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The NarrativeThe SPLC: Profiting Off Hate and Fear with Tyler O'NeilTyler O'Neil sits down with CCV Communications Director Mike Andrews and Fellow for Strategic Initiatives Peter Range on The Narrative to discuss his research into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and how the organization is targeting the right through false narratives. Tyler's book, Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center, shares how corruption within the SPLC has undermined their original mission and has now contributed to a climate of fear in America Before the conversation with Tyler, CCV President Aaron Baer and Policy Director David Mahan join Mike to discuss the latest...
2024-12-1447 min
Tales of History and ImaginationHow Margaret Sanger & Katharine Dexter McCormick Saved the WorldThis week, how do I sum this up? I was freewheeling a little today, but have I got a tale of resistance, and a weird little man for you all. Anthony Comstock was a weird, joyless guy - and his ‘Comstockery’ ruined many ordinary lives - but hell hath no fury like Margaret Sanger and Katharine Dexter McCormick - our heroines this week.
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I was free associating things I knew this week, rather than going off a script - but Andrew Marr’s A History of the World was where I first came ac...
2024-11-2416 min
Banner & CompanyTyler Mahan Coe, creator of Cocaine & RhinestonesIn some ways, his upbringing helped prepare Tyler Mahan Coe for creating the breakout country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones. After all, his father is David Allan Coe, and Tyler spent more than a decade touring with him as a member of his band. He also has childhood memories of stars like George Jones, thanks to a connection with producer Billy Sherrill.But even that kind of proximity to country music doesn't guarantee a gift for storytelling, or Tyler's maximalist approach to taking the genre's many crisscrossing storylines and turning them into wide-ranging, richly contextualized episodes. The...
2024-10-2036 min
Arroe Collins My Day Of Play It's Okay To Mess UpMy Day Of Play 4 Crazy Unedited Talks With 2 Different Music Historians 2 Actors And A Bathroom ReaderWelcome back to the studio. This is My Day of Play, where you’re taken into the real events and actions of how it happens long before the process of editing or cleaning up. This is how it really went. Today I spent time with fellow podcaster and author Tyler Mahan who gets into the gut of the story about George Jones and Tammy Wynette. After that we share a lot of fun and laughter with two amazing actor comedians Jon Gatto and Steve Byrne Have you heard of Uncle John’s Bathroom reader series? We’re breaking down with the dude h...
2024-09-0449 min
Dive Into This Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook — Perfect During Your Workout.Cocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette by Tyler Mahan CoePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755390to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette
Author: Tyler Mahan Coe
Narrator: Tyler Mahan Coe
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 26 hours 5 minutes
Release date: September 3, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country music’s legendary royal couple—George Jones and Tammy Wynette. By the early 1960s nearly everybody paying attention to country music agreed that George Jones was the greatest country singer of all...
2024-09-032h 05Embrace The Unforgettable Full Audiobook Experience!Cocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette by Tyler Mahan CoePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755390to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette
Author: Tyler Mahan Coe
Narrator: Tyler Mahan Coe
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 26 hours 5 minutes
Release date: September 3, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Genres: Arts & Entertainment
Publisher's Summary:
From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country music’s legendary royal couple—George Jones and Tammy Wynette. By the early 1960s nearly everybody paying attention to country music agreed that George Jones was the greatest country singer of all...
2024-09-032h 05Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasCocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette by Tyler Mahan CoePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755390to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette
Author: Tyler Mahan Coe
Narrator: Tyler Mahan Coe
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 26 hours 5 minutes
Release date: September 3, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country music’s legendary royal couple—George Jones and Tammy Wynette. By the early 1960s nearly everybody paying attention to country music agreed that George Jones was the greatest country singer of all...
2024-09-032h 05
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasCocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette by Tyler Mahan CoePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette Author: Tyler Mahan Coe Narrator: Tyler Mahan Coe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country music’s legendary royal couple—George Jones and Tammy Wynette. By the early 1960s nearly everybody paying attention to country music agreed that George Jones was the greatest country singer of a...
2024-09-0303 min
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentCocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette by Tyler Mahan CoePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette Author: Tyler Mahan Coe Narrator: Tyler Mahan Coe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country music’s legendary royal couple—George Jones and Tammy Wynette. By the early 1960s nearly everybody paying attention to country music agreed that George Jones was the greatest country singer of a...
2024-09-0303 min
Enjoy The Inspiring Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!Cocaine and Rhinestones by Tyler Mahan CoePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/3642to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cocaine and Rhinestones
Author: Tyler Mahan Coe
Narrator: Tyler Mahan Coe
Format: mp3
Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
Release date: 09-03-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 24 ratings
Genres: Entertainment & Celebrities
Publisher's Summary:
By the early 1960s nearly everybody paying attention to country music agreed that George Jones was the greatest country singer of all time. After taking honky-tonk rockers like “White Lightning” all the way up the country charts, he revealed himself to be an unmatched virtuoso on “She Thinks I Still Care,” thus cementing his status as a living legend...
2024-09-032h 05Feel This Sensational Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Cocaine and Rhinestones by Tyler Mahan CoePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/3642to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cocaine and Rhinestones
Author: Tyler Mahan Coe
Narrator: Tyler Mahan Coe
Format: mp3
Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
Release date: 09-03-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 24 ratings
Genres: Entertainment & Celebrities
Publisher's Summary:
By the early 1960s nearly everybody paying attention to country music agreed that George Jones was the greatest country singer of all time. After taking honky-tonk rockers like “White Lightning” all the way up the country charts, he revealed himself to be an unmatched virtuoso on “She Thinks I Still Care,” thus cementing his status as a living legend...
2024-09-032h 05
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicBOOK NEWS: Signed Pre-Orders, Wayne White Art Giveaway & Sept. 14th Live Event in NashvillePlease select "BOOK" from the main menu on the C&R website for more info on any of these things.
2024-08-1803 min
No Playbook: Real Recruiting StoriesBaseball Media Day (High School Players and Coaches from East TN)Guests: ETBCA East Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association - Players and Coaches from East TN. If it's your first time checking out the podcast, please go back and check out future episodes. I typically interview athletes from the area about their training habits, recruiting experience, and personal hobbies. Past guests include NFL players, UT coaches, stellar high school athletes, etc. For today's episode, you'll hear interviews with players and coaches from the ETBCA Media Day that was hosted by Dick's House of Sport in Knoxville. Below, you'll find the full list of interviewees in-order. Discussions range fr...
