Lee Sklar & Pandemic Blessings
10/29/20 • 63 min
Bass legend and fine gentleman Leland Sklar is fertilizing the soil of his pandemic pause with creative seeds which are sprouting into a YouTube channel, a photography book, graphic art, virtual concerts and new music from The Immediate Family which includes Lee plus Waddy Wachtel, Danny Kortchmar, Steve Postel and Russ Kunkel. Lee comes to us brimming with tales of Laurel Canyon, James Taylor, Carole King, Phil Collins, Jackson Browne and so much more. Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending The Trial of the Chicago Seven, Trust: America’s Best Chance by Pete Buttigieg and It Was All a Lie by Stuart Stevens.
Path Points of Interest:
Netflix
Director: Aaron Sorkin
More About The Chicago 7
Trust: America's Best Chance by Pete Buttigieg
It Was All A Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump by Stuart Stevens
The Immediate Family in American Song Writer
The Immediate Family interview:
Bass legend and fine gentleman Leland Sklar is fertilizing the soil of his pandemic pause with creative seeds which are sprouting into a YouTube channel, a photography book, graphic art, virtual concerts and new music from The Immediate Family which includes Lee plus Waddy Wachtel, Danny Kortchmar, Steve Postel and Russ Kunkel. Lee comes to us brimming with tales of Laurel Canyon, James Taylor, Carole King, Phil Collins, Jackson Browne and so much more. Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending The Trial of the Chicago Seven, Trust: America’s Best Chance by Pete Buttigieg and It Was All a Lie by Stuart Stevens.
Path Points of Interest:
Netflix
Director: Aaron Sorkin
More About The Chicago 7
Trust: America's Best Chance by Pete Buttigieg
It Was All A Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump by Stuart Stevens
The Immediate Family in American Song Writer
The Immediate Family interview:
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