My New Jean Reno Interview, January 2016 News, Happy New Year

Hello and Happy New Year everybody!! Here are some of my latest and most recent artist interviews. Sorry I haven't checked in or posted in a bit so here ya go. Enjoy!!

By: Arlene R. Weiss – All Rights Reserved © Copyright January 11, 2016

Here's my October 2015 Interview with French acting legend (and one of my very favorite actors), Jean Reno! Jean discusses his classic film "Leon: The Professional" on its 20th Anniversary, his many films & his amazing & multi-faceted career, and his many new films for 2016-2017, including "The Visitors 3: The Revolution", "The Last Face" directed by Sean Penn, and the history based movie "The Promise" also starring Oscar Isaac from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" & Christian Bale. Jean also fondly discusses everything from food and travel to pop culture and "Star Wars"!!

http://www.popentertainment.com/features_actors/jeanreno.htm

Also, some sad news to report. The online publication, "Guitar International Magazine", who I was honored to write for and contribute to over the years, many artist interviews, film, music, and book reviews, and articles, has sadly gone out of business as of January 2016. I really enjoyed writing for them, and I wish the Publishers/Editors well.  I am very sad to see yet another very cool and insightful publication, go the way of the past.

While the links to G.I. are permanently down, you can still find the text of all my interviews, reviews, and articles that was formerly published in "Guitar International Magazine", re-posted on many artist fan boards all over the net.

Wishing everyone a very Healthy, Blessed, and Happy New Year!

By: Arlene R. Weiss – All Rights Reserved © Copyright January 11, 2016

MY NEW INTERVIEWS!! Gregg Allman, Michael Beck, Shannon Curfman & Archives with Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington, The Marshall Tucker Band's Doug Gray, and Shannon Curfman!!

Hi everybody!! Here are some of my latest and most recent artist interviews from film and music. Enjoy!!

By: Arlene R. Weiss – All Rights Reserved © Copyright July 30, 2015

My June 2015 interview with The Allman Brothers Band's legendary Gregg Allman (my 2nd interview with Gregg!), discussing his supreme solo band and solo career, his new live solo CD/DVD, "Gregg Allman Live: Back To Macon, GA " released August 7, 2015, Gregg's praising Lynyrd Skynyrd and their creative camaraderie with The Allman Brothers Band through the years as well as Lynyrd Skynyrd's new live CD/DVD "Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More For The Fans" which features Gregg's sterling guest interpretation of "Tuesday's Gone", and Gregg's amazing soulful vocals and artistry.

http://guitarinternational.com/2015/06/26/gregg-allman-the-midnight-rider-crafting-music-his-way/

My June 2015 interview with blues rock guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter Shannon Curfman (my 2nd interview with Shannon!),  discussing her work with Kid Rock as a member of his band Twisted Brown Trucker, collaborating on Kid Rock's latest 2015 album, "First Kiss" and Kid's "First Kiss" 2015 Summer Tour, Shannon's own solo band, and her songwriting and work on her upcoming new solo album.

http://guitarinternational.com/2015/06/23/shannon-curfman-staying-true-to-herself-and-keeping-it-real-with-kid-rock/

My May 2015 interview with actor Michael Beck, discussing his iconic role in the 1970's classic cult film, "The Warriors", his iconic role in 1980's cult classic musical "Xanadu" also starring Olivia Newton John, his 2015 new independent film "The Grace Of Jake", starring in the 1980's police drama "Houston Knights", narrating many audiobooks including the novels of esteemed legal suspense thriller author John Grisham and former President Bill Clinton's memoirs, and Michael's stellar and iconic career on stage, TV, and the silver screen.

http://www.popentertainment.com/features_actors/michaelbeck.htm

My May 2015 Archive interview from May 1998 with The Marshall Tucker Band's Doug Gray discussing the MTB's storied career, musical influences, songwriting, and their new albums that were in release in 1998 "Face Down In The Blues" and "Gospel".

http://guitarinternational.com/2015/05/04/doug-gray-of-the-marshall-tucker-band-joyously-crafting-music-and-still-holdin-on/

My April 2015 Archive interview from April 2001 with blues rock guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter Shannon Curfman discussing her debut album, "Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions", her music influences, guitars, songwriting, and more.

http://guitarinternational.com/2015/04/24/shannon-curfman-firebrand-of-the-blues-spreads-her-musical-wings/

My March 2015 Archive interview from May 2003 with Lynyrd Skynyrd's legendary Gary Rossington discussing Lynyrd Skynyrd's (at the time) 30th Anniversary, their new album at the time "Vicious Cycle", their songwriting, beginnings, music influences, guitars, Garys 2003 Gibson Gary Rossington Signature SG and Signature Les Paul Guitars, the remastered reissue release of "The Best Of Rossington Collins Band - 20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection, and much more.

http://guitarinternational.com/2015/03/18/gary-rossington-celebrating-lynyrd-skynyrd-thirty-years-strong/

By: Arlene R. Weiss – All Rights Reserved © Copyright July 30, 2015

85TH ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS!! My Oscar Recap News Article Highlighting The 85th Academy Awards, All The Musical Highlights, And All The Winners, Including For Best Original Song, Best Original Score From A Motion Picture, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Moments, Video Highlights, And Much More!!

My Oscar Recap News Article discussing and highlighting the 85th Academy Awards, All the Musical Highlights, and All the Winners, including for Best Original Song, Best Original Score from A Motion Picture, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Moments, Video Highlights, and much more, published today, Thursday, 2/28/2013 in "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2013/02/28/musical-highlights-of-85th-academy-awards-winners-for-best-original-song-best-original-score-from-a-motion-picture/

Wishing Many Congratulations and Best Wishes to ALL of this year's esteemed Academy Awards winners!

By: Arlene R. Weiss – All Rights Reserved © Copyright February 28, 2013

"FAST & FURIOUS 6" OFFICIAL FILM TRAILER!! Movie Premieres May 24, 2013! My Review of "Fast Five"!

Here's the OFFICIAL TRAILER for the upcoming "Fast & The Furious" movie sequel installment, "Fast & Furious 6" premiering May 24, 2013 in theaters, starring the ever most badass Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Tyrese, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Gal Gadot, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez (yes, Letty is back!), Dwayne The Rock Johnson AND newcomers Luke Evans (as the new villain on the block!) and mixed martial arts athlete & "Haywire" star, Gina Carano (as one of the good guys, a DSS Agent on the team commanded by Johnson's DSS Agent Luke Hobbs)!! I am so looking forward to this ultimate badass overload!!

Having seen and loved all of the 5 previous "Fast & The Furious" films, "Fast & Furious 6" looks to be the most spectacular, phenomenal installment ever! 

As Dom, Brian & (their now heroic in this newest film sequel) international street racing team join up with Hobbs to take on a ruthless megalomaniacal, former special ops soldier turned rogue baddy Owen Shaw (Evans)...check out the spectacular clips featured in the trailer in the first link below, with Carano's DSS Agent kicking major butt and going all medieval on Letty, (portrayed by the always and equally badass Rodriguez, now a villain in league with Shaw? Say it isn't so Letty!), and the always scene stealing Ludacris as good guy Tej Parker (who has the best line in the trailer!) at 2:30, "Uh, guys, they got a tank"!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1QgNF6J1h0&feature=player_embedded

Here's a refresher course to the most recent "Fast & The Furious" film installment, "Fast Five" and my May 2011 Review of "Fast Five"!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/05/02/fast-five-film-and-score-review

By: Arlene R. Weiss – All Rights Reserved © Copyright February 6, 2013

85TH ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS! My News Article Discussing The Nominees For Best Original Song, Best Original Score, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, & More!!

My News Article discussing the 85th Academy Awards Nominations, including for Best Original Song and Best Original Score In A Motion Picture, ...as well as for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, & Much More, published, Friday, 1/11/2013 in "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2013/01/11/85th-academy-awards-nominations-for-best-original-song-best-original-score-from-a-motion-picture/

Wishing many Congratulations to all of this year's Oscar Nominated
Songwriters and Composers and to all of this year's Academy Awards Nominees! 