2024-02-2240 minCocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicANNOUNCEMENT: Book Adaptation of Season 2Season 2 has been adapted into a book from Simon & Schuster, available now
2024-02-1900 min
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan PodcastTCBCast 289: Elvis and Country Music, Part 4: Tennessee, Nevada, Hawaii, 1969-1973: Elvis' Country "Trilogy"Guest host Garrett Cash and Justin begin Part 4 of Elvis and Country Music journey right where they left off: Elvis’ iconic 1969 sessions at Memphis producer Chips Moman’s American Sound, which provide Elvis his first country hits – as the industry considered them – in a decade. They then trace Elvis’ path from Las Vegas, where he brings together the finest country-rock band ever assembled in the TCB Band, back to Nashville where he not only embraces the “Countrypolitan” evolution of the Nashville sound, but pays homage to the genre’s diverse pop, blues, and folk roots with his only concept album, an artist...
2023-10-173h 12TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan PodcastTCBCast 288: Elvis and Country Music, Part 3: The "Country Boy" Embraces the Nashville Sound of the 1960sGarrett Cash rejoins Justin for Part 3 of the epic Elvis and Country Music saga as they start by breaking down the Nashville Sound, the members of the Nashville A-Team and the state of country music in the early 60s as the establishment puts up artificial barriers in an attempt to shun Elvis Presley and his irreversible influence. Then, Elvis arrives home from the military and we find him both fully embracing, and influencing, the evolution of the Nashville Sound through the early 1960s. There's a brief sidebar in the mid-60s to discuss the folk movement, what...
2023-10-102h 48TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan PodcastTCBCast 287: Elvis and Country Music Part 2: The Hillbilly Cat Changes Country ForeverPart 2 of the Elvis and Country Music saga picks up right where Justin and guest host Garrett Cash left off, with a deconstruction of both sides of Elvis' first Sun single. Elvis's country career is traced through his time at Sun and on the Louisiana Hayride, dedicating time to sidebar the realities of how flawed the way we discuss and understand country music as a genre during this period will always be due to the historical omission of the countless non-white artists who loved performing country music, but were disincentivized from recording in that genre by A&R reps...
2023-10-032h 02TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan PodcastTCBCast 286: Elvis Presley and Country Music, Part 1: Elvis' Country Music Roots (Are More Complex Than You Think)The epic saga begins. Music aficionado Garrett Cash joins Justin for the first part of a sweeping miniseries on Elvis Presley's lifelong, intertwined history with country music. We begin with the complex web of myriad influences that paved the way for rock and roll, and we start by treating the history of the genre not as strictly "hillbilly music" but as part of a vital continuum of American music that has always, in practice, blurred social, racial and class lines, encompassing blues, pop, swing & big band, jazz, showtunes, and gospel - and we bring receipts. We deep...
2023-09-262h 33
The Cognitive Crucible#167 Kevin Gates on the IPA President SearchThe Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Mr. Kevin Gates discusses IPA’s accomplishments over the past few years during his tenure as IPA’s President. He also discusses IPA’s search for his replacement. Find a link for more information about IPA’s President search on IPA’s homepage; applications are due no later than 15 Oct 2023. IPA will announce t...
2023-09-2648 min
The 20% Podcast with Tyler Meckes157: Deliberate Practice in Sales and Life, and “What if Sales was an Olympic Sport?” with Jonathan Mahan (Co-Founder, The Practice Lab)This week’s guest is a repeat guest on the 20% Podcast when he appeared on Episode 117 back in November of last year. After studying Natural Resources and Conversation, he held multiple roles across the GTM space, from Account Manager, Sales Agent, Store Managing, District Training Store Manager, to making a jump into SaaS, followed by a recent stint as an Account Manager at SecurityScorecard.
Recently, he has taken the jump to full-time entrepreneurship, as a co-founder of The Practice Lab.
Please join me in welcoming Jonathan Mahan back to the 20% podcast.
In this week’...
2023-08-2143 min
Always Listening: Talking about PodcastsPodcasting is SELF TALK?I am Always Listening. My name is Joel Sharpton, I’m a podcast consultant and editor & I have been since January of 2016. Welcome to the latest iteration of Always Listening, a podcast ABOUT Podcasting.We’re going to have some interviews & if you look in the feed for this podcast you’ll find three bonus episodes that ARE existing interviews with Tyler Mahan Coe, Cameron Reilly and Jay Soderberg, tremendous podcasters & pioneers in one way or another that I was lucky enough to talk with on a previous iteration of this show. More of that to come.B...
2023-03-2808 minAlways Listening: Talking about PodcastsAlways Listening to Cocaine & Rhinestones with Tyler Mahan CoeOriginally recorded as part of season three of Always Listening, presented here as part of my attempt to restart the show with sporadic interviews from great creators using podcasting as their primary medium.Tyler is one of my favorite podcasters and storytellers and he’s telling the story of country music in the 20th century (and the lives of the people who brought it to us).It’s a story he was probably born to tell.Find more at https://cocaineandrhinestones.com
2023-03-2754 min
American Sports ReportsMy Sports Reports - Delaware Military Academy WrestlingMembers of the DMA Wrestling team along with their head coach LA Collier join the show. Meet Hayden Moaney, Danny Williams, Alyssa Mahan, Tyler August, Drew Simpson and assistant coach Luke McDonough. With host Marshal Manlove. Music Credit - "Get Tough," by Track Tribe
2023-02-2338 min
CrobamaNationTyler Mahan CoeTyler Mahan Coe is the creator, producer, and host of Cocaine and Rhinestones, a podcast about 20th Century country music. I would go as far as to call it THE podcast on the subject. Cocaine and Rhinestones recently wrapped its second season and is currently being adapted to book format. On this wide-ranging episode we discuss the podcast as well as social media, Ticketmaster, the future of music distribution, nostalgia, and the emotional roller coaster of living the George Jones and Tammy Wynette story.
2023-02-221h 40The 20% Podcast with Tyler Meckes117: Developing Your Selling Skills Through Practice with Jonathan Mahan and Jordana Zeldin (Founders of The Practice Lab)This is a first on The 20% Podcast, as I welcome 2 guests to the show for the very first time - Jonathan Mahan and Jordana Zeldin, who are the Co-Founders of The Practice Lab. I heard these two speaking on another podcast, and was so pumped going into this conversation, because we align very closely on the importance of practicing in sales. There is no other profession in the world where you simply show up, and hope for the best without practice. This dynamic duo is helping salespeople improve their skills much like actors, musicians, and athletes improve theirs. This...
