Guitarist BILL LEVERTY is the special guest on this week’s edition of Hard Rock Nights.

Leverty speaks with JT about his new solo record, Deep South, as well as his continued work with FIREHOUSE and plans for a new Firehouse album.

With his guitar work as a member of Firehouse, Bill Leverty set the rock world ablaze with his fiery riffs and solos. But Leverty is no one-trick pony, as evidenced by his new solo release, Deep South. Instead of focusing on the arena-ready rockers that his full-time band specializes in, Deep South is steeped in tough blues and southern rock sounds – bringing to mind such legendary names as ZZ TOP, LYNYRD SKYNYRD and the ALLMAN BROTHERS.

In addition to supplying guitar, Leverty also handles lead vocal duties, as well as incorporating such uncommon instruments as a guitarelele and dobro into the mix. Featured is the album-opening 'Trouble So Hard' (of which was made popular by MOBY, who sampled some of the original in his hit single, 'Natural Blues'), as well as the album’s first video, 'Boll Weevil', the sweet acoustic strum of 'Walk Beside Me', the muscular blues rock of 'Samson And Delilah', and a finger-snappin’ jazzy reading of the RAY CHARLES classic, 'Hit The Road Jack' (which includes some impressive piano playing from Leverty, as well as vocals from his wife, Kris). Additionally, Leverty’s grandfather’s artwork adjourns the album’s front cover.

The interview can be heard on Hard Rock Nights September 4th - 10th. Hard Rock Nights is a weekly syndicated radio program heard on a number of radio stations in the USA, Canada, and Europe (hardrocknights.wordpress.com/affiliates).

You can view the video for the first single from Bill Leverty’s Deep South below.