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WDET interviews Kenny Watson
Ann Delisi, WDET’s host of Essential Music interviews vocal artist Kenny Watson regarding his role in “An Armenian Trilogy”.
Dan on the Paul Smith Show WJR Radio
Listen to Dan talk with Paul Smith on WJR Radio about An Armenian Trilogy
Tom Ryan, Dick Purtan, Radio Jingles & Prank calls
New Podcasts
The Country You MUST see
With an abundance of water, brains and beauty, this is the country you MUST see!
Bob Seger Biography – Yakkin’ with Yessian Podcast
Yakkin’ with Yessian first podcast on Soundcloud featuring Bob Seger biography…
STRANGER TRUTHS: ERNIE HARWELL INTERVIEW & ME PT 2
Our song “Tiger, Tiger” made steady radio rotation in 1984 after Detroit won the World Series.
STRANGER TRUTHS: ERNIE HARWELL & ME INTERVIEW
How do you introduce somebody who needs no introduction?
STRANGER TRUTHS: FOOTSIE WITH QUINCY JONES
This particular event was music themed and so Detroit’s Adcraft Club invited me to sit at the head table next to special guest speaker, Quincy Jones.
STRANGER TRUTHS: HOPE HURTS
What happens when you’re booked to do a gig, and someone barges in?
Winner Best Original Score – Armenian Trilogy
Great news! We have won Best Original Score for Northwest Ohio Historic Film Festival
STRANGER TRUTHS: BANANAS ‘CROSS THE RIVER
The ’60s were interesting times. Detroit was brimming with new music, between all the various Motown acts and emerging artists like Bob Seger.
STRANGER TRUTHS: A SALUTE TO FAILURE
Follow Dan Yessian in this little trip through failure…Just make sure your car stays on the road, unlike his Gremlin.
Kate Patterson Live
On June 1st I was privileged to work an afternoon concert with the renowned vocalist Kate Patterson. And what a great crew of jazzers to back her!
A Horizontal Upright
…my band was hired out to play a college event. Our pianist who often complained of his arthritic condition (to which I wasn’t totally convinced)
What A Wedding
Some of my earliest recollections of playing in a band had nothing to do with music…