2022-11-1448 min
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR032/PH18 - GlennThe end of one story is just the beginning of another.
2022-02-151h 37Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR031/PH17 - Choices: George Jones' Last RunAt least this whole story has a happy ending, right? Of course, whether or not that's true depends a lot on your personal definitions of both "happy ending" and "whole story" but, either way, today we reach the final chapter of George Jones' life. Don't worry, it'll all be over soon.
2022-02-012h 44Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR030/PH16 - Another Lonely Song: The Tammy Wynette & George Richey StoryOh, you thought Jones had a hard time dealing with George Richey? Imagine being married to the guy. Today we say one of the saddest and most infuriating goodbyes we'll ever have to say, the one we say to Tammy Wynette.
2022-01-182h 20
Take This Pod and Shove It8: "The Pill" by Loretta Lynn, w/ Alex KuminThis week spotlights Loretta Lynn’s 1975 crossover hit, “The Pill,” one of the most controversial country singles of all time. To discuss Loretta, birth control, and the normalizing of sexual health education, Danny and Tyler are joined by the brilliant and hilarious Alex Kumin (@alexkumin, Comedy Central, Comedians You Should Know). Everyone from Owen Bradley to Reba McEntire to Jack White says that Loretta Lynn is one of the smartest country songwriters of all time, and they’d all agree she’s a fearless badass too. According to Tyler Mahan Coe, Loretta Lynn had more songs banned from radio...
2022-01-171h 14Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR029/PH15 - Hell Stays Open All Night Long: George Jones, Phase IIIOh, you're back to hear more things that will chill you to the bone? Then we can talk about what George Jones' life was like in the period leading up to and through the biggest hit of his career. If you've ever wondered what it's like to be afraid of a demonic duck or try murdering your best friend to test the existence of God, well, these are questions only George Jones can answer but just asking them makes for one jaw-dropping and heartbreaking story.
2022-01-041h 46Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR028/PH14 - Divorce/Death: He Stopped Loving Her Today, The Grand Tour & A Good Year for the RosesIt's a known fact that "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is the best and saddest country song of all time. But... is it?
2021-12-212h 15Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR027/PH13 - Billy Sherrill's Nashville SoundWhat if the first serious opinions that millions of rock music fans formed about country music were based on a few massive errors which then got passed down to future generations? How long do you think it would take for society to build a fundamentally flawed history of an entire genre on top of such a foundation? Fifty years? Well, that's exactly what happened.
Billy Sherrill's name means nothing to many country music fans. Some recognize it from the album credits of a few of their favorite country artists. Others manage to cast him as an enemy...
2021-12-072h 47
Let’s Talk CountryMemaw wasn't a Cherokee Princess?Mary Lynne and Sarah serve up a plate of hot takes on white people’s claims of Native American ancestry and the cultural appropriation found in songs like Tim McGraw’s “Indian Outlaw.” Hear the cautionary tales of Elizabeth Warren and Johnny Cash. PLUS, the LTC gals chew on some food songs from Lyle Lovett, Dale Watson, and The Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Voices in the intro mashup were: Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Elizabeth Cook, Tyler Mahan Coe, Drew Morgan, and Trae Crowder.
This is our companion playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0j8Nje4gGuKnHdeieVVDWy This is Mary Lynne’s Food Playli...
2021-11-251h 04Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR026/PH12 - Loved It Away: Tammy Wynette, On Her OwnFollowing her breakup with George Jones, many people had many questions for Tammy Wynette. Well, they had questions for George, too, but he was a little harder to get in touch with, trying to drink himself onto a separate plane of reality from his conscious mind and all. So the questions went to Tammy. And she had answers. Then more answers. And more... And more.
It's never been easy for ladies in country music. Here's how it became for The First Lady.
2021-11-231h 35Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR025/PH11 - Being Together: The George Jones & Tammy Wynette StoryThough they were married to each other for little more than five years, the legacies of George Jones and Tammy Wynette are forever inseparable. This is partly due to their unprecedented success with creating music "based on the true story" of a romance between two artists, to such a degree that decades later there are still millions of fans who believe George and Tammy never stopped being in love with each other. If it's difficult to say where the line is between art and artist, public and private, fiction and fact, then it's only because there was a coordinated...
2021-11-091h 51Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR024/PH10 - Stand by Your Man: The Anti-Feminist ManifestoTammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" is one of the most well-known recordings in the English language. It was also a plastic explosive detonated at a sea change moment in United States politics and culture. Look around. We're still picking up the pieces.
2021-10-261h 55
The Our Wayward Life PodcastNo Quarter - A Pinball Bar in East NashvilleWe're back with another episode soon, and this one is a cool little interview with Seth Steele, the owner of No Quarter. No Quarter is a pinball bar in East Nashville that will take you back to your childhood arcade days (unless perhaps you aren't from the 70's or 80's). Seth actually worked in tech (think web and app development) before opening No Quarter. While the bar is great place to play pinball, it's much more than that. It's the local hangout for many, including Natalie's brother, who also joins in on this podcast. If you listened last week, you h...
2021-09-0301 minThe Our Wayward Life PodcastS1:E09 - Interview with Tyler Mahan CoeCheck out our very first interview! We were lucky enough to snag Tyler Mahan Coe and hear his absolutely incredible story. He was recently featured in a fantastic GQ article and his podcast Cocaine and Rhinestones is known widely as the best country music podcast out there.
Check out this episode to hear an incredible story that will have you running to subscribe to his podcast (and ours too if you haven't already). Whether you like country music or not, don't miss this one!
Please note - this one definitely has some adul...
2021-08-2634 minThe Our Wayward Life PodcastFrom selling plasma to being featured in GQ... you don't want to miss this!We’ve got another new episode coming for you next week, and this one is completely different from anything we’ve talked about before. In support of all things wayward and different, we’ve decided to do a few interviews with people who choose to live life on their own terms. For our first interview, we’ve got one of the most interesting people we’ve ever met – Tyler Mahan Coe. If that last name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s the son of the infamous country singer David Allan Coe. His story isn’t really about his family, but about his...
2021-08-1901 minCocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR023/PH09 - Loneliness Surrounds: Virginia Wynette PughCountry music is full of rags-to-riches stories, like the one about how Virginia Wynette Pugh became Tammy Wynette. In a way, it's true. Even after becoming the most successful woman country singer at that point in history, the life she lived was hard and painful. But if you want to know what actually happened in that life then she's the last person you should ask.
