Veteran Performers Are Dying Off,

Since The Big Band Started I'm Just Always Swamped With Movies And Things. It Certainly Pays The Bills And It's Very Satisfying, Because I Get To Write All These Big Charts And All This Crazy Music.

The Jazz Chord Substitutions In A Country Song... That Was Another Thing That Bent People's Ears. I Guess That My Favorites Are The Unique Ones. It's Not How Fast You Play. It's That Unique Blending Of Different Stuff I'm Most Proud Of.

My D'angelico Is A Jazz Archtop Guitar. That Guitar Was Made For Glenn Miller's Guitar Player In 1939. It's A '39 D'angelico New Yorker.

I Don't Think There Is A Musician Today That Hasn't Been Affected By Elvis' Music. His Definitive Years - 1954-57 - Can Only Be Described As Rock's Cornerstone. He Was The Original Cool.

It Is Hard To Play Blue Suede Shoes. I Know Everyone Has Heard It 10 Million Times, And That Makes It Even Harder To Play It, But There's A Very Laid Back Tempo On That. I Was Surprised At How Slow It Really Was.