In August of 1983 I went to see Jackson Browne at Reunion Arena in Dallas on his Lawyers in Love tour. Kootch was in the band. The day after the show I found out Jackson and band were going to play a private gig that night for the anniversary of a local video production company. I got my wife and myself on the guest list. We arrived and I made a bee line to a flatbed trailer where the band’s gear was set up. The night before I was one of 20,000 to see them from a nosebleed seat. Today I was going to be within a few feet of the stage. I started looking around to try and spot anyone I knew from work. I locked eyes with a familiar looking guy walking towards me. Actually I was standing in front of the stage and he was heading that way. I suddenly realized who it was, none other than Danny Kootch Kortchmar. I had seen his name on the back of several albums I owned. His face looked so familiar me. As he walked by I managed to stutter out “Hi!” He stopped and shook my hand. I said this is my wife Carleen. He shook her hand. I started to say to her “This is…” then it hit me. I had never hear his name pronounced out loud. I said “This is Danny Koo, I mean Kar, I mean, Kooch”. He smiled. I told him we had been to the show last night and how much we enjoyed it - couldn’t wait to see him and Jackson again here. Kootch said that the band was gonna play but that Jackson was sick and wasn’t going to show. The band played and they were awesome. Kootch was unbelievable. Sure, I wished Jackson would have been there too but I still had a good time.
Clear Light's drummer was Dallas Taylor, who later went on to play with CSNY and Manassas. I saw Danny play with The Section, opening for Mahavishnu Orchestra. Great band.
Carole Kings Tapestry album I listened to as a little boy. It had a great impact on me listening to my sisters records while they were at school and I was at home with mom. James Taylor was another big one for me. Sweet baby James, oh man... I also listened to Mitch Rhyder and the Detroit Wheels... Devil with a Blue Dress On!
Man! What a GREAT interview. I grew up in the 70's in Westchester too. Born in the Bronx. Grew up in Yonkers. Danny was such a big influence on me as musician. But he is such a wonderful human being too.
My wife just came in the room and listened for a moment and asked “who is that?” I paused the podcast and asked her “think guitar, now remember James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carol King etc? This guy was there playing guitar.” She answered “ did he play on Running on empty? Because our son took the album to school 3rd grade so they would play it on the intercom in the morning”. “Yep, same guy.
“Be a grown up it’s not that hard “ lmao Westchester NY guy here ! This was so good. An amazing artist and human being - Im a 50 year old guy who continues to be inspired by Danny!! Running on Empty? Jesus Christ it shaped me ! Great job interviewing too!
To this date, one of the greatest compliments I EVER got as a guitarist is someone once told me "man! you remind me of Danny Kortchmar!" I looked at the dude and told him "wow! what a great compliment!" This was in the early '80's or so. Great interview.
Danny inspires even those who live by the same rules. He echos decent people. One I looked to, and for in my times. A great musician and songwriter and knows what means just to be. A Great enlightening interview. Thanks for sharing.
This was a very good interview - Kortchmar deserves more props in the music world and I'm glad he did this interview. I do wish there were more questions about the experience Kortchmar had with Henley during the "Building the Perfect Beast" era. This was a very critical time in Henley's solo career and Kortchmar was so instrumental in shaping Henley's solo career and therefore maintaining interest and momentum in the Eagles as well.
Fabulous interview, thanks. I was just taking a shower before a gig and I heard Danny say one of the people he missed was Rick Philp, (spelling). The band he was in was the MYDDLE CLASS, Who were the headliners at a show that had the Velvet Underground as an opening act for the first time they played as such - at least in New Jersey. I have some friends that were friends with Rick’s parents. Yeah he was a great player. Later on we got to play a show opening for his band.
Great to hear from him. I've enjoyed a ton of his work with many of my favorite artists. Its pretty easy to see why he kept getting work. Talent is relatively easy to find, but he is super polite, respectful, and seems not to have a bad word to say about anybody. I wish you had asked how he left Linda (and seemed to be replaced by Waddy). Especially since he seems to talk fondly of working with Waddy. There must be a story there.
Such a great interview! I'm a NYer that spent my high school years hanging out in the "City" on weekends. We would take the train from Brooklyn. Free concerts on Sundays in Central Park. Agree w/you that it was such a great time to hear music, clubs all over town. Loved hearing about your wonderful experiences. Rock on.....
