Ryan talks about ranching in New Mexico, bull riding, broken bones, Red Stegall, working in a wild west show in Paris, Willie Nelson stories, Poodie Locke stories, touring in an old truck, broke down near the Grand Canyon, horses, etc.
Jim shares a very strange story of music, mental illness, David Byrne, obsession, religion, record companies and redemption, etc.
Dale talks about Ray Price’s tour bus, opening acts, Jerry Lee Lewis stories, Palomino Club stories, playing in the house band at the Palomino, living in Gloria Swanson’s old apartment in Hollywood, Sunset Strip in the 80s, etc.
Dale talks about hanging with Earl Campbell at Gilley’s, honky tonk fights in Texas, Gilley’s stories, George Jones stories, smoking with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash stories, the first time he walked into the Continental Club, Chicken Shit Bingo, Ginny’s Little… Continue Reading
Wabash Cannonball went from being a song sung by hobos in the late 1800s to selling 10,000,000 copies worldwide and is now a staple in the american songbook. Otis shares stories about the songs’ journey.
Jay McDowell is the Multimedia/Assistant Museum Exhibit Curator at the Musician’s Hall Of Fame And Museum and he’s sharing stories about Jimi Hendrix’s early days in Nashville. Stories about the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, meeting Billy Cox, moving… Continue Reading
The man who wrote The Gambler, Forever And Ever, Amen and a ton of other great songs talks about coming to Nashville on a Greyhound bus with $80 and a guitar in hopes of making a go of it.
Peter Cooper tells the story of Stringbean and Estelle Akeman’s tragic deaths.
Webb talks about seeing The Faces live in 1971, Ian McLagan stories, seeing Mott The Hoople live in 1970, being broke down in Slidell, Louisiana, Jerry Lee Lewis stories, Ritchie Blackmore’s 200 watt Marshall, Nick Lowe stories, playing Farm Aid,… Continue Reading
Otis talks about sleeping in haunted hotels, hoping to see a ghost, Ian Hunter tour stories, Joe Elliot, Martin Chambers, poker games, parlay cards and gentlemanly wagers, his first UK gig, opening for Guy Clark, the history of this show… Continue Reading
Bill DeMain talks about Wings’ six week stay in Nashville in 1974, Buddy Killen stories, staying at “Junior’s Farm”, Curly Putnam stories, McCartney at The Grand Ole Opry, hanging with Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner backstage at the Opry, McCartney… Continue Reading
Roger talks about Eastern Tennessee pro wrestling memories, the true madness of Knoxville, seeing Waylon Jennings with the Crickets, meeting Waylon at a party for Johnny Cash, how to get a good seat on a Greyhound, crashing at Johnny Cash’s… Continue Reading
The Gourds and Shinyribs front man talks about being broke down in Arkansas, Scott Norwood’s missed kick, the greatness of Ted Hawkins, South Austin in the early 90s, opening day at Jovita’s, the South Austin Housing boom, the Hipster Gentrification… Continue Reading
Kevin talks about hanging out with pro wrestlers in a Shreveport strip joint, biker bars, the Bristol Sessions, seeing Son House in Shreveport, inflicting himself on the audience, Austin Outhouse stories, Ray Wylie Hubbard stories, Jon Dee Graham stories, etc.
Jay McDowell is the Multimedia/Assistant Museum Exhibit Curator at the Musician’s Hall Of Fame And Museum and he’s sharing stories about Bob Dylan and the musicians who played on his Nashville sessions. He shares stories about Charlie McCoy, Hargus “Pig”… Continue Reading