2021-08-101h 43Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR022/PH08 - Dallas Frazier: Can't Get There From HereSome of the best songs you've ever heard were written by Dallas Frazier. Don't recognize the name? Don't worry. You'll remember it forever after this episode, especially those of you who love Charley Pride, Elvis Presley, Merle Haggard, Connie Smith, Charlie Rich, George Jones, The Oak Ridge Boys, Emmylou Harris, Gene Watson, Tanya Tucker, Bobby Bare, Stoney Edwards, The Beach Boys, Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson...
You get the point. Here's the story.
2021-07-272h 01Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR021/PH07 - Pappy Daily, Gene Pitney and How George Jones Came to Be on MusicorThis whole story began with a pinball machine and jukebox mogul in Texas jumping over to the independent record business of the 1950s. When he hitched his wagon to a Singing Marine who became the Greatest Country Singer Ever, it served Pappy Daily well through the following decade. Then, out of nowhere, the ride suddenly ended. "What went wrong?" is the obvious question to ask, here, but it's not the right one. We need to talk about who went wrong. The answer nearly everyone's accepted for going on 40 years now is demonstrably untrue but we can only learn the...
2021-07-132h 16Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR020/PH06 - All to Pieces: George Jones, Phase IIIn the early 1960s, George Jones had a huge hit record featuring such a phenomenal vocal performance it instantly turned him into a living legend. He didn't handle it well.
2021-06-291h 41Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR019/PH05 - Wandering Soul: George Jones, Starday Recording ArtistThere are some personalities who would embrace being called The Greatest Country Singer Ever or, at least, settle into the role once it became clear the brand was eternal. George Jones did not have one of those personalities. The fame and fortune generated by his talent made him want to run away, so he spent decades running... toward something even worse than what he was trying to escape.
Was there ever a chance of this story playing out any differently? Probably not, no. But what in the hell even happened here? Our search for answers takes us...
2021-06-151h 30
The Old Dingy JukeboxEpisode #21- History Addendum Part Two- "Goin' Up The Country" Race, Records and the American Musical IdentitySend us a textAttention history enthusiasts, musicologists and ordinary people with an inquisitive mindset. Welcome to Episode One, PART TWO of the Old Dingy Jukebox History Addendum. These history heavy, music related episodes are inspired by my interest in musicology and history as well as some of my favorite podcasts like Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History" or Tyler Mahan Coe's "Cocaine and Rhinestones". The usual, music centered shows that you're used to will continue to be released on a regular basis. Check out Episode One, Part...
2021-06-151h 17
Horny OFF MAINEpisode #41 - Bomber Jacket JailThis week, reluctant heroes Amitai and Katie-Ellen tackle masculinity (prob solved it, nbd), the social capital of being reckless and the importance of a strong neck. Amitai struggles to summon horniness but ultimately gets it going for Bo Burnham’s Netflix Special “Inside,” while Katie-Ellen is fit to burst with horniness for the Tyler Mahan Coe podcast “Cocaine and Rhinestones.” As always, extra content is at www.hornyoffmainpod.com/blog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-06-101h 19
Horny OFF MAINEpisode #41 - Bomber Jacket JailThis week, reluctant heroes Amitai and Katie-Ellen tackle masculinity (prob solved it, nbd), the social capital of being reckless and the importance of a strong neck. Amitai struggles to summon horniness but ultimately gets it going for Bo Burnham’s Netflix Special “Inside,” while Katie-Ellen is fit to burst with horniness for the Tyler Mahan Coe podcast “Cocaine and Rhinestones.” As always, extra content is at www.hornyoffmainpod.com/blog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-06-101h 19Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR018/PH04 - White LightningIn North Carolina, way back in the hills, there's a centuries-old tradition of cooking illegal liquor. Whether you feel that's right or wrong, good or bad, may be determined by any number of factors but the objective truth is moonshine whiskey greatly impacted the course of United States culture on several occasions. Ever wonder why so many people will never trust the government or politicians? Press play. Ever wonder if the "moonshine" you can now buy in liquor stores is really moonshine? Press play. "White Lightning" was George Jones' first #1 country record, sure, but it's also the cork in...
2021-06-011h 40Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR017/PH03 - The Nashville A TeamNow that we've established Owen Bradley as the single most important producer in the history of Nashville, let's take it further and acknowledge he's one of the most important figures in the history of all recorded music, even if for no other reason than assembling the first group of musicians to become known as the Nashville A-Team. Were we to erase their work from existence, every book about pop, rock or country music in the second half of the 20th century would need to be entirely rewritten. Just ask Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, 3 out of 4 Beatles, The Everly Brothers...
2021-05-182h 20
The Country Music Media PodcastMiranda Lambert’s 'The Marfa Tapes': A One-Word ReviewThis week on the Country Music Media Podcast: A one-word review of Miranda Lambert's The Marfa Tapes album with Jon Randall and Jack Ingram, Morgan Wallen's BBMA expulsion and unpacking some of the important moments from the Ep 55 conversation with Tyler Mahan Coe. Tweet: Find Billy Dukes on Twitter at @billydukes
2021-05-0614 minCocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR016/PH02 – Owen Bradley's Nashville SoundWhat if the first serious books about country music contained a few massive errors which were then repeated by nearly everyone who's since used those books as a source? How long do you think it would take for society to build a fundamentally flawed history of an entire genre on top of such a foundation? Fifty years? Well, that's exactly what happened...
Owen Bradley's name means nothing to many country music fans. Some recognize it from the album credits of a few of their favorite country artists. Others manage to cast him as an enemy of country...
2021-05-042h 17The Country Music Media PodcastTyler Mahan Coe: Cocaine & Rhinestones Host On Country Today, Country Media Today, and Season 2This week on the Country Music Media Podcast: Tyler Mahan Coe, host of Cocaine & Rhinestones talks about Season 2, which debuted in April 2021. He also has strong, well-educated opinions on country today and country media today. It will surprise you to hear his thoughts on "Outlaws" and "pop-country." 5:50 | Where did Tyler learn his journalism skills. 11:50 | Why Johnny Cash sucks14:55 | Tyler’s take on the pop-country music debate is unique and hard to argue with18:10 | The sound of today’s country music isn’t the problem 22:10 | Teasing Ep. 2 of Season 2 of C&R 33:10 | How involved...
