Bob Glaub: “You DON’T Always Have to SAY WHAT You’re THINKING”

On this Bob Glaub interview, a cool story about hitchhiking around Europe & Israel and how this led him to finding his career, GREAT stories about working with Jesse Ed Davis, Jim Keltner, John Lennon, Phil Spector (probably the only producer walking around the studio with a gun strapped into his shoulder holster), Dave Mason, Jackson Browne, Robbie Kreiger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Dwight Yoakam, Bob Dylan, Neal Casal, Linda Rondstat, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, Percy Sledge, why “enthusiasm is infectious,” getting through two divorces and having the courage to bounce back, lovely stories about both his parents who were immigrants from Eastern Europe, laughing, friends, work ethic, Japan, his short-lived but valuable side hustle, 50 years of music, Hawaii, becoming more self-aware and tons of other interesting things. Bob is amazingly cool, funny as hell, and just a lovely human being who finds the good in things, a MUST listen!

Bob Glaub has been a first-call session and touring bass player in LA for over 45 years. He’s played or toured with artists and bands including Journey, Steve Miller Band, John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne (who he is currently touring with), Warren Zevon, Donna Summer, John Lennon, Rod Stewart, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Linda Ronstadt (who he toured with as well, for almost 20 years), Leo Sayer, Carly Simon, Robby Krieger, Gladys Knight, Bonnie Raitt, Cher, Eric Carmen, Stevie Nicks, Bee Gees, Jimmy Buffett, Steve Perry, Donovan, Dan Fogelberg, Patti Smith, members of The Eagles, Aaron Neville, Jon Bon Jovi, Randy Travis, Bob Seger, Leonard Cohen, Tracy Chapman & literally hundreds of other artists

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