Interview With Bassist Leo Lyons

About this episode

The episode features an interview with bassist Leo Lyons, who discusses his influential career in rock music.

Few musicians can claim they were present at the birth of the electric bass, and even fewer can say they helped shape what came next. Leo Lyons has been playing bass for more than half a century, standing at the crossroads of innovation and influence as rock music found its voice. From the explosive blues-rock of Ten Years After, to later projects such as Hundred Seventy Split, Lyons has been a constant pillar of the UK rock scene and a familiar force in studios on both sides of the Atl...

People in this episode

Hosts: Bob Bakert, Raúl Amador

Guest: Leo Lyons

Topics covered

• electric bass
• rock music
• blues-rock
• musical innovation
• music history

Keywords

• Leo Lyons
• electric bass
• rock music
• Ten Years After
• Hundred Seventy Split
• music history
• blues-rock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ten Years After, Hundred Seventy Split

Places: UK

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