E245: TrackTalk With The Great Tommy Taylor!

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is drummer, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Grammy Award winner, Tommy Taylor! Tommy is well known for his work with Christopher Cross earning him  five Grammy Awards, as well as guitar great Eric Johnson. In this episode we do a deep dive into Tommy’s solo record “Across The Stars” available at https://tommytaylor.com or wherever you get your music! So come along for the ride, thanks for watching and listening, I'll see you on the other side. @tommytaylorofficial   https://youtu.be/pe_BlRbUaLI?si=19CNkiYhwugkp6wDLive From My Drum Room T-shirts and Hoodies are now available! Visit https://livefrommydrumroom.com for details!  Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Replay of Episode 87 with my old friend, Matt Sorum. Matt’s best known as a member of Guns N’ Roses, replacing original drummer Steve Adler in 1990. But Matt’s had an incredible career outside of Guns N Roses, including The Cult, Velvet Revolver, Kings Of Chaos, Billy Gibbons, Hollywood Vampires and numerous other projects. He's also a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.  Some great stories in this episode, including Matt’s audition for David Lee Roth in 1985, joining Guns N' Roses, the Burning For Buddy tribute to Buddy Rich, produced by Neil Peart, Matt’s autobiography, “Double Talkin’ Jive” and much more. So come along for the ride! Thanks for watching, thanks for listening, and I’ll see you on the other side.   Order Matt's book: https://www.amazon.com/Double-Talkin-Jive-Stories-Revolver/dp/1644282216Please subscribe, give it like and leave me a comment. Thanks for watching, thanks for listening and I’ll see you on the other side.Live From My Drum Room Merch available! Visit: https://livefrommydrumroom.com/ Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com A replay of E80 with Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers from March 25th, 2022. In this episode we talk about Chad’s history with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, his work with the super group Chicken Foot, our drumming heroes like Charlie Watts, Jim Keltner and Hal Blaine, and much more! The episode was recorded during the period I was licensing my show to Modern Drummer, so it originally aired on Modern Drummer’s YouTube channel, but seems to have gotten lost in the "Youtube abyss" so enjoy this replay of Chad Smith. Please subscribe, give it like and leave me a comment. Thanks for watching, thanks for listening and I’ll see you on the other side. Live From My Drum Room Merch available! Visit: https://livefrommydrumroom.com/ Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary drummer, and original drummer for "Paul McCartney & Wings," Denny Seiwell! We do a deep dive into Denny's long and prolific career and discuss his new book, "The Best and Worst of Times" co-written by Robyn Flans, and available through Hudson Music. https://hudsonmusic.com/product/denny-seiwell-the-best-and-worst-of-times/ Check out Denny's TrackTalk E130 from March 2023! https://youtu.be/NDllaLKydWo?si=iDB8sw38BApJdvAYVisit Denny's website! https://dennyseiwell.com Live From My Drum Room Merch available! Visit: https://livefrommydrumroom.com/ Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe! https://livefrommydrumroom.comhttps://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Celebrating the 56th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock Festival, Aug 15-18, 1969, with legendary drummers Michael Shrieve who performed with Santana, and Greg Errico with Sly & The Family Stone. Both Michael and Greg were 20 years old when they performed at Woodstock. Michael had just turned 20 in July of 1969, and Greg was two weeks shy of his 21st birthday on Sept 1st 1969. So come along for the ride as we look back at Woodstock, 56 years ago this weekend. Thanks for watching, thanks for listening, and I’ll see you on the other side. Send me a comment and write a review!  https://youtu.be/GM7AT4VYoE0?si=YPIjH3LJKYnrhqX_https://youtu.be/qFrmJdgUWgc?si=RSg2Lj5hS7PvDo2iLive From My Drum Room Merch available! Visit: https://livefrommydrumroom.com/ Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com A special Replay of E214 with NEW Foo Fighters drummer, Ilan Rubin! My guest is drummer and multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and author, Ilan Rubin. In this episode we talk about Ilan's incredible career including being the youngest musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Nine Inch Nails, performing at Woodstock '99 at age 10, winning Modern Drummer's Best Undiscovered Drummer Award in 2001 and performing at the Modern Drummer Festival at age 12. We do a deep dive into Ilan's solo track "24HR Fix" and much more! We also discuss his new drum book, "Start Somewhere To Go Somewhere" available through Hudson Music. https://hudsonmusic.com/product/start... So come along for the ride and please subscribe! Leave a comment and write a review! Exciting news! Visit https://livefrommydrumroom.com for information on ordering Live From My Drum Room merch! 