Six String Hayride Classic Country Podcast
Episode 44, The 1980s. The gap between Commercial (Alabama, The Judds) and Craft (Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris) widens as Country Music profits soar to new highs. Bluegrass and Rockabilly get hot with Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Brian Setzer, and Dave Edmunds. Barbara Mandrell is so talented that she's really a fantastic pedal steel musician disguised as a blonde pop lady. Chris remembers singer Mel McDaniel and offers up a classic fried chicken recipe. Johnny Cash gets dropped by Columbia Records and goes cosmic with Willie, Kris, and Waylon as The Highwaymen. We are going to the Movies for 9-5, Urban Cowboy, The Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek Wrath of Khan, Indiana Jones,and The Blues Brothers. We pay respects to Marty Robbins, Muddy Waters, James Cagney, John Lennon and others. Chris and Jim take you through the rodeo that was the 1980's. Wherever you get Podcasts
