The Fine Art of Replacing w/Dennis Holt :: Ep 185 The Rich Redmond Show
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Dennis Holt is one of Nashville's most gifted musicians, whose drumming abilities cross nearly every genre from Americana to Country to Rock, Jazz, Ambient and R & B. He was born in Hawaii and raised in Jacksonville, FL. He has performed with: Taylor Swift, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, K. T. Oslin, Loretta Lynn, Felix Cavalier And The Rascals, Chris Stapleton, Ricky Skaggs, Shawn Mullins, Hank Williams Jr., Trisha Yearwood and many others.
Some Things That Came Up:
-1:30 The Trader Joes experience
-3:30 Dennis is left handed and plays on a right handed kit (cross over and open handed)
-11:30 Growing up in Hawaii
-16:30 The influence of Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”
-19:00 Those Ringo fills are truly left handed
-22:40 Quit junior college to take a playing gig in LA in 1976
-23:30 Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon, Paul Leim, Mike Baird. Keltner inspired Dennis to be a session musician
-25:30 Playing clubs, 4 sets a night, 6 nights a week
-27:00 Turned down the Lynyrd Skynyrd gig
-35:00 Denny the Surfer
-40:00 Getting highly connected in the Nashville scene in the late 70’s
-46:00 SYNDRUMS!!!
-47:15 10-12 sessions per week in the 80’s
-47:45 The offer to be a band member in Restless Heart
-49:30 Playing in the band Kansas 83-85’
-50:00 Playing with John Elefante
-52:00 The fine art of replacing…
-52:15 Took a break to live in Colorado. Moved back to Nashville in 2000
-53:00 The perks of working with bassist Spady Brannen
-57:40 Biking accident
-1:09:0- Go-To Snare Drums
-1:10:40 “The Big Yellow” DW Kit
-1:17:40 Spectrasonics Audio
-1:19:30 “The Cajon Stack”
-1:24:50 “The Fave 5”
-1:33:00 Refine your craft, be early, be kind and always say yes unless it compromises your ethics.
Follow:
Email: dennydrums@comcast.net
IG: @dennydrums
FB: @dennisholt
The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!
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Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.
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