See what’s up with Leland Sklar – Bassist of The Immediate Family, featured in Bass Musician Magazine on this video Interview.
Check this out! American Songwriter writes “The Immediate Family Epitomizes the Essence of a Super Group.” Read full story here: https://americansongwriter.com/the-immediate-family-supergroup-feature-interview/
Check out Rolling Stone Magazine’s article and premiere of the “Cruel Twist” video by The Immediate Family, made from their homes during quarantine. Legendary sidemen Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel unveil new band the Immediate Family with a Zoom-filmed video.
ROLLING STONE ARTICLE: https://bit.ly/2Aq8EUO
This week on The Pods & Sods Network – The Immediate Family each pick some of the essential songs from their favorite artists, talk about their careers, new album & more! Tune in at https://podsodcast.com/
Monday 5/4: Danny Kortchmar Picks the Essential James Taylor
Tuesday 5/5: Russ Kunkel Picks the Essential Bob Dylan
Wednesday 5/6: Leland Sklar Picks the Essential Official Billy Cobham
Thursday 5/7: Waddy Wachtel Picks the Essential Keith Richards
Friday 5/8: Steve Postell Picks the Essential David Crosby (& more)
TO LISTEN: https://podsodcast.com/
Edgar Winter’s interview with Billboard on the upcoming tribute album for his brother Johnny Winter is one to read! Below is a snapshot from Billboard. You can read the full interview here: FULL INTERVIEW.
Winter says the 16-song set will include a mix of Johnny Winter originals as well as some of his signature covers, such as Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode,” the Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” and Rock Derringer’s “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” which Johnny Winter recorded first, in 1970.
Guests include Joe Walsh, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibson, Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, Robben Ford, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Bobby Rush, with others to be announced in the future. The as-yet-untitled album will be released by Quarto Valley Records.
“I think I see Johnny in a totally different light than other people do,” Winter says. “He first and foremost loved the blues, but he had a great voice, and in the early years when we were playing together he would sing beautiful ballads like ‘Cryin'” by Roy Orbison in a completely clear, beautiful voice. So I’m going to do some of those songs that are my personal favorites, too.
“I think everybody’s gonna love this album, Johnny’s fans as well as mine.”