Peter Cooper tells the story of Stringbean and Estelle Akeman’s tragic deaths.
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Episode 101: Webb Wilder
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, the Nashville rock community in the 1980s, Dan Penn stories, etc.
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Episode 100: Otis Gibbs
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 and the plans moving forward. etc.
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Episode 99: Paul McCartney In Nashville
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 playing with Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, recording Junior’s Farm at the Sound Shop, Jimmy McCulloch stories, Paul and Linda’s love of The Loveless Cafe, Paul and Linda going to the drive-in theater, hanging in Printer’s Alley, etc.
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Episode 98: Roger Alan Wade
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 house, Guy Clark stories, Hank Williams Jr. stories, Willie Nelson jogging through Chattanooga, Johnny Knoxville stories, Billy Joe Shaver stories, etc
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Episode 97: Kevin Russell (Part 2)
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 Army, buying guns in on South Congress, light night AM radio in Texas, etc.
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Episode 96: Kevin Russell
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.
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Episode 95: Bob Dylan’s Nashville Recordings
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” Robbins, Kenny Buttrey, Charlie Daniels, Pete Drake, Joe South, etc.
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Episode 94: Mac Wiseman (Part 2)
Mac talks about recording at Castle Studio in Nashville, breakfast with Merle Haggard, watching Joe Louis matches with Hank Garland, Grady Martin stories, Mississippi John Hurt stories, Johnny Cash opening for Mac on Cash’s first tour, recording a duet with Johnny Cash, picking parties at Cash’s house, playing Las Vegas in the 60s, Maybelle Carter stories, walking on the beach with Maybelle Carter and Harlan Howard, working with A.P Carter in Bristol in 1947, Dean Martin stories, Nipsey Russell, John Prine stories, etc.
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Episode 93: Mac Wiseman (Part 1)
Mac talks about growing up during the Great Depression, meeting Flatt and Scruggs and joining the Foggy Mountain Boys, meeting Bill Monroe and joining his band, playing with Molly O’Day, Bill Monroe’s traveling baseball team, watching Hank Williams do five encores at his first Opry appearance, watching Hank write I’m So Lonesome I could Cry, Bob Hope refusing to play after Hank, Hank fishing with the Governor of Louisiana, Miss Audrey’s parties, Hank shooting his pistol in the house, etc.
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Episode 92: Todd Snider (Part 2)
Todd talks about meeting Skip Litz, stealing a Christmas tree from Kroger, getting arrested in Greencastle, Indiana, a rough encounter with Hunter S. Thompson, meeting Brian Henneman, Bottle Rockets stories, The Monsters Of Tube Socks Tour, his love of Dan Baird and Warner Hodges, playing golf with Chuck Mead and Phil Kaufman, back problems, lawn mowers, etc.
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Episode 91: Chuck Mead (Part 3)
Chuck talks about meeting Buck Owens and Roy Clark, crazy Buck Owens stories, touring with George Jones, singing on stage with George Jones, George Jones stories, Johnny Cash train stories, touring with Loretta Lynn, singing on stage with Loretta Lynn, visiting the Charles Shulz Museum, the first time he played the Grand Ole Opry, etc.
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“With a low tolerance for bullshit and a guiding principle of maintaining his artistic integrity no matter what, Gibbs’ songwriting is deeply personal and profound. It’s plain to see Otis Gibbs is a man you should give a damn about. ” –Rolling Stone
“The best unknown songwriter in music today.” –Engine 145
“Souvenirs of a Misspent Youth has been a constant companion on my headphones over the past few weeks.” –Billy Bragg
“Souvenirs Of A Misspent Youth is the breakout record that should elevate him to the next level. There isn’t a bad track on the album and the more you spin it, the more you’ll fall in love with it.” –No Depression
“There’s an authenticity and dedication in Gibbs’ delivery which is somehow cleansing in its purity.” – The Independent (UK)
“This should finally bring long overdue wider acclaim.” – Folk Radio (UK)
“This is a drop of the hard stuff well worth savouring.” – Mirror (UK)
“Gibbs’ observations are the perfect backdrop for such literate hobo laments.” –Uncut
Episode 90: Special Edition
This is a special episode where Otis tells stories and previews songs from his new album, Souvenirs Of A Misspent Youth.
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Episode 89: John Strohm (Part 2)
John talks about the Blake Babies eating at Denny’s with Henry Rollins, listening to Rollin’s record collection, Firehose road stories, Mike Watt’s rules for how a band should conduct themselves, Mike Watt’s love of Madonna, Lemonheads road stories, Hole stories, Courtney Love stories, etc.
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