220 - Rosie Flores

220 - Rosie Flores

In episode 220 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/guitarist/icon Rosie Flores. They spoke at Duboce Park Cafe, a couple days before her performance at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, sorry about the noise. In their conversation Rosie tells us about her band in the ‘80’s and her performances recently at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival and how that led to her supporting Robert Plant for a tour this winter. Rosie describes her childhood and her musical education learning from her older brother in San Diego starting a band and opening for Creedence Clearwater and the Turtles by the time she was 18. Rosie takes us through her move to LA and her history at the Palomino club where she ran into and became friends with James Intveld, Dwight Yoakam, Albert Lee, John Jorgensen, Dale Watson, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale and a encounter with Jeff Beck. Rosie discusses her guitars and amps throughout the years Fenders, Gibson’s, Vox’s, Trussart and now a Ibanez. Rosie talks about her new album Rosie Flores & The Talismen “Impossible Frontiers” which will be available on vinyl. Rosie tells us about her Jazz standards band who played her 75th birthday party at the Baked Potato in LA. Rosie talks about her contemporaries in other genres, Suzi Quatro and Joan Jett. Rosie tells us about her guitar wish list and a Spanish language album she’s working on now with Steve Berlin from Los Lobos. Finally Rosie talks about still rocking at 75 and retirement or lack of it. To find out more about Rosie you can go to her website: rosieflores.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #RosieFlores #RosieFloresandtheTalismen #ImpossibleFrontiers #JamesPatrickRegan #FenderCustomShop #RobertPlant #VoxGuitars #IbanezGuitars #JamesTrussartGuitars #theDeadlies #HardlyStrictlyBluegrassFestival #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #HGWT #tourlife

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