Dooner’s World – Episode 108 – Brian Wheat – Tesla Bassist , Author of Son of a Milkman
Topics:
Growing up in South Sacramento, CA
Early influences – Beatles, UFO, Pat Travers, Def Leppard
Broken leg, switch from Baseball to Music
1st Live Concert - The Tubes – 1974 – White Punks on Dope
Other memorable shows:
UFO, Pat Travers, Def Leppard ,Van Halen
Mount Rushmore of guitarists:
Jimmy Page
Brian May
George Harrison
Michael Schenker
Meeting Jimmy Page at Hammersmith Odeon
Playing Firm songs with Paul Rodgers
Playing with Jimmy Page
Recording at Bearsville studios – Woodstock, NY
Recent migration to Auburn, NY
Supposed to be on tour with Tesla and Alice Cooper
New book will be released in audio in the near future
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