34: Dan Forte
Dan Forte\u2019s musical journey was blessed from the start: Family\u2013 father who loved Django Reinhardt, Location- the S.F. Bay Area, Timing- the 60s. Throw in talent, humor, taste and skill for a can\u2019t miss mixture. Dan took full advantage of S.F.\u2019s 60\u2019s- 70\u2019s scene where live music was everything. While getting his BA at Stanford, he taught an accredited "History of the Blues"class, put on concerts and wrote about music for the university's newspaper. Journalism followed, where he helped Guitar Player Magazine rise to the top. Eventually Senior Associate Editor at GP, Dan also\xa0introduced the mysterious but always humorous Teisco Del Rey who has brought to light some of the weirdest guitars ever, and after relocating to Austin\xa0released 2 instrumental-rock\xa0albums,\xa0\u201cThe Many Moods of Teisco Del Rey\u201d (1992) and\xa0\u201cTeisco Del Rey Plays Music for Lovers\u201d (\u201996). As Teisco he maintains an inspiring if sporadic concert schedule. Dan has interviewed a veritable encyclopedia of guitarists. We await the book that must be forthcoming. For more than a decade, he has called Vintage Guitar Magazine home base.\xa0His cover story\xa0on Mike Bloomfield is as good as it gets. His VG reviews are always spot on as well. In this extensive podcast Dan holds nothing back. It\u2019s a\xa0joyful ride where he shares his lifetime pursuit and love of music.