By: Arlene R. Weiss – All Rights Reserved © Copyright January 12, 2013

"SKYFALL" FILM REVIEW, My Review Of The New James Bond Film!

"SKYFALL" My FILM REVIEW Of Director SAM MENDES' Spectacular Motion Picture, Starring DANIEL CRAIG & JUDI DENCH, The 23rd Film In The JAMES BOND MOTION PICTURE FRANCHISE, Published Monday, November 19, 2012 In "Guitar Muse"!!!!

http://www.guitar-muse.com/skyfall-film-review-5714

Wishing a Very Happy 50th Golden Anniversary to the James Bond Films, silver screen's longest running motion picture franchise!  Double 00 Phenomenal!!

By: Arlene R. Weiss – All Rights Reserved © Copyright November 20, 2012

My Interview With James Marsters, "Rockin' Out With Spike & Ghost Of The Robot"!

Here's my New Interview with acclaimed and gifted actor, singer, songwriter, and musician James Marsters (aka Spike from "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" & "Angel"!)  discussing his music career, his band "Ghost Of The Robot", their upcoming new album, "Bourgeois Faux Pas", James' guest appearances at the Welcome To Sunnydale Convention & Supanova Pop Culture Expo, & much more, just published today, Wed. 11/7/2012!  

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/11/07/james-marsters-rockin-out-with-spike-and-ghost-of-the-robot/

By: Arlene R. Weiss – All Rights Reserved © Copyright November 5, 2012

Bryan Adams, Gregg Allman, Ben Barnes, Buddy Guy, James O'Barr, James Marsters, Max Beesley, Thunder Levin, & Many More Artists, View My Interviews, Movie Reviews, Music Reviews, Book Reviews

"BRYAN ADAMS, GREGG ALLMAN, BEN BARNES, BUDDY GUY, BO DIDDLEY, JOE BONAMASSA, MAX BEESLEY, JAMES O'BARR-CREATOR, WRITER & ILLUSTRATOR OF "THE CROW", DAVE DAVIES, THUNDER LEVIN, JORMA KAUKONEN, CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN, JAMES MARSTERS, DOYLE BRAMHALL II, CHARLIE SEXTON, "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" PRODUCER TERRY LICKONA, TREVOR RABIN, YES'S JON ANDERSON, FILM & TV MUSIC SUPERVISOR ALEXANDRA PATSAVAS, THE 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS, THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS, HEART, DEREK TRUCKS, DOUBLE TROUBLE, JEFF HEALEY, LLOYD MAINES, GROUPLOVE'S RYAN RABIN, & MORE! VIEW MY INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES, & REVIEWS!"

By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2006-All Rights Reserved
Updated-By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 5, 2015-All Rights Reserved




I have been quite honored and blessed to INTERVIEW Many Prestigious ARTISTS....as well as COVER and REVIEW many....INTERNATIONAL...artists, areas, and artistic projects in......music, film, TV, theater, dining, literature, fine and performing arts, comedy clubs, sports and recreation, and entertainment,......as well as, The International Music Industry, The International Film Industry, "Austin City Limits" and the Texas Music Industry and Austin Music Industry,....and have my work PUBLISHED in "PopEntertainment.com", "CinemaRetro.com", "Vintage Guitar Magazine", "Goldmine Magazine", "Guitarist Magazine", "American Songwriter Magazine", "Blues Access Magazine", "Paste Magazine", "Frets Magazine" (The Official Supplement To "Guitar Player Magazine"), "Guitar International Magazine" @ "GuitarInternational.com", "Guitar.com", "Guitar Muse" @ http://www.guitar-muse.com/, "The Daily Record" Business and Legal Newspaper, "The Business Monthly" Business and Finance Newspaper, "Marsmusic.com", "Rag Magazine", "Country Plus Magazine", and MANY more wonderful publications....


....I have INTERVIEWED....BRYAN ADAMS, The KINKS' Legendary DAVE DAVIES, The Allman Brothers Band's Legendary GREGG ALLMAN, BEN BARNES, BUDDY GUY, JOE BONAMASSA, JEFF HEALEY, BO DIDDLEY, The Jefferson Airplane's JORMA KAUKONEN, JAMES MARSTERS, MAX BEESLEY, THUNDER LEVIN, DOYLE BRAMHALL II (2 TIMES!!), CHARLIE SEXTON, DEREK TRUCKS (3 TIMES!!), CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN", ERIC JOHNSON (2 TIMES!!), SHANNON CURFMAN, CHRIS THOMAS KING, LLOYD MAINES, TUCK ANDRESS, TREVOR RABIN (2 TIMES!! Formerly Of YES, His Solo Career & Award Winning Film Composer), YES'S JON ANDERSON, GROUPLOVE'S RYAN RABIN,.....JAMES O'BARR-the Creator, Author, and Illustrator of "The CROW" Graphic Novel, Film and It's Sequel Films, and TV Series,....TERRY LICKONA (3 TIMES!!)- the Producer of "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" the PBS, Internationally Televised, Prestigious, Live, Music Performance Showcase Series.....PAT MORAN-EMMY AWARD WINNING Internationally Recognized, Prestigious, A-List Film and TV Casting Director,.....BETSY ROYALL-Film and TV Casting Director....DAGMAR WITTMER-Film & TV Casting Director....WOMEN IN FILM AND VIDEO,.....ALEXANDRA PATSAVAS-AWARD WINNING FILM & TELEVISION MUSIC SUPERVISOR & The Music Supervisor for my FAVORITE TV Show "THE O.C." (and who is also the Music Supervisor for the Smash Hit "Twilight" Film Saga including the blockbuster sequel to "TWILIGHT, "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON", as well as for "WATER FOR ELEPHANTS" And Many A-List Motion Pictures & TV Shows), and MANY MORE....


....With my most memorable interview being with...

....DAVE DAVIES Of The KINKS & TERRY LICKONA-PRODUCER OF "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS"!!!!....

....CLICK On The LINKS BELOW To VIEW & READ ONLINE, MY ARTIST INTERVIEWS & MY MUSIC REVIEWS & MY FILM REVIEWS, Which Are Published ONLINE WITH….

BRYAN ADAMS: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With BRYAN Discussing His NEW, LIVE, ACOUSTIC RECORD, "BARE BONES", Songwriting, Including With Longtime Songwriting Partner Jim Vallance, And Writing Many Of Hollywood's Most Memorable Movie Themes, Published December 3, 2010 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/12/03/bryan-adams-the-bare-bones-interview/


GREGG ALLMAN Of The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND: My In DEPTH INTERVIEW With GREGG, Discussing Gregg's Amazing Career, His Artistry Both With The Allman Brothers Band, And As A Supreme Solo Artist, Songwriting, His Many Musical Influences, His Creative Process, Originally Published, October 2002 In "Vintage Guitar Magazine", Then RE-Published September 17, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/09/17/gregg-allman-interview-it-just-wouldnt-sound-right-with-an-electric/


GREGG ALLMAN: "MY CROSS TO BEAR" AUTOBIOGRAPHY MEMOIRS BOOK REVIEW!! My Review Of GREGG ALLMAN'S Deeply Insightful, Amazing, Beautifully Written Book Memoirs, "MY CROSS TO BEAR" Published May 17, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine", and POSTED May 17, 2012 On GREGG ALLMAN'S OFFICIAL FACEBOOK and on GREGG ALLMAN'S OFFICIAL TWITTER!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/05/17/book-review-my-cross-to-bear-by-gregg-allman-with-alan-light/


http://www.facebook.com/GreggAllman


https://twitter.com/#%21/greggallmannews


JOE BONAMASSA: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With JOE Discussing His Supergroup, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION And Their NEW, SELF TITLED, DEBUT RECORD Published September 21, 2010 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/09/21/joe-bonamassa-the-black-country-communion-interview/