2021-05-031h 00
You Should Check It OutTouring Texas | Elsewhere in Music Podcasts | Venues Still Waiting for ReliefWe’ll be live on Facebook next Monday, 5/3/21 at 9:30pm EST. Join us at facebook.com/youshouldcheckitoutGreg has just returned from a four show tour in Texas with the Red Not Chili Peppers & reports back on the trip. The crowds were wonderful & generous in their appreciation for the live music (except for this one guy in Dallas) & Greg shares all sorts of fun stories. Also, we highly recommend everyone get vaccinated!Song: Khruangbin - “Mr. White”Jay has a slew of music podcasts he’s been really enjoying lately and shares them with us today...
2021-04-291h 13Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR015/PH01 - Starday Records: The Anti-Nashville SoundThe story of a little independent record label in Texas becoming "a force" in the Nashville country music industry brings an outsider's perspective to the anatomy of a machine. Going from backwoods honky tonks and roadhouse jukeboxes to stretch limos and private planes takes a lot of crooked deals and shameless hustle. When confronted by a powerful enemy, you'll do whatever it takes to survive the rock and roll. When the whole world acquires a taste for your strain of Kentucky bluegrass, you'll rake in the green. When they get their ears on for truckin' songs, you'll put the...
2021-04-202h 13
The Old Dingy JukeboxEpisode #19 - History Addendum Part One- "Goin' Up The Country": Race, Records and the American Musical IdentitySend us a textThese history and music related episodes are inspired by my interest in musicology and history as well as some of my favorite podcasts like Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History" or Tyler Mahan Coe's "Cocaine and Rhinestones". So, here it goes...check out episode one, part one..."Goin' Up The Country": Race, Records and the American Musical Identity. Available on all podcast platforms. Please subscribe and share and go check out the show's website https://www.olddingyjukebox.com/homeDonate to the podcast: https://paypal.me/christiangallo1?locale.x...
2021-04-161h 08Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicSeason 2 AnnouncementCocaine & Rhinestones Season 2 begins on April 20th.
2021-04-0702 min
Virtual School Assembly071 Vanessa Siren Mahan - Speaking about perseverance and gritVanessa “Siren” Mahan is a Weapons System and electronic warfare officer flying in both the F-15E Strike Eagle and the EA-6B Prowler. She is a Lt Col in the USAFR and is currently an Air Operations Officer with Special Operations at Camp Smith, Hawaii. In this episode she talks about setting big goals, how she was able to fly under-the-radar and find success, and how she started her own business.
2021-04-0422 min
The Like Attracts Like PodcastLAL PODCAST CLIPS: TYLER RADERThe response and feedback from Episode #326 " FULL CIRCLE " with special guest Tyler Rader was so inspiring, and many asked if I would post some specific clips from the hour long show to make it easier to access some of the more inspirational messages, ideas and takeaways from Tyler's 3rd visit to the podcast ! In between all of the joking and laughing are some of the most powerful words that have ever been spoken on the show, and I am so grateful for the genuine transparency and strength of conscious evolution that Tyler shared with me that day. MUCH LOVE T...
2020-09-1014 min
The Like Attracts Like PodcastFULL CIRCLE WITH SPECIAL GUEST TYLER RADER: #326Join me today as we talk with special guest Tyler Rader ! This is Tyler's 3rd time as a guest on the show and not only was today one of the most fun shows I can remember .. But I believe it has so much to do with the full circle heart mind and soul evolution that she has been working on creating in her life. Today Tyler shares her mindset shift and her higher perspective that allowed her the freedom to not only recognize patterns in her life.. But also to surrender and evolve through them. MUCH LOVE TODAY!! There is an am...
2020-09-0450 min
ADHD reWired325 | May 2020 Q & A with Brendan Mahan, Will Curb, and MJHave a question for the brain trust? Listen as with his guests , and MJ answer questions from the listeners in our monthly Q & A session of . We are taking questions from you, the listener, about situations you want to talk through. It doesn't matter if it's personal or professional; we are here to give you our perspective and see if we can help you find some answers. We start the episode out with Erica asking what self-care means and when it is numbing instead of self-care. Eric shares that anything that restores health and wellbeing is self-care. Another listener asks ab...
2020-06-091h 22
The Old Dingy JukeboxEpisode #2- Records and Musicians From California: "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, Orange Juice Fountains and Steel Guitars"Send us a textThe theme of today’s show is California. Not only songs specifically about California, but also genres and artists who are commonly associated with California. Lot’s of obscure to semi-obscure records of California Country music and the Bakersfield Sound. Also included are Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Rodgers, Lightning’ Hopkins and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. Local Ventura acts, the Ventucky String Band and Big Tweed make an appearance as well. See below for a full playlist and discography.For a more in depth analysis of Spade Cooley as well a...
2020-05-081h 13
The Like Attracts Like PodcastBONUS: OUTAKES & BEHIND THE SCENES WITH TYLER RADER: TURNING ANY TOPIC INTO SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION LOL!Sometimes the off air conversation is just as interesting as the podcast itself..lol These two quick bonus stories from episode 225 with Special Guest Tyler Rader show how you can turn literally anything into a conversation about spiritual awareness and evolution ... hahha We talk about comparing consciousness vibration levels to the movie the "Platform" on Netflix..lol and love and relationship loops to nipple piercing experiences lol... enjoy ! MUCH LOVE TODAY !! HAVE FUN : ) BE YOURSELF and CREATE. Likeattractslike11.com
2020-04-2708 min
The Like Attracts Like PodcastCONSCIOUS EVOLUTION AND TRANSCENDING THE LOOP: SPECIAL GUEST TYLER RADERWe are back today following up with Tyler Rader ! We dive right into the purpose of old loops in our lives.. Using them to identify the source of the pain that created them.. and the specific process we can use to rewrite the story for good.. right NOW.. It's always interesting and exciting to see where the conversations go with Tyler... and I'm grateful you're taking the time to listen in with us as we find the way back to our highest version, Using some of our lowest moments to do it.. MUCH LOVE TODAY !! Likeattractslike11.com
2020-04-261h 21
How Do We Fix It?Want Consensus? Try Convergence: Rob FershAll too often news headlines and social media are dominated by disasters, wrongdoing and fear mongering: All the stuff that’s going wrong. How can we nurture the positive side of human nature? Renewing democracy will be impossible unless we start to rebuild trust in each other.The Convergence Center for Policy Resolution uses deep knowledge and proven methodology to connect people, policymakers and political organizations from different backgrounds and beliefs, helping them work together and co-operate. Our guest is Rob Fersh, the non-profit group's Founder and President. "Convergence works to bring...
