Episode 15
This week, Aaron and Brent try to reach across the aisle and learn to appreciate KISS and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Aaron tries to reconcile KISS’s place in rock & roll history and Brent tries to understand how Stevie Ray Vaughan brought blues music back to popularity. Special guest and co-worker Greg Hagewood joins the show as “moderator” and advocate for both bands.
Guest Host
Greg Hagewood is a videographer in Franklin, TN. Greg has worked with Aaron and Brent for many years and is guilty of work-time music discussions. He is a guitar player and former owner of a skateboard shop and park in Nashville. He is also Aaron’s wingman for many rock shows in Nashville.
This Week’s Playlist
- She – KISS – Dressed to Kill (1975)
- Tin Pan Alley – Stevie Ray Vaughan – In the Beginning (1992)
- Parasite – KISS – Hotter Than Hell (1974)
- Leave My Girl Alone – Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Step (1989)
- God of Thunder – KISS – Destroyer (1976)
- Life By the Drop – Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Sky is Crying (1991)
Show Notes
- (23:19) SRV on New Zealand Television show
- (34:20) Musicradar Article — SRV Comments On Playing Hendrix
- (40:14) Stevie and Jimmie childhood photo
- (47:52) Blazing KISS Solos That Inspired Other Guitarists
- (48:57) Austin City Limits Leave My Girl Alone
- (01:11:40) Heavy Metal songs without distortion
- (01:12:40) KISS Performs On WCW Nitro / KISS-Themed Wrestler Debuts
- (01:16:12) Rolling Stone Article – Oral History Of KISS’ Destroyer Album
- (01:18:35) How ‘The Sky Is Crying’ Celebrated Stevie Ray Vaughan
- (01:27:08) Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan book
- (01:29:22) Aaron’s Cousin’s montage
Band Websites
https://www.kissonline.com/
https://www.srvofficial.com/
Listen to the Playlist
Listen, I’m not in the KISS army. I’m more like KISS National Guard.
– Brent Hinson
Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- KISS
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Jimmy Vaughan
- Jimi Hendrix
- Albert King
- Johnny Winters
- Blind Lemon
- Black Sabbath