DAVE DAVIES Of THE KINKS: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With DAVE Discussing His Luminous Career, His Many Musical & Artistic Influences, & His Wonderful 2002 Solo, Studio Album, "BUG" Originally Published August 2002 In "Vintage Guitar Magazine" then RE-Published August 10, 2011, In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/08/10/the-kinks-dave-davies-talks-about-his-solo-career-alien-abductions-and-his-old-elpico/

POSTED On The DAVE DAVIES MESSAGE BOARD!!!!

http://www.davedavies.com/forum/index.php?topic=1380.0

http://www.davedavies.com/forum/index.php?topic=1133.0


Also POSTED On THE KINKS OFFICIAL FAN CLUB!!!!

http://kinksfanclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=updates&action=display&thread=581&page=1


BEN BARNES: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW with BEN Discussing His New Films, The Supernatural Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Film “SEVENTH SON” And The Crime Thriller “GOD ONLY KNOWS”, Portraying PRINCE CASPIAN In “THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA” Films, His Acting & Musical Careers, The Craft Of Acting, And How He’d Love To Work With J.J. Abrams, Published August 24, 2013 In “PopEntertainment.com”!!!!

http://www.popentertainment.com/features_actors/benbarnes2013.htm

RE-POSTED On BEN BARNES' Un-Official Fansite BEN BARNES FAN!!!!

http://benbarnesfan.com/2013-08-26/post_7402#more-7402

http://benbarnesfan.com/

Re-POSTED On The Fan Site Benbarneswebsite.com!!

http://www.benbarneswebsite.com/2/post/2013/08/interesting-interview-by-arlene-rweiss.html

THUNDER LEVIN: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With THUNDER Discussing The Hit SYFY Cable Television Network's Made For TV Film Phenomenon "SHARKNADO" Which Thunder Wrote, As Well As The SEQUEL To "SHARKNADO", "SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE" Which Thunder Is Also Writing, His Film & TV Writing & Directing Career, And His Upcoming New Projects Including His New Indie Film And His New Science Fiction Epic TV Series, Published September 10, 2013 In "PopEntertainment.com"!!!!

http://www.popentertainment.com/features_directors/thunderlevin.htm



JAMES MARSTERS: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With JAMES Discussing His Music, His Band, GHOST OF THE ROBOT And Their New Album, "BOURGEOIS FAUX PAS", JAMES' Guest Appearances At The Welcome To Sunnydale Convention & Supanova Pop Culture Expo, & Much More, Published November 7, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/11/07/james-marsters-rockin-out-with-spike-and-ghost-of-the-robot/

RE-POSTED On The JAMES MARSTERS Un-Official Fansite CIVILIZED JAMES!!!!

http://press.civilizedjames.org/

http://press.civilizedjames.org/?p=1453

http://press.civilizedjames.org/?cat=89

http://www.jamesmarsters.eu/9601/


MAX BEESLEY: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With MAX Discussing His New Film, "PAWN", MAX'S Role As Woody In Season Three Of The UK's SKY TV Network's Hit Television Series "MAD DOGS", MAX'S Development Of His Own Motion Picture "MR. GOODNIGHT", MAX'S Film Composing, & The Craft Of Acting, Published Monday June 17, 2013 In "CinemaRetro.com"!!!!

http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/archives/7509-EXCLUSIVE-INTERVIEW-WITH-ACTOR-MAX-BEASELY.html


JORMA KAUKONEN: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With JORMA Discussing His Acoustic Roots Record "BLUE COUNTRY HEART" Originally Published August 2002 In "Frets Magazine", Then RE-Published June 16, 2011, In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/06/16/jorma-kaukonen-interview-the-acoustic-blues-journeyman-returns-home/


BO DIDDLEY: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With BO Discussing His Career, Musical Beginnings & Influences, His Songwriting, His Iconic Bo Diddley Beat & Guitar Playing, Originally Published As The February 2002 COVER STORY In "Vintage Guitar Magazine", Then RE-Published August 29, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/08/29/bo-diddley-interview-i%e2%80%99m-the-son-of-a-bitch-that-did-it/


CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN: My In DEPTH INTERVIEW With "GATEMOUTH" Discussing "GATEMOUTH'S" Wonderful 2001 Studio Album, "BACK TO BOGALUSA", Gate's Musical Beginnings, Influences, His Career, & GATE'S Artistry, Originally Published April 2002 In "Vintage Guitar Magazine", Then RE-Published September 20, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/09/20/clarence-gatemouth-brown-interview-the-late-great-boogie-maestro-larger-than-life/

RE-POSTED September 21, 2011 On The WEBSITE, "AX VAULT"!!!!

http://axvault.com/2011/09/21/great-article-on-clarence-gatemouth-brown/


"AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" PRODUCER TERRY LICKONA: The....FIRST...OF...THREE...INTERVIEWS..I Have Done With TERRY, (INCLUDING This COVER STORY!!)....My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With TERRY, (Followed By My INTERVIEW QUOTES From Several LEGENDARY ARTISTS Who Have Performed On ACL), Discussing "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS'" 25TH ANNIVERSARY And HISTORY, Originally Published As The September/October 2000 2-Part Cover Story In "Vintage Guitar Magazine", Then RE-Published June 23, 2011, In "Guitar International Magazine" In 4 PARTS!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/06/23/terry-lickona-interview-the-greats-of-austin-city-limits-part-i/

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/06/23/terry-lickona-interview-the-greats-of-austin-city-limits-part-ii/

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/06/23/terry-lickona-interview-the-greats-of-austin-city-limits-part-iii/

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/06/23/guitar-legends-speak-out-about-austin-city-limits/


"AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" PRODUCER TERRY LICKONA: My 2ND & 3RD IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH TERRY, Discussing The Inception & Staging Of THE VERY FIRST, INAUGURAL "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" MUSIC FESTIVAL IN 2002, Originally Published January 2003 In "Vintage Guitar Magazine", Then RE-Published in TWO Parts January 10, 2012 & January 11, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

Part 1 Re-Published January 10, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/01/10/interview-austin-city-limits-producer-terry-lickona/

Part-2 RE-Published January 11, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/01/11/interview-austin-city-limits-producer-terry-lickona-part-ii/


DEREK TRUCKS: The....FIRST....Of....THREE....INTERVIEWS, (Including TWO COVER STORIES), I Have Done With DEREK, This FIRST Interview, Discussing DEREK'S Discussing His Many Blues, Indian Classical, Roots, Jazz, Latin, & World Music Influences, Derek's Musical Beginnings, His Craft, & Much More, Originally Published April 2001 In "Vintage Guitar Magazine" & RE-Published December 12, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/12/12/derek-trucks-interview-genuine-music-has-never-been-easy/


DEREK TRUCKS: The....SECOND....Of....THREE....INTERVIEWS, (Including TWO COVER STORIES), I Have Done With DEREK, This SECOND Interview, Discussing DEREK'S New Album At The Time, "JOYFUL NOISE", Originally Published As The October 2002 COVER STORY In "Vintage Guitar Magazine" & RE-Published December 10, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/12/10/derek-trucks-interview-be-completely-free-to-do-whatever-you-want/


JAMES O'BARR-The Creator, Author, and Illustrator of "The CROW" Novel, Adapted As The 1994 MOTION PICTURE STARRING BRANDON LEE, and It's Sequel Films, and the TV Series and now being Rebooted/Remade In The New Upcoming 2013/2014 FILM by Acclaimed DIRECTOR F. JAVIER GUTIERREZ and STARRING LUKE EVANS As ERIC DRAVEN! : My DECEMBER 1994 IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With JAMES Discussing His Music & Artistic Influences Writing & Illustrating "THE CROW", The Making Of The Film, & JAMES' Many Wonderful Creative & Artistic Projects, Published For The Very First Time, October 4, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/10/04/interview-with-the-crow-author-artist-musician-james-obarr-let-the-picture-tell-the-story/