Great interview. What a wonderful miraculous life. Stars lining up, living amongst the stars, and being a star. Thanks Danny for your contribution to some of the best music ever.
My pleasure. He’s one guy you wanna pay attention to when he speaks. This isn’t about our differences in instruments either. It’s his wisdom I’m out to absorb. Reach out to Glaub next and try to chat him up. That’d be a fascinating interview I bet! I heard his first session was Jesse Ed Davis’ first album! Are you kidding? Thanks again.
I loved this interview. I knew about Danny, but i didn’t realize the breath of his experience. New York Minute is one of my favorite songs. The lyrics were great. I don’t know who came up with them, but those lyrics we so intelligent! “ Baby I’ve changed , PLEASE come back.” So great.
Exciting interview, brother! Agree with e'body, great questions that drove this whole thing, and yeah, such honesty and the pure integrity is so apparent, as you saw, I saved and will watch again. So much in there! I was born in '57, such a great time for music he is a part of! Appreciate all your music, bro Danny, praise the Lord for you!! ✌😎
At 18:00, William Smitty Smith gets a mention ---- he toured a lot with David Lindley and ElRayo-X (Lindley called him "the Reverend"). Terrific organ and piano player; sadly passed away a couple years ago.
@@lastnamefirst4035 , no , Kortchmar didn't play with ElRayo-X, though he and Lindley must have played together with Jackson Browne at some point; I was referring to Smitty Smith, who I saw playing with David and ElRayo several times.
Man, this has to be my all time favorite RUclips channel. I get to hear interview after interview of people I grew up listening to. Its incredible. Danny seems honest as the day is long, cracked me up several times. I'll check out his new album and social media. Thanks for another great one, Craig!
Such a Great Interview !! Such a Great Musician-The Type every musician would Love to Work With !! You Are So Honest Too !! So nice to work with a Musician that is so appretiative and Easy to work with. No Egos !! You are such an Honest,Respective Person(Musician)Thank you for All the Music !!
Just like Danny confirmed - As a kid, I grew up reading his name on the back of so many records, and I always wondered (because the guitar playing was so good) why he wasn't part of a big/popular band.
I own a copy of the James Taylor flying machine ,Danny played all over that album. That was my introduction to both of them. James has said he doesn’t like the album much , but I love it. Thanks again aloha
.. beautiful interview...btw I attended a celebrity golf tournament in Alpharetta Ga once and ate bar b Q / drank beer with Steve Cropper ...asked him about his favorite amp , he responded " well do you remember Sunn Amps?.. well it's a Sunn Amp sitting in a Fender Chassis ..that's my ground zero amp" .. anyway , great guy ..asked me to go to Tennessee with them .. unfortunately I couldn't due to kids , work etc ....my 15 minutes 👍
The only complaint here > was too short 1st learned of Kooch from Running On > that whole Laurel Scene I cut my teeth on....wadda Era. The Gabriel So Tour... Indeed...right up there...also the Amnesty Tour...caught the SF gig.... phenomenal. Seen You several times Danny....thx Brother for bein a major part of the Soundtrack to my Life 🙏
Danny stopped in to do a session while I was at The Contemporary Music Center (in Martha's Vineyard then, now in Nashville). He was amazing to watch and he cut leads on at least a dozen songs that day. I had no idea at the time how prolific he was, but it was so amazing to watch a professional in his element. Great interview!
First video of yours I've watched - thanks for a great interview and a great line of questions instead of the same old boring stuff that's been asked before. I was aware of Danny but now I know much more! What an absolute legend - super talented and in-demand but still so humble and keeping it real. As he said, it would be so easy to have his career and use that as an excuse to be a fcking asshole, instead he stayed as one of the good guys. Excellent stuff.
Interesting comments on Joel’s rhythm section. Joel was gracious to keep them for the time that he did. There are no guarantees for sidemen. Bring the goods or find the exit. As Kooch is well aware..Some very good questions in the interview. I would’ve liked to hear DK’s advice for newer talented players.
