DAN TEDESCO Interview - IOWA singer /songwriter / musician

Today Jim goes solo with his interview with Iowa singer / songwriter / musician - DAN TEDESCO 

ABOUT DAN TEDESCO :

Growing up his ears were fortunate enough to be treated to a fairly eclectic musical mix: The Beatles, Dylan, Paul Simon, James Taylor, The Band, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, CCR, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty. Even a healthy dose of Mozart, Beethoven and Wagner. A friend in his neighborhood used to make cassette mixes for him: The Who, They Might Be Giants, The Police, The Clash. He missed the grunge period, and it wouldn’t be until nearly a decade later that he'd discover the power of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. Once he found the guitar, things focused in a touch. It wasn’t unusual for him to fall asleep at night to the sounds of guitar wizards like Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson. And the random Van Halen record was never far away.

Then there was the jazz period. Wes Montgomery. Joe Pass. George Benson. Charlie Christian. John Coltrane. Elvin Jones. McCoy Tyner. The things he learned from those guys.   It’s everything really.  The spirit of jazz. The freedom of it. That’s been it’s great influence on him.

But I was always a rock ’n roll kid. Pete Townsend more than Pat Metheny. And, ultimately, he craved power chords over the complex harmonies of jazz.

So, like many of his heroes, he was a bit of a social outcast. That, if anything, was and has always been his struggle. Everyone has at least one. And he found his comfort, security and confidence in the world out on the fringe, populated by the misfits. The world of rock ’n roll.

 

COPYRIGHT CLAIM: the songs : The Truth, Bound for Glory, Coming Home to You, Looking for a Girl Like You, Tow Truck Man, Miss America, Backstage & Banks of the Mississippi used with permission from Dan Tedesco.

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