ALEXANDRA PATSAVAS-MOTION PICTURE & TV MUSIC SUPERVISOR: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With ALEX, Discussing Her Work On The Fox Network Hit TV Show, "THE O.C.", And The Legal, Business, & Financial Procedures & Benefits Of Music Licensing & Placement For Music Artists, Originally Published In The January/February 2005 "American Songwriter Magazine", Then
RE-Published September 28, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/09/28/alexandra-patsavas-interview-music-supervisor-extraordinaire/


DOYLE BRAMHALL II: The....FIRST....Of....TWO....INTERVIEWS I Have Done With DOYLE, This First Interview With DOYLE BRAMHALL II Discussing His New Album At The Time, "WELCOME", Published September 2001, In "Vintage Guitar Magazine", POSTED On DOYLE BRAMHALL II's OFFICIAL WEBSITE, www.doylebramhall2nd.com!!!!

http://www.doylebramhall2nd.com/presspop_ups/vintage.htm

Also RE-POSTED On The BLOG, "MUSICIAN BY NIGHT"!!!!

http://musicianbynight.blogspot.com/2012/04/doyle-bramhall-ii.html


CHARLIE SEXTON: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With CHARLIE Discussing An Autobiographical Career Chronicle Of His Artistry with THE ARC ANGELS, As A Solo Artist, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Producer & Session Artist, Originally Published October 2003, In "Vintage Guitar Magazine", Then RE-Published August 8, 2011, In "Guitar International Magazine" In 3 PARTS!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/08/08/charlie-sexton-interview-part-i-how-to-session-with-bob-dylan/

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/08/08/charlie-sexton-interview-part-ii-how-does-he-get-that-chimey-tone/

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/08/08/charlie-sexton-interview-part-iii-the-arc-angels-tom-waits-and-double-trouble/


LLOYD MAINES: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With LLOYD Discussing His Many Musical Influences, His Career, His Producing, Songwriting, & Virtuosity on Pedal Steel & Lap Steel Guitar, Originally Published February 2001 In "Vintage Guitar Magazine", Then RE-Published October 6, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/10/06/interview-lloyd-maines-producerlap-steel-wizard-crafting-an-inspired-sound/


DEREK TRUCKS: The....THIRD....Of....THREE....INTERVIEWS, (Including TWO COVER STORIES), I Have Done With DEREK, This THIRD Interview, Discussing DEREK'S New Album At The Time, "SOUL SERENADE", Originally Published, June 2003, In "Guitar.com" & POSTED on DEREK TRUCKS' OFFICIAL WEBSITE, www.derektrucks.com!!!!

http://www.guitar.com/articles/derek-trucks-sweet-emotion

http://www.derektrucks.com/content/derek-interview-few-years-back

RE-POSTED On The OFFICIAL WEBSITE Of THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, www.allmanbrothersband.com!!!!

http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=XForum&file=viewthread&tid=88025


BUDDY GUY: My COVER STORY and INTERVIEW With BUDDY GUY Discussing Buddy's New Album At The Time, The Critically Acclaimed, "SWEET TEA" Published July 2001, In "Vintage Guitar Magazine"!!!!

http://www.vintageguitar.com/2893/buddy-guy/


BUDDY GUY: "WHEN I LEFT HOME: MY STORY" AUTOBIOGRAPHY MEMOIRS BOOK REVIEW!! My Review Of BUDDY GUY'S Exuberant, Deeply Insightful, Wonderfully Written Book Memoirs, "WHEN I LEFT HOME: MY STORY" Published September 11, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/09/11/review-when-i-left-home-my-story-by-buddy-guy-with-david-ritz/


CHRIS THOMAS KING: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With CHRIS THOMAS KING, Discussing Chris's New Album At The Time, "ME, MY GUITAR, AND THE BLUES" Published, October 2001, In "Vintage Guitar Magazine"!!

http://www.vintageguitar.com/2829/chris-thomas-king/


JEFF HEALEY: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With JEFF HEALEY Discussing Jeff's New Album At The Time, "GET ME SOME" & JEFF'S Career, Published, June 2002, In "Vintage Guitar Magazine"!!

http://www.vintageguitar.com/2910/jeff-healey/


TUCK ANDRESS Of TUCK AND PATTI: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With TUCK ANDRESS Discussing Tuck & Patti's New Album At The Time, "TAKING THE LONG WAY HOME" Published January 2002, In "Vintage Guitar Magazine"!!

http://www.vintageguitar.com/2838/tuck-andress/ 


TREVOR RABIN: My October 2010, (Conducted September 2010), 2-PART COVER STORY and INTERVIEW With TREVOR Published October 21, 2010 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

TREVOR RABIN: PART 1, My Biographical Article About TREVOR Published October 21, 2010 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/10/21/trevor-rabin-artist-profile/


TREVOR RABIN: PART 2, My September 2010, 1st, IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With TREVOR Discussing His NEW, INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ALBUM, TITLED, "JACARANDA", RELEASED MAY 8, 2012, ON VARESE SARABANDE RECORDS...(Which Is TREVOR'S FIRST NEW STUDIO SOLO ALBUM IN 23 YEARS), TREVOR'S AWR PROJECT With JON ANDERSON And RICK WAKEMAN, TREVOR'S Film Composing, Songwriting, & Career, Published October 21, 2010 In "Guitar International Magazine", POSTED on TREVOR RABIN'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE, www.trevorrabin.net!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/10/21/interivew-with-composer-guitarist-and-recording-artist-trevor-rabin/

http://www.trevorrabin.net/Trevor%20Rabin%20-%20Interviews.html


TREVOR RABIN: My 1st 2012 Published IN DEPTH INTERVIEW For 2012 With TREVOR RABIN, (One Of 2 Published Interviews With Trevor Rabin For 2012).....From My May 2012, 2nd Interview With TREVOR RABIN, Discussing His New, Instrumental SOLO ALBUM, "JACARANDA" Published, June 11, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/06/11/trevor-rabin-interview-jacaranda/


TREVOR RABIN: My 2nd 2012 Published IN DEPTH INTERVIEW For 2012 With TREVOR RABIN, (Two Of 2 Published Interviews With Trevor Rabin For 2012).....From My May 2012, 2nd Interview With TREVOR RABIN, Further Discussing His New Instrumental SOLO ALBUM, "JACARANDA",...and ALSO Discussing TREVOR'S Great Insight Into TREVOR'S Early Years As A Musician In South Africa (Including With Freedom's Children, As Trevor Terblanche, Collaborating With Many Of The Esteemed Jazz Artists Of South Africa, Meeting & Performing For Nelson Mandela), Collaborating With The Legendary BOB DYLAN, Trevor's AWR Project With Yes's John Anderson & Rick Wakeman), Trevor's Film Scoring, & Much More, Published, June 18, 2012 In "Guitar Muse"!!!!

http://www.guitar-muse.com/trevor-rabin-the-jacaranda-interview-authors-cut-4992


TREVOR RABIN: "JACARANDA" ALBUM REVIEW!! My Review Of TREVOR RABIN'S New INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ALBUM Published March 26, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine", & POSTED On TREVOR RABIN'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE www.trevorrabin.net!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/03/26/trevor-rabin-jacaranda-album-review/


http://www.trevorrabin.net/Trevor%20Rabin-Press.html


TREVOR RABIN RELEASING NEW INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ALBUM, "JACARANDA" MAY 8, 2012 On VARESE VINTAGE RECORDS!!!! April 30, 2012 New, Updated, OFFICIAL COMPLETE, PRESS RELEASE Which I Received From TREVOR'S Publicist, Costa Communications, With My NEWS ARTICLE Announcing NEW Information Published May 1, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/05/01/trevor-rabin-releasing-jacaranda-may-8-2012/



