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Shake, Rattle, And Roll

1/31/2019

 
Cris: Regarding your latest album, "Shake, Rattle, And Roll", the title track… normally those words, those lyrics are part of fast-paced, party music. But you made them part of a ballad, and a love song at that. How did that comes about?

Tim Charron: I was in Narragansett, Rhode Island. At the time I didn't have too many love songs. I started writing it and modeled it after the song "Come Over" by Kenny Chesney, kind of that idea of having someone across town that you are longing for, and it all just came out. And for some reason I just gravitated toward the title "Shake, Rattle, And Roll" as a metaphor for love. 

(from episode 8 of the Bands To Fans podcast)
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Drawn To The Drums

1/30/2019

 
​Cris: What drew you to the drums?

Michael McDermott, drummer for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: When I was a little kid, there was a music store right near this Italian restaurant we would go to. We'd get done with dinner and my two sisters and I would always run next door to A - Z Music. And the drums just always did something for me. My parents encouraged that, nurtured that. I got a practice pad and sticks. From that I just started building. I had buckets and tin cans and things. They were like, "Wow. He's a little more serious. Let's get him a drum set."

(from episode 15 of the Bands To Fans podcast)
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Growth As A Musician

1/29/2019

 
Cris: You talked about the fact that, if you are a sideman, you have to grow with your front man as he or she is growing and pushing himself. With that in mind, how have your grown in the last 19 or 20 years?

Ben Sesar, drummer for Brad Paisley: I think growth is measured in how you parallel with your artist. I've had to develop certain skills based on the guy I play with. For instance, he doesn't like a whole lot of structure. He likes to change things. He likes to pull verses out or add things or change songs in the middle of a show. So I've learned to be on my toes. I've learned that I need to be attentive and not only manage what I'm doing, but manage where he may go. And that's maybe the number one thing that makes me valuable in his eyes. Because I can just about read his mind now. I can almost anticipate what he's going to do. And for this gig, you have to have that skill. That's why it would be very hard for someone… maybe even a better drummer… you could be a better drummer, but if you can't just about read his mind, it doesn't matter how good you are. You're going to fall on your face. So that's one aspect of growth. 


(from episode 9 of the Bands To Fans podcast)​
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Song Versatility

1/27/2019

 
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Cris: There are two very different versions of "Man On The Run". There is the one on the album "Are You With Me?" that you play in concert with Cowboy Mouth, and then there is the version from your "Apples and Onions" solo album that you play in solo shows. Did you intentionally create that song to be so versatile?

John Thomas Griffith of Cowboy Mouth: No. I was trying to find a way to play it live, acoustically, by myself. And I just felt like strumming it really hard didn't hit the nerve like when the band plays it.

Years ago I went on an acoustic duo tour with Fred. I watched the way he took his songs and rearranged them, so that when he played acoustic, he did them a little bit differently. Not every song, but most of them.

I spent the whole second day of the tour in my hotel room rewriting everything in my set. I sat there all day and thought, "How can I redo this song? How can I make this more interesting? How can I make this more poignant?" I rearranged "Everybody Loves Jill", "Man On The Run", "I Know It Shows". It was a turning point in my acoustic life.

Band Social Media Content

1/23/2019

 
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Content Marketing

1/21/2019

 
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A Great Conversation

1/18/2019

 
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Songwriting

1/17/2019

 
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Really Listening

1/15/2019

 
From my work with client Daniel Glass 
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Creative People

1/8/2019

 
From my work with clients Cowboy Mouth 
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