Adam Holt's life would never be the same after, at nine years old, he saw Aerosmith's Joe Perry play a Silver Sparkle Gretsch Duo Jet on cable TV.
Flash forward: Adam is a musical renaissance man - a performing songwriter focusing on contemporary Southern rock and blues. He lives near Gulf Shores, Alabama and has been a staple of the live music scene in the region for well over two decades. He's got three albums under his belt along with freestanding singles and other recording projects - and operates his own analog (two-inch tape) recording studio.
The twins enjoy a conversation with Adam about all of this and much more, including two original tracks - one of which has garnered more than a million streams on Spotify.
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - "The End" by Adam Holt - from the album, Kind of Blues
4:23 - Greetings and about the song / About Adam Holt
6:16 - Welcome, Adam / Admiring his studio on Zoom / Road trip to Memphis / Adam visits The Crossroads in Clarksdale, Miss. / B.B. King Museuum / Robert Johnson gravesite / Muddy Waters birthsite
7:51 - Spin Doctors in Tunica, Miss. / Gold Strike Casino Resort
8:22 - Joe Perry's influence on nine-year-old Adam / Aerosmith "Dude Looks Like a Lady" / Gretsch Duo Jet Silver Sparkle
9:00 - More about "The End" / Recording studio locations and history / Live recording versus multitracking / Recording Kind of Blues / Players on "The End" - Greg DeLuca, bass / Pierre Robinson, drums / Donnie Sundall, Hammond B-3
10:49 - Adam Holt on Spotify / Other projects / Recording at Sun Studio in Memphis / Curry Webber / More about Sun Studio Experience
13:37 - "The End" racked up 1.3 million streams on Spotify so far / Dutch magazine cover feature / Streaming and compensation / Concert ticket pricing / Touring and merch
17:02 - Early music experiences, instruments and education / First guitar at 14: Yamaha electric
18:18 - Goals for next album
18:37 - Highlights from more than two decades in music / Bayfest / Lynyrd Skynrd / Drivin and Cryin
19:43 - 20 years as a performer at Lucy Buffett's LuLu's
21:34 - Booking talent at LuLu's
22:40 - Producing other artists / More about Adam's recording studio / 1964 Gibson Hummingbird / 3M M79 two-inch Tape Machine / Producing Richard Douglas Jensen
29:46 - GAS - Gear Acquisition Syndrome / Gibson SJ 200 / Picker's Paradise / Gigs at Hard Rock Casino, Biloxi / Slot wins / Cash is king
33:30 - Family life / The Dad club
34:43 - Co-writing "Don't Give Up on Me Baby" with wife Jillian.
36:05 - Get your copy of Kind of Blues on limited run 180-gram blue vinyl by visiting www.adamholtmusic.com
39:03 - "Don't Give Up on Me Baby" by Adam Holt (Songwriters: Adam W. Holt / Jillian J. Holt)
