004 - Nashville Studio Royalty, Eddie Bayers - The Rich Redmond Show Ep 4
Channel: Rich Redmond
Date: 2019-09-03

Once upon a time in Nashville, there were about 3-4 drummers who recorded just about everything for everyone who produced music in this town. 

Eddie Bayers was a part of that fraternity.

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Eddie Bayers is one of the most recorded drummers in history. He has recorded drums on over 300 Gold and Platinum records, and was awarded The  Academy Of Country Music “Drummer of the Year” 14 times in a row. In addition, Eddie was honored by Modern Drummer Magazine as the “Country Drummer of The Year” year after year. Eddie has recorded with Tanya Tucker, John Denver, George Strait, Glen Campbell, Kenny Chesney, Peter Frampton, Vince Gill, Elton John, Sting, Bob Seger, Steve Winwood, Trisha Yearwood, to name just a few. Eddie is a national treasure that has helped shaped the sound of modern music for 4 decades! 

Eddie believes in the power of music education and helping others. Rich was lucky enough to be on the receiving end of Eddie’s knowledge and generosity when they met in 1997. In this episode Eddie shares: 

-How he got started in the music business

-Where the music business is going 

-The Evolution of The Grand Ole Opry 

-The Players 

-The Power or Relationships 

-Production, Songwriting and Business

-Networking 

-The Nashville Number System

-Hard Truths about success and careers 

-Never Condescend to Humanity 

-The absence of Genre

-Growing, Changing, Evolving 

-The favorite song Eddie has ever recorded

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www.eddiebayers.com 

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 23 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: 
https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-S…/…/ref=sr_1_1… 

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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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