I'm Brian Hyatt. This is Rolling Stone Music Now. Today we'll be hearing my interview with Don

Was. Don is of course the co-founder of the very cool band Was Not Was. He went on to become an

incredibly in-demand producer working with Bonnie Raid, the B-52s, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson,

Willie Nelson, and for many years, The Rolling Stones.

He's just now released his first album under his own name.

It's called Groove in the Face of Adversity.

It's credited to Don Was and the Pan Detroit Ensemble,

which is a great band he's put together that sounds like he can play anything,

jazz and funk included

today's episode is an incredibly wide-ranging conversation with don going deep on all that work

with superstars and a whole lot more where are you at this morning i'm in a dressing room at the Ryman in Nashville.

Playing tonight, yeah.

Not my band.

I play bass with Buddy Miller at the Americana Awards.

I've been doing it for like 17 years or something.

Still wearing a lot of hats, obviously.

Well, I love to play, man.

That's any chance to play, especially with musicians of this caliber.

It's a great band.

That's, you know, Larry Campbell and a bunch of folks.

So this new album that you have, Don Was and the Pan Detroit Ensemble groove in the face

of adversity.

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