Episode #188 - Chris Blair / Jim Peterik

Published: July 22, 2014, 3:01 a.m.

Chris Blair is the owner of The Listening Room Cafe, a destination venue for singer/songwriters in Nashville, TN.

Jim Peterik is co-founder of The Ides of March and Survivor. He's written songs for acts like Cheap Trick, 38 Special, The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

On this episode, we talk about songwriting, live performance, building a following, booking gigs, and more... Jim also tells the story of writing "Eye Of The Tiger" and performs some of his most successful songs live in our studio, including one that became a huge hit for Sammy Hagar, "Heavy Metal."