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I played in the house band at the Blue Max, this legendary club in Lahaina. In the 70's,I eventually wound up in Maui.

WCMR: So you settled into life as a musician. IвЂ™ve had so many musical influences over the last 5 decadesвЂ¦Early on The Beatles, Stones and Hendrix and the great Blues mastersвЂ¦The 3 Kings BB, Albert and FreddyвЂ¦recording a duet with John Lee Hooker was life changing. I don't think I've ever stopped looking and listening. I pretty much was sopping everything up like a huge sponge. Music kind of forces musicians onto a lifetime learning curve.Ya gotta know what ya need to know.

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I think that during those early days, it was all about learning HOW to learn.finding your limits and doing what you have to do to push beyond them. WCMR: You were serving your apprenticeship, so to speak. Mike Bloomfield, Santana.the whole scene in The City was a great place to learn and grow as a musician. At 17 I moved to San Francisco and was exposed to all of the amazing music being made there in the late 60's and early 70's.

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That really blew my mind and inspired me to make the leap and commit myself as a professional felt so natural. Awhile later, I saw Jimi Hendrix and BB King in Chicago. From the moment I cradled it in my arms and felt my hands on the strings I was home. Things got much clearer when I was 13 and got my first guitar, a red Gibson Les Paul jr. I knew music was going to be a big part of my life but.I don't think I was exactly sure of anything beyond that abstract feeling. One day, I went in to deliver the paper and they were playing 'Hit the Road Jack' by Ray Charles.that pretty much sealed my fate. I was raised on radio in the 50's and delivered newspapers to Raff's Record Bar on Beverly Drive. JD: My earliest memory is growing up in LA.listening to Elvis and early soul music.

WCMR: Every musician has that 'FIRSTвЂќ experience with music which they remember lighting the fuse of their future careers. West Coast Music Reporter caught up with Jimmy Dillon in the Studio where he is recording material for his latest CD, scheduled for release in late 2013.

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вЂLead guitarвЂ™ is so overdone.вЂќДЄmong his favourite guitarists, Jimmy lists iconic names like Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler, Keith Richards (вЂњKeef RiffhardвЂќ), John Mayer and Pete Townsend, plus a slough of other guitarists both well known and wellвЂ¦ perhaps a bit esoteric to the casual guitar player or guitar music fan: David Lindley, Derek Trucks, Buddy Miller, Harry Manx, Richard Thompson and slide guitarists Sonny Landreth, Ry Cooder and Leo Kottke. DonвЂ™t worry too much about speed, scales, shred. Play with finesse, passion and melodic sense. Remember the 4 TвЂ™s вЂ“ Touch,Tone, Time and Taste. Have fun with it.В Get with some better players and listen as much as you play. Jimmy offers the following advice to aspiring guitarists who are struggling to learn: He spends his summers teaching kids how to play rock and roll at Blue Star Music Camps in Michigan and San Francisco and gives online lessons as well.

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Jimmy is also a passionate guitar teacher with a series of DVD lessons for acoustic, electric, blues and slide guitar. A quick listen to just a small sampling of his repertoire reveals an eclectic mix of blues, rock, country and Latin styles. King, Carlos Santana and Bonnie Raitt, among many others before embarking on a solo career and recording 4 CDs to date. Jimmy backed up the likes of Bruce Springsteen, John Lee Hooker, B.B. San Francisco Bay area guitarist Jimmy Dillon is an accomplished and award-winning musician, singer, songsmith and teacher with an impressive record.