Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK

Today my guest is Michael Urbano one of the most sought after drummers in the music biz. From his early days growing up in Sacramento playing 5 sets a night of Funk and Disco covers in the 70's to a record deal with Indie rockers Bourgeois Tagg. This man has recorded with some of the biggest bands of the 80's and 90's including Cracker, Third Eye Blind, Smash Mouth, John Hiatt, Paul Westerberg and Sheryl Crow. These days you can see Michael live on tour with the Fleetwood Mac legend Lindsey Buckingham. Thank you so much for tuning in. This episode is brought to you by Buck Mason some of the best clothing made these days. Use the link and get a free T-Shirt with your first purchase. https://www.buckmason.com/pages/LetThereBeTalk?utm_medium=audio&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=spring22_podcasttest&utm_content=podcast_DeanDelray 

Today my guest is Ben Thatcher drummer of the band Royal Blood. At the age of 10 years old this man was playing drums in a church band every week in front of 300 people. Soon after he discovered the Red Hot Chili Peppers record Blood Sugar Sex Magic and more specifically Chad Smiths funky grooves and it changed his life. Ben started the 2 piece band Royal Blood with Mike Kerr and quickly went in and did some demos that found there way onto Soundcloud where Warner Brothers records discovered them and signed them to a record deal. With 3 records out and a new single right now called Honeybrains this band is just getting bigger and better. Right now they are on a UK Arena tour and are about to start a US tour April 19th 2022 in Detroit. Make sure you go back and listen their 2021 record Typhoons. I highly recommend it.      

Today my guest is the great Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard on Let There Be Talk. We dive into Vivian's musical history including his early days in Sweet Savage, His audition for Dio, His love of Gory Gallagher and Gary Moore and of course Def Leppard's upcoming Summer Stadium Tour with Mötley Crüe. So much good stuff on this episode so tune in now and don't forget to Subscribe on iTunes and Youtube.  

Today my old friend Chuck Billy returns to the show to talk all about the new US tour The Bay Strikes Back with Testament, Exodus and Death Angel. It was so great to catch up with Chuck on everything going on with his life including, The return of Dave Lombardo on the Drums, House Flipping, a potential Solo Record and what you can expect from the up coming tour. Catch The Bay Strikes Back Tour starting April 9th in San Luis Obispo. Keep The Candles Lit DDR

Today we have a Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame legend on the show Singer Songwriter Ann Wilson of Heart. Ann is hands down one of the greatest Rock n Roll singers of all time. Heart has been on FM radio since the late 70's with classic songs like Magic Man, Crazy On You, Straight On, Even It Up and so much more. In the 80's Heart absolutely exploded again with MTV monster hit songs like What About Love, These Dreams, and If Looks Could Kill  Ann and I dive into her entire history including her brand new solo record Fierce Bliss which comes out April 29th 2022. Catch Ann out tour in May playing dates all over America. Podcast is brought to you by  Buck Mason use the link https://www.buckmason.com/pages/LetThereBeTalk?utm_medium=audio&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=spring22_podcasttest&utm_content=podcast_DeanDelray  Also Super Speciosa use the link https://superspeciosa.com/?utm_source=delray     

Today comedian Rich Vos stops by and talks about his 38 years in Stand Up Comedy. Rich has done all kinds of cool things in the business like hosting Woodstock 99, writing for the Academy Awards 2 times, being on Colin Quinn's Tough Crowd 35 times and he was also the first white comedian to ever perform on Def Comedy Jam. Rich and I also talk about him hitting rock bottom before becoming sober and how sobriety has changes his life. Tune in and enjoy episode 637 and don't forget to subscribe on Youtube and iTunes.  Join my Patreon page for bonus episodes and Live Zooms ever week. https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray 

My guest today is one of the most successful record producers of the last 20 years, Mr Jacquire King. Jacquire has over 40 grammy nominations and multiple wins but more importantly he has worked with some of the greatest artist ever including Tom Waits, Kings Of Lean, Modest Mouse and Norah Jones. Tune in and hear 2 old friends catching up on all things music including some interesting behind the scenes stories of making records. Thanks for tuning in and remember to keep the candles lit. DDR

Today I sit down with a fantastic Singer, Songwriter, Musician out of Alabama Mr Anderson East. I first heard this mans voice back in 2015 and immediately fell in love with his music. Anderson and I dive into his career including how he got started in music, working with producer Dave Cobb and writing songs with Chris Stapleton. Anderson has a brand new record out called Maybe We Never Die and is currently on tour so get out there and hear this mans amazing music. Thanks for tuning in  DDR  

Today I sit down with a dream guest Mr Judd Apatow. I have been trying to get Judd on the show for years and a few months ago he emailed me and said lets do it. This man has been in comedy almost his entire life and has been absolutely killing it in all departments Directing, Writing, Producing and Stand Up. Judds body of work is beyond next level Freaks and Geeks, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Train Wreck, Girls, Crashing, Love the list goes on and on.  Judd has also helped so many comedians in the business  including myself letting me be crazy on an episode of Love. I really enjoyed talking to Judd and I know you guys are going to dig it. Have a great week and I hope to see you at some of my Stand Up Shows. All dates can be found at https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Also join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/deandelray for tons of extra Let There Be Talks  DDR  

Today I am very happy to have Matt Myers and Shane Cody of the band Houndmouth on the show. I hadn't heard of Houndmouth until about 4 months ago but they have quickly become one of my favorite bands. Their new record Good For You absolutely blows my mind.  Houndmouth started about 10 years ago when Matt and Shane met and started jamming and a short time later they scored a record deal at SXSW. You guys are gonna love their story. Make sure you dive into their music and help spread the word. Thanks for tuning in and have a great week. DDR