Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

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02/20/21 • 72 min

EPISODE 24: Larry Campbell is one of Americana’s most well-regarded multi-instrumentalists and producers. He's toured and recorded with Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, and Hot Tuna. Larry (as Levon Helm’s music director for eight years) along with Teresa Williams, collaborated with Levon Helm on three GRAMMY® Award-winning albums. Steeped in traditional gospel and years of performing in musical theatre, Teresa Williams has earned applause for her extraordinary voice and a resonant love for American music that bursts forth in her work with Levon Helm, Hot Tuna, Phil Lesh and Friends, Little Feat, Jackson Browne and Shawn Colvin. After almost three decades as a couple, Larry and Teresa finally united in the studio in 2015 and started writing, recording, and touring together. They are also now the subjects of the new TV documentary series IT WAS THE MUSIC, currently airing on Amazon as well as Fans.live. larryandteresa.com

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Bakithi Kumalo

EPISODE 23: Bakithi Kumalo (born 10 May 1956) is a South African bassist, composer, and vocalist. Kumalo is most known for his fretless bass playing on Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland, in particular the bass run on "You Can Call Me Al". Bakithi was born in the Soweto township of Johannesburg, surrounded by relatives who loved music and actively performed. He got his first job at the age of seven filling in for his uncle's bass player. Kumalo worked as a session musician in South Africa during the 1970s and early 1980s, eventually becoming a top session bassist and accompanying international performers during their South African tours. In 1985, Kumalo was introduced to Paul Simon by producer Hendrick Lebone during the sessions for Simon's Graceland album. Kumalo traveled with Simon to New York to finish the sessions, and after the accompanying concert tour, "spent several years commuting between Soweto and New York City" before permanently settling in the United States. Kumalo has toured regularly with Simon since then. He has also released several solo records, and continued to perform as a session musician with artists such as Joan Baez, Cyndi Lauper, Herbie Hancock, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Brecker, Grover Washington Jr., and Mickey Hart. bakithikumalobass.com

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Mike Skill

EPISODE 25: Detroit native and celebrated rock guitarist Mike Skill has been a working musician for more than four decades. Skill’s roots lay in 60's Motown, Traditional-Garage Blues and New Wave Punk movement. He spent his early days in New York City with one of his first bands, Motor City Rockers, playing clubs including historic CBGB with the New York Dolls, Syl Sylvain and friends in attendance. Skill is best known as a founding member, guitarist and principal songwriter for The Romantics, who were inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. Skill wrote the band's ever-popular song, “What I Like About You” and co-wrote the global #1 hit “Talking in Your Sleep.” Today, Skill continues to write and record in Detroit and from his current home in Portland, OR, in addition to performing around the world. mikeskill.com

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