0:55 - Peace Love and Barbeque by David Egan
5:45 – Interview
- Talks about details of the song “Peace Love and Barbeque”
- Talks about life as a professional songwriter
- Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Has been living in Lafayette for 22 years
- Mother was an opera singer and piano player
- Father was an attorney and played in the symphony
- Grew up in a very musical family with lots of parties
- Got turned on to a lot of music by their house maid, Marie Gyden
14:34 – Turn on Your Lovelight by Bobby “Blue” Bland
17:10 – Interview
- Started playing piano at a very young age
- Took lessons with Eddie Kozak
- Started writing songs around the 6th grade
- Took classical piano in college with Nina Wideman
- Played piano for the theater program at Centenary college
- Started playing in bands, and first band was called Mama
26:20 - Mess Around by Professor Longhair
29:58 – Interview
- Switched over to a music major
- Went to Denton, Texas to a music school
- Lived with two other students with composition majors
- Studied jazz education
- Joined a band called Mahala
- Went back to music school as a composition major
- Joined a jazz choir
- Started writing jingles
- Moved to Memphis, and made jingles and commercials as a living
39:30 – Bank Jingle by David Egan
40:10 – Put out the Fire by A Train
43:55 – Interview
- Moved to Nashville, and started working as a studio background singer and writer
- Got a job as a tour guide
- Joined the band A Train, played in it for 6 years
- Started playing with Joel Sonnier
- Got signed to Bug Records as a songwriter
- Joined the band, Filé
53:17 – Forbidden Love by Filé
56:20 – Interview
- Talks about playing with Filé, and countless other musicians that he’s collaborated with
59:09 - You’re Lyin’ Again by David Egan