A few months back, Willie Nelson and Friends spent a day off from touring in Madison, WI and I was thrilled to spend some time at the WORT studios with my friend and bassist extraordinaire, Kevin Smith.
In addition to his regular gig with Willie, Kevin has toured and recorded with Robbie Fulks, Charley Crockett, Asylum Street Spankers, Dwight Yoakum, Brian Setzer, Alseep at the Wheel, Dale Watson, Heybale, High Noon rockabilly trio, Ronnie Dawson, and countless amazing musicians. He's also taught a considerable number of prominent bassists the art of the slap bass. Added bonus, he's also a great person and an entertaining interviewee!
Tomorrow's episode of Back to the Country (Wednesday 10/11 9am-noon CST) will feature my interview with Kevin, a tribute to our mutual and recently departed friend Dave Roe, and three full hours of country music featuring upright slap bass. You can tune in at 89.9fm in southern WI or stream anywhere via wortfm.org or the WORT app.