Fab interview Craig. The last 5 minutes from him should up on billboards all over the US! If you had more time it would have been cool to hear a little bit more detail about the gear he used. Keep up the great work Mr. 👍🏼
I thought it was nice of Mr. Kortchmar to mention the late, great session guitarist Tommy Tedesco. You’ve heard his work at least a MILLION times and never knew it. Tommy was one of several guitar virtuosi of the fabled “Wrecking Crew!”, and played on literally THOUSANDS of hit recordings. If you haven’t yet seen the aforementioned film, it’s available for viewing FREE (with commercials) right here on You Tube. Or if you’d like to own a copy to see any time and as many times as you like, I got mine from Amazon.com. BUT… (and this is important!) when you do a search for it on Amazon BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE EXCLAMATION POINT (!) at the end (as in “The Wrecking Crew!”). Otherwise, you’ll find yourself wading through a bunch of stuff about baseball! I highly recommend the movie, which was Produced and Directed by Tommy Tedesco’s son, my pal Denny Tedesco. He made the film on almost NO budget, and he then found he would have to pay for the rights to use all the music you’ll hear in the movie. Denny (and friends) ended up posting a “Go Fund Me” web page to raise the rather hefty amount of money needed to pay for those rights. That page raised FAR more than they needed, so Denny took the cash that was left after all the rights were paid for, and donated it to a charity that finds recording artists from long ago who were screwed out of money from their recordings which they’d never received, and which was rightfully theirs. Sadly, a great many of those musicians have passed away without ever seeing even a dime of the large amounts owed to them. Thank Denny and people like him who have actually done something to help these great musicians who are still with us!
Great interview. I was always, and still am a fan of Danny Kortchmar, and always searched him out on the those albums by Linda and Jackson. After watching this, I found the video of Linda Ronstadt Live In Hollywood Tv special from 1980. Just watching Danny and Kenny Edwards tearing it up on "Your'e No Good" .... Do yourself a favor and check it out. Thanks again!
Not 100% sure Michael, but it might have been his original band that got let go - check out the Liberty Devitto interview we did at ruclips.net/video/1uqpiTGW0rY/видео.html
That's what Ronnie Hawkins said to a young Robbie Robertson when he first joined The Hawks back in the 60's - a pre cursor to The Band ? He said ..." well son ,you wont make much money ,but you'll get more pussy than Frank Sinatra "! Very succinct ,i thought .
Much respect to Danny, his discography and accomplishments are impressive. Unfortunately the same can't be said for the "Imediate Family" I expected a little more. Just one wankers' opinion.
Could any musician in the world be cooler as a person than Danny?....Oh yeah...He fuckin' played on Tapestry..He was around Carol King in the early early 70s...That compares to people that got to hang out with The Beatles..lol..frankm64yroldwhitekid rockfan
Danny is a true ORIGINAL. The world needs more Danny Kortchmar's.
I’ll paraphrase a John Prine title to describe this man and his talent: He’s got gold... gold inside of him!!!
I learned a lot about playing guitar "parts" in a band by listening to "Tapestry".
Seems like one word guides this man: love.
In August of 1983 I went to see Jackson Browne at Reunion Arena in Dallas on his Lawyers in Love tour. Kootch was in the band. The day after the show I found out Jackson and band were going to play a private gig that night for the anniversary of a local video production company. I got my wife and myself on the guest list. We arrived and I made a bee line to a flatbed trailer where the band’s gear was set up. The night before I was one of 20,000 to see them from a nosebleed seat. Today I was going to be within a few feet of the stage.
I started looking around to try and spot anyone I knew from work. I locked eyes with a familiar looking guy walking towards me. Actually I was standing in front of the stage and he was heading that way. I suddenly realized who it was, none other than Danny Kootch Kortchmar. I had seen his name on the back of several albums I owned. His face looked so familiar me. As he walked by I managed to stutter out “Hi!” He stopped and shook my hand. I said this is my wife Carleen. He shook her hand. I started to say to her “This is…” then it hit me. I had never hear his name pronounced out loud. I said “This is Danny Koo, I mean Kar, I mean, Kooch”. He smiled. I told him we had been to the show last night and how much we enjoyed it - couldn’t wait to see him and Jackson again here. Kootch said that the band was gonna play but that Jackson was sick and wasn’t going to show.
