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Music Interviews · Ross James

Songs That Saved Me

by Ross James

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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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 Midnite. Support the s

Jul 31 2020
36 min

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 they all have been bi

Jul 24 2020
42 min

Daniel Donato

Young guitar slinger Daniel Donato and I caught up about Cosmic Country, the Grateful Dead & three tunes that shaped his path. Make sure to check out our Spotify playlis

Jul 17 2020
1 h 02 min

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. Make sure to check out

Jul 10 2020
39 min

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 enthusiast with a

Jul 3 2020
1 h 02 min

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 and journey an

Jun 26 2020
42 min

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 influence of bla

Jun 24 2020
44 min

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 favorite Bill Withe

Jun 21 2020
56 min

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 & some of the influenc

Jun 19 2020
59 min

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. * Here's a li

Jun 12 2020
37 min

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 shares some great s

May 28 2020
52 min

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 doors with psychede

May 26 2020
1 h 04 min

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...imposter syndrome, Van M

May 21 2020
1 h 10 min

John Scofield

I sat down with the legend John Scofield.  He reveals the unlikely concert that led him to become a jazz musician.   Make sure to check out our Spotify playlist that fea

May 19 2020
36 min

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 few of the tunes

May 15 2020
48 min

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 to hear two first t

May 12 2020
34 min

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, how a song can h

May 8 2020
37 min

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 most impactful songs i

May 5 2020
47 min

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 in one lifetime.  I

Apr 30 2020
42 min

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 power of writing a song

Apr 28 2020
49 min

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