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Monday, February 9th, 2004
Interview by Dan Kimpel
Produced by Denise Bradley
TOI on Vine
1360 N. Vine St. Hollywood
8pm Jeffrey Steele
9:15pm Jenny Yates
9:30pm Jack Tempchin, James Intveld, Eddie Cunningham
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Returning to the Songwriters Studio is Jeffrey Steele, BMI and NSAI's '03 Songwriter of the year, and BMI recently awarded Jeffrey for over 20 million airplays. Born in Burbank, CA, Jeffrey adopted his dynamic last name to pay tribute to his father, an aspiring songwriter who made his living cutting and processing steel, after his death in 1987. It was at the family steel shop where Jeffrey spent most of his time as a kid, working and playing guitars, listening to Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson into the late hours. The family shop was around the corner from the famous Palomino Club where Jeffrey and his father would listen to the music of Ray Price, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash.
By 17, Jeffrey was on the road playing with different groups, and began writing songs. He played back-up for local acts such as Cliffie Stone, Red Simpson, Hank Thompson and Rose Maddox and became a sought after session singer in Los Angeles, the highlight of which was singing a demo in a bathroom with Smokey Robinson.
His recent hits include "Gone" by Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts' "These Days", Faith Hill's "When the Lights Go Down", Tim McGraw's "The Cowboy In Me", "Chrome" by Trace Adkins, "My Town" and "Speed" also by Montgomery Gentry.
Other hits include "Big Deal', Leanne Rimes and "Unbelievable" by Diamond Rio. Former lead singer of LA based "Boy Howdy", ACM band of the year '90, Jeffrey co-wrote most of the band's hits including "She'd Give Anything" and "A Cowboy's Born With A Broken Heart". As an artist, his song "Something In the Water" hit the Top 10 and he recently opened some shows on Tim McGraw's tour.
www.jeffreysteele.com
is the writer of such legendary hits as "Smuggler's Blues", "You Belong to The City", by Glenn Frey, "Peaceful Easy Feeling", and "Already Gone" by the Eagles and "Slow Dancing" by Johnny Rivers. In addition to numerous songs for Movies and Television, Jack has recently written songs for Trisha Yearwood, Coolio, Emmylou Harris, George Jones, and Sammy Kershaw.
www.tempchin.com
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best known for her collaborations with Garth Brooks on "Standing Outside the Fire", "Thicker Than Blood", "The Red Strokes" and Golden Globe nominated "When You Come Back To Me" from the movie "Frequency", began her career in music at age 14. She has written with the likes of Keb' Mo, Mark Isham, Janis Ian and her songs have been recorded by Kathy Mattea, Dan Seal, Sammy Kershaw, Eddie Rabbitt and Ronnie Milsap among others. She has just completed her first CD, available on February 9th.
www.jennyyates.com
Eddie Cunningham's distinct voice and heartfelt lyrics earned him the title of best unsigned country musician in the US by becoming the Grand Prize recipient of the Jim Beam Country Band Search. His songs have been recorded by Boy Howdy, Ben E. King, Wendy Waldman, Big House and Kostas to name a few.
www.eddiecunningham.com
As a multi-instrumentalist, singer songwriter and actor, James Intveld has been seen to crop up everywhere; lead guitarist for The Blasters, upright bassist for Dwight Yoakum, sought after backing vocalist (he added vocals to a Bob Dylan session) and as a session musician for many other artists. He has shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen, Rosie Flores, Brian Setzer and has opened for major headliners such as Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Steve Earle, Nelly Furtado and Pete Townsend.
www.jamesintveld.com
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one of the media's foremost authorities on pop music and songwriters, contributes to a variety of print and electronic mediums, including LA's Music Connection. 14 million monthly passengers hear Kimpel's interviews with songwriters and recording artists on United Airlines flights. Author of the best-selling book, Networking in the Music Business, Dan has taught a course based on this text at Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts since 1998 Dan has produced concerts and events with Sheryl Crow, Sting, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Quincy Jones, Tom Petty, Burt Bacharach, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds, Glen Ballard and Diane Warren.
www.dankimpel.com
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