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Lee Ritenour

Grammy winner, Lee Ritenour with his guitar.

Name a musician who has received one Grammy award and seventeen Grammy nominations, and who recorded 40 albums under his own name and over 3,000 recording sessions as a sideman, accompanying Pink Floyd, Dizzy Gillespie, Simon and Garfunkel, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, among others. Hint: he’s been made an honorary Montanan through his work with the Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival. Guitarist and composer Lee Ritenour dropped in for a chat with host John Floridis at 2014 COC festival to talk about his illustrious career.

(Broadcast: "Musicians' Spotlight," 1/29/15 and 5/7/15. Listen on Thursday evenings at 7:30, or via podcast.)

John Floridis, the host and producer of Musician's Spotlight, has been with Montana Public Radio since 1997. He has interviewed over 200 musicians during that time. He is also an independent recording and performing artist in his own right and a former registered music therapist.
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