex-girlfreind Lara)The new Space Frehley EP "FREH-QUENCY"Space Frehley's Guitar Collection (visit our YouTube channel for video from this segment)and much more!!!
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If you haven't seen Space Frehley in concert go to YouTube right now and check him out.
You can find Space's new EP anywhere you get your music.. also find Space on Facebook and Instagram and at his webiste : www.spacefrehley.com
Get some really cool SPACE FREHLEY T-Shirts, Sneakers and other cool items at : www.guitarnuttees.com !
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube  and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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*****COPYRIGHT CLAIM: Space Frehley's cover versions of the songs, "TALK TO ME" and "RIP IT OUT" used with permission from Space Frehley

Record Store Day Reviews 2026 and Flea Market Finds - Ep 110

Sam and Rob record an impromptu podcast for Record Store Day 2026
Recorded on April 19, 2026 
They go over the albums they bought and some other recent purchases (Rob's Flea Market Finds)
ARTISTS MENTIONED ARE:Joan Jett & the BlackheartsMarshall CrenshawUncle TupeloOlivia Newton JohnThe JayhawksThe WhoSun Voltand more
*****KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube  and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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THOM LAFOND (Banshee Tree) Interview / Colorado Folk Rock Band

Rob interviews guitarist/vocalist Thom LaFond from the Colorado based band BANSHEE TREE!
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BIO:
BANSHEE TREE is an indie psychedelic pop/rock band with sharply-written songs, jazz-inspired guitar solos, saxophone textures, and grooves that nod to the dance floor, they've spent nearly a decade evolving their sound. That fusion reaches a new peak with Bad Luck, a restless and unapologetically diverse album that captures a celebrated band chasing down new horizons.
For years, Banshee Tree's evolution took place not in the recording studio, but onstage. A weekly residency at a speakeasy in Boulder, Colorado, gave the musicians an opportunity to reach beyond their origins as a swing band, while the addition of new members — including veterans of Denver's funk and punk-rock scenes — helped broaden the group's influences. Banshee Tree began gigging in other cities, too, busking with street performers in New Orleans and sharing late-night jam sessions with bands in the Pacific Northwest. Before long, their fusion of acoustic and electric styles had grown so wide that Banshee Tree could play virtually anywhere: dubstep festivals in California, EDM bills in Colorado, and bluegrass shows with genre-benders like Leftover Salmon and The Infamous Stringdusters.
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APRIL 17th saw the release of their second studio album BAD LUCK - be sure to check it out.  You can hear some of the new music within this podcast.
Rob and Thom talk about the history of the band, songwriting at the Home Depot, AI and how it is effecting the music industry, Marc Ribot, Gloria Gaynor, GONG, Stellar Jay,  the fundraiser for a van and a possible name for the new van... and alot more!
Thom picks his mystery question and it's a good one!**********Check out Banshee Tree at their website : banshee-tree.com
There you can find video of their live performances, their bio and you can donate so they can get a new touring van... have your name written somewhere in the van!
You can also find the band on Facebook and Instagram
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COPYRIGHT CLAIM: the songs : BRIGHT BLUE LIGHT, LOOK HIGH OVER THE MOUNTAIN, BAD LUCK & STELLAR JAY THEME used with permission from Jim Flammia at All Eyes Media
*****KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube  and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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KEITH HOPWOOD from Herman's Hermits / British Invasion Band Interview

KEITH HOPWOOD (HERMAN'S HERMITS) INTERVIEW
Rob interviews original guitarist for Herman's Hermits Keith Hopwood
Keith was in the band from 1963 - 1972 and was a pivotal member during the band's height with the #1 US hits "Mrs. Brown You Have  Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henry the Eighth, I am".  Other greats songs were "I'm into Something Good", "There's a Kind of Hush" and "Can't You Hear my Heartbeat."
Rob talks to Keith about his upcoming show at Chiller Theatre (April 24-26) in Parsippany New Jersey!  This will be Keith's first ever autograph show.  He will be joined by Peter Noone on Saturday April 25th from 1:30 - 2:30 pm where they will be signing their new single "Remember When".  This new single is the first song they've recorded together in 50 years!
Rob and Keith also talk about The Beatles, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, how Herman's Hermits got their name, "Tales of a Hermit" (Keith's book) and more!
You can find out more about Keith at his website:www.keithhopwood.com
And you can still get your tickets for Chiller Theatre to meet Keith in person ... from their website
(www.chillertheatre.com) or at the door the day of the show (s).
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube  and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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SEINFELD - Top 5 Episodes - The History of Seinfeld (From the Archives - July 2020)

SEINFELD from the Archives - Original air date: July 18, 2020
Back in 2020 when we were "Jim and MIke Talk" we did a podcast on Seinfeld.  It was before we decided to dedicate the podcast to talking about music.
We used to have a segment before and after the main theme.
What you'll hear today is just the Main Theme which was Seinfeld.
We go thru the history of the show and we go thru our top 5 favorite episodes.
Just so you know: Jim (is Rob) and Mike (is Matt)
Some years later we changed the name to Jim and Mike talk music and then to what you know us now as "KNOW GOOD MUSIC"
Enjoy this blast from the past of us talking about one of the greatest sitcoms of all time
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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