BluesIsArt Episode 2. John Nemeth: 

Show Notes 

How weird are you? - Managing weirdness and creativity. Getting the best out of a band. ---“Finding chemistry for an entertaining conversation” Blake Ray, Danny Banks, Matthew Wilson. “The Blue Dreamers”. --Finding a place to “live” together musically. How a new band member can bring new life to an old song. 

Tom Moore – early musical mentor. Early blues band in Boise, ID right out of high school. Building the charisma skill. Working in the “element of the surroundings”. 

High School sports and teamwork. Kindergarten piano lessons. All about your friends 

Concert pianist/Piano teacher Bernice Bruson: Never let anyone know you made a mistake. 

Hungarian gypsy music. All instrumental. 

Creating tension and release through stops, Hearing a common ground between Blues and Hungarian music. 

T-Bone Walker “Dirty Mistreater”, Produced by Mel Brown. 

Roy Rogers Gator on the Bay festival. Johnny V Vernazza from Elvin Bishop’s band. 

Evolution. 

Perez Prado. 

Living in San Francisco, fabulous shape. Living in Memphis gaining weight, having kids. Kids 

The story of the switch to coveralls from suits. 

Great talent: 

Working with Junior Watson, Elvin Bishop, Anson Funderburgh 

Junior Watson’s Band. 

Being a bandleader. 

The Rockets: 

Eric Matthews 

Gentleman John Street 

Wes Starr 

Anson Funderburgh 

Sam Myer 

Scott Cable Guitarist 

Blind Willie McTell 

Blind Blake 

John Lee Hooker back to Detroit. 

Buddy Guy 

Magic Sam 

Acoustic Album VS Electric Album. 

New Territory, 

John Nemeth part 2…Coming soon?

BluesIsArt Episode 2. John Nemeth: 

Show Notes 

How weird are you? - Managing weirdness and creativity. Getting the best out of a band. ---“Finding chemistry for an entertaining conversation” Blake Ray, Danny Banks, Matthew Wilson. “The Blue Dreamers”. --Finding a place to “live” together musically. How a new band member can bring new life to an old song. 

Tom Moore – early musical mentor. Early blues band in Boise, ID right out of high school. Building the charisma skill. Working in the “element of the surroundings”. 

High School sports and teamwork. Kindergarten piano lessons. All about your friends 

Concert pianist/Piano teacher Bernice Bruson: Never let anyone know you made a mistake. 

Hungarian gypsy music. All instrumental. 

Creating tension and release through stops, Hearing a common ground between Blues and Hungarian music. 

T-Bone Walker “Dirty Mistreater”, Produced by Mel Brown. 

Roy Rogers Gator on the Bay festival. Johnny V Vernazza from Elvin Bishop’s band. 

Evolution. 

Perez Prado. 

Living in San Francisco, fabulous shape. Living in Memphis gaining weight, having kids. Kids 

The story of the switch to coveralls from suits. 

Great talent: 

Working with Junior Watson, Elvin Bishop, Anson Funderburgh 

Junior Watson’s Band. 

Being a bandleader. 

The Rockets: 

Eric Matthews 

Gentleman John Street 

Wes Starr 

Anson Funderburgh 

Sam Myer 

Scott Cable Guitarist 

Blind Willie McTell 

Blind Blake 

John Lee Hooker back to Detroit. 

Buddy Guy 

Magic Sam 

Acoustic Album VS Electric Album. 

New Territory, 

John Nemeth part 2…Coming soon?