TREVOR RABIN RELEASING NEW INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ALBUM, "JACARANDA" MAY 8, 2012 On VARESE VINTAGE RECORDS!!!! March 7, 2012 OFFICIAL COMPLETE, PRESS RELEASE Which I Received From TREVOR'S PR Rep at Trevor's Record Label, Varese Vintage Records With My NEWS ARTICLE Published March 7, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/03/07/trevor-rabin-releasing-new-instrumental-solo-album-jacaranda-may-8-2012-on-varese-vintage-records/


JON ANDERSON Of YES: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With JON Discussing His NEW RECORD With YES'S RICK WAKEMAN, "THE LIVING TREE" Published November 9, 2010 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/11/09/jon-anderson-the-living-tree-interview/


RYAN RABIN Of GROUPLOVE: My IN DEPTH INTERVIEW With RYAN, Discussing Ryan's Many Musical & Artistic Inflences, GROUPLOVE'S DEBUT ALBUM, "NEVER TRUST A HAPPY SONG", & Grouplove's Artistry, Published September 2, 2011, In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/09/02/grouploves-ryan-rabin-how-to-grouplove-ify-in-a-garage/

MICKEY THOMAS Of STARSHIP: My Question Answered By MICKEY In MICKEY'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE Q&A Session On MICKEY'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE, STARSHIPCONTROL!!!!

http://www.starshipcontrol.com/questions.html


DURAN DURAN: HYDE PARK OLYMPIC CONCERT REVIEW!!!! My Review of DURAN DURAN'S July 27, 2012 Hyde Park Concert To Celebrate The Opening Day Ceremonies Of The 2012 London Olympics, Published August 2, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/08/02/duran-duran-hyde-park-olympic-concert-review/


DURAN DURAN'S JOHN TAYLOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY, MEMOIRS, BOOK "IN THE PLEASURE GROOVE: LOVE, DEATH & DURAN DURAN"!!!! My JULY 20, 2012 NEWS ARTICLE With The Just Revealed, Book's Cover Art & Photos, & The USA & UK/Australia Book Publisher ANNOUNCEMENTS Of The October 2012 USA Release & September 2012 UK/Australia Release Of JOHN TAYLOR'S BOOK, Published July 20, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/07/20/duran/


THE 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS® WINNERS, INCLUDING FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG & BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE FROM A MOTION PICTURE, & FOR BEST PICTURE, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS, ALL THE MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, BEST MOMENTS & MORE!!!! My Oscar Recap News Article Published Thursday, February 28, 2013 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2013/02/28/musical-highlights-of-85th-academy-awards-winners-for-best-original-song-best-original-score-from-a-motion-picture/


THE 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS® NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG & BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE FROM A MOTION PICTURE, & FOR BEST PICTURE, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS, & MORE!!!! My News Article Published Friday, January 11, 2013 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2013/01/11/85th-academy-awards-nominations-for-best-original-song-best-original-score-from-a-motion-picture/


"SKYFALL" My FILM REVIEW Of Director SAM MENDES' Spectacular Motion Picture, Starring DANIEL CRAIG & JUDI DENCH, The 23rd Film In The JAMES BOND MOTION PICTURE FRANCHISE, Published November 19, 2012 In "Guitar Muse"!!!!

http://www.guitar-muse.com/skyfall-film-review-5714


"ROCK OF AGES" My FILM REVIEW Of Director ADAM SHANKMAN'S Phenonemal Motion Picture & My Review Of The ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK, Sung By TOM CRUISE, DIEGO BONETA, JULIANNE HOUGH, ALEC BALDWIN, RUSSELL BRAND, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, & MARY J. BLIGE, Published June 25, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/06/25/rock-of-ages-film-review-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-review/



"PROMETHEUS" My FILM REVIEW Of Director RIDLEY SCOTT'S Dazzling Motion Picture & My Review Of MARC STREITENFELD'S & HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS' STUNNING SCORE, Which MARC & HARRY CO-Composed, Published June 16, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/06/16/prometheus-film-score-review/


THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS® WINNERS, INCLUDING FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG & BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE FROM A MOTION PICTURE, & FOR BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS, & MORE, ALONG WITH THE EVENING'S HIGHLIGHTS, MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS, RED CARPET FASHION & A FULL RECAP Published February 28, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/02/28/84th-academy-awards-winners-for-best-original-song-best-original-film-score-from-a-motion-picture/


THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS® NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING FOR BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE & BEST ORIGINAL SONG FROM A MOTION PICTURE!!!! My News Article Published January 24, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/01/24/84th-academy-awards-nominations-for-best-original-film-score-best-original-song-from-a-motion-picture/


"WAR HORSE" My FILM REVIEW Of Director STEVEN SPIELBERG'S Sublime Motion Picture & My Review Of JOHN WILLIAMS' BEAUTIFULLY ELOQUENT AND BREATHTAKING SCORE, Which JOHN Composed, Published December 29, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/12/29/war-horse-film-and-score-review/


"THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO" (2011 English Language Version Starring DANIEL CRAIG & ROONEY MARA), My FILM REVIEW Of Director DAVID FINCHER'S Masterful Motion Picture & My Review Of NINE INCH NAILS' TRENT REZNOR'S & ATTICUS ROSS'S HAUNTING & ENIGMATIC SCORE, Which TRENT & ATTICUS Composed, Published December 26, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/12/26/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-film-and-score-review/


"HAYWIRE" My FILM REVIEW Of Director STEVEN SODERBERGH'S Amazing Motion Picture, The Phenomenal GINA CARANO'S Breakthrough, Debut Acting Performance, & My Review Of DAVID HOLMES' SPARKLING, JAZZY, SCORE, Which DAVID Composed, Published January 29, 2012 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2012/01/29/haywire-film-and-score-review/


"5 DAYS OF WAR" My FILM REVIEW Of Director RENNY HARLIN'S Dynamic Motion Picture & My Review Of TREVOR RABIN'S SCORE, Which TREVOR Composed, Published August August 19, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/08/19/5-days-of-war-film-and-score-review/


"CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER" My FILM REVIEW Of Director JOE JOHNSTON'S Heroic Motion Picture & My Review Of ALAN SILVESTRI'S BEAUTIFUL SCORE, Which ALAN Composed, Published July 26, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/07/26/captain-america-the-first-avenger-film-and-score-review/


"TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON" My FILM REVIEW Of Director MICHAEL BAY'S Spectacular Motion Picture & My Review Of STEVE JABLONSKY'S TRIUMPHANT SCORE, Which STEVE Composed, Published July 8, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/07/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-film-and-score-review/


"X-MEN: FIRST CLASS" My FILM REVIEW Of Director MATTHEW VAUGHN'S Astonishing Motion Picture & My Review Of HENRY JACKMAN'S STUNNING & MAJESTIC SCORE, Which HENRY Composed, Published June 7, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/06/07/x-men-first-class-film-and-score-review/


TREVOR RABIN'S ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE & SOUNDTRACK ALBUM, FOR, "I AM NUMBER FOUR" My SOUNDTRACK ALBUM REVIEW, Published May 22, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/05/22/i-am-number-four-soundtrack-review/


"FAST FIVE" My FILM REVIEW Of Director JUSTIN LIN'S SPECTACULAR Motion Picture & My Review Of BRIAN TYLER'S PHENOMENAL SCORE, Which BRIAN Composed, Published May 2, 2011 in "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/05/02/fast-five-film-and-score-review/


"I AM NUMBER FOUR" My FILM REVIEW Of Director D.J. CARUSO'S Amazing Motion Picture & My REVIEW Of TREVOR RABIN'S WONDERFUL SCORE, Which TREVOR Composed, Published February 24, 2011 In "Guitar International Magazine"!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/02/24/i-am-number-four-score-review/


BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: CD Review Self Titled Debut Album, "Black Country Communion" Published September 21, 2010, In "Guitar International Magazine" @ "GuitarInternational.com and RE-Published On BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE!!!!

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/09/21/black-country-communion-self-titled-album/

http://bccommunion.com/news/black-country-communion-self-titled-album-review/


HEART: CD Review "Red Velvet Car" Published August 31, 2010 In "Guitar International Magazine" @ "GuitarInternational.com"!

