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Not the NewsEpisode 9: Mitch Ballard BMI TexasWhat do Percy Priest Lake, Skull’s Rainbow Room, and a Texas dance hall have in common? Mitch Ballard.In this episode, Neil and Nikki welcome Mitch Ballard, Executive Director of BMI Texas, for a rich conversation about the evolving music scenes in Nashville and Texas, the magic of spotting “the X-factor” in young artists, and the incredible stories behind the careers he’s helped shape—from Jelly Roll to Parker McCollum, Tom Myers, and beyond.From the Opry stage to the Texas Red Dirt movement, Mitch shares how 27 years in Nashville uniquely prepared him to lead BMI’s creati...
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Right On The MarkEpisode 13 featuring Michael Martin Murphey 3 of 3In this week’s part 3 of a 3-part interview, Michael Martin Murphey and host of ROTM, Keith Mark talk about Native American culture and why Murph was adopted into the Lakota Nation.They discuss how the pandemic affected his annual concert tour schedule and what Murph did to stay connected to his audience and feed his love of entertaining.They reflect on the variety of projects they have worked on together including Murph providing the narrator’s voice for a movie Keith produced titled, “A Thanksgiving Classic”. This program was inspired by a short story Keith wr...
2021-06-2536 minRight On The MarkEpisode 12 featuring Michael Martin Murphey 2 of 3In this week’s part 2 of a 3-part interview, Michael Martin Murphey and host of ROTM, Keith Mark discuss what qualifications it takes to calls oneself an “environmentalist” and “conservationist” and how hunting is so important to both the environment and conservation.Murph explains how musicians and singers have played a big role in activist movements dating back to 1960s and up through today. He sees his role in protecting hunting rights by being involved in Hunter Nation, along with Ted Nugent, Craig Morgan and other celebrities, as a vital way of giving back and preserving a way of life...
2021-06-2536 minRight On The MarkEpisode 11 featuring Michael Martin Murphey 1 of 3Episode 11 - In this week’s part 1 of a 3-part interview, Michael Martin Murphey joins his good friend and host of ROTM, Keith Mark for stories of his music, hunting and more. Murph is truly an iconic singer, songwriter and performer who lives a lifestyle we can all relate toThis week starts with a discussion of his early days of hunting and music. Murph was a natural at an early age and made his debut at his family’s church at a very young age. He was gifted a toy ukulele and taught himself to pl...
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