Elijah Wald shares a ton of great stories about Dave Van Ronk.
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Episode 132: King Of Record Collectors
Joe Bussard’s collection of old 78s is believed to be the best in the world. Joe shares stories of how he found these records while going door to door in rural Appalachia in the1950s and beyond.
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Episode 131: This Land Is Your Land
Otis talks about the events that lead to Woody Guthrie writing his iconic classic, This Land Is Your Land.
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Episode 130: The Replacements In Nashville
Bob Mehr, author of Trouble Boys: The True Story Of The Replacements, shares stories about The Replacements’ ill fated and sometimes disastrous gigs in Nashville.
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Episode 129: Doug Sahm Stories
Pete Finney talks about the wonderfully strange and disorganized time he spent playing pedal steel with the great Doug Sahm.
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Episode 128: Dylan, Cash and The Nashville Cats
Pete Finney is the co-curator of the Dylan, Cash and The Nashville Cats exhibit at The Country Music Hall Of Fame and he shares a ton of great stories about Dylan’s friendship with Cash and how it changed how we think of Nashville.
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Episode 127: Strange Fruit
Otis talks about Billy Holiday’s version of Strange Fruit and the 1930 lynching in Marion, Indiana that inspired it.
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If you enjoy listening to podcasts, I’ve just published my 125th episode. There’s no music, just road stories and…
Posted by Otis Gibbs on Thursday, December 17, 2015
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Sylvie Simmons, Peter Cooper and I share stories about Willie, Waylon, Cash, Bare, Sahm and a lot…
Posted by Otis Gibbs on Thursday, October 15, 2015
We had a great time recording this wonderful session in Ryan Bingham's barn in Topanga Canyon. You can hear it and a lot…
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Meanwhile in Ogden Bay, Utah.
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Episode 126: Edward Abbey Stories
Ken Sanders talks about his friendship with Edward Abbey and shares stories about Abbey’s friendship with Robert Crumb.
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Episode 125: Utah Phillips Stories
Duncan Phillips talks about his father, Utah Phillips and shares stories about the legendary folk singer, joining the Army, fighting in the Korean War, writing Rock Salt And Nails, Rosalie Sorrels, Dylan, Johnny Cash stories, Ammon Hennacy, riding trains, running for the senate, Steve Martin stories, the Chicago folk scene, Steve Goodman, John Prine, Kate Wolf stories, Loafers Glory, Tom Waits stories, inspiring Lonesome Dove, etc.
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Episode 124: Joe Hill
Jeremy Harmon of the Salt Lake Tribune talks about the life, death and legacy of iconic folk singer, Joe Hill.
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Musicians, journalists and historians sharing memories, backstage stories and history lessons. There’s no music, just lighthearted storytelling. Subscribe on iTunes for new episodes as soon as they’re available.
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