Good Day Tulsa
You will not believe who Budfordwx caught up with this time…Say hello to Taylor Hanson. He was in Wagoner, OK and so we grabbed a little of the RAW footage here. The music superstars from Oklahoma have one thing in common (IMO)…they are all genuine…at least the ones I have interviewed. I enjoyed the time I spent with Taylor and he threw in a piano lesson. I hope you enjoy.
Hanson con ‘MMMBop’ llevan la vibra noventera a Pa’l Norte
[Translation provided via Google Translate]
Monterrey.- The third guest artist at the Pa’l Norte 2022 festival was the musical trio Hanson, a hit from the 90s.
Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson took to the festival stage and performed their hit “MMMBop.”
The group was a surprise to many and even caused nostalgia among attendees.
Although some young people said they did not know who they were.
Hanson brother tours Wagoner History Center
Taylor Hanson from the hit band “Hanson” plays the piano at the Wagoner History Center.
In honor of the late-great musician Leon Russell, and his birthday on April 2, Taylor Hanson from the Grammy nominated pop rock band, Hanson, got an incentive from country impresario, Jim Halsey, to visit the Wagoner History Center.
The Wagoner History Center, at 123 S. Main is Wagoner, is home to one of Russell’s favorite heavy jackets, his sporty shades coupled with a bright, red case and more. It was only fitting for Hanson to make his first trip to the museum days before Russell would have turned 80 years old.
The museum is filled with music artifacts, mostly tied to Halsey. The 92-year-old artist manager and agent have handled the careers of Roy Clark, Reba McEntire, The Oak Ridge Boys and even Leon Russell for a time — just to name a few. In the back of the museum is a plethora of history about the city of Wagoner, and Hanson, 39, took a particularly keen interest in it.
Wagoner Mayor Albert “A.J.” Jones conducted the tour for Hanson, alongside Dell Davis with Visit Wagoner and Halsey’s right-hand man, Mark Furnas.
Hanson is clearly a history buff as he heard could be heard saying “Wow, that’s awesome,” every few minutes. Jones even let him sit in one of the old, Model T cars inside the museum.
Before he left, Hanson signed the guest book in front of the museum in blue ink, standing out from the rest of the black ink signees on the page. Jones gave him a copy of the book, “Wagoner…in the beginning,” by Shirle Lamb Williams. Thanks to Lamb, Wagoner historical artifacts were collected by herself and her family — the McAnally’s — for decades. Now they are for show and historical prominence at the museum.
Additionally, Hanson was in town to shoot a TV segment with a Tulsa television station, alongside Jim Halsey who thought it would have been a good idea in light of Russell’s birthday. Taylor did the segment sitting by a piano, where he played “Tulsa Time” and Halsey watched intently with a smile.
Taylor Hanson, and his brothers Isaac and Zac, formed the band “Hanson” in 1992, out of Tulsa. They are best known for the hit song “MMMBop” off their first album, earning three Grammy nominations.
HANSON: World Premiere May 9th
AWOLNATION covers Madonna’s Material Girl featuring TAYLOR HANSON
AWOLNATION drop “Material Girl” cover featuring Taylor Hanson
AWOLNATION have dropped a new cover of Madonna’s classic “Material Girl,” featuring Taylor Hanson as part of their upcoming covers project
AWOLNATION have dropped a new cover of Madonna’s classic “Material Girl,” featuring Taylor Hanson.
The indie cover of the pop classic is the latest release from AWOLNATION’s upcoming covers and collaborations project My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers and Me, out May 6 via Better Noise Music. Other tracks on the album include collaborations with Beck, Jewel, Portugal. The Man and more.
AWOLNATION’s frontman Bruno has said he was excited to Taylor Hanson on board for the new track.
“Taylor Hanson is a very very good singer. And an amazingly kind person. I asked him to try ‘Material Girl,’ and he was definitely thrown off by it at first, but after hearing the final product, I am so happy I convinced him to do it!”
Taylor Hanson, who made up one third of 00’s pop boy band Hanson, said that the unexpectedness of the cover is what attracted him to the project.
“My first introduction to the project was simply the idea of working on an unexpected cover song, and a project that would have many different collaborators as a part of it, and that had my interest. The song ‘Material Girl’ was surprising on several levels, because it’s a song I would never expect either AWOLNATION or HANSON to cover. I loved the challenge of covering the song and staying true to the composition, while giving an authentic interpretation that I was proud of. I think the combination of the track Aaron built and the vocal arrangement I was able to contribute is a dynamic combination,” Hanson said.
Mmmbop is undoubtedly Hanson’s biggest song, and the track was such a hit that Taylor Hanson believes it’s “almost prophetic”.
“It’s almost a different lifetime, 25 years ago, but I’m proud of that song,” he told HIT Network.
“It’s a song we wrote, and if you dig into it it’s almost prophetic,
“It talks about hanging on to things that matter and theorising that things are fleeting, you just have to dig into stuff that’s going to count.”
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Meet Dru Marshall
Nashville Voyager
Today we’d like to introduce you to Dru Marshall.
Dru, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I was 8 years old when I first heard a drum solo. It was in a song called “Thinking of You” by Hanson. (Anyone remember “MMMbop?”) Suddenly I was hit with this feeling that I HAD to play drums. That day, I asked my dad to teach me a drum beat and from there, I had pure tunnel vision. All I wanted to do was drum!
I joined my first band in high school. We were a punk/ska band called Lithium and we played clubs, bars, and backyards all over South Florida. We even got to open for Lit! And speaking of South Florida here’s a fun fact: Joe Bart, the drummer for Priscilla Block used to come to Lithium shows back in the day. We grew up in the same scene and it’s really cool to see South Florida musicians are here in Nashville doing great things.
I spent many years playing in different bands, touring the country, and developing my skill set. In 2014, I was living in Los Angeles and started a band called Hotstop. We eventually inked a deal with Blue Élan Records and that was an amazing experience. We got to make a record with Dave Darling (Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Jack Johnson), toured for two years straight, and eventually ended up here in Nashville.
After giving the band our best shot, we split up and I decided to pivot and refocus my efforts. I realized that I would rather be a working drummer for multiple artists as opposed to a drummer playing with a single band.
In 2018, I began studying very closely with Mark Poiesz, a world-class drummer & coach and since then, I’ve played with dozens of artists here in Nashville and on the road. And here’s another fun fact: Mark used to work at my local drum shop in South Florida and our bands once played a show together before we knew each other!
I currently play with 5 primary artists: AJ Smith, Joshua Micah, Emily Blackbird, Christina Taylor, and Sykamore. I just completed a two-week East Coast tour with AJ and will be playing shows in California and Canada with Sykamore this summer.
I very much subscribe to the “no days off” mentality so if anyone needs a drummer in town or on the road, hit me up! drumarshall1@gmail.com or on Instagram @drumarshall1
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HANSON: It’s Good To Be Green
WEEKLY PIC
The recording studio is a place to imagine all the possibilities for a song. In this pic Isaac is working on songs with co-producer / co-writing partner David Garza during the recent RGB recording process. We’re looking forward to sharing the whole musical endeavor with you in May.
HANSON – Write You A Song | Behind The Scenes
