Bill Leverty (Firehouse guitarist)

Episode 95 - 🔥Firehouse guitarist Bill Leverty! Firehouse has sold over 7 million records worldwide! They have a lot of great songs including the hits “Love of a Lifetime” and “Don’t Treat Me Bad”.  We discuss the whole history of the band from handing their demo to Jon Bon Jovi to touring with Poison and more. We also talk about Bill’s new solo record “Divided We Fall” and lots of other fun stuff!00:00 - Intro01:05 - Welcoming Bill & Firehouse01:55 - State Diving Champion 03:45 - Ice Hockey 06:29 - Carlos Montoya & Flamenco 07:33 - Jeff Beck & Guitar Greats 09:51 - White Heat & Michael Foster11:15 - Original Demo With Dana Strum 13:15 - Demo to Jon Bon Jovi 15:26 - The Name "Firehouse" 16:46 - "Shake & Tumble" Song18:47 - Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour & Sequel 22:05 - AMA Best New Artist 23:36 - "Reach For The Sky" Single25:15 - Tours with Tesla, Poison & More26:35 - "I Live My Life For You" Single 28:42 - "Good Acoustics" Album 31:45 - Changing Record Labels 32:25 - Bass Player Bruce Waibel 35:05 - Mental Health 36:43 - "Divided We Fall" Solo Album 38:10 - "You're a Natural" Solo Single 40:10 - Live Solo Shows 41:28 - Guest Appearances 42:40 - Firehouse Subs 43:38 - Bret Michaels 45:27 - Lita Ford, Don Dokken & More46:55 - Rock Cruises 48:16 - Status Quo, Journey & Jeff Beck 50:25 - The Wrestler Soundtrack 52:03 - Wounded Warrior Project 53:25 - Wrap Up Bill Leverty Website:https://m.leverty.comFirehouse Band Website:https://www.firehousemusic.comWounded Warrior Project:https://www.woundedwarriorproject.orgChuck Shute Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chuck_shute/Photo by Mario Leo Fasolo Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!