In a shorter and off-model episode of the podcast, rock legend Benmont Tench returns for some stories about his session career. Although a singer-songwriter a multi-instrumentalist in his own right, Benmont is best known for his 40 year career as keyboardist/pianist/organist in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
In this chat, he tells the story of how producer Jimmy Iovine got him into session work, the bad advice he got while playing on a Bob Dylan record, why doing sessions made him a better Heartbreaker, recording Jenny Lewis’s The Voyager album and why he loves recording at Ryan Adams’ Pax Am studios.
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My Favorite Album is a podcast on the impact great music has on our lives. Each episode features a guest on their favorite album of all time - why they love it, their history with the album and how it's influenced them.
Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist, concert promoter and photographer. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the filmBenjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins.
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