Derek Trucks Returns!
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome back slide guitar legend Derek Trucks for his second appearance on the show. In this episode, we dive...
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Wong Notes
Hi, my name is Cory Wong. This is my podcast. I'm going to talk to your favorite artists as they discuss their personal tricks of the trade, never-before-heard stories, and the proper respon...
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20 of 108 episodesHow to Read the Room and Serve the Song with Dann Huff
Today, we’re hanging with an absolute legend, the incredible guitarist and producer, Dann Huff. This cat has played on and produced everythi...
Nate Smith: "Jazz is the Biggest Four-Letter Word in the English Language"
Fresh off winning two Grammys and being named artistic director of the Newport Jazz Festival, drum legend Nate Smith sits down with host and...
Oteil Burbridge: Intention First. Instrument Last
Cory Wong sits down with the legendary bassist Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers Band, Dead & Company, Tedeschi Trucks Band) for a deep dive...
Wong Notes Live! with Matteo Mancuso
Back in August, at Cory Wong’s Syncopated Summer Camp in Nashville, Wong hosted a late-night interview and hang session with Italian guitar...
The Trey Anastasio Takeover Continues!
Phish’s Trey Anastasio is back again on this week’s extra-special episode of Wong Notes . The expansive conversation goes from the mundane t...
Trey Anastasio on Dumbles, Broadway, and 40-Plus Years of Phish
Imagine being in a band with your best friends for over 40 years, and each night you step on stage you get to play one more show. That’s exa...
Blake Mills and Pino Palladino
This go around, Cory Wong is joined by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills. Palladino, a Grammy-winning bassist, has collaborated with everyone f...
The Fearless Flyers: Flight School is in Session!
Welcome back for a special episode of Wong Notes ! If you couldn’t make it to Cory’s Syncopated Summer Camp , this one’s for you: It feature...
James Bay on Failed Solos, Onstage Adrenaline, and How to Hire a Band
On this episode, James Bay joins Cory Wong from backstage at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. (It takes Wong all of 10 seconds to recognize...
Goose's Rick Mitarotonda: Can Jambands Write Great Songs? Yes!
Sound the alarms, tell your neighbors, hire a banner plane: Wong Notes is back. Cory Wong’s beloved podcast returns after a healthy break, a...
Brad Paisley on Fish, Phish, and the Origins of the "Lost" Paisley Guitar
Welcome back for a special season finale of Wong Notes ! We’ve saved one of the best for last: Brad Paisley.The celebrated shredder and seas...
Joe Satriani is Back!
Legendary shredder Joe Satriani was the first ever guest on Wong Notes , so it makes sense that he’s the first returning sit-in with Cory Wo...
Don’t Call Grace Bowers a Blues-Rock Guitarist
Grace Bowers just released her debut record, 2024’s Wine on Venus , with her band the Hodge Podge, but she’s already one the most well-known...
“Crank That Sh*t Up!” Greg Koch on Teaching, Mistakes, Modeling, and Modern Blues
You might not know Greg Koch, but we’ll bet your favorite guitarist does. In 2012, Fender called the Wisconsin blues-guitar phenom one of th...
The Journey of Jazz Guitarist Mike Stern
Mike Stern has been around the block. The jazz-guitar virtuoso earned his stripes through the ’70s and ’80s in New York’s jazz scene, playin...
“Get It Right, Get It Fast”: Jerry Douglas on Bluegrass History, Technicality, and Session Secrets
Bluegrass music is bigger than a genre. It’s become an entire world of ideas and feelings in the popular American imagination. And musician...
Superstar Bassist Blu DeTiger: “Wanna Get Gigs? Be a Good Hang”
At 26, Blu DeTiger is the youngest musician ever to have a signature Fender bass guitar. The Fender Limited Player Plus x Blu DeTiger Jazz B...
Mark Tremonti: “Play Like Grandma’s in the Room”
There probably aren’t too many artists out there as busy as Mark Tremonti. Aside from his celebrated careers in alt-rock mainstays Creed and...
Skunk Baxter: Hostage Negotiations in the Studio
“Skunk” Baxter has had an interesting career. The Washington, D.C.-born musician was one of Steely Dan’s founding members in the early 1970s...