The band played and they were awesome. Kootch was unbelievable. Sure, I wished Jackson would have been there too but I still had a good time.
Very cool, thanks for sharing that, Joe Pirro 🙌🏻 💥 🎉
Clear Light's drummer was Dallas Taylor, who later went on to play with CSNY and Manassas. I saw Danny play with The Section, opening for Mahavishnu Orchestra. Great band.
I've followed Danny for decades, since his James Taylor days. He's a brilliant artist and musician. Nice interview.
Thank you for listening Stephen Clark! 🎉🔥😇
Carole Kings Tapestry album I listened to as a little boy. It had a great impact on me listening to my sisters records while they were at school and I was at home with mom. James Taylor was another big one for me. Sweet baby James, oh man... I also listened to Mitch Rhyder and the Detroit Wheels... Devil with a Blue Dress On!
Kootch is SO genuine and down-to-earth for such a talented guy!
Oh my god, WHAT A COOL GUY! Always loved his playing, and the albums he was on, but this is a GREAT video.
Glad you enjoyed the interview @deanallen927, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
Man! What a GREAT interview. I grew up in the 70's in Westchester too. Born in the Bronx. Grew up in Yonkers. Danny was such a big influence on me as musician. But he is such a wonderful human being too.
My wife just came in the room and listened for a moment and asked “who is that?” I paused the podcast and asked her “think guitar, now remember James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carol King etc? This guy was there playing guitar.” She answered “ did he play on Running on empty?
Because our son took the album to school 3rd grade so they would play it on the intercom in the morning”. “Yep, same guy.
Very cool!
“Be a grown up it’s not that hard “ lmao Westchester NY guy here ! This was so good. An amazing artist and human being - Im a 50 year old guy who continues to be inspired by Danny!! Running on Empty? Jesus Christ it shaped me ! Great job interviewing too!
Thanks Red Out, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
A Real New Yorker - EXCELLENT INTERVIEW GREAT HISTORY. Wonderful to be in this man's world "at the times when and with who"
To this date, one of the greatest compliments I EVER got as a guitarist is someone once told me "man! you remind me of Danny Kortchmar!" I looked at the dude and told him "wow! what a great compliment!" This was in the early '80's or so. Great interview.
Only 279 thumbs up. That's a crime... An interview with such an amazing veteran of music.
Beautiful - Mr. Kortchmar is first class.
A legend of the recording industry. I admire his work since I first heard him with James Taylor. Fantastic musician.
Danny is a likable man.
His humor is excellent and his talent is better.
Thanks for listening!
Danny inspires even those who live by the same rules. He echos decent people. One I looked to, and for in my times. A great musician and songwriter and knows what means just to be. A Great enlightening interview. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for listening Paul Marjoram! 🎉🔥😇
Music history here folks! Kortchmar is a beast and so are the other session players he's dropping. Cool stuff.
Cheers 🍷
This was a very good interview - Kortchmar deserves more props in the music world and I'm glad he did this interview. I do wish there were more questions about the experience Kortchmar had with Henley during the "Building the Perfect Beast" era. This was a very critical time in Henley's solo career and Kortchmar was so instrumental in shaping Henley's solo career and therefore maintaining interest and momentum in the Eagles as well.
Always admired him as a musician but after seeing this this interview I have so much respect for him as a person. What sterling character.
Many miles and years since Larchmont, Danny. Good to “see” you again, if only on RUclips.
Ken Adams
don't think danny could say a bitter thing about anyone....such a sweet guy....and as an old sloppy guitar hack I am so blown away with his playing
Fabulous interview, thanks. I was just taking a shower before a gig and I heard Danny say one of the people he missed was Rick Philp, (spelling). The band he was in was the MYDDLE CLASS, Who were the headliners at a show that had the Velvet Underground as an opening act for the first time they played as such - at least in New Jersey. I have some friends that were friends with Rick’s parents. Yeah he was a great player. Later on we got to play a show opening for his band.
Brilliant/enlightening. Born in '59, familiar with the artist/songs he's worked with. Now I know Danny. Wonderful piece.
Gotta love Kootch! Humble man who made us pat our foot and smile✌️
One of my favorite solos of all time is the Steamroller solo. Kootch is the man!
Kootch worked with Toto on their KOD album, the last one with Jeff Porcaro who passed away shortly after. Respect.
Great to hear from him. I've enjoyed a ton of his work with many of my favorite artists. Its pretty easy to see why he kept getting work. Talent is relatively easy to find, but he is super polite, respectful, and seems not to have a bad word to say about anybody. I wish you had asked how he left Linda (and seemed to be replaced by Waddy). Especially since he seems to talk fondly of working with Waddy. There must be a story there.
Great cat; brilliant musician/songwriter. The real deal, too. Met him with Immediate Family at The Iridium... very gracious. Thanks for posting!
Such a great interview! I'm a NYer that spent my high school years hanging out in the "City" on weekends. We would take the train from Brooklyn. Free concerts on Sundays in Central Park. Agree w/you that it was such a great time to hear music, clubs all over town. Loved hearing about your wonderful experiences. Rock on.....
Great interview. What a wonderful miraculous life. Stars lining up, living amongst the stars, and being a star. Thanks Danny for your contribution to some of the best music ever.
If I met Dan, I’d have asked him many of the same questions that you did.! Great interview! Thank you.
Thank you for listening luv basses! 🎉🔥😇
My pleasure. He’s one guy you wanna pay attention to when he speaks. This isn’t about our differences in instruments either. It’s his wisdom I’m out to absorb. Reach out to Glaub next and try to chat him up. That’d be a fascinating interview I bet! I heard his first session was Jesse Ed Davis’ first album! Are you kidding? Thanks again.
@@luvbasses5487 Bob Glaub Interview right here: ruclips.net/video/YHgYIqksaRM/видео.html - thanks for listening!
Oh excellent! I’ll be sure and tune in. Thanks again my man!
I could listen to him for years.
Glad you enjoyed the interview @mikedineen7857, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
Kootch’s twisted solo on “Dirty Laundry” is definitely a fave of mine
Actually, the giuitar solos on Dirty Laundry were by Joe Walsh (the wild first one) and Steve Lukather.
for the record: Joe Walsh played the first solo which was kind of twisted for sure.. and Steve Lukather played the outro solo.
I loved this interview. I knew about Danny, but i didn’t realize the breath of his experience. New York Minute is one of my favorite songs. The lyrics were great. I don’t know who came up with them, but those lyrics we so intelligent! “ Baby I’ve changed , PLEASE come back.” So great.
I would think the lyrics had to be largely if not completely Henley.
Excellent interview. Great questions.
You did a great job on this interview. Kootch is one of my favorites.
Thanks TCM, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
Not a bad word to say about anyone. Very refreshing. Great interview!!
Glad you enjoyed the interview @manhattanc, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
I have watched several of your videos and must tell you: best interviewer with the best guests I've seen on RUclips; thank you and kudos!
Thanks for your kind words Michael Sharp and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
Exciting interview, brother! Agree with e'body, great questions that drove this whole thing, and yeah, such honesty and the pure integrity is so apparent, as you saw, I saved and will watch again. So much in there! I was born in '57, such a great time for music he is a part of! Appreciate all your music, bro Danny, praise the Lord for you!! ✌😎
Thanks mick knight, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
I had no idea who this guy was, but I sat and watched this whole video. Im glad I did. It was pretty entertaining
Thank you for listening RogueDogg Mac! 🎉🔥😇
wow ! ... I once saw, "the Fuggs", play at a free concert in Tompkins Square / the "East Village". A Crowd Favorite, was the song - "Saran Warp" ! ;-)
At 18:00, William Smitty Smith gets a mention ---- he toured a lot with David Lindley and ElRayo-X (Lindley called him "the Reverend"). Terrific organ and piano player; sadly passed away a couple years ago.
I love Lindley and El Rayo X. Danny was w El Rayo? I know he was in the Fugs decades ago
@@lastnamefirst4035 , no , Kortchmar didn't play with ElRayo-X, though he and Lindley must have played together with Jackson Browne at some point; I was referring to Smitty Smith, who I saw playing with David and ElRayo several times.
Man, this has to be my all time favorite RUclips channel. I get to hear interview after interview of people I grew up listening to. Its incredible.
Danny seems honest as the day is long, cracked me up several times. I'll check out his new album and social media. Thanks for another great one, Craig!
Thanks for your kind words and your support Roger... so glad you enjoyed this and have a great weekend man! 👍🏻🎸♫
What a great place/time to grow up as a musician! Unbelievable.
Such a Great Interview !! Such a Great Musician-The Type every musician would Love to Work With !! You Are So Honest Too !! So nice to work with a Musician that is so appretiative and Easy to work with. No Egos !! You are such an Honest,Respective Person(Musician)Thank you for All the Music !!
Wonderful interview, with one of the very best!
Thanks for listening! Subscribe & check out the rest of our interviews here: ruclips.net/user/EveryoneLovesGuitar 🎶 💥 🎸
His top three. That’s why Danny is such a good player . Diversity of three of a greatest ever …
That’s one hell of a resume ✅
This is fantastic..Thanx a Bunch.
You're very welcome Jimi, thx for listening!
Just like Danny confirmed - As a kid, I grew up reading his name on the back of so many records, and I always wondered (because the guitar playing was so good) why he wasn't part of a big/popular band.
Great interview! Danny is awesomely cool. The Immediate Family is really cool. Those guys rock❤️ They truly are family.
I own a copy of the James Taylor flying machine ,Danny played all over that album. That was my introduction to both of them. James has said he doesn’t like the album much , but I love it. Thanks again aloha
He’s a mensch. Great interview!
Thanks Tom Badalament, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
Kootch has is a good guy. Very interesting. You are a real journalist with intelligence. Subscribed.
Thank you for listening AspensPlace! 🎉🔥😇 Appreciate your kind words and the sub!
Damn! Danny has got around. Playing with some class acts too.
About Jim Keltner, Ry Cooder simply said that, for him, "it's gotta be Jim".
.. beautiful interview...btw I attended a celebrity golf tournament in Alpharetta Ga once and ate bar b Q / drank beer with Steve Cropper ...asked him about his favorite amp , he responded " well do you remember Sunn Amps?..
well it's a Sunn Amp sitting in a Fender Chassis ..that's my ground zero amp" .. anyway , great guy ..asked me to go to Tennessee with them .. unfortunately I couldn't due to kids , work etc ....my 15 minutes 👍
That is cool Mark S C! Thanks for listening 💥🎶🔥
The only complaint here > was too short
1st learned of Kooch from Running On > that whole Laurel Scene I cut my teeth on....wadda Era.
The Gabriel So Tour... Indeed...right up there...also the Amnesty Tour...caught the SF gig.... phenomenal.
Seen You several times Danny....thx Brother for bein a major part of the Soundtrack to my Life 🙏
Thanks Transparent Media Truth, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
Would love if you could get Marc Ford....former Black Crowes guitarist...I love ALL his solo records....he has a story worthy of your show.
Wow, what a life in music
Don’t forget the Fugs. Dan ‘Kooch’ on the Tenderness Junction Album. Also Charlie Karp.
Enjoyed his work with Charlie Karp
What an awesome interview, thank you man
Thanks for listening :-)
Danny stopped in to do a session while I was at The Contemporary Music Center (in Martha's Vineyard then, now in Nashville). He was amazing to watch and he cut leads on at least a dozen songs that day. I had no idea at the time how prolific he was, but it was so amazing to watch a professional in his element. Great interview!
Thank you for listening Matthew Peregoy! 🎉🔥😇
First video of yours I've watched - thanks for a great interview and a great line of questions instead of the same old boring stuff that's been asked before. I was aware of Danny but now I know much more! What an absolute legend - super talented and in-demand but still so humble and keeping it real. As he said, it would be so easy to have his career and use that as an excuse to be a fcking asshole, instead he stayed as one of the good guys. Excellent stuff.
Thanks for your kind words keef71 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
Looks like I will need to pull out my Clear Light LP and listen to Black Roses;)
This interview is an amazing WIN good job congrats
Thanks for your kind words The Untrained Nose and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
Interesting comments on Joel’s rhythm section. Joel was gracious to keep them for the time that he did. There are no guarantees for sidemen. Bring the goods or find the exit. As Kooch is well aware..Some very good questions in the interview. I would’ve liked to hear DK’s advice for newer talented players.
have a back up plan...keep options open, teach if you have the skills(which aren't the same skills as playing/writing/composing).