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/08/31/heart-red-velvet-car/


ERIC JOHNSON (With Alien Love Child): CD Review "Live And Beyond" Published January 2001, In "Vintage Guitar Magazine"!

http://www.vintageguitar.com/2174/eric-johnson-and-alien-love-child-live-and-beyond/


DOUBLE TROUBLE: CD Review "Been A Long Time" Published March 2001, In "Vintage Guitar Magazine"!

http://www.vintageguitar.com/2266/double-trouble-been-a-long-time-2/


ERIC JOHNSON: TV Review "Austin City Limits" Episode 2614 Published May 2001, In "Vintage Guitar Magazine"!

http://www.vintageguitar.com/2167/eric-johnson-austin-city-limits-episode-2614/




By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2006-All Rights Reserved

Updated By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 5, 2015-All Rights Reserved

DOYLE BRAMHALL II VIEW MY 2nd INTERVIEW With DOYLE, REPUBLISHED & UNEDITED!

....NOTE TO MY READERS & DOYLE BRAMHALL II FANS....

....REPUBLISHED & POSTED BELOW is MY SECOND, IN DEPTH INTERVIEW, which I did with DOYLE BRAMHALL II!!!!....

....It was conducted on Wednesday, January 22, 2003, and originally published in the December 2003 issue of "Vintage Guitar Magazine"!!!!.....

.....(My FIRST INTERVIEW With DOYLE, which is POSTED here  http://www.doylebramhall2nd.com/presspop_ups/vintage.htm   with thanks to DOYLE BRAMHALL II who posted it on HIS OFFICIAL WEBSITE, was conducted in May 2001 and published in the September 2001 issue of "Vintage Guitar Magazine")!!!!

....The Published version of my SECOND INTERVIEW With DOYLE, was dramatically EDITED & CUT and over half of this wonderful insight into music, personally expounded upon by and from DOYLE, as well as his equally insightful discussion and fond reflections regarding his creative background and music/artistic influences, were left out of the published version.

....HERE FOR YOU, IS THE COMPLETE, UNEDITED, FULL LENGTH INTERVIEW!!!!....

....My SECOND INTERVIEW (And ARTICLE) With DOYLE BRAMHALL II!!!!....

"DOYLE BRAMHALL II - Consummate Beauty, Divine Thunder, Otherworldly Artisan"

© Copyright July 23, 2003 By Arlene R. Weiss-All Rights Reserved
© Copyright October 30, 2006 By Arlene R. Weiss-All Rights Reserved

Music royalty has been a part of Doyle Bramhall II's lineage and destiny since birth. His father, Dallas, Texas blues stalwart Doyle Bramhall, has collaborated and lended his stellar songwriting, drumming, and producing talents to a celestial who's who of venerable musicians including Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan, Lightnin' Hopkins, The Nightcrawlers, and Double Trouble, many who often were regular houseguests at the Bramhall home during Doyle II's childhood.

The impact of growing up in a family and a region, as Doyle affectionately points out, so rich in "our American Musical Culture", witnessing firsthand the then still living legendary blues artists performing live, was undeniable and firmly set Bramhall on the musical path he has since made his own.

Doyle went from being a blues guitar child prodigy sitting in with SRV and Double Trouble, to such sterling gigs as backing up blues harpist legend Charlie Musselwhite, to a youthful stint with The Fabulous Thunderbirds, to literally spreading his musical wings as a founding member of Austin's legendary supergroup, The Arc Angels.

An artist versed in a diverse, eclectic array of music styles and an astonishing musicologist of sorts, Bramhall is relentless in his quest to push the musical envelope to both explore and craft new musical horizons.

His talent and perseverance at last have paid off with the release of his three stunning solo albums; 1996's "Doyle Bramhall II", 1999's "Jellycream", and 2001's "Welcome", each a unique, sterling showcase for his many musical gifts and evolving creative growth, which in the last few years, also brought him to the attention of mentoring, collaborative colleagues, (and fans of the left handed, upside down playing guitar virtuoso), Eric Clapton and Roger Waters, all successfully solidifying Bramhall's validation as an exceptional, accomplished artist in his own right.

Bramhall just keeps surprising all the naysayers who had him labeled and pegged solely as the once and future Texas blues guitar slinger, determined to always chart new paths along his own amazing musical journey.

Crafted songwriting and vocals are Doyle's strength, ongoing emphasis, and glittering talents which clarify that Doyle's prowess as an omnipotent, otherworldly guitarist is a parallel compliment to, and ultimately, an extension of his talents as a composer, singer/songwriter.

(One need only span his career catalog from the raptured, impassioned, "Sent By Angels", and power, thunder, and intensity of the rock driven "Living In A Dream", to the inspirational "Carry Me On"; from the blue eyed soul imbued "Marry You" and "I Wanna Be", to the sixties classic rock retro stylings of "Green Light Girl" and "Soul Shaker".) And while the blues will always hold a revered place as part of Doyle's musical essence, rock, R&B, jazz, soul, world music, all are part of Doyle's wondrous multi-textured musical fabric.

Currently, and over the course of the last year, the prolific Bramhall has involved his multifaceted artistry in a wealth of projects. Last September 2002, Doyle headlined a "one time" special reunion performance of The Arc Angels at the first ever, annual "Austin City Limits" Music Festival in Austin, Texas.

Doyle also filmed a two night stand at Austin's infamous home of the blues, Antones, Friday January 10, 2003 and Saturday January 11, 2003 for Televised Broadcast on the HDNet High Definition Television Network's music showcase program, "True Music", ) which was repeated for televised broadcast at various times throughout the day and evening, on a daily basis, for the week beginning Friday 2/14/2003).

Doyle also has been busy, creatively collaborating with a number of esteemed artists, proud to feature both his gifted songwriting and guitar virtuosity on their new records.

Doyle's talents can be heard on a bounty of new albums released throughout 2003, including B.B. King's "Reflections", Jack Casady's "Dream Factor", Lisa Marie Presley's, "To Whom It May Concern", Boyd Tinsley's "True Reflections", and on the soundtrack for the televised hit dramatic series, "Crossing Jordon". And once again, Doyle is currently back in the recording studio with Eric Clapton, working on Slowhand's new record.

As a special treat for fans of the singer, songwriter, guitarist, on July 17, 2003, Doyle launched his own, official website, http://www.doylebramhall2nd.com/, highlighting up to the minute news, tour information, a complete discography, press, photos, a biography, and full length MP3's of Doyle's music including cuts from all three of his solo albums, from the Arc Angels album, demos, never before released tracks....with new music also to be posted for fans to preview.

Then there are the two projects which Doyle holds most dear. First, Doyle's father, Doyle Bramhall Senior, recently released his own new record, "Fitchburg Street", a loving homage to the long ago Dallas home where the two grew up and honed their musicianship. The album features Doyle's incendiary blues guitar chops along side his father's soulful vocals, honoring the great blues, soul, and R&B artists that forever inspired both father and son.

And then, there's Doyle's own labor of love, his new solo record; a current work in progress which the singer, songwriter,....and guitarist, is resolute in writing songs that will once more, affirm his ongoing evolution as an artist of many music hues and dazzling craftwork.

This genuine, contemplative, and wistful auteur, took time to discuss "Fitchburg Street", working on his new record, as well as to fondly both reflect and regale on the vast treasure of music, memories, and artists who continue to inform and inspire him, including Lightnin' Hopkins, Freddie King, and a not surprising reverential esteem and regard for several artists and personal music heroes also near and dear to this writer; Sly Stone, Donny Hathaway, and....

....(the next time you hear "Sent By Angels", listen for Bramhall's eloquent paean nod to Stevie Wonder as Doyle so sublimely and exquisitely sings at song's end, "Isn’t She Lovely".)

ARLENE R. WEISS: How are you! Remember our last interview, about two years ago!

DOYLE BRAMHALL II: Yeah I do! Yes!

