He auditioned for the Rolling Stones and had the nerve to ask Keith Richards to turn his amps down. Weeks later, Dave Grohl tracked him down backstage to say thank you. This week on Backstage Bucks County, host Matt Freedman sits down with two legends: David Uosikkinen, drummer for The Hooters, and Kenny Aaronson, the bass player and producer who has shared a stage with Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Derringer, and nearly the Rolling Stones.

David tells the story of the yellow Tama drum kit he played on MTV, the one Dave Grohl bought as a kid because he thought it looked cool, and later used to record Nirvana's Nevermind. Kenny walks through his Rolling Stones bass audition, from a cassette tape sent to Mick Jagger's camp to the moment he told Keith Richards to turn his amps down so he could hear Charlie Watts.

Along the way: the drummer Kenny turned down for King Crimson (and who he told them to call instead), Rod Stewart's secret model train obsession, why Brother Louie almost went to a different band entirely, and what it actually takes to keep a band like The Hooters together for 46 years.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open: Keith Richards and Dave Grohl
00:46 Welcoming David and Kenny to the show
01:28 Catching up on Ilan Rubin and the Foo Fighters
02:36 Ilan Rubin at nine years old, a John Bonham disciple
06:12 The viral Dave Grohl moment
06:50 Backstage with Dave Grohl at a pop-up show
07:55 The yellow Tama kit and the Nevermind story
09:57 Introducing Kenny Aaronson
10:19 Blue Sparkle Rogers drums and Brooklyn beginnings
13:49 Phil Spector, Ronnie Spector, and Hal Blaine
17:20 Session legends and drummer worship
18:36 Seeing Kenny play with Derringer as a kid
20:32 Derringer, Vinnie Appice, and life on the road
23:25 Second on the bill to Led Zeppelin
26:19 How Brother Louie ended up on Kenny's resume
27:12 The Gorham Hotel and meeting Cream
28:39 Central Park with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood
29:20 Rod Stewart's secret model train obsession
46:47 Why hire Kenny if you want generic
48:40 The King Crimson call that wasn't for him
50:57 Recommending Tony Levin
51:30 Auditioning for the Rolling Stones
53:34 Get out of the shower, Mick Jagger's on the phone
57:23 Keith Richards' ashtray and the Stoli offer
59:45 Telling Keith Richards to turn down
1:19:53 What keeps The Hooters together after 46 years
1:23:05 The Brother Louie royalty fight
1:26:26 Pocket at Ardmore Music Hall, September 26th

About the guests:
David Uosikkinen is the drummer for The Hooters, together for 46 years, and a returning guest on Backstage Bucks County.
Kenny Aaronson is a bass player and producer whose credits include Derringer, Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Hall & Oates, and a Rolling Stones bass audition most players only dream about.

Backstage Bucks County is hosted by Matt Freedman and Dustin Napoli. New episodes drop regularly, wherever you get your podcasts.

Produced by Rhythm House. www.Rhythm.House

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