{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bandwich Tapes","title":"Floyd Domino: Swing, Storytelling, and a Life at the Piano","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2427,"description":"On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with pianist Floyd Domino for a conversation about Western swing, boogie-woogie, jazz, musical identity, and a career spent supporting some of the most important artists in music.\nFloyd talks about beginning piano lessons at five years old, moving from classical study into jazz, and developing the unusual independence that allows his left hand to establish the foundation while his right hand tells the story. We discuss the pianists who influenced him, including Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Moon Mullican, Jerry Lee Lewis, Al Stricklin, Pete Johnson, Jay McShann, Hank Jones, Ralph Sutton, and Kenny Barron.\nWe also trace Floyd’s path into Asleep at the Wheel, which began with an unexpected audition after a period of playing bars in Montana. Floyd explains how his jazz background helped move the band further toward Western swing and how musicians including Al Stricklin, Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Ralph Mooney, and other pioneers taught his generation to respect tradition while still developing an individual voice.\nFloyd shares stories from his work with Waylon Jennings and George Strait, including his decision not to study George Strait's earlier records before entering the studio. Instead, he chose to trust the reason he had been hired and bring his own musical personality to the sessions. We talk about the responsibility of a sideman, the challenge of staying out of the bass player’s range, and the advice he received that a musician’s real job is to make everyone else in the band sound better.\nOur conversation also explores Floyd’s children’s recordings, beginning with the Beatles-inspired Baby Road. He recalls recording at Jack Clement’s Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa, being told that the project needed a bass player, and discovering that the available musician was Edgar Meyer. Floyd also discusses working with members of The Crickets and forming the Floyd Domino All-Stars with musicians including Emily...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QFMW95OurXh2a844O5x8rpuQjWhIarFc6PJ32ALtlII/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZjFm/MmEyY2I5NjliZDJi/NjYwN2E1ZjYwZGEy/NDMyZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}