2020-01-1723 min
The Like Attracts Like PodcastLife, Death and Spiritual Evolution With Special Guest Tyler Rader ! The Like Attracts Like Podcast EP 144Join us for an amazing conversation with special guest Tyler Rader. Tyler is going to school to obtain a degree in Mortuary Science .. With this intriguing attraction to death, the soul, love and loss ... We talk about how her life path has lead her to this point in the NOW where she can use her belief in the infinite life of our conscious selves.. to heal her soul .... and to help us calm the grief we feel from loosing the people we love the most.. Follow the path through a spiritual awakening on todays episode !! Much Love Today !!!
2020-01-101h 26
A Guy, A Car, And A PodcastEpisode thirty-fiveThis week: The good, the bad, and the ugly of sarcasm, the value of meditation, the emptiness of my exhausted mind subsidized by my recommendation of a book and some music and podcasts, and a profound realization about the nature of my relationship with my mother Linda Blaylock.
List of recommendations on this podcast:
The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge by Michael Punke
Kid A by Radiohead
Whiskey Ginger w/ Andrew Santino
Jerry Ferrara: Bad 4 Business
Cocaine & Rhinestones by Tyler Mahan Coe
Keep Them Counting by The Last Gang
Live Through This by Hole
Lift Your Existence by Night Verses
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2019-04-081h 59
TIC Talk by The Investing Circle18 in 12 months - My Top 5 Books in 201818 down in 12 months. 18 books in 2018 and I'm sharing my top 5.
I whittled the list down to 5 by selecting which books had the highest chance of me reading them for a second time, how many actionable pieces were in the book, and how well the author held my attention.
Heres the list...
Start with why by Simon Sinek
Crushing It by Gary Vaynerchuk
Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk
Let's...
2019-01-2513 min
wellRED podcast#97 - Hanging in Nashville W/ Elizabeth Cook and Tyler Mahan Coe!This week we sit down in Nashville with one of todays best country music singer/songwriters, Elizabeth Cook AND one of today's best country music historians, Tyler Mahan Coe! We talk country music, comedy, cultural appropriation and more!Check out Tyler's insanely popular podcasts Your Favorite Band Sucks and Cocaine And RhinestonesGo to elizabeth-cook.com for tour dates and what not!wellredcomedy.comsmokeyboysgrilling.comcarvevodka.com
2018-12-261h 48
K Composite MagazineKazoos & Sequins, Part 1
Episode 30
There are a handful of podcasts that I never miss. One of my favorites is the amazing Cocaine & Rhinestones from Tyler Mahan Coe.
The program has taken deep dives into stories about some of my favorite musicians from 20th century country music including Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, and my fellow Kentuckians, Loretta Lynn and Tom T. Hall. Some other country artists I didn’t especially appreciate previously, like the Judds, have also been featured, and their stories have been just as fantastic as the ones I looked forward to.
What most people noti...
2018-12-1200 minHere's the TowerKazoos & Sequins, Part 1
Episode 30
There are a handful of podcasts that I never miss. One of my favorites is the amazing Cocaine & Rhinestones from Tyler Mahan Coe.
The program has taken deep dives into stories about some of my favorite musicians from 20th century country music including Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, and my fellow Kentuckians, Loretta Lynn and Tom T. Hall. Some other country artists I didn’t especially appreciate previously, like the Judds, have also been featured, and their stories have been just as fantastic as the ones I looked forward to.
What most people noti...
2018-12-1200 minHere's the TowerKazoos & Sequins, Part 1
Episode 30
There are a handful of podcasts that I never miss. One of my favorites is the amazing Cocaine & Rhinestones from Tyler Mahan Coe.
The program has taken deep dives into stories about some of my favorite musicians from 20th century country music including Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, and my fellow Kentuckians, Loretta Lynn and Tom T. Hall. Some other country artists I didn’t especially appreciate previously, like the Judds, have also been featured, and their stories have been just as fantastic as the ones I looked forward to.
What most people noti...
2018-12-1200 min
We're Having a Good TimeSpecial Guests: Tyler Mahan Coe, Dusty's History of CarsHannah and Dusty talk about where they've been and where they are going. The talk a bit more about the moon landing conspiracy. Dusty talks about hotels and then talks for a really long time about all the different cars he's owned. Then the episode ends with an interview with Tyler Mahan Coe, host of "Cocaine and Rhinestones" Podcast. Dusty messed up the recording so its not as good as it should be. Dusty is sorry.
Intro :46Conspiracy: 2:56Where we’re going, where we’ve been: 6:24On The Road: 15:19Story Time: 22:00New Comi...
2018-12-061h 58
Trillbilly Worker's PartyEpisode 74: Trillbilly Deluxe (w/ special guests Shuja Haider & Tyler Mahan Coe)We're joined by Popula's Shuja Haider (@shujaxhaider), and host of the Cocaine and Rhinestones podcast, Tyler Mahan Coe (@TylerMahanCoe) to discuss popular music criticism, Pitchfork, and country music in the 1980s.
The amazing cover of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" at the end of the episode is by friend of the show Erin Goudreau (@LeftOutWest)
Shuja's brilliant essay can be found here: https://popula.com/2018/09/13/canon-fodder/
Check out Tyler's podcast: https://cocaineandrhinestones.com/
And please subscribe to our Patreon!!! www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty
2018-10-191h 05
Food Court Movie PodcastFood Court Movie Podcast: The Predator (w/ Tyler Mahan Coe of Cocaine and Rhinestones)
Knock knock, Food Court Jesters! It’s time for another episode of FOOD COURT, your new favorite podcast where we brave the malls and movie halls so you don’t have to!
To Catch The Predator Month is back in session as Sean & Jon, along with Tyler Mahan Coe (@tylermahancoe) from the hit podcasts “Cocaine & Rhinestones” and “Your Favorite Band Sucks”, take in “The Predator”, Shane Black’s presumably holiday-flavored take on the Predator franchise. Can Mssr. Black return Predator to its nascent, neon-fantastic roots or will the franchise continue limping towards total laughingstock status? Tune in to find ou...
2018-09-2739 min
Sordid Details22. My Pleasure (with Tyler Mahan Coe)April Richardson and Millie De Chirico yell about Tyler Mahan Coe while he's sitting right in front of us and then we all discuss '80s and '90s country jams and Waffle House.
2018-09-2554 minFood Court Movie PodcastFood Court Movie Podcast: Predator (or, To Catch A Predator Movie Marathon Begins NOW!)
What’s the matter,
Food Courtesans: CIA got you pushing too many pencils? It’s time for another episode of FOOD COURT, your new favorite podcast where we brave the malls and movie halls so you don’t have to!