AW: I heard that you're doing a lot of work on a new album.

DB II: Yeah! I'm writing a lot and I'm trying to start the whole process over again.

AW: And you were just at Antones two weeks ago! How did that go?

DB II: Oh, it was good. They filmed it for some high definition television network. It's called the HDNet Direct Satellite TV Channel. I think they're airing it in about a week and a half, two weeks.

AW: I also heard about you doing the Arc Angels gig over at the "Austin City Limits" Music Festival and that it went great. I was so happy for you and the band and for "Austin City Limits", that they did that, and that you, and Charlie (Sexton), Chris (Layton), and Tommy (Shannon) were invited to play and headline it.

DB II: That happened to be a really cool event. We got together about three or four days before the show to rehearse, so I basically rehearsed every day. I did the show, so I've been very busy.

AW: How did you become creatively involved working with your father on "Fitchburg Street"?

DB II: My Dad recorded the whole record and he wanted to get me on it for a couple of songs because every time that we play together, its a very unique thing....being my father and us growing up together playing music. He invited me down to Austin to record on a couple of songs. It was all done pretty quick. I went down there and spent a couple of days in the studio. I think we cut three songs or so. Then I overdubbed a couple of guitars on some other songs. But at the time, I was doing so many different things, that that was just sort of a blur.

AW: It always seems like you're so involved with so many different creative things at the same time which I think is great. You have your hands in a lot of different projects at the same time. You're working on your own album. You're working on other people's albums. You're playing different clubs....

DB II: Things just keep coming up. I'm really glad that they do. I'm always surprised when I get a call because it's not like I'm going out and searching for it. It seems like when I'm not doing anything, that's when I get a call.

AW: What was the impetus for you, in choosing the four songs that you collaborate and play guitar on, "Dimples", "Changes" which we're going to get to because you do a blowout version of that, "Forty Four" which is a wonderful interpretation, and "That's How Strong My Love Is"? Did you actually choose those four songs to play on?

DB II: No. My Dad chose all of the songs. He had everything that he knew he wanted to put on the record. He called and said that he wanted me to play on certain songs. "Dimples", "Forty Four", and "Changes" he wanted us to do together because we had played some live shows where we did those particular renditions of those songs. So basically, he wanted to capture what we did live, in the studio and he worked out the versions that we came up with. But yeah! My Dad had it pretty much sorted out. He knew what he wanted me to play on.

AW: What creative approach and playing technique did you use in developing your own personal distinct interpretation and musical voice for each of those four songs, while still adhering faithful to the original, artistic statement and vision of the four great soul and blues artists who wrote those four songs, being John Lee Hooker, Buddy Miles, Howlin' Wolf, and Roosevelt Jamieson?

DB II: We cut those songs pretty fast, in a couple of days, and so I didn't have much time to think about it. "Forty Four" we did live, so we already had that version as well as the version of "Changes". My thing was, with a song like "Changes", I always feel that when you're doing a great song, that you either have to better the original, or you have to do it completely different and make it your own. On those songs, we didn't have much time to get into all that because we were under a time constraint where we had to get out of the studio. So we just went in and played. And then I think the uniqueness comes in the way that me and my Dad play together, so that has an innate sound to it that sets it apart from other things.

AW: Your take on Buddy Miles' "Changes" though, it's the highlight of the album. Your improvisation, precision, and virtuosity are gorgeous. It seems as if you are completely in the moment, playing on your most exuberant, personal level. Can you elaborate on your interpretation of this classic song, how you made it your own, and how and why your playing is so overwhelmed with all of these nuances? You can tell I was taken with it. It's a wonderful performance and it brings a lot to the song.

DB II: I just played the song and I wanted to try and make it as different as possible than the original. But we didn't have time to do that so we stayed to the way it was cut originally and my Dad has the Buddy Miles feel anyway, on that. He's a hard hitter and he's definitely a time keeper.

AW: You both spar off each other wonderfully.

DB II: It comes from growing up with each other. I listened to my Dad every day of my life growing up. That really comes naturally and so it's easy to play with one another. Other than that, I just plugged the guitar in and played the song and it was nothing more than what my feel is on the guitar, in the way that my fingers sound hitting the strings. Outside of that, it was simply playing with my Dad.

AW: How did you achieve the very raw, distorted, fuzzed guitar tones on "Forty Four" and "Dimples"? Did you use any specific pedals, effects, or gear?

DB II: Not really. The only thing I might have used is a Fuzz Face, but I was going through an old Plexi Marshall and I had some kind of old hollow body guitar. I can't remember what kind it was. It belongs to a friend of mine, Craig Ross, who's from Austin. He has a lot of cool guitars and he let me borrow one of his guitars. It was just an old funky hollow body guitar. I think that tone mainly comes from going through the Marshall. It was super thick and had a very warm distortion to it. It was pretty easy to do. We did a couple of takes and that was it.

AW: Both songs have this very authentic, atmospheric sound as if they were recorded on analog tape, live, one take, in a room, with one mic, just like the original recordings. They don't sound as if they were recorded digitally or in a studio. Is that how you actually did it, or did you use any particular creative or production processes?

DB II: No. But it's as live as you can get in a studio. My Dad ended up using live vocals so that was all the same take. I think there was a drum booth and everything was somewhat isolated. What might be a factor on those songs was that because I had played those songs so much growing up with my Dad, I didn't have to think about anything, so I wasn't thinking about how to do any parts and I was being as spontaneous and loose as possible on them.

AW: That's probably why it sounds so good though.

DB II: Yeah! I didn't care about the changes or sticking to anything in particular on those songs, so there was this looseness of almost like just doing whatever I wanted and that everything that I did was going to work and it ended up sounding that way, very free.

AW: Were you actually involved in the arrangement of the various lead and rhythm guitar parts, such as how you wanted the chord structures and melody lines to be constructed, the vibe, and so forth?

DB II: Not really. The only one, on "Forty Four" I came up with the rhythm guitar part, but it's nothing more than playing the song. But I obviously wasn't sticking to the original. I was playing it as we were a band.

AW: What were you main studio guitars and gear on the record?

DB II: It was the old funky hollow body guitar and a 69' Plexi Marshall, a JMP.

AW: Did you use any of your guitars, "Little Doyle" or your 63' Harmony Rocket?

DB II: I didn't bring any of that down. I went down and played the same hollow body guitar the whole time.

AW: Can you elaborate on how your Dad and his music influenced and inspired you as a guitarist, as a singer, and as a songwriter?

DB II: Well I think because I was around my Dad, and that all of the musicians that he played with, Stevie Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan and all the different Texas musicians that he was involved with were really talented musicians....and I was lucky enough to be around that growing up. They were definitely my teachers. They never showed me anything on guitar, but being around them all the time, I just absorbed it and it became so much a part of my DNA after a certain time that it’s something that’s completely natural for me. But my Dad is also a songwriter as well as a singer and a drummer. When I first got into music, I wanted to be a drummer and I wanted to do everything like my Dad. But after awhile, we had a lot of drummers in the family and my stepbrother ended up being the drummer in the early band that I was in. We needed a guitar player and we didn't know any guitar players that liked that kind of music. I was sort of unusual for a thirteen year old, as it was for any eleven, twelve, thirteen year old, to like the kind of music that we did. There are not too many fourteen year olds that are listening to Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters records.

AW: Are you still into funk and R&B because I remember that you like that as well, which I do too? Sly Stone and other artists in that genre?

DB II: Yeah! Those were records that I got into a little later. When I was about eighteen, I started getting into all the more funk oriented bands. But I had always been into Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. My Mom and Dad listened to a lot of records and I got into so many artists and different types of music.

AW: Do you know that when you sing, a lot of the songs that you sing, your phrasing and interpretation sounds a lot like Donny Hathaway, especially in the years when he did duets with Roberta Flack. It has that same interpretation and phrasing and it's really pretty.

DB II: Well he's my favorite singer. Nobody, nobody in my opinion, is at and of the level where he was.

