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The Good Neighbor Get TogetherLouis Michot: Cajun, Zydeco, Old Timey, Race, Solo Records & a Humble Genuis that is “Rêve du Troubadour”Join us as we sit down with Louis Michot (best known as the fiddle player and lead-singer for the Grammy award winning Lost Bayou Ramblers, but blowing minds on the sonic masterpiece that is his solo record “Rêve du Troubadour”) and discuss all things Cajun, Zydeco, Old Timey Music, Race Music, the birds of the air and the beauty of precise Louisiana French. “Rêve du Troubadour” was objectively without a doubt one of the finest album releases of the last 10 years and so it was a delight to talk with this humble genius.
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2024-02-221h 03The Good Neighbor Get TogetherMarty Robbins: Twentieth Century Drifter w/Diane DiekmanJoin us as we sit down at the table with Diane Diekman to discuss her book about the life of Marty Robbins, the legendary country music artist and NASCAR driver who scored sixteen number-one hits and two Grammy awards.
Robbins saw himself as a drifter, a man always searching for self-fulfillment and inner peace. Born Martin David Robinson to a hardworking mother and an abusive alcoholic father, he never fully escaped the insecurities burned into him by a poverty-stricken nomadic childhood in the Arizona desert. In 1947 he got his first gig as a singer and guit...
2023-11-221h 14The Good Neighbor Get TogetherThe Birth of WSM Radio and the Grand Ole Opry: Tennessee and Music City USA w/ Craig Havighurst (Pt. 2)Started by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in 1925, WSM became one of the most influential and exceptional radio stations in the history of broadcasting and country music. WSM gave Nashville the moniker “Music City USA” as well as a rich tradition of music, news, and broad-based entertainment. With the rise of country music broadcasting and recording between the 1920s and ‘50s, WSM, Nashville, and country music became inseparable, stemming from WSM’s launch of the Grand Ole Opry, popular daily shows like Noontime Neighbors, and early morning artist-driven shows such as Hank Williams on Mother’s Best Flour.
2023-11-1736 minThe Good Neighbor Get TogetherThe Birth of WSM Radio and the Grand Ole Opry: Tennessee and Music City USA w/ Craig Havighurst (Pt. 1)Started by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in 1925, WSM became one of the most influential and exceptional radio stations in the history of broadcasting and country music. WSM gave Nashville the moniker “Music City USA” as well as a rich tradition of music, news, and broad-based entertainment. With the rise of country music broadcasting and recording between the 1920s and ‘50s, WSM, Nashville, and country music became inseparable, stemming from WSM’s launch of the Grand Ole Opry, popular daily shows like Noontime Neighbors, and early morning artist-driven shows such as Hank Williams on Mother’s Best Flour.
2023-11-1251 minThe Good Neighbor Get TogetherStephen WIlson Jr: The Tree that Grew Close to the AppleWe are all our parent's children, for better or for worse. We all must come to terms with this at some point. I never did until listening to Stephen Wilson Jr. Sometimes in topics this deep and difficult, having a wise guide will help you understand the relations of parent and child. Stephen Wilson Jr. is deceptively simple, but he can turn a phrase that can grasp your soul and squeeze; the tree never grows too far from the apple.
I grew up a poor child of a single mother. All I had was a radio and of c...
2023-10-261h 28The Good Neighbor Get TogetherDixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story w/ Michael DoublerJoin us as we sit at the table with Michael Doubler to discuss his book “Dixie Dewdrop,” the amazing story of his great grandfather, Uncle Dave Macon. As one of the earliest performers on WSM radio in Nashville, Uncle Dave became the Grand Ole Opry's first superstar. His old-time music and energetic stage shows made him a national sensation and fueled a thirty-year run as one of America's most beloved entertainers. Known as the “Dixie Dewdrop” Uncle Dave Macon learned the banjo from musicians passing through his parents' Nashville hotel. After playing local shows in Middle Tennessee for decades, a big br...
2023-06-251h 06The Good Neighbor Get TogetherKimberly Perry: Motherhood, Her Husband's Perfect Hair, & If I Die Young Part 2Since 2009, Kimberly Perry has captivated audiences with her showstopping vocals, lyrical eloquence, and superstar presence. As one-third of the Grammy® Award-winning superstar sibling trio The Band Perry, Kimberly Perry has racked up sales of over two and a half million albums, thirteen million singles, and over 2 billion combined streams. As a songwriter, her groundbreaking crossover #1 single “If I Die Young” (with its current 9x platinum status and over 200 million video views) helped Kimberly burst on to the world stage. As an entertainer, she’s performed on TV’s biggest shows, from late night’s most influential (The Tonight Show Starring Jim...
2023-06-0932 minThe Good Neighbor Get TogetherWell of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History w/Kristina Gaddy & Pete RossJoin us as we sit down at the table with Kristina Gaddy and Pete Ross to discuss Kristina’s new book “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History.” Named one of 2022’s Most Memorable Music Books by No Depression: The Journal of Roots Music, it’s an illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion, and music. In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years, Kristina uncovers the banjo’s key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. Through meticulous research in diaries, letters, archives, and art, she traces the banjo’s beginnings...
