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2017 James Rivers, Multi-Instrumentalist
001-2017-020
45:32 Master Camera files on Hard Drive, Mp4 on Server and Cloud
Sat May 06 2017
Interviewer, Jason Berry
01:58 James Rivers describes how he got into music as a child, and his trajectory toward his own band, with which he still plays, the James Rivers Movement 05:46 Rivers describes the sessions for Al Johnson’s “Carnival Time,” and Professor Longhair’s “Big Chief” 08:16 Rivers discusses his relationship, and numerous collaborations, with Clint Eastwood 16:35 Rivers names all the different instruments he plays 17:20 Rivers explains his trajectory with the bagpipes 21:58 Rivers reveals his harmonica trick 23:32 Rivers reminisces over his old gigs at Silvio’s and Mel’s Lounge, when he would turn gigs into impromptu second lines 25:58 Rivers describes the origins of the James Rivers Movement 27:04 Rivers speaks to his band’s repertoire 27:50 Rivers explains his criteria for adding tunes to his repertoire 28:52 Rivers explains that regardless of instrument, he plays from the heart 29:22 Rivers speaks about his albums 30:25 Rivers discusses his personnel 31:32 Rivers discusses personnel from his past 32:35 Rivers describes encounters with Sam Cooke 33:02 Rivers explains how he hooked up with Etta James 33:37 Rivers lists other musicians he’s crossed paths with, including James Sugar Boy Crawford 35:50 Rivers explains how sporadically he plays the bagpipes on stage 37:35 Rivers explains that he is always accompanied by his band on the bagpipes 38:18 Demonstration “Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans” 41:23 Rivers names the song he wrote for The Bridges of Madison County and describes his cameo 43:01 Demonstration “Jamming with JR” 43:50 Demonstration Rivers’ music from Tightrope 44:59 Rivers
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