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Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson

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Steve Dawson

Steve Dawson hosts long-form interviews with musicians and music producers about their lives and experiences making and recording great music. From legendary session musicians in the recording studio and the sessions they were involved in, to up-and-coming songwriters, Steve leads each guest through conversations about what drives them to make music, their creative process, their influences, and the nuts and bolts about how they actually work in the recording studio. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#109

Ep. 188 - Ruthie Foster

Ruthie Foster joins me on the show this week. I first met Ruthie about 20 years ago, when ... more

03 Dec 2025

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:29

03 Dec 2025

#108

Ep. 187 - Gary Craig

Drummer Gary Craig joins me on this show this week. Gary is an incredible musician who has... more

19 Nov 2025

1 HR 56 MINS

1:56:29

19 Nov 2025

#107

Ep. 186 - Chuck Mead

Singer, songwriter, bandleader and founder of the legendary BR549, Chuck Mead, joins me on... more

05 Nov 2025

2 HR 03 MINS

2:03:43

05 Nov 2025

#106

Ep. 185 - Pete Finney

Steel guitarist and country music historian Pete Finney joins me on the show this week. I ... more

15 Oct 2025

1 HR 57 MINS

1:57:12

15 Oct 2025

#105

Ep. 184 - Nate Smith

Drummer, composer and bandleader Nate Smith joins me on the show this week. While many peo... more

01 Oct 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:26

01 Oct 2025

#104

Ep. 183 - Mike Farris

Vocalist, songwriter and Grammy Award-winning artist Mike Farris is on the show today. Mik... more

17 Sep 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:54

17 Sep 2025

#103

Ep. 182 - Bruce Bouton

Bruce Bouton is an accomplished pedal steel guitarist who has played on an extensive strin... more

03 Sep 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:44

03 Sep 2025

#102

Ep. 181 - Tom Hambridge

Tom Hambridge joins me on the show this week. Tom is a Nashville-based drummer, but also a... more

20 Aug 2025

1 HR 36 MINS

1:36:53

20 Aug 2025

#101

Ep. 180 - Kenny Vaughan (Pt. 2)

This is part 2 of my conversation with the incredible guitarist Kenny Vaughan. This episod... more

13 Aug 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:34

13 Aug 2025

#100

Ep. 179 - Kenny Vaughan (Pt. 1)

One of my absoliute favorite Nashville guitarists, Kenny Vuaghan, joins me on the show tod... more

06 Aug 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:12

06 Aug 2025

#99

Ep. 178 - Mark Howard (Pt. 2)

This is part 2 of my conversation with legendary engineer/producer Mark Howard. This episo... more

23 Jul 2025

54 MINS

54:56

23 Jul 2025

#98

Ep. 177 - Mark Howard (Pt. 1)

Season 9 kicks off with an epic 2-part conversation with engineer/producer Mark Howard. Ma... more

16 Jul 2025

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:04

16 Jul 2025

#97

Ep. 176 - Welcome to Season 9!

A little bit about what's in store this season, and our incredible giveaway at the end of ... more

09 Jul 2025

05 MINS

05:41

09 Jul 2025

#96

Ep. 175 - Ken Coomer

Ken Coomer joins me on the podcast today. Ken is a fantastic drummer, producer, and studio... more

19 Feb 2025

2 HR 00 MINS

2:00:23

19 Feb 2025

#95

Ep. 174 - Maya DeVitry

On the show today is singer, songwriter, fiddle player and now producer, Maya DeVitry. May... more

05 Feb 2025

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:40

05 Feb 2025

#94

Ep. 173 - Chris Smither

Songwriter, blues guitarist and singer Chris Smither joins me on the show today. I had the... more

18 Dec 2024

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:52

18 Dec 2024

#93

Ep. 172 - Willie Cantu

Legendary drummer Willie Cantu is on the show today, the sole surviving member of the ulti... more

04 Dec 2024

2 HR 11 MINS

2:11:45

04 Dec 2024

#92

Ep. 171 - Richard Bennett

Guitarist and session ace Richard Bennett joins me on the show this week. Originally from ... more

20 Nov 2024

1 HR 44 MINS

1:44:02

20 Nov 2024

#91

Ep. 170 - Jen Gunderman

Jen Gunderman is one of the great keyboard players currently working out of Nashville. She... more

07 Nov 2024

1 HR 41 MINS

1:41:04

07 Nov 2024

#90

Ep. 169 - Jim Kweskin

Singer, guitarist, jug-band pioneer and songster Jim Kweskin joins me on the show today. I... more

02 Oct 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:09

02 Oct 2024

#89

Ep. 168 - Tony Trischka

Banjo legend Tony Trischka joins me on the show this week. I first saw Tony playing with h... more

18 Sep 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:45

18 Sep 2024

#88

Ep. 167 - Rich Hinman

Pedal steel guitarist Rich Hinman joins me on the show today. Rich is a really creative pl... more

03 Sep 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:50

03 Sep 2024

#87

Ep. 166 - Missy Raines

On today’s show is Missy Raines, one of the great bluegrass bassists out there, not to men... more

21 Aug 2024

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:48

21 Aug 2024

#86

Ep. 165 - G. Love

On today’s show is Garrett Dutton, better known to you and me as G. Love and his band G. L... more

07 Aug 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:12

07 Aug 2024

#85

Ep. 164 - Duke Levine

The incredible guitarist Duke Levine joins me on the show today. Back in the 90’s and earl... more

17 Jul 2024

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:20

17 Jul 2024

#84

Ep. 163 - Rob Ickes

Dobro master Rob Ickes joins me on the show this week. Rob was kind enough to drop in to t... more

03 Jul 2024

2 HR 01 MINS

2:01:20

03 Jul 2024

#83

Ep. 162 - Margaret Glaspy

Margaret Glaspy joins me on the show this week. Her album from last year “Echo The DIamond... more

19 Jun 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:23

19 Jun 2024

#82

Ep. 161 - Cedric Burnside

My guest this week is the incredible Mississippi songwriter, guitarist and drummer Cedric ... more

05 Jun 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:54