2023-05-271h 13The Good Neighbor Get TogetherCountry Music Messiah? Does Country Music Need Salvation? w/TriggerJoin us as we sit down at the table with Trigger, the musical mad scientist behind savingcountrymusic.com. As a music journalist, Trigger has had his finger on the pulse of country music for 15+ years. In our conversation, we swing from every branch of the country music family tree- from outlaw country to independent to Americana to bro country to hick hop- as we discuss the changing landscape of country music, and we try our darndest to nail down, “What exactly *is* country music?”
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2023-03-311h 07The Good Neighbor Get TogetherJohn Brinkley. Million Watt Radio Station. The Carter Family. Goat Testicles. with Pope BrockWhat do goat testicles and a radio station in Mexico in the 1930’s have to do with country music legends The Carter Family, the popularization of country music, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? A lot! And it’s all due to one man: John R. Brinkely, the notorious quack doctor of the 1920-30’s, who made millions of dollars implanting goat testicles into impotent men, all the while implanting country music into the hearts of radio listeners around the world. Join us as we sit down at the table to talk about Mr. Brinkley with Pope Brock, author of Cha...
2023-02-1755 minThe Good Neighbor Get TogetherIs Country Music Sexist? How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be w/Marissa MossIn country music, the men might dominate the radio waves, but it’s women—like Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton, and Kacey Musgraves—who are making history. Join us as we sit down with Marissa Moss and discuss her book “Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be.” Marissa tells the story of the past twenty years of country music as seen through the lens of Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton, and Kacey Musgraves —and traces their paths to stardom, as well as their battles against a deeply embedded boys’ club, and their efforts...
2023-02-0335 minThe Good Neighbor Get TogetherThe American Songster: Dom Flemons PART 2Join us as we sit down at the table and chat with Dom Flemons. Known as “The American Songster,” Dom is a Grammy Award Winner, Two-Time Emmy Nominee, and 2020 U.S. Artists Fellow. Dom is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music scholar, actor, slam poet, record collector, and the creator, host, and producer of American Songster Radio Show on 650 AM WSM in Nashville, TN. He is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife, and rhythm bones. His repertoire of music spans nearly a century of American folklore, ballads, and tunes. Listen in as we talk all...
2023-01-1239 minThe Good Neighbor Get TogetherThe American Songster: Dom Flemons PART 1Join us as we sit down at the table and chat with Dom Flemons. Known as “The American Songster,” Dom is a Grammy Award Winner, Two-Time Emmy Nominee, and 2020 U.S. Artists Fellow. Dom is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music scholar, actor, slam poet, record collector, and the creator, host, and producer of American Songster Radio Show on 650 AM WSM in Nashville, TN. He is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife, and rhythm bones. His repertoire of music spans nearly a century of American folklore, ballads, and tunes. Listen in as we talk all...
2022-12-2647 minThe Good Neighbor Get TogetherThe Bristol Sessions: The "Big Bang" of Country Music? PART 2 w/Dr. Ted OlsonIn the summer of 1927, nineteen bands/musicians responded to an ad in a newspaper for an opportunity to be a part of a recording session in Bristol, Tennessee. Some of the most well-known and influential names in American music were there: the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Stoneman, and many more. The Bristol Sessions were organized by Ralph Peer, who worked for Victor records, and was an attempt to capitalize on the increasing popularity of "hillbilly" music. These recordings were no doubt a key moment in country music's evolution. In this episode, we continue with Part 2 of our interview...
2022-12-1150 minThe Good Neighbor Get TogetherThe Bristol Sessions: The "Big Bang" of Country Music? PART 2 w/Dr. Ted OlsonIn the summer of 1927, nineteen bands/musicians responded to an ad in a newspaper for an opportunity to be a part of a recording session in Bristol, Tennessee. Some of the most well-known and influential names in American music were there: the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Stoneman, and many more. The Bristol Sessions were organized by Ralph Peer, who worked for Victor records, and was an attempt to capitalize on the increasing popularity of "hillbilly" music. These recordings were no doubt a key moment in country music's evolution. In this episode, we continue with Part 2 of our interview...
2022-12-0950 minThe Good Neighbor Get TogetherThe Bristol Sessions: The "Big Bang" of Country Music? PART 1 w/ Dr. Ted OlsonIn the summer of 1927, nineteen bands/musicians responded to an ad in a newspaper for an opportunity to be a part of a recording session in Bristol, Tennessee. Some of the most well-known and influential names in American music were there: the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Stoneman, and many more. The Bristol Sessions were organized by Ralph Peer, who worked for Victor records, and was an attempt to capitalize on the increasing popularity of "hillbilly" music. These recordings were no doubt a key moment in country music's evolution. In this episode, we interview Dr. Ted Olson and we...
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