Sean & Jon got WAY too excited for Shane Black’s return to the Predator film franchise and foolishly decided to rope their buddies into a full-fledged filmic foray into the series by starting at the very beginning: the granddaddy of em all, John McTiernan’s 1987 classic “Predator”. Their first victim is the one and only Michae...
2018-09-2242 min
The Podcast HourCountry music history: Cocaine & RhinestonesCocaine & Rhinestones is a one-man history of country music that's attracting new fans to this often mocked and neglected musical genre. We speak with host Tyler Mahan Coe about his story, and play a clip from the fourth episode of Cocaine & Rhinestones which tells the story of Bobbie Gentry and her 1967 hit 'Ode to Billie Joe'.
2018-09-0800 min
The Blotter Presents062: You Must Remember This And Cocaine & RhinestonesIt's a new season of Old-Hollywood podcast You Must Remember This, and Kevin Smokler joins me to unpack Karina Longworth's captivating take on the unsolved murder of William Desmond Taylor, with a look back at 2015's "Charles Manson's Hollywood" season. Later, we get a chuckle out of Ernest Tubb's bunny slippers (note: he wasn't really wearing bunny slippers) in the Cold Case section as we talk about a couple of episodes -- one funny, one harrowing -- of Tyler Mahan Coe's Cocaine & Rhinestones. What did it mean to challenge a drunk country superstar to a fight in mid-century Nashville...
2018-08-011h 04
Celebration RockRock 101: Intro To Townes Van ZandtThe best part of having a podcast is that it gives me an excuse to reach out to people who I think are smart or interesting, and talk to them about topics that I find fascinating. Last month, when I was holed up in a Nashville hotel room for several days (I'll explain later), I had the chance to pick the brain of Tyler Mahan Coe, who you might know as the host of Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History Of Country Music. If you don't know Tyler, rectify that immediately, because Cocaine & Rhinestones is the best longform music podcast out there.
2018-06-111h 04
"Walking The Floor" with Chris ShiflettTyler Mahan CoeI'm just gonna say it... Tyler Mahan Coe runs the best podcast in the world - "Cocaine & Rhinestones" - and he's here today to talk about his life and how he became Country Music's greatest historian.
2018-05-2845 min
The Road to NowTyler Mahan Coe on Podcasting the History of Country MusicFor the third installment of our Music May series, Ben caught up with Tyler Mahan Coe whose podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones dives into some of the most famous stories in the history of country music. As a musician and son of country legend David Allan Coe, Tyler’s own history is part of that story, but his ability to take the best of his own experiences while remaining objective in the subjects he covers is outstanding. Tyler talks about the calling that drove him to make Cocaine & Rhinestones, the methodology he developed to cover the history of country music in a...
2018-05-211h 03
The StringTyler Mahan Coe of Cocaine & Rhinestones, plus Gibson's WoesIf nothing else was left behind about America in the 20th century but the lyrics to all the country songs written by the famous and the obscure, you’d have a pretty good catalog of what happened and how we worked and how we fought, how we loved each other and judged each other and murdered each other. How we socialized and danced and drank and raised families. That’s no small feat for a genre of music. It’s a more vivid and truthful diary of American life than the last 100 years of the New York times. And it’s thi...
2018-04-2459 min
Trillbilly Worker's PartyEpisode 45: Don't Rock the Jukebox (w/ special guest Tyler Mahan Coe)This week we're joined by Tyler Mahan Coe of Cocaine and Rhinestones, a podcast about the history of country music. We talk about some popular songs, such as Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" and Loretta Lynn's "The Pill," as well as other miscellaneous country music stuff.
The song at the end of this episode is "Winter's End" by Michael Howard.
2018-04-051h 17
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicBONUS: Cocaine & Rhinestones Season 1 Q&AYou might think, "How could anyone finish a season of a podcast like Cocaine & Rhinestones and have questions? That guy saturates every episode with details like he's getting paid by the fact." There's always more to know. Like, how does one even go about making a podcast on such a huge subject as the history of country music? Whose "fault" is pop country, really? Is this Merle Haggard song communist? Is that Merle Haggard song racist? There had to be more men banned from country radio, right? One at a time, people. One at a time...
2018-02-061h 22
About Nashville Podcast with Mike Rodgers & Dan WhitehurstEp 37: Tyler Mahan CoeTyler Mahan Coe is the son of country music legend David Allan Coe. Tyler hosts an incredibly entertaining and addictive podcast that's shaking up Music Row called, “Cocaine & Rhinestones". We talked about him playing guitar in his father’s band, country music history, and his new podcast. The conversation heartfelt, candid, and raw in places; especially when we discussed his father. He tells a story involving Johnny Cash and his father that's almost too painful to hear.
2018-01-2500 min
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR014 - Ralph Mooney: The Sound of Country MusicThe legendary pedal steel guitarist, Ralph Mooney, deserves the reputation he earned on his instrument. However, he deserves a lot more than that. This episode of the podcast backtracks to Bakersfield for a deeper examination of its "sound," a closer look at some people responsible for it and the story of a man whose story isn't told nearly often enough. It would be unacceptable to end the first season of a podcast on the history of country music without dedicating an episode to Ralph Mooney. After today, you'll know why that is. This episode is recommended for fans of: honky...
2018-01-231h 25
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR013 - Rusty & Doug Kershaw: The Cajun WayRusty & Doug come from a long tradition of surviving against the odds, against a world that would just as soon see you dead as see you succeed. Starting from nothing but a houseboat in Louisiana, they fought their way through an unscrupulous industry, through honky tonk stages screened off with chicken wire, onto the biggest stages in the business, in order to create some of the greatest music ever made. Then, they battled themselves, their past and their addictions. This episode is recommend for fans of: Hardcore History, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and discovering unbelievably good music that...
2018-01-162h 01
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR012 - WynonnaSome people think we have all these "authenticity tests" in country music. We don't. But, even if we did, Wynonna would pass them. From somehow surviving a childhood full of several types of abuse to a years-long reign over country music radio with her mother in The Judds, this path was not easy to travel and the end of it is only the beginning of another, much more treacherous road. This episode is recommended for fans of: Harlan Howard, Merle Haggard, Charley Pride, Asleep at the Wheel, Ashley Judd, guns, dysfunctional families and liars.
