Скачать или смотреть Bill Cuomo on “Bette Davis Eyes,” “Oh Sherrie,” Barbra Streisand, Skynyrd & War Stories | CTD Ep 22

Keyboardist, writer, and producer *Bill Cuomo* sits down with Circling The Drain for an unfiltered tour through six decades of music.


You’ve heard his work on:
*“Bette Davis Eyes” – Kim Carnes*
*“Oh Sherrie” – Steve Perry*
Records by **Alabama, Trace Adkins, Herb Alpert, Little River Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd**, and more


In this episode, Bill talks about:
Leaving LA and starting over in Nashville
Creating iconic intros that defined hit records
Working with *Barbra Streisand**, **Herb Alpert**, **Alabama**, and **Trace Adkins*
Suing Ford and a major ad agency over an “Oh Sherrie”-style Taurus commercial
Surviving Catholic school, building a dome house in the forest, and preferring the studio to the road
How AI and voice cloning are already changing music


⏱ *Timestamps*
0:04:18 – Why he left LA for Nashville
0:06:31 – Buying the Arrington house and building his first studio
0:09:37 – Alabama, Trace Adkins, and realizing country wasn’t his lane
0:15:43 – Becoming “the intro guy”
0:16:20 – The real story behind the “Oh Sherrie” intro
0:21:57 – Analog vs. digital: why his console still matters
0:29:38 – Little Richard breaking 6–7 strings a night
0:32:58 – Road life vs. studio life
0:38:24 – “Welcome to Tennessee” and handshake business
0:40:07 – The Ford Taurus lawsuit
1:02:27 – Gospel sessions and being a “recovering Catholic”
1:10:36 – Inside Trace Adkins’ first record
1:13:05 – Barbra Streisand, Kim Carnes, and 108 strings
1:24:54 – Reworking “Bette Davis Eyes” from the ground up
1:30:23 – AI-written songs and trademarking your own voice
1:33:30 – Skynyrd, Ed King, and “Sweet Home Alabama” checks


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