Whole Backstage Live!

WBS Live! - Ep. 4 - John Harvey on Big Band of Brothers

Producer John Harvey joins WBS Live! to give an inside look at the production process of the highly acclaimed album "Big Band of Brothers: A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band". Released in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band’s debut album, the project is a 10-song collection of jazz interpretations of Allman Brothers Band favorites. At its release, BBoB debuted at #2 on the Billboard jazz charts. This music is imaginative and exciting, and John covers the whole process from concept to distribution. Go to bigbandofbrothers.com for more on the album. Songs featured in the episode: Hot 'Lanta, Les Brers in A Minor, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Statesboro Blues, It's Not My Cross to Bear, and Stand Back.  Big Band of Brothers WBS Socials  

WBS Live! - Ep. 3 - Grant Lackey

Denton catches up with WBS alum Grant Lackey. We cover how to see Broadway shows for cheap, Grant’s experiences at the Whole Backstage, Auburn University theatre experiences, Grant’s vocal coaching business, moving to NYC during a pandemic, his extensive Broadway Playbill collection, best pizza and bagels in the City, vocal warm ups, what advice he has for aspiring performers with big dreams, how good theatre challenges you personally, and what shows Grant would like to see at the WBS. This is a very fun conversation with a WBS treasure and extremely engaging personality. Connect with all our socials to stay up to date on new episodes. Social Links Enjoy!

WBS Live! - Ep. 2 - Sea Shanties

Episode 2 is a short trip into the world of Sea Shanties. Denton looks into the origin and development of a few of the more well known shanties and offers some examples of memorable recordings. Links for the recordings shared in the episode can be found below. Follow our socials for updates and don't forget to subscribe and enable notifications for our episodes! The following link will provide all our info. Social Links   The Longest Johns: Randy Dandy-O - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0rae6h3lXU The Fisherman's Friends: John Kanaka & South Australia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmE87g9li5c Nathan Evans: The Wellerman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLiNQhQr4G4    

WBS Live! - Episode 1 - Black Tie Series with Johnny Brewer

Johnny Brewer and Denton Gillen get together at the historic Whole Backstage Theatre in beautiful Guntersville, AL to talk about Johnny's smash hit Black Tie musical revue series which includes Black Tie Broadway, Black Tie America, and Black Tie Christmas. We cover early versions of similar ideas that evolved into the Black Tie series. Johnny talks about his creative process, his vision for each version of the show, and what plans he has to further develop the series in the future. Follow our socials for updates and don't forget to subscribe and enable notifications for our episodes! The following link will provide all our info. Social Links