Guitar legend, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader of Conan's Basic Cable Band - Jimmy Vivino - joins me to discuss the classic album that kicked off the jam band era: Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills' "Super Session" (1968).
Jimmy talks about his long friendship and collaborations with Al Kooper, the career paths that led each of the major players to this record, and tells amazing stories from his own storied career in rock'n'roll, including playing bass with Springsteen in the studio, getting chewed out by Chuck Berry on stage mid-song, jamming with a shirtless Keith Richards, when David Bowie played him a song he wrote about Jimmy’s brother, how nothing on a Beatles record is ‘un-fucked-with’ and why you should always meet your heroes.
My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.
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