#10 Bobby Messano — Guitar, Voice | #1 Billboard Blues Album, Modern Blues

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The Best Music Podcast #10 | Bobby Messano — Guitar, Voice | #1 Billboard Blues Album, Modern Blues

Website: https://bobbymessano.com/

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Twitter: @BobbyMessano

Bobby Messano is a legendary guitarist and Contemporary Blues Songwriter who has released eight Solo CD’s, placed songs in many TV and Cable shows, and played on over 50 Major label and Indie albums including projects with Gloria Gaynor, Peter Criss (co-founder of KISS), Joe Lynn Turner, and Fiona, Clarence Clemmons, Franke & The Knockouts, and STARZ. His recordings have earned 34 First Round Grammy Ballots in 11 categories along with airplay on more than 275 blues stations. “That’s Why I Don’t Sing The Blues” was on the American Blues Scene’s Blues Top 5 chart for 24 for weeks and was named 2012’s Top Blues/Rock Album (USA) by Blues Underground Network. LOVE & MONEY, released in 2015, hit the top #1 of the Billboard Blues Album chart and was nominated for a prestigious Blues Blast Award for Best Rock-Blues Album. His 2017 album, BAD MOVIE, debuted at No. 1 on SiriusXM’s Bluesville channel, remained in the Rack Of Blues Top 15 for three months and won in the Best Blues category for the Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA). Between 2012 and 2016, Bobby played over 400 shows in 32 states to over a ½ million people. His new album: The songs I never sang is available now on all streaming services, apps, and platforms

0:00 Intro

2:08 When I first saw Bobby play

3:50 Warm-up questions

6:19 How Bobby writes music

10:10 Pop music: context and history

21:30 How modern artists can make music

25:25 How artists can succeed with social media

32:10 The result of smaller royalties

36:45 Performing in arenas

41:29 Become a true artist

46:50 Copying Jimi Hendrix note for note

50:49 Music business vs art

53:12 The fluidity of music

58:10 Writing songs for Eric Clapton and saving a life

1:04:05 Al Greenwood Foreigner

1:05:00 What was the gift Brian May gave Bobby Messano for his birthday?

1:07:00 Album: The Songs I Never Sang: The Covid Sessions

1:15:40 Lifestyle: A life on the road

1:20:00 Lifestyle: Sleep

1:22:03 Lifestyle: Eating

1:24:00 Lifestyle: Mindfulness & meditation

1:25:49 Lifestyle: Voice maintenance

1:29:00 What happens with rockstar voices over time

1:32:00 Practice: Finding balance

1:36:37 Reading music vs. playing by ear

1:47:02 GUITAR NERD ALERT

1:47:47 Practice: Time of Day

1:49:17 Album: Lemonade

1:52:18 Acoustic Shows

1:55:12 How Lemonade got made

2:08:17 How to make money writing songs

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