100% of the proceeds goes toward a newly created Live From My Drum Room Scholarship with the Percussive Arts Society! https://pas.org/pasic/scholarships. Thank you to everyone who's bought a shirt and hoodie to help support this endeavor! Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Part 2 of Live AID 40th Anniversary with special guests! The live show was over two hours long with endless stories and behind the scenes insights into Live AID, so I’m presenting it in two parts. Be sure to check out Part 1! https://youtu.be/3GAqMqu88wo *Some video footage/music had to be removed due to Copyright Claims, but the entire show and all the music is in the audio podcast on all platforms, including the bonus track: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Refugee" which wasn't played during the live broadcast.  A big thanks to my friends and drummers who were there that day on July 13, 1985 in London and Philadelphia and came on my show to share their stories! Stan Lynch (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Mickey Curry (Hall & Oates/Mick Jagger & Tina Turner),  Steve White (Style Council), Graham Lear (Santana), Jeff Simon (George Thorogood), Dave Uosikkinen (The Hooters), Andy Newmark (Bryan Ferry), Tris Imboden (Kenny Loggins) and Michael Shrieve! So come along for the ride for Part 2 of Live Aid 40th Anniversary! Thanks for watching and listening and please subscribe! Stan Lynch: https://www.thespeakerwars.comMichael Shrieve: http://www.michaelshrieve.comThe Stick People: https://www.youtube.com/@UCSPZaEqaDNoYikCMIIQ_zug Steve White: https://www.whiteydrums.comTris Imboden: https://www.facebook.com/trisimbodenpage Dave Uosikkinen: https://songsinthepocket.orgGraham Lear: https://www.grahamlear.com/ Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Part 1 of Live AID 40th Anniversary with special guests! The live show was over 2 hours long with endless stories and behind the scenes insights into Live AID, so I’m presenting it in two parts. A big thanks to my friends and drummers who were there that day on July 13, 1985 in London and Philadelphia and came on my show to share their stories! Stan Lynch (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Mickey Curry (Hall & Oates/Mick Jagger & Tina Turner),  Steve White (Style Council), Graham Lear (Santana), Jeff Simon (George Thorogood), Dave Uosikkinen (The Hooters), Andy Newmark (Bryan Ferry), Tris Imboden (Kenny Loggins) and Michael Shrieve! So come along for the ride for Part 1 of Live Aid 40th Anniversary.Stan Lynch: https://www.thespeakerwars.comMichael Shrieve: http://www.michaelshrieve.comThe Stick People: https://www.youtube.com/@UCSPZaEqaDNoYikCMIIQ_zug Steve White: https://www.whiteydrums.comTris Imboden: https://www.facebook.com/trisimbodenpage Dave Uosikkinen: https://songsinthepocket.orgGraham Lear: https://www.grahamlear.com/  Thanks for watching and listening and please subscribe! Also available all podcast platforms! Visit https://livefrommydrumroom.com for more info!  Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary British drummer, historian and author, Bob Henrit. In this episode, we discuss Bob's Parkinson's diagnosis and how he's managing it, Keith Moon, Simmons Drums, Hayman Drums and much more. Bob is a noted drum historian and a National Treasure. So come along for the ride and thanks for watching and listening! Please subscribe! https://www.amazon.com/Banging-Bob-Henrit/dp/0957305834Check out Bob's episode from December 2021 https://youtu.be/XsM5hPNwkRA?si=8hjzrZ2JF5c-94-lLive From My Drum Room T-shirts and Hoodies are now available! Visit https://livefrommydrumroom.com for details!Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com "The Learning Attitude" with master drummer and educator Henrique De Almeida, legendary drummers David Garibaldi of Tower of Power and Bill Gibson of Huey Lewis & The News. David and Bill talk about studying with Henrique and their passion to learn and grow as drummers. We do a deep dive into some of their iconic recordings and much more! I’m wearing Zildjian’s ALCHEM-E Perfect Tune headphones. Thanks to Joe Testa and my friends at Zildjian. So come along for the ride and see you on the other side.  For more on Henrique De Almeida: https://www.thedrumsetcoach.comContact Henrique: [email protected] David Garibaldi: https://towerofpower.com/david-garibaldiZildjian ALCHEM-E Perfect Tune Headphones: https://zildjian.com. Live From My Drum Room T-shirts and Hoodies are now available! Visit https://livefrommydrumroom.com for details! Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom