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June 15, 2011
A Conversation With Steve Cropper – HuffPost 6.15.11
Mike Ragogna: Steve, your new album Dedicated is a pretty unique project. Steve Cropper: (laughs) Well, it is a little different. One thing it will tell everybody is how many friends I’ve got. It was amazing, the response we got when we reached out to different people saying, “Hey, how would you like to join Cropper and […]
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June 15, 2011
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Steve Cropper – HuffPost 6.15.11
Mike Ragogna: Steve, with all of you years in the business as an incredible musician, songwriter, and A&R guy, what is your advice for new artists? Steve Cropper: Well, that’s a good question. I just mentioned earlier Dylan LeBlanc, who I think is going to be a superstar. The only thing I can tell you […]
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June 15, 2011
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A Conversation with Gomez’s Tom Gray – HuffPost 6.15.11
Mike Ragogna: Tom, how are you? Tom Gray: I’m very well, how are you doing? MR: Doing well. Let’s talk about your new album, Whatever’s On Your Mind. It’s been a while since the last one, hasn’t it? TG: A couple of years, yeah. MR: So, what have you been up to in the past couple […]
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June 13, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Marc Broussard by Mike
Marc Broussard – HuffPost 6.13.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Marc Broussard: Well, I definitely have new artist advice. The truth of the matter is there are many pitfalls in this business. I think more often than not, we shoot ourselves in the foot because it’s very easy to relinquish all creative control to a […]
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June 13, 2011
A Conversation with Marc Broussard – HuffPost 6.13.11
Mike Ragogna: Marc, you’re friends with Dave Barnes? Marc Broussard: Yeah, Dave is a good partner of mine. MR: You guys collaborated on “Gavin’s Song.” MB: Yeah, we wrote “Gavin’s Song” together, he is also a writer on “Lonely Night In Georgia,” and we wrote some other things together that have never really made it […]
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June 10, 2011
A Conversation with Return To Forever’s Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke – HuffPost 6.10.11
A Conversation with Chick Corea Mike Ragogna: How are you, Chick? Chick Corea: I’m doing good. MR: Hey, your new album, Forever, is a two-disc set, with the first disc being acoustic, and the second disc with a full band and guests. For the first disc, was this a return to Return To Forever? CC: I […]
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June 10, 2011
Stanley Clarke – HuffPost 6.10.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Stanley Clarke: You know, the main advice that I have for young people is not to let their instruments define them – you really have to think in terms of being a full musician. You play the guitar? Great. But you also have to learn […]
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June 10, 2011
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John Common – HuffPost 6.10.11
Mike Ragogna: Any advice for new artists? John Common: Do things that make you feel uncomfortable. Learn to sing with your real voice. Be kind to everyone around you–remember what you make them endure. And write a lot.
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