Ep 815 : Frank Hannon of the band Tesla

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Today I sit down with a fantastic guitar player / songwriter Mr Frank Hannon of Tesla.

Frank and I dive into his long amazing career including his early days in City Kid, starting Tesla, finding lead singer Jeff Keith, and grinding it out in Sacramento.

Still to this day Tesla is spun non stop on FM Radio. Hits like Modern Day Cowboy, ,Little Suzi, Hang Tough, The Way It Is and Love Song.

I know you will dig this episode.

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1:25.6	today is Frank Hannan from the amazing band Tesla.
1:29.8	And I will tell you this right now.
1:31.5	Back in the 80s, there was a lot of bands out there
1:34.6	that were just kind of sludging around with their high hair and spandex.
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1:44.2	proved that they were the real deal.
1:47.3	Bands like Tesla, Black Crows, stuff like that.
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