Episode 92" - Richard Bennett (Part 1)

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Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast

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Part 1 of Dave and Ethan's interview with legendary guitarist and record producer Richard Bennett, who performed with Neil Diamond for seventeen years, has toured with Mark Knopfler since 1994, and recorded with Weird Al on his early recordings! (Oh yeah, he's also the brother of Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz!)In his career spanning over 50 years, Richard has worked with everyone from Billy Joel to Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr to Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill and much more! Fans of Weird Al will recognize him as Bopcat Bennett on the Placebo EP version of "Happy Birthday," early demos, as well as first-album classics such as "I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead."