Episode 24

Gerry’s guest for this two-part episode is the multifaceted musician, Gina Kronstadt. For 47 years, Gina’s vivacious violin playing colored the recordings and live performances of legends like Nina Simone, Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, George Harrison, Barbara Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, James Brown, Nancy Wilson, Elton John, Charlie Haden, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Aerosmith, Dr. John, Beyoncé, Usher, Taylor Swift, and Michael Jackson. As you will hear, Gina’s violin playing ended in 2023, but she continues to perform because the groove don’t lie and the groove don’t die.