Podcast appearances and mentions of chuck mcdermott

Singer-songwriter Chuck McDermott performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to promote his album "38 Degrees and Raining" and to talk about his upcoming show at the Burren Backroom in Somerville on Thursday June 23. Learn more at www.ChuckMcDermott.com. 

On this edition of My Backstage Pass, we talk with Chuck McDermott, an artist who spent much of his career backing legendary singer/songwriter John Stewart, the man behind such hits as “Daydream Believer,” Runaway Train” and “Gold.” He talks with us about his return to recording after spending his early years with the pioneering Americana band Wheatstraw and the years he spent with John Stewart, resulting in a reignited quest to make his own music, beginning with his last album, 2017's Gin & Rosewater, and culminating in his latest effort, a seven song EP titled 38 Degrees and Raining. We hope you'll join us for this compelling conversation with a man who is finally receiving the attention he so decidedly deserves. Learn more about Chuck McDermott and experience his music at ChuckMcDermott.com Lee Zimmerman is a freelance music writer whose articles have appeared in several leading music industry publications. A former promotions representative for ABC and Capital Records and director of communications for various CBS - affiliated television stations. Lee, who currently lives in East Tennessee, recently authored "Americana Music - Voices, Visionaries & Pioneers of an Honest Sound" which is now available on Amazon and other outlets. You can contact Lee at lezim@bellsouth.netBilly Hubbard is a Tennessee based Americana Singer/Songwriter and former Regional Director of A&R for a Grammy winning company, as well as a music and podcast producer. Billy is also the venue developer and booking manager of The Station in East TN. As an artist Billy is endorsed by Godin's Simon & Patrick Guitars. You can find Billy Hubbard online at http://www.BillyHubbard.com 

South Shore singer-songwriter Chuck McDermott talks about his forthcoming album "38 Degrees and Raining" and about his involvement in the Save Our Stages Act. Learn more at www.ChuckMcDermott.com. 

We first met Chuck at the Wang Theater at an event for all the board members of the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame.  But Chuck’s story starts much earlier than that.  Growing up in Dubuque Iowa, Chuck started playing guitar at a young age and never looked back. In 1963 while living in DC, Chuck was hit hard by the arrival of The Beatles.  When he finally arrived in Boston he formed the influential country group Wheatstraw.  Their two albums Last Straw and Follow the Music, drew critical praise from Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, the New York Times, Billboard, Variety and others.Later moving to Los Angeles, Chuck met The Kingston Trios John Stewart, and began a friendship and musical collaboration that continued throughout John’s life.  Over the last few decades, Chuck has devoted himself to energy and environmental policy issues, working in government and the private sector, but he never turned away from music.In 2015 Chuck was an inductee into the Massachusetts Country Music Hall of Fame and in 2017, Chuck released his album Gin & Rosewater.We met Chuck just before a performance at the legendary Club Passim in Harvard Square to talk Wheatstraw, his collaboration with John Stewart, songwriting, and last but not least the importance of have a Folk Amerciana Roots Hall of Fame in Boston. 

This is an introduction to a new podcast called Hallways - the official podcast of the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame in Boston, Massachusetts. (www.folkamericanarootshalloffame.org)Hosted by Chuck Clough and Ronnie Hirschberg from the Boston based podcast Above The Basement - Boston Music and Conversation. (www.abovethebasement.com)Music by Honeysuckle (www.honeysuckleband.com)

Americana music veteran Chuck McDermott has led a full life. With a music career spanning over 40 years, including 30 of those years in politics and environmental activism, McDermott continues to give the world great music, the latest from his fourth album, Gin & Rosewater, which he released in May 2017. A staunch environmentalist, Chuck also has a song he wrote as a "musical rant" on global warming, entitled "Hold Back the Water." Find out more about this fascinating artist at ChuckMcDermott.com.  

Chuck McDermott recently released his latest album "Gin and Rosewater" and Susan Cattaneo recently dropped her double album "The Hammer and the Heart". Both are teaming up for a show at Plymouth's Spire Center on Friday March 2nd. And you get a sneak preview right here on Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD. 

"You really weren't sure if the wheels were gonna come off. Crosby Stills & Nash made more sense to me than Nixon did..."WHAT FEMALE made the MOST MOVIE MONEY in the last 12 months? You'll hear THAT, and stories from me & my new pal Chuck McDermott, who became a hippie among many other amazing life achievements. This one's for the open road, have a great cruise! AND! On August 26, let's go to artopia.laweekly.com

"You really weren't sure if the wheels were gonna come off. Crosby Stills & Nash made more sense to me than Nixon did..."WHAT FEMALE made the MOST MOVIE MONEY in the last 12 months? You'll hear THAT, and stories from me & my new pal Chuck McDermott, who became a hippie among many other amazing life achievements. This one's for the open road, have a great cruise! AND! On August 26, let's go to artopia.laweekly.com

Grant Maloy Smith is a long running power in American and roots music, and one of the reasons why it remains so vibrant.  He is a Billboard Top #10 charting American Roots Singer/Songwriter with a country bent. His songs tell heartfelt stories about real people, and  envision a future brighter than the past. Grant has played world class venues all around the globe, telling the story of optimism and real people to audiences big and small, rural and urban, young and old.  Grant’s latest album Dust Bowl- American Stories, acclaimed by critics as a heartland masterpiece, entered Billboard’s Top Ten Americana/Folk album sales chart, and Billboard’s Top 40 Country Album sales chart, and reached #2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart.Over the last 40 years, Chuck McDermott has left his musical mark on audiences across the United States. Playing Americana before Americana was cool, first from Boston and now from Los Angeles he has established a place in teh hearts of music lovers of all stripes. His Boston country group,  Chuck McDermott and Wheatstraw  was a major influence on the music of the day as Chuck and the band won over audiences and music critics, earning him a place n the Massachusetts Country Music Hall of Fame. He moved to LA and formed the more rock-oriented Chuck McDermott Band and quickly attracted a major following and major label interest. He teamed up with a man who was to become a lifelong friend and collaborator, the late John Stewart, and was the mainstay of the John Stewart Band after John’s passing in 2008.  Chuck took a music break to advocate for the environment but he has returned with  a vengeance and a new album,  Gin & Rosewater,  his first record in many years. 

Chuck McDermott live in studio tonight promoting his current album “Gin and Rosewater”