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Marc Benno

Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast

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Fly On The Wall

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Todd Cochran

Greg Errico

Lenny White

Lee Oskar

Carmine Appice

Joel Selvin

Michael Shrieve

Tom Fowler

Jerry Jemmott

Don Preston

Patrick Gleeson

John Santos

Al DiMeola

Alice Stuart

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Abstract blues guitar pioneer talks about the forever journey of music and its intersection with life. 

Abstract blues guitar pioneer talks about the forever journey of music and its intersection with life.

The Marc Benno Interview 

Marc Benno (born July 1, 1947, Dallas, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.  Benno teamed with Leon Russell to form the Asylum Choir in the late 1960s. He launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with the 1972 album Ambush being his most commercially successful. He wrote the song "Rock 'n Roll Me Again", which was recorded by the band The System for the soundtrack of the 1985 film Beverly Hills Cop; the soundtrack won a Grammy Award. Benno also worked with musicians such as The Doors, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clarence White and Rita Coolidge.  Benno was the second guitar player on several tracks for the Doors' album L.A. Woman, alongside Robby Krieger.

Marc Benno (born July 1, 1947, Dallas, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Benno teamed with Leon Russell to form the Asylum Choir in the late 1960s. He launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with the 1972 album Ambush being his most commercially successful. He wrote the song "Rock 'n Roll Me Again", which was recorded by the band The System for the soundtrack of the 1985 film Beverly Hills Cop; the soundtrack won a Grammy Award. Benno also worked with musicians such as The Doors, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clarence White and Rita Coolidge. Benno was the second guitar player on several tracks for the Doors' album L.A. Woman, alongside Robby Krieger.

07052020 Marc Benno - Texas Guitar Blues Legend

This week's playlist: • Blues Over Baghdad by Fruteland Jackson, from Tell Me What You Say (2007), available direct from the store at his site, his label Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit Fruteland.com for more information. • 2nd Street by Paul Reddick, from Revue: The Best of Paul Reddick (2007), available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit Paul's bio page at the NorthernBlues site for more information. • Hungry by Ana Popovic, from Still Making History (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit AnaPopovic.com and her MySpace page for more information. • Side To Side by Detroit Women from Sassitude (2007). Visit DetroitWomen.org and their MySpace page for information about the Women, and how you can buy a copy of Sassitude. For more information about the individual Women, visit this page and use the The Women pull-down menu. • Long Ride Home by Marc Benno and The Nightcrawlers, from Crawlin (2006), available through this page at Marc's site, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit MarcBenno.com for more information. • Love Is Turnin Green by Marc Benno and The Nightcrawlers, also from Crawlin. • Walkabout by Scott Albert Johnson, from Umbrella Man (2007), available from the store at his site and the iTMS. Visit ScottAlbertJohnson.com for more information. • Don't Leave Me by The Chicago Thieves, a demo track for an impending album. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information and to hear other tracks. • I've Got News by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from The Wheel Man (2007), available from Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information. • Vintage Wine by Dave Hole, from Rough Diamond (2007), available direct from the store at Dave's site and the iTunes Music Store. Visit DaveHole.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: Facebook.com; Stevie Ray Vaughan : Caught in the Crossfire by Joe Nick Patoski; Kane Welch Kaplin. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. (Music on Murphy's Saloon # courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist: • Blues Over Baghdad by Fruteland Jackson, from Tell Me What You Say (2007), available direct from <a href="http://www.fruteland.com/musicstore.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the store at his site</a>, his label <a href="http://www.electrofi.com/CDs.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electro-Fi Records</a> and the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=220043844&amp;s=143441" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTMS</a>. Visit <a href="http://www.fruteland.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fruteland.com</a> for more information. • 2nd Street by Paul Reddick, from Revue: The Best of Paul Reddick (2007), available from <a href="http://www.northernblues.com/order.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NorthernBlues Music</a> and the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=254166874&amp;s=143441" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTMS</a>. Visit Paul's <a href="http://www.northernblues.com/bio_reddick.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bio page</a> at the NorthernBlues site for more information. • Hungry by Ana Popovic, from Still Making History (2007), available from <a href="http://www.deltagrooveproductions.com/music/store.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DeltaGrooveProductions.com</a> and the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=253501595&amp;s=143441" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTMS</a>. Visit <a href="http://www.anapopovic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AnaPopovic.com</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/anapopovic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">her MySpace page</a> for more information. • Side To Side by Detroit Women from Sassitude (2007). Visit <a href="http://www.detroitwomen.org/default.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DetroitWomen.org</a> and their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/httpwwwmyspacecomdetroitwomen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MySpace page</a> for information about the Women, and how you can buy a copy of Sassitude. For more information about the individual Women, visit <a href="http://www.detroitwomen.org/women.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this page</a> and use the The Women pull-down menu. • Long Ride Home by Marc Benno and The Nightcrawlers, from Crawlin (2006), available through <a href="http://marcbenno.com/disco.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this page</a> at Marc's site, <a href="http://cdbaby.com/found?allsearch=Marc+Benno&amp;submit=search" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CD Baby</a> and the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=164101200&amp;s=143441" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTMS</a>. Visit <a href="http://marcbenno.com/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MarcBenno.com</a> for more information. • Love Is Turnin Green by Marc Benno and The Nightcrawlers, also from Crawlin. • Walkabout by Scott Albert Johnson, from Umbrella Man (2007), available from <a href="http://www.scottalbertjohnson.com/sounds.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the store</a> at his site and the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=254546782&amp;s=143441" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTMS</a>. Visit <a href="http://www.scottalbertjohnson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ScottAlbertJohnson.com</a> for more information. • Don't Leave Me by The Chicago Thieves, a demo track for an impending album. Visit <a href="http://www.chicagothieves.co.uk/home.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ChicagoThieves.co.uk</a> for more information and to hear other tracks. • I've Got News by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from The Wheel Man (2007), available from Slim's site, <a href="http://www.northernblues.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NorthernBlues.com</a> and the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=218791597&amp;s=143441" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTMS</a>. Visit <a href="http://www.watermelonslim.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WatermelonSlim.com</a> for more information. • Vintage Wine by Dave Hole, from Rough Diamond (2007), available direct from <a href="http://www.davehole.com/cd_09.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the store</a> at Dave's site and the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=250858624&amp;s=143441" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes Music Store</a>. Visit <a href="http://www.davehole.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DaveHole.com</a> for more information. Mentioned during this show: <a href="http://www.facebook.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com</a>; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stevie-Ray-Vaughan-Caught-Crossfire/dp/0316160695/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0863410-2688468?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1189889408&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stevie Ray Vaughan : Caught in the Crossfire</a> by Joe Nick Patoski; <a href="http://compassrecords.com/kane-welch-kaplin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kane Welch Kaplin</a>. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: <a href="http://www.blues.org/index.php4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Blues Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Delta Blues Museum</a>; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=79479669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncensored History of the Blues</a>. Be sure to read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1893121194/102-2791005-1466567" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Today's Chicago Blues</a> by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. (Music on Murphy's Saloon # courtesy of the artists and the <a href="http://music.podshow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podsafe Music Network</a>, the PROMONET program of the <a href="http://promonet.iodalliance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Independent Online Distribution Alliance</a>, <a href="http://www.download.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download.com</a> or <a href="http://www.garageband.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garageband.com</a>)

Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast #92 - Marc Benno