AW: Well if you ever do a cover of "Back Together Again", I want to hear it!

DB II: Yeah!

AW: Do you have any particularly fond or special creative reflections and memories of actually growing up in Dallas, on Fitchburg Street itself, in a family that was so rich in its musical heritage and that generously hosted so many wonderful musicians such as Stevie Ray and Lightnin' Hopkins, and how all this impacted your musical development? Do you have any specific memories that really stand out and you think, influenced you later, down the road?

DB II: I have these images that have always been imprinted in my brain, like seeing Freddie King playing. I remember seeing Freddie King and he was 6' 3" or whatever he was, he was 6'3", he wore these gaudy outfits. I mean they weren't gaudy on him, but they would have been gaudy on anybody else. And he wore turquoise jewelry. And he played and his voice was just....He was one of those guys that could stand five feet away from the microphone, and his voice would carry almost like an opera singer. And just his presence. I always remembered Freddie King's presence.

AW: How old were you the first time that you saw him?

DB II: Oh, just when I was born. But probably four or five was the time that I could remember. There are so many people that all stick out in my memory. I didn't realize until I was much older that the musicians and people that I was seeing, were a part of our American Musical Culture. And I didn't realize until later on what I had been seeing, until I was sixteen or seventeen, and I realized, "Wow, I got to see all these people firsthand." Also, to have a different take on it hearing and seeing all the English bands that were coming out, like the Stones and Clapton, and all these people that were doing blues records. But they had their take on it. But I think that me being from Texas, having a sort of Texas take on it, was a little different, so it's a different sound as well.

AW: It's a well rounded sound.

DB II: Yeah! I grew up very near places that Lightnin' Hopkins grew up. I got to see a lot of the places and go explore all the different kinds of music. And a lot of the guys, when I was fifteen, were still around. All the....

AW: The blues artists.

DB II: The real blues artists. They hadn't passed away, so I got to see a lot of them firsthand.

AW: Did you ever get to actually see Donny Hathaway perform live?

DB II: No....no....no....But I got to feel him though....

AW: Will you be guesting on any of your father's national tour to promote "Fitchburg Street"? It would be nice if you two played together.

DB II: Yeah! I don’t know! If he comes out here or if I'm down there at the time when he's playing, that would be nice. Yes.

AW: You've been quite busy working on many different projects. How did you coordinate collaborating on "Fitchburg Street" while simultaneously working on your own new record?

DB II: I flew down to Austin for a couple of days to do my Dad's record. I guess you can get a lot done in a couple of days if you set your mind to it and that's how it's been for me. Like I won't be doing anything for a couple of months and then I'll get three different calls to work on three different records at the same time. I'll go in and do them, I work really hard, and then a couple weeks later, I'm not doing anything for another couple months, and then all the records come out at the same time, so it actually seems like I'm doing a lot more than I am.

AW: How much have you actually written for your new record?

DB II: I've written alot. I don't know what songs will actually make the record because I'm trying to write the highest percentage of great songs for my new record. I don't want anything to be filler on the record.

AW: You want to raise the bar on each of your records artistically.

DB II: I'm not just putting a song out to put it on the record. I want every song to be as good as the next. I want to make my greatest record this time around.

AW: How has the music of the great blues and soul artists that you covered on "Fitchburg Street" not only inspired and influenced you in your early musical development, but you've made it a point in your career, as you grow forward with each new record, to constantly evolve and show your many different eclectic musical styles. You love the blues, but you have many different musical influences. So how did these artists become not only a major influence in your early development as an artist, but also become a significant element in your ongoing evolution as a multi-styled musician and artist, where you want to grow and spread your wings?

DB II: Well I think because my Dad, my Mom, and Stevie, and Jimmie, and all those guys were listening to different kinds of music. What we most had on, early on in the house was a lot of blues and that's what my Dad was playing. So I basically got schooled in the blues and that's what I listened to and played. I tried to emulate all these guitar players and I think that you can tell that in my guitar playing, I have most of that. That blues influence comes out in my guitar playing. More so in lead than anything else. But I think that because they were going through this whole hippie movement in the late 60's, that we were also listening to The Beatles, The Stones and a lot of the solo artists. But back then, it was a lot different because listening to Sly Stone.... Sly Stone was digging The Beatles, The Stones, and Dylan. And Hendrix was the same. There wasn't this huge gap between R&B and rock and jazz because it was.... Everybody was taking from all forms of music at that time. And I think that that's why the music from the 60's and 70's was so good. It's because everybody was sharing and being influenced by all forms of music.

AW: Yeah! There was none of this labeling and pigeonholing like you hear now. Everybody listened to every kind of music, and to everybody else.

DB II: You could listen to pop radio and hear "Everyday People". That's an amazing song and the musicianship is just otherworldly.

AW: Go treat yourself! They just put out a remastered "The Essential Sly & The Family Stone" on Epic/Legacy Records.

DB II: Oh really!? Wow! So I was listening to soul, and I was listening to R&B, and funk, and whatever. And the musicians back then, I mean what were you going to label Stevie Wonder? He wasn't an R&B artist by today's standards. He was just a great artist.

AW: He also made a lot of songs about social consciousness and raising social awareness, the signs of the times.

DB II: Which a lot of artists back then were doing anyway.

AW: And a lot more artists need to do nowadays.

DBII: Yeah! So there wasn't this huge gap between genres.

AW: I hear it in your vocals. Like what I was saying about your phrasing and when you were discussing how you were influenced by Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. My favorite song on the Arc Angels album, "Sent By Angels". The very end of the song, the last phrase when you're just improvising and you're not even singing the written lyrics, you sing, "Isn't She Lovely", and it's the way that you phrase it. It sounds like Stevie Wonder's song.

DB II: I was intentionally doing that at the time.

AW: Were you!

DB II: Yes!

AW: But it doesn't sound like you're trying to cop him or imitate him. It sounds like you. But it's gorgeous! That's my favorite part of the song! That's the best part of the song!

DB II: I didn't know anybody noticed....

AW: Well, it's fading out at the end, so you have to turn it up to hear it, and then where you're scat singing, wonderfully and beautifully, at the end, which very few people know how to do well which is the jazz, bop influence. And you're scatting at the end, afterwards, like Stevie Wonder does! And I'm like God! You've got to do that more! People label you as a guitar player, but you are just something as a singer/songwriter.

DB II: Thank you.

AW: You are! I mean you're a great guitar player too. But you're a wonderful singer, songwriter, and musician and I've always thought of you that way.

DB II: That's why I also took a lot of all these other influences later on. I was playing blues all the time, but I wasn't writing blues songs. Everything that was coming out of me was just completely new. And the songs have been influenced by.... I love the way The Beatles wrote songs, The Stones. And so I put that into my writing as well as the overall musicianship of my songs.

AW: And look how The Beatles constantly evolved. Look at their first albums with "She Loves You Yeah, Yeah" pop, and then they're going into World Music and eastern Indian influenced music like "Norwegian Wood". How far 180 is that in another artistic direction, or songs like "Revolution"?

DB II: Now it would be a different thing because nobody could get away with that because they have to label you and The Beatles would be like.... What? They're doing their eastern Indian influenced song!

AW: I know. I was going to say that, because so many artists keep trying to evolve and stretch artistically and then the next album flops not because it's not good, but because everybody says, "How come it doesn't sound like the last album? You're known as a blues singer or whatever?"

DB II: And artists run into that all the time.

AW: I know. And it's wrong. I follow the music industry and it's just terrible. And a lot of artists are revolting right now and I don't blame them. They've had it with this whole thing.

DB II: No more McDonalds! (laughing)

AW: Really! (laughing) Assembly line stuff. Well, let me know when the new album is ready because I'd love to cover it!

DB II: Yeah!

AW: And I'm sure it's going to be wonderful.

DB II: Thank you.

AW: That's about it I guess.

DB II: Well alright. I will let you know when I finish my new record.

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