Johnny Hiland

The mighty Johnny Hiland astounds with his telecaster
manipulations and chicken-pickin'-fricassee par excellence. 
Known far and wide for his blazingly fast and tasty playing,
Johnny is a guitar veteran of the Don Kelley Band (a Nashville
institution where other veterans such as Guthrie Trapp, Brent
Mason, JD Simo, and more got their start), and he's also played
on records for artists such as Ricky Skaggs, Toby Keith, Hank
Williams III, and Randy Travis, just to name a few. He was signed
to Steve Vai's Favored Nations label in 2004, and he's been
ripping it up ever since.  Johnny tells Greg his story as
they get into the gear and the gristle!

2:12 - Thumbpickin’ (and how Johnny’s thumb is acting up)
6:05 - The birth of MTV and being able to SEE how people played
guitar, and the importance of the pick, and noiseless
pickups
12:40 - Johnny’s first real guitar and rig, and the glory of T
and S style guitars
22:27 - The influence of early chicken pickin players, B-Benders,
and The Byrds
27:55 - The Rockabilly Revival, Danny Gatton, and Roy
Buchanan
37:23 - Johnny’s decision to drop out of school and move to
Nashville, and growing up an absolute fiend for the guitar
47:02 - Johnny’s move from Nashville to Virginia, and knowing its
never too late to make a good living as a musician

Total Length: 67:21