The short version: I made this video while visiting a few Robert Johnson sites in the Mississippi Delta. There’s a lot more to it than that, but this is the short version, after all. The long version: For the last… Continue Reading
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Episode 158: The Art Of Sgt. Pepper’s
Bill DeMain Is the co-author of Sgt. Pepper at 50. Bill shares some wonderful stories about the making of the most recognizable album artwork of all time.
Episode 157: When Ray Wylie Hubbard Met Joe Walsh
Ray Wylie Hubbard talks about the time Ringo Starr played Snake Farm to Joe Walsh and the friendship that followed.
Episode 156: A Painting From John Mellencamp
Dean Metcalf talks about the painting John Mellencamp gave to the Bob and Tom Show and the strange story surrounding it.
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This video is part an animated series I’ve been working on over the past few years with my buddy, Ross Simpson. The original idea was to animate stories from my podcast. It slowly morphed and evolved into this pilot that… Continue Reading
Episode 155: The Legend Of Rocky Hill
John Lomax tells the story of a Texas guitar legend who blew every opportunity and burned every bridge.
Episode 154: The Houston Folklore Society
John Lomax II talks about how his father influenced Guy Clark, Lightnin Hopkins, Townes Van Zandt, Mance Lipscomp, and a lot of other young artists in Houston.
Episode 153: Reggie Young’s Memories Of Recording With Elvis
Reggie Young talks a bout playing guitar on Elvis Presley’s legendary recordings at American Sound Studios in Memphis. These sessions produced Suspicious Minds, In The Ghetto, Kentucky Rain and other all time Elvis classics.
Episode 152: George Harrison’s Gift To Badfinger
Chris McKinney tells the story of how one guitar helped define the sound of The Beatles and Badfinger. Chris is the curator of the Jim Irsay Guitar Collection.
The tour ended last night with a sold out show in San Sebastian, Spain. Thanks to everyone who came to my gigs over the… Posted by Otis Gibbs on Saturday, July 1, 2017
Episode 151: REM Invades West Virginia
Larry Groce talks about the time the biggest band in the world came to Charleston, West Virginia to play Mountain Stage.