Ep 93 | I Was Just a Fan; Now I'm in the Band | Damon Johnson

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🗓️ 11 September 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Damon Johnson never thought he would perform with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Van Halen, Steven Tyler, Sting, or Jeff Beck or become a member of Thin Lizzy, but after a few decades in the music industry, he has quite the story to tell. He found early success with his band, Brother Cane, and that was just the beginning of a career that he still calls "surreal." Check out this rockin' episode of Rick & Bubba University to hear how Damon Johnson went from being a fan to being in the band! Sponsors: ExpressVPN: The VPN that just works. Enjoy unrestricted access worldwide. ExpressVPN defeats content restrictions and censorship to deliver unlimited access to video, music, social media, and more, from anywhere in the world. If you visit https:ExpressVPN.com/RickBubba you can get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! Gabi takes the pain out of shopping for insurance by giving you an apples-to-apples comparison of your current coverage with 40 of the top insurance providers like: Progressive, Nationwide and Travelers. · Just link your current insurance account and in about two minutes you’ll be able to see quotes for the exact same coverage you currently have. Gabi customers save eight hundred twenty-five dollars per year on average. It’s totally free to check your rate and there’s no obligation. Take two minutes to see how much you can save on your car and homeowners insurance. Go to https://gabi.com/rickbubba Tommy John is here to keep you comfortable. Treat yourself and upgrade to a few pairs of Tommy John underwear in the softest, most breathable fabrics you’ve ever worn. Tommy John obsesses over every little detail and stitch by using proprietary fabrics that perform like nothing you have ever worn before. All of Tommy John’s loungewear and leggings are built for next-level comfort. Whether you’re in the hunt for lounge pants, sleep shorts or lazing-around joggers, Tommy John has you covered. Tommy John is so confident in their underwear that if you don’t love your first pair, you can get a full refund with their Best Pair You’ll Ever Wear Or It’s Free Guarantee. Tommy John, no adjustment needed. Hurry to save 15% on your first order at https://TommyJohn.com/RickBubba! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this edition of Rick and Bubba University. The podcast, now this
0:11.8	is a unique podcast that drops almost every week. We are also the co-host of the Rick and
0:18.2	Bubba show that's a full blown. I mean it's when we're led out of the cage and it is five
0:23.5	hours of radio extravaganza. You can hear us all over the country by going to Rick and
0:28.8	Bubba's spelled out the word A and dot com. If this is your first step into Rick and Bubba
0:33.2	world through this podcast and Bubba today it is Rick and Bubba behind the music. Rick, we have
0:38.5	one of the most talented guests we've ever had at Rick and Bubba University. An old friend,
0:43.8	the pride of Geraldine Alabama. You name it, he's played it, Damon Johnson. Damon Johnson, welcome
0:49.2	to Rick and Bubba University. Ellis, what a stupendous introduction man. I don't think that's ever been
0:57.0	the top, so thank you very much. I don't even know what to say to you other than I have an
1:03.6	axe I will play. You know, I mean you have axe wheel travel. I have axe wheel travel. I mean you've
1:10.4	done original bands, some really really good ones. You play acoustic shows. You've got the Damon
1:19.4	Johnson world. You have been a hard gun for some of the biggest names ever in music. I mean
1:26.9	Van Halen, Aerosmith, Robert Plant, Stephen Tyler, Sammy Heygar, Alice Cooper,
1:32.4	Thin Lizzy, Black Star Rodgers. That's a lot we're talking about the Hall of Fame, but no,
1:37.6	we're talking about Damon Johnson. Now you've been hired by Skinnerd. Now when you had the run with
1:45.2	damn Yankees, that that never happened. You guys were rehearsing, but didn't something fall apart
1:51.6	that you're run with them somehow was stopped? Well, the damn Yankees was a moment like 15 minutes,
2:00.8	Rick. I stepped in to basically take Tommy Shaw's place because Tommy had just acquired the rights
2:08.8	to the name Sticks. Dennis DeYoung was out of the band, so he needed to press the gas on that.
2:16.2	A&R man was the famous John Kaladner. Kaladner had kept, he was a fan of my music.
2:24.7	I had sent him some songs randomly. He called me the next week and he had Jack Blades in his office.
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