This week on No Simple Road we are super excited to have Maurice Tani as our guest! Maurice put on a cowboy hat and changed his life. The guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer has been a well-known name on the Bay Area music scene for several decades. He was the lead guitarist for Roy Loney’s post-Flamin’ Groovies band, The Phantom Movers, and spent almost 20 years in Big Bang Beat and the Zazu Pitts Memorial Orchestra, playing cover tunes in clubs and at corporate events.This is one of those episodes where when we were done we felt like we got taken to a master class in life and music! We talk to Maurice about how musical genre is a false construct, the joy of working wtih a record label like 'Little Village', the creation of the new album 'All In', how working with diversity develops empathy, the ways in which what is imagined and what is manifest are sometimes vastly different when creating music, how occasionally lessons learned through playing music can apply to every day life, Derek Trucks' Rules for participating in a jam, the impact of top 40 radio on our country's listening habits, the intimate communication between the audience and the creator of the music or art, and so much more!Make sure to check out the new album 'Maurice Tani - All In' everywhere music streams and at www.littlevillagefoundation.comNo Simple Road Intro Music Created By ESCAPERFREE SHIPPING from Shop Tour Bus Use The PROMO CODE: nosimpleroadFor 20% off Sunset Lake CBD PROMO CODE: NSR20Make Sure to visit our friends at Fire On The Mountain for some amazing food at one of the 3 locations in the Portland area or one of the 2 locations in the Denver area!Check out the exclusive, limited edition SMARTWOOL / GRATEFUL DEAD collaboration HERE!!! Just in time for the holidaze!MUSIC IN THE COMMERCIALS BY AND USED WITH PERMISSION OF:CIRCLES AROUND THE SUNOUTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH PERMISSION OF:CHILLDREN OF INDIGONo Simple Road is part of OSIRIS MEDIA. Osiris Media is the leading storyteller in music, combining the intimacy of podcasts with the power of music. We inform and delight music fans by creating shows with leading artists, telling untold stories, and working with brands to craft compelling narratives that bring music to life.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.