Love this so much.
Thanks elissa kline, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
great interview
Thanks Kralphrn, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
personality goes a long way
Fab interview Craig. The last 5 minutes from him should up on billboards all over the US! If you had more time it would have been cool to hear a little bit more detail about the gear he used. Keep up the great work Mr. 👍🏼
Thanks Allan Harvey, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
I thought it was nice of Mr. Kortchmar to mention the late, great session guitarist Tommy Tedesco. You’ve heard his work at least a MILLION times and never knew it. Tommy was one of several guitar virtuosi of the fabled “Wrecking Crew!”, and played on literally THOUSANDS of hit recordings. If you haven’t yet seen the aforementioned film, it’s available for viewing FREE (with commercials) right here on You Tube. Or if you’d like to own a copy to see any time and as many times as you like, I got mine from Amazon.com. BUT… (and this is important!) when you do a search for it on Amazon BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE EXCLAMATION POINT (!) at the end (as in “The Wrecking Crew!”). Otherwise, you’ll find yourself wading through a bunch of stuff about baseball! I highly recommend the movie, which was Produced and Directed by Tommy Tedesco’s son, my pal Denny Tedesco. He made the film on almost NO budget, and he then found he would have to pay for the rights to use all the music you’ll hear in the movie. Denny (and friends) ended up posting a “Go Fund Me” web page to raise the rather hefty amount of money needed to pay for those rights. That page raised FAR more than they needed, so Denny took the cash that was left after all the rights were paid for, and donated it to a charity that finds recording artists from long ago who were screwed out of money from their recordings which they’d never received, and which was rightfully theirs. Sadly, a great many of those musicians have passed away without ever seeing even a dime of the large amounts owed to them. Thank Denny and people like him who have actually done something to help these great musicians who are still with us!
Great interview. I was always, and still am a fan of Danny Kortchmar, and always searched him out on the those albums by Linda and Jackson. After watching this, I found the video of Linda Ronstadt Live In Hollywood Tv special from 1980. Just watching Danny and Kenny Edwards tearing it up on "Your'e No Good" .... Do yourself a favor and check it out. Thanks again!
Thank you for listening Dale Hobbs! 🎉🔥😇
Very very very cool 😎👍👍👍🎸
Dang. All I wear is cargo shorts and flip flops.
Kootch, and don't forget "Ronin", flo and Eddie "let me make love to you"
Bukowski...I feel ya
I think Kootch made a Freudian slip by calling Lennon “the most approachable God.” 20:00
Am I wrong?
Q. Who was in that side man band on the Billy Joel album that Danny was producing?
Not 100% sure Michael, but it might have been his original band that got let go - check out the Liberty Devitto interview we did at ruclips.net/video/1uqpiTGW0rY/видео.html
Zach Alford, TM Stevens/Lonnie Hilliard, Danny and Billy as I understand the rhythm section on RoD
That's what Ronnie Hawkins said to a young Robbie Robertson when he first joined The Hawks back in the 60's - a pre cursor to The Band ? He said ..." well son ,you wont make much money ,but you'll get more pussy than Frank Sinatra "! Very succinct ,i thought .
Thanks @johncopeland3826, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶 😂😂😂
Damn no mention of Bob Dylan !
Much respect to Danny, his discography and accomplishments are impressive. Unfortunately the same can't be said for the "Imediate Family" I expected a little more. Just one wankers' opinion.
I love The Immediate Family! …but I respect your opinion too, peace
Could any musician in the world be cooler as a person than Danny?....Oh yeah...He fuckin' played on Tapestry..He was around Carol King in the early early 70s...That compares to people that got to hang out with The Beatles..lol..frankm64yroldwhitekid rockfan
Kieth Moon had a solo protect?
Yes, I believe it was ONE poorly-received LP
Sad thing if he lived longer I could imagine him doing a Ringo's All-star type of thing. He was every bit as eccentric
I’d have sworn he was born, raised & never left the Upper West Side. You can take em outta New York, but…..
Ha, yes so true...!
The Fugs were a big deal in the day