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Shine Light Podcasts

by HaleyJefe

Shine Light Podcasts aims to tell stories of our lives, the music that has moved and shaped us and the connections that we share. Our first series is "Everyone has a Jeff Buckley Story". Come along as we hear how 90's musical phenom Jeff Buckley left an indelible mark upon us all. Produced, hosted and edited by Jeff Haley. Co-Produced by Konrad. Executive Producer- Chris via Biointegrity....

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Episodes

  1. Ep. 18 Dave Derby

    Dave Derby is an American singer-songwriter, bassist, and producer most famous for fronting the indie rock band The Dambuilders. Known for his melodic songwriting and distinctive bass lines, Derby has remained a steady figure in the alternative and indie scenes for over three decades. Born in...

  2. Ep. 17.2 Gene Bowen

    Part 2 of 2 Welcome back to part two of our interview with Gene Bowen. As you heard in part one, Gene is the founder of Road Recovery and was also Jeff Buckley’s tour manager during the marathon world tour for the Grace album. Road Recovery is non-profit organization based in New York and their...

  3. Ep. 17.1 Gene Bowen

    Part 1 of 2 I am thrilled and humbled to have the one and only Gene Bowen on Everyone Has A Jeff Buckley Story. Gene was Jeff’s tour manager from 1994-1997. After Buckley died, Bowen endeavored to start a nonprofit, Road Recovery, to educate people about addiction and other adversities in hopes…

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  4. Ep. 16 Todd Horton

    Today’s guest Todd Horton has a sweet and funny Jeff Buckley story for you. Todd is a great trumpeter and he actually met Jeff a couple of times back in the early 90s in the lower east side of New York City. Additionally, he was a witness and participant to the birth of multiple national acts…

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  5. Ep. 15 Todd Little

    Have you ever missed a show an then regretted it? Then this episode is for you! Guest Todd Little had his shot to see Jeff Buckley and missed it in 1994. But since then he has become an ubër fan with many insights into JB’s greatness. Come along with us as we dig into Dream Brother, Lost Highway,...

  6. Ep. 14 Ella Feingold

    Ella Feingold is an orchestrator, composer, producer and a killer guitarist (Erykah, Bootsy, Ariana, Jill, Roots, etc) !! She has just released an album entitled Tell A Beautiful Lie With Sound, This is coming off the heels of a solo album called 4-Track Ephemera and a funky duet album with 8...

  7. Ep. 13 Nathan Larson

    My guest today is Nathan Larson. He is an bassist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and accomplished film composer. Born in Maryland in 1970, He came up in the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene as the original bassist for the punk band Swiz from 1987-1989. Afterwards, Larson gained…

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  8. Ep. 12 Adam Bork

    My guest today is one of my oldest friends, Adam Bork . We grew up together in Austin, Texas in the 80’s. In 1986 I took Adam to see Jazz innovator Stanley Jordan at the University of Texas. Being an impressionable teenager and burgeoning guitarist, this led Adam to create his own unique guitar...

  9. Ep. 11 Jessica Snyder

    In this episode we interview Jessica Snyder of the highly successful Instagram account mysterydreamboy, which is about all things Jeff Buckley. Particularly, we go into Jeff's two studio releases, his relationship with photographers and his home in Memphis where recently Jessica stayed.…

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  10. Ep. 10 Matt Legard

    The Colourflies are a band started in 2011 from very humble beginnings from a small town. With highs and lows they’ve touched the graces of bands the likes of The Lemonheads, Big Star, The Posies, Green Jelly , The Wallflowers, The Ginblossoms and countless others. Greg Richling ( Wallflowers)…

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  11. Who is the greatest musician of the 20th century?

    Some thoughts on a great artist that I’ve been obsessed with with for almost 4 decades: John Coltrane. I lay out my criteria on why Trane should be considered the best artist of the 20th century.

