Season 3 – Ep. 17 – Multi-Grammy & Emmy Winner, George Pajon Jr. Talks Work with Icons and New Role in Cairo Knife Fight

Season 3 – Ep. 17 – Multi-Grammy & Emmy Winner, George Pajon Jr. Talks Work with Icons and New Role in Cairo Knife Fight

Author: Powered By Rock November 7, 2022 Duration: 1:29:32

I am going to be speaking with a veritable music making machine whether he is pumping out hits and getting Grammys with the Black Eyed Peas or whether he is going hard in his hard rock band, Cairo Knife Fight, George Pajon Jr. is a highly respected musician with a ton of credits to his storied career.

You may not recognize him, but you will definitely recognize a lot of the music he has put out over the years including writing and playing on hits with the likes of Sting, Santana, John Legend, Ricky Martin, Macy Gray, Fergie and obviously the Black Eyed Peas among others.

You will not want to miss hearing all the stories this man has got up his sleeve.

He is the first Grammy winner, Emmy winner AND BMI Award winner to be on our show.

The man co-wrote Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can” campaign song for crying out loud!

We’ll dig into the mind of this musical mad man right after this.


Intro Music: "Colorado" by Birds Love Filters

Outro Music: "Snail Mail" by Speedway Sleeper

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George Pajon Jr.'s Links: https://www.reverendguitars.com

George Pajon Jr.'s Bands:

Make sure to check out George's Recommendations: Billie Eilish, Joey Landreth, The Bros. Landreth, I Don't Know How But They Found Me, Clutch


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