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Hosted by Steve Dawson · music · EN · 119 episodes
Music Makers and Soul Shakers is an in-depth podcast about recording, songwriting, studio sessions and record production in Americana, roots and blues music. Host Steve Dawson, a working musician and producer, leads deep conversations with musicians, producers and songwriters about their lives, their influences and how great records get made. Guests include legendary session musicians, producers, songwriters and touring artists from the worlds of Americana, folk, blues, country and roots music. Conversations often explore recording techniques, studio stories, songwriting craft, touring life and the creative process behind great records. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMusic Makers and Soul Shakers is an in-depth podcast about recording, songwriting, studio sessions and record production in Americana, roots and blues music. Host Steve Dawson, a working musician and producer, leads deep conversations with musicians, producers and songwriters about their lives, their influences and how great records get made.
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson is hosted by Steve Dawson. The show has published 119 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep. 198 - Season 9 Wrap-up" (25 March 2026, 9 minutes), "Ep. 197 - Andy Reiss | Nashville Guitar, Session Work & The Time Jumpers" (18 March 2026, 88 minutes), and "Ep. 196 - John Hammond Remembered | From the Archive: Blues Guitar, Stories & Meeting Bo Diddley" (6 March 2026, 77 minutes).
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 85 minutes across 119 episodes.
Booking probability for Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson's contact route on record: verified email.
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Steve Dawson hosts Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson, a music show with 119 episodes published.
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Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Season 9 comes to a close and I wanted to wrap it up with a short episode and what’s to come, and take care of our incredible end-of-season giveaways. This season is brought to you by our main sponsors Larivée Guitars...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Guitarist Andy Reiss joins me on the show today, the last full episode of Season 9! When I first moved to Nashville, I started going to see the Time Jumpers. They are an incredible band that plays western swing and...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Following the passing of blues legend John Hammond, we’re revisiting this conversation with him from the first season of Music Makers and Soul Shakers, with the addition of a later conversation in which John recounts...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
British pedal steel guitar legend BJ Cole joins me on the show today. BJ is a masterful steel player - very inventive and textural but with incredible chops and skills as well. He’s amassed an incredible body of solo...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Brent Maher - have a listen to Part 1 from last week first and then dig in! This season is brought to you by our main sponsors Larivée Guitars , Audeze , Izotope , FabFilter , and...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Brent Maher joins me on the show today to talk about his incredible career as a producer, engineer and songwriter. This is Part 1 of our conversation, and part 2 will come out a week from today. Brent is one of the few...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Eddie Angel joins me on the show today. Eddie is a guitarist, producer, and one of the founding members of the legendary instrumental surf-rock band Los Straitjackets . Eddie grew up in upstate New York, steeped in...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Pat Bergeson joins me on the show this week. Pat is one of those musicians who makes you stop and rethink what’s actually possible on a guitar. And on a harmonica. Pat Bergeson is a true master of touch, tone, and...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Dave Jacques - have a listen to Part 1 from last week first and then dig in! This season is brought to you by our main sponsors Larivée Guitars , Audeze , Izotope , FabFilter , and...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Bassist Dave Jacques is on the show today. Dave was John Prine’s bass player for nearly thirty years. That’s not just a gig - that’s a musical marriage! That’s knowing when to play, when not to play, when to push a...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Ruthie Foster joins me on the show this week. I first met Ruthie about 20 years ago, when we were both playing at a Canadian folk festival. We had a few workshops together and really hit it off. She’s one of the most...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Drummer Gary Craig joins me on this show this week. Gary is an incredible musician who has gained the reputation as one of Canada’s finest studio and live drummers working today. He’s been at it for a long time and has...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Singer, songwriter, bandleader and founder of the legendary BR549, Chuck Mead, joins me on the show this week. There’s some people that just have music in their veins and they can do things with it and within it that...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Steel guitarist and country music historian Pete Finney joins me on the show this week. I got to know Pete’s playing when I’d go and see Chris’ Scruggs' band The Stone Fox Five out in the parking lot of the East...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Drummer, composer and bandleader Nate Smith joins me on the show this week. While many people have come to know of Nate’s work through his recent collaborations with Vulfpeck, Brittany Howard, and as a member of the...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Vocalist, songwriter and Grammy Award-winning artist Mike Farris is on the show today. Mike has this incredible new record out called “The Sound Of Muscle Shoals” that he recorded at the legendary Fame Studios with...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Bruce Bouton is an accomplished pedal steel guitarist who has played on an extensive string of massive country albums and singles from the 80’s onward. From his multi-year stint backing up Ricky Skaggs, playing some of...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
Tom Hambridge joins me on the show this week. Tom is a Nashville-based drummer, but also an incredibly successful songwriter and producer. Mostly known over the past couple of decades as Buddy Guy’s producer and key...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
This is part 2 of my conversation with the incredible guitarist Kenny Vaughan. This episode picks up right where we left off in Part 1, and we get into some of his guitar and amp preferences, his continued work with...
Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
One of my absoliute favorite Nashville guitarists, Kenny Vuaghan, joins me on the show today for the first of a 2-part episode where we go deep into his stories about growing up in Colorado, his formative experiences...
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