  12. Ep. 9.2 Matt Johnson

    Show notes: Matt discusses his 30 year theory of revival and says he was grateful to have been in studio to record the masterpiece “Grace”. Matt explains how the members of the band were thrown together (like a “stir fry”, despite not really knowing eachother at all). Also, he says that there was…

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  13. Ep. 9.1 Matt Johnson

    Part 1 of 2 A note to our listeners: This is an expanded version of this interview. The video version is available at: https://youtu.be/PkKqM9hVw3I Come back next week for an in depth interview about Jeff Buckley. For this season's final episode we have the great drummer himself: Matt Johnson.…

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  14. Ep. 8 Jeff Lipstein

    Drummer Jeff Lipstein has been around the New York music scene for years and has developed some theories about why Jeff Buckley is so enduring. Listen in as we discuss Buckley's covers, his unique vocalizing style and emotional intensity of lyrics, which perhaps took a toll on him. Additionally,...

  15. Ep. 7 Roxanne Drolet

    Roxanne tells us about the very first time she heard Jeff Buckley on the car radio, the first time she saw him play live and later, when she moved to New York and actually played at Cafe Sin-E where Buckley made a name for himself. Interspersed are relationships and how Buckley was almost a…

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  16. Ep. 6 Chris Garrigues

    Host Jeff Haley has known Chris Garrigues since the 1990's. Their bands Doghouse and Twang Twang Shock A Boom played many of the same venues. In 1993 ( or maybe February 1994?) Doghouse performed at the Chicago House in support of Jeff Buckley. The evening transpired in a highly unusual way and...

  17. The Hallelujah Episode

    I’m your host Jeff Haley and this is a special episode of Everyone Has A Jeff Buckley Story. Today we will be looking at Hallelujah, a Leonard Cohen composition, crafted by John Cale, and perfected by Jeff Buckley I asked some friends to tell me where they heard Hallelujah and what the song meant...

  18. Ep. 4 Rose Smith

    Author Rose Smith tells host Jeff Haley about when she saw Jeff Buckley and his band at Liberty Lunch in Austin, Texas in 1995. Rose went with their mutual friend Lisa Hargus. Rose talks about a typical female response to Buckley's performance. Rose and Lisa saw Buckley backstage and Rose…

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  19. Ep. 3 JJ Johnson

    Drummer JJ Johnson tells host Jeff Haley about the first time he heard Grace at friend Billy White's house. The album changed the way JJ looked at what rock music was capable of. JJ was at several Austin, Texas performances in 1994 and 1995 and talks about how he and many others were transfixed…

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  20. Ep. 2.2 Johnny Goudie

    Episode 2 - Part 2 Jeff interviews Johnny Goudie on the 11th Anniversary of his masterful podcast “How Did I Get Here?” (recorded on 8/10/2022). Johnny has been a friend for years and has interviewed Twang Twang Shock A Boom frontman Davíd Garza on his podcast several times. Johnny, who was a…

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  21. Ep. 2.1 Johnny Goudie

    Episode 2 - Part 1 Jeff interviews Johnny Goudie on the 11th Anniversary of his masterful podcast “How Did I Get Here?” (recorded on 8/10/2022). Johnny has been a friend for years and has interviewed Twang Twang Shock A Boom frontman Davíd Garza on his podcast several times. Johnny, who was a…

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  22. Ep.1 Chris Searles

    In our debut episode (1 of 8) Chris Searles tells the host, Jeff, about hearing an advance copy of Grace in 1994 and how it changed his perspective on music and playing the drums. Buckley took an amazing "set list" and attacked it with a muscular approach. Additionally Chris goes into why Matt...

  23. Podcast Series Preview*

    Here is a preview of our new podcast! Jeff starts us off by playing clips from these insightful guests: drummer JJ Johnson - author Rose Smith - songwriter Django Haskins - pianist/singer Rachel Eckroth - producer Chris Searles - musician/podcaster Johnny Goudie - guitarist/singer Chris Garrigues...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Shine Light Podcasts aims to tell stories of our lives, the music that has moved and shaped us and the connections that we share. Our first series is "Everyone has a Jeff Buckley Story". Come along as we hear how 90's musical phenom Jeff Buckley left an indelible mark upon us all. Produced, hosted and edited by Jeff Haley. Co-Produced by Konrad. Executive Producer- Chris via Biointegrity....

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Shine Light Podcasts aims to tell stories of our lives, the music that has moved and shaped us and the connections that we share. Our first series is "Everyone has a Jeff Buckley Story". Come along as we hear how 90's musical phenom Jeff Buckley left an indelible mark upon us all. Produced, hosted...

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Shine Light Podcasts is created and hosted by HaleyJefe.
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