Join Cliff Beach, musician & host of Deeper Grooves, in conversation with the Los Angeles-based DJ specializing in funk, soul, Afrobeat to '60s go-go and Britpop, DJ Clifton Weaver!  Weaver explains his music background and tells the story of how he started DJ’ing around Los Angeles. He also dives into why he likes to concentrate on rare deep cuts he weaves into his DJ sets. He describes the west coast influence and how it has shaped his musical tastes and direction. Weaver also recounts which five albums he would take with him if he was stranded on a deserted island.  Connect further with DJ Clifton Weaver via the links below. https://www.cliftonweaver.com/Instagram: @clifton1775 Twitter: @Clifton1775 Replay from 88.5FM The SoCal Sound Hear at Home Interview.

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Cliff Beach sits down with A.J. Croce, son of famed folk singer the late great Jim Croce to discuss his "By Request" Album featuring some well known covers, his previous works with T-Bone Burnett, Jim Gaines, Ben Harper, Leon Russell and more.

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Cliff Beach sits down to chat with MC/Keys Daniel French from the East LA Chicano Band, Las Cafeteras, their meteoric rise to fame to the Hollywood Bowl, bringing "La Bamba" into the 2020s and rubbing shoulders with Chicano Batman & La Santa Cecilia.

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Cliff chats with American Acoustic Blues Artist Catfish Keith about his album "Blues At Midnight" and his back catalog and more, including "Fistful of Riffs", which The Guardian described as "a solo revelation", "breaking new ground for blues."

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Cliff talks with Grammy Nominee, Singer/Songwriter/ Producer Vikter Duplaix on his ground breaking Alt. R&B album Bold & Beautiful, his work with Bilal, Clara Hill, Jazzanova and more.

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Cliff speaks with Pop/Jazz Trombonist and Vocalist Aubrey Logan about her # 1 Billboard Contemporary Jazz album "Where The Sunshine Is Expensive", along with her other songs from her catalog, her work with Post Modern Jukebox, Dave Koz and more.

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Cliff Beach chats with long time friend Clare Means about her top charting #1 iTunes singer- songwriter album "Sidewalk Astronomy", her life as a busker in LA and their meeting at the now defunct LA songwriting listening room, Room 5, their joint shows at The Hotel Café in Hollywood and more.

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This week Cliff Beach speaks with Grammy Award winning Gospel Singer Ricky McKinnie from The Blind Boys of Alabama about his work with Ben Harper and several others on Deeper Grooves.

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Cliff sits down with Grammy-nominated Jazz Vocalist Sara Gazarek about her female jazz super group and Grammy-nominated project SAJE.

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Cliff Beach talks with fellow Washingtonian and legendary, Grammy nominated, funk vocalist/keyboardist Nigel Hall about his work with Lettuce, Ledisi, Robert Randolph, The Nigel Hall band and more on the 2nd episode of Season 4 of Deeper Grooves Podcast. You can read more about him at thenigelhall.com.

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