2018-01-091h 57
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR011 - Don Rich & Buck Owens, Part 2: Together AgainWords often fail to express the connection that can exist between two people. In the friendship of Don Rich and Buck Owens, our notions of reality itself may prove inadequate. With spacetime as our stage, we trip backwards for more tour shenanigans, supernatural mysteries and, as always, great music. Our narrative pays special attention to the Carnegie Hall Concert album, what Hee Haw did for country music on television and innovations that Don Rich and Buck Owens brought to country music. But don't forget what else we learned last week. There is never such a thing as a happy ending...
2018-01-022h 02
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR010 - Buck Owens & Don Rich, Part 1: Open Up Your HeartWhatever else is true about Buck Owens (and some of it certainly is), he brought hard country music to the world in a time when we desperately needed someone to do that. Sticking to that honky tonk sound from Bakersfield made him a very famous man. Shrewd business practices made him a very rich man. Both of these things made him more than a few enemies. However, all you need to take on the whole world is one true friend and Buck Owens had that friend in Don Rich, his guitarist and right-hand man. Here in the first part...
2017-12-261h 31
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR009 - Harper Valley PTA, Part 3: Tom T. HallBehind any story worth telling, you'll always find another story. Maybe if we can get behind some of Tom T. Hall's best stories, we'll find the story about who he is and how he's able to do what he can do with the English language. Probably not but, worst case scenario, it will be an incredibly entertaining waste of time. Beginning with a condensed history of country music radio, we follow Tom T. from his early days as a young DJ into a seemingly effortless realization of his destiny to become one of country music's greatest songwriters ever. This episode...
2017-12-191h 33
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR008 - Harper Valley PTA, Part 2: Jeannie C. RileyJeannie C. Riley's debut single sold over a million copies within ten days of being released but she never wanted to record the song. In the late '60s, Jeannie C. Riley became country music's most blatant sex symbol to date but she never wanted to wear those clothes. Small town girl with big dreams goes to the city and lets it break her in order to make her. Total cliche, right? Sure. Except Jeannie's choice to bury the story in lie after lie turns it into a mystery tale of obscured identity, infidelity and blackmail. In this episode, some...
2017-12-121h 15
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR007 - Harper Valley PTA, Part 1: Shelby S. SingletonYou think all it takes to make a hit record is to find a good song and get a good performance of it? That's cute. Have a seat and let an old-school record man show you how it's done. This is Shelby Singleton. When it took driving a trunk full of records around the country to make them into hits, that's what he did. Then he became a producer. Then he became a VP at Mercury Records. Then he founded an independent musical empire in Nashville and really got to work making new enemies. This episode is recommended for fans...
2017-12-051h 11
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR006 - The Louvin Brothers: Running WildThe way Charlie and Ira Louvin could sing together is downright otherworldly. There's even a special term we had to invent for family (it's always/only family) who can sing this way: blood harmony. This episode delves in to exactly what blood harmony is and how the magic of it can't save you from beating the living hell out of each other at every opportunity. Here is the story of two dirt-poor brothers who fought for fifteen years to achieve their lifelong dream and what happened after that. (Hint: it involves whiskey and bullets.) This episode is recommended for fans...
2017-11-281h 38
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR005 - Breaking Down Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee"The song was just what so many Americans needed at the time, in 1969. Conservatives needed someone to stand up and defend small town, traditional values. Politicians needed someone to justify America's continuing involvement in the Vietnam War. Oklahomans needed someone to redeem the meaning of the word "okie," a hateful slur that arose from The Great Depression. The only thing is, Merle Haggard wasn't doing any of those things when he wrote the song. Then what the exact hell was he doing, you ask? Maybe things will become a little bit more clear once you know what Merle Haggard knew...
2017-11-211h 05
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR004 - Bobbie Gentry: Exit Stage LeftIn 1967, Bobbie Gentry's recording of a song she wrote, called "Ode to Billie Joe," directly influenced the future of every major musical genre in America. In the early '80s, she disappeared. What happened in the decade between? Why did Bobbie Gentry vanish? Who was she, even? Since we can't ask Bobbie for answers, these are mysteries we either have to learn to live with or try to solve for ourselves. This episode of Cocaine & Rhinestones examines every little thing we know about Bobbie Gentry, her life and her music. Today's story takes us from the cotton lands of Mississippi...
2017-11-141h 44
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR003 - The Murder Ballad of Spade CooleySpade Cooley came to California in the early 1930s, as poor as everyone else who did the exact same thing at the exact same time. Only, Spade became a millionaire. And all he needed to accomplish that was a fiddle, a smile and a strong work ethic. If it sounds like the American Dream, stick around to hear how it became an American nightmare of substance abuse, mental illness and, eventually, sadistic torture and murder. If this episode doesn't screw you up, you're already screwed up. Recommended if you like: Western Swing, murder ballads, My Favorite Murder, True Crime Garage...
2017-11-071h 00
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR002 - The Pill: Why Was Loretta Lynn Banned?This episode of Cocaine & Rhinestones briefly examines the history of contraceptive laws in America (Trigger Warning: abortion is discussed) before moving on to uncover the staggering inequality of morality applied to women in country music versus that applied to men in country music. Tyler Mahan Coe takes you on a deep dive of songs banned from radio in the United States, outlining a strong case against the country music establishment's lopsided attitude toward its artists based on their gender. If your mind isn't blown by the evidence laid out here, then it's only because you're jaded, because, on some level...
2017-10-3152 min
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country MusicCR001 - Ernest Tubb: The Texas DefenseEveryone loves Ernest Tubb. So when he straps on a gun belt one night to head across town and snuff out a character named Jim Denny, well, you might guess that ol' Jim had it coming. Maybe he didn't, maybe he did. For you to make up your own mind, we'll need to go behind-the-scenes of 650 AM WSM in Nashville, The Grand Ole Opry and the world of country music publishing companies. This episode is highly recommended for fans of Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Paycheck, Justin Tubb, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Roy Acuff and Matlock. Yes, Matlock.
2017-10-2448 min
PatCastHall Of FameIs there a better way to celebrate our 40th episode? Nope! Tonight we induct the people who have made an impact on the patCAST. Matt Davis, Kevin K. Lewis, Matt N., Taylor "Wafnots" Newman, Dr. Kenny Sheltonov and Joey "The Watson" Watson are the six people inducted this year. Tyler Mullins appears as the announcer and his sister Amber appears to support her friends.Minor spoilers ahead! Matt Davis inducts his product rival Matt Nassar. Davis discusses their friendship and their similarities. Dr. Kenny Sheltonov inducts Taylor "Wafnots" Newman. Sheltonov shares personal memories of Newman and reveals Newman's...
2011-01-0625 min