Tony Braunagel On Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

It just doesn’t get much better than this. Marcus Eaton, who David Crosby said is, “... a really brilliant writer. Brilliant musically. Brilliant lyrically. And he just plays guitar like God on a good day." Having borne witness, I say, Amen. Marcus, who composed the score of the recently released, critically acclaimed doc, David Crosby: Remember My Name, and has recorded, toured and written with David, as well as opened for Dylan - that would be Bob, Dave Mathews, Jewel, Train, played with Seal and Flea to name but some––is gifted beyond my description. After seeing him at a stupendous Jeff Young gig, and now hearing and watching him play quite a bit here, he’s quickly become one of my favorite guitarists. The rest of the package, singer/songwriter/artist/human/fashionista is right up there with it. And, he makes one fine cup of joe. Thus, my... frenetic exuberance. Yes, let’s blame that. Ears, eyes, heart, soul, mind blown, in the best possible ways. Marcus shares his story, growing up in a gifted family in Idaho, his father, Steve Eaton, a successful hit maker for The Carpenters and many others, operatic grandparents, and filmmaker brother, AJ Eaton, who when introduced to Crosby, so impressed him, he invited him to chronicle his story. Introduced by a mutual friend and hitting it off immediately, Marcus and David’s work together soon began with Crosby gifting Marcus with a Roy McAllister acoustic guitar, leading to Marcus Eaton signature edition. With a style and sound reminiscent of Ed Sheehan and Sting, Marcus leans in and does an amazing cover of Fragile on his upcoming EP, Invisible Lines, soon to be available in amazingly packaged vinyl. Marcus treats us to a taste of it, opens the show with Better Way, from his Versions of The Truth, his most requested tune, Fiona, Handed Down, which he gifted to the Peregrine Fund, a non-profit which conserves threatened and endangered birds of prey, a passion of his, dating back to his childhood obsession with Falcons, and bits of numerous other musical tastes and treats. His strumming, picking, percussing––astounding. There’s talk of his musical obsessions (Victor Wooten for one), touring tales, his love of Italy... Guarnieri guitars, finding an exact locale in Venice in time to finish a painting years ago begun... it’s a show packed with passion, playing, and wonder. I loved every second. Marcus’s music is easily accessed here: https://www.marcuseaton.com/music Marcus can next be seen Live at Women Who Write, on Tuesday, Oct 29th, at 11 am PT. In LA... come! Marcus Eaton Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson Wed, 10/9/19. 7 pm PT With Pete George Live on The Facebook Show Replay here: http://bit.ly/2q2SWJT All BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available on iTunes apple.co/2dj8ld3 Soundcloud http://bit.ly/2hktWoS Stitcher bit.ly/2h3R1fl tunein bit.ly/2gGeItj YouTube http://bit.ly/2oJGg9U This week's BROADcast is brought to you by Rick Smolke of Quik Impressions, the best printers, printing, the best people people-ing. quikimpressions.com And, Nicole Venables of Ruby Begonia Hair Studio Beauty and Products for tresses like the stars she coifs, and regular peoples, like me. I love my hair, and I loves Nicole. http://www.rubybegoniahairstudio.com/