Conga Kurty – HIRIE Band Percussionist Extraordinaire

Conga Kurty – HIRIE Band Percussionist Extraordinaire

Conga Kurty (Curtis Parsons) the conga player of the HIRIE Band is here with us today.  Conga Kurty shares with us: How he handled receiving some bad news about his gig with HIRIE and how he handled it without jeopardizing his relationship with his bandmates. The importance of persistence and how to gain influence with…

Lawrence “Lipbone” Redding – Mouth Vocalist Extraordinaire – Now This is Lip-Service!

I met “Lipbone” Redding the night he played at my friend’s garden concert.  I hadn’t heard of him before and promised her I’d be there to catch the show. Well, I sure was glad that I did because, although I only had an hour to catch a portion of his show, I was enthralled by…

Larry Mitchell – Guitar Extraordinaire

Larry Mitchell – Guitar Extraordinaire

I met Larry Mitchell back in the late 80’s.  He’s a very soft-spoken gentleman and then you see him on stage with his guitar in hand and he instantly becomes electrifying and mesmerizing.  You can’t keep your eyes off his playing.  Larry rocks the guitar like nobody’s business. Larry is a Grammy award-winning producer, engineer,…

Wesley Finley of Rebelution – Nothing Like Roots Reggae Music

Reggae Rise Up, the three-day reggae festival was back in full swing at the Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.  Rebelution was on the bill on the opening night and their drummer Wesley Finley was gracious enough to give me an live interview before his show. For those of you who may not be…

Jamey “Zeb” Dekofsky – Tribal Seeds Drummer

http://traffic.libsyn.com/lildrummergirl/FINAL__ZEB_TRIBAL_SEEDS_9-17.mp3 Today I have very fun, cool and special guest – Zeb a/k/a Jamey Dekofsky who is the drummer for Tribal Seeds.   Zeb is from L.A. and has been playing drums since he was 8 years and old and by age 10 he was gigging in a punk and classic rock. All the while…

LDG EP#006 – INTERVIEW WITH DRUMMER ALAN CHILDS – ROCK OF AGES

Meet drummer Alan Childs. Not only was he on tour with David Bowie, Julian Lennon and John Waite to name a few, he’s also performed with various Broadway shows such as Tommy (The Who Story), Elton John’s Aida and more.  Today he’s the drummer for The Rock of Ages show in Las Vegas, NV at the…