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Country Music Super-Star Josh Turner has moved to Georgia!  So the GRAMMY-nominated member of the Grand Ole Opry just called Tug & Scott to say he wanted to come visit with us again on the Braves Country Podcast!   For nearly two decades, multi-platinum MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner has been one of Country Music's most recognizable voices, selling MILLIONS of records and amassing BILLIONS of global streams…   And he just released his 10th studio album - “This Country Music Thing” - so we're proud to have our buddy join us again at the Braves Radio Network Studios to talk Braves Baseball *and* Country Music… We'll talk about the Braves and why he moved to Georgia, his Greatest Hits Tour, and we'll even play a couple of tracks from his new album, including one called “Down In Georgia” and the first single "Two Steppin' On The Moon”... Josh Turner, welcome home to Georgia and welcome back to Braves Country!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Country Music Super-Star Josh Turner has moved to Georgia!  So the GRAMMY-nominated member of the Grand Ole Opry just called Tug & Scott to say he wanted to come visit with us again on the Braves Country Podcast!   For nearly two decades, multi-platinum MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner has been one of Country Music's most recognizable voices, selling MILLIONS of records and amassing BILLIONS of global streams…   And he just released his 10th studio album - “This Country Music Thing” - so we're proud to have our buddy join us again at the Braves Radio Network Studios to talk Braves Baseball *and* Country Music… We'll talk about the Braves and why he moved to Georgia, his Greatest Hits Tour, and we'll even play a couple of tracks from his new album, including one called “Down In Georgia” and the first single "Two Steppin' On The Moon”... Josh Turner, welcome home to Georgia and welcome back to Braves Country!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Country Music Super-Star Josh Turner has moved to Georgia!  So the GRAMMY-nominated member of the Grand Ole Opry just called Tug & Scott to say he wanted to come visit with us again on the Braves Country Podcast!   For nearly two decades, multi-platinum MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner has been one of Country Music's most recognizable voices, selling MILLIONS of records and amassing BILLIONS of global streams…   And he just released his 10th studio album - “This Country Music Thing” - so we're proud to have our buddy join us again at the Braves Radio Network Studios to talk Braves Baseball *and* Country Music… We'll talk about the Braves and why he moved to Georgia, his Greatest Hits Tour, and we'll even play a couple of tracks from his new album, including one called “Down In Georgia” and the first single "Two Steppin' On The Moon”... Josh Turner, welcome home to Georgia and welcome back to Braves Country!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stories connect you to others, because the stories you tell reveal things about you. Those stories let people get to know what you like, believe and value. VINCE GILL The way he tells stories is why so many people love country icon Vince Gill. He is so open and transparent with his stories you just feel like you're best friends 5 minutes after meeting him. Vince released his first album in 1985, but really broke through in 1989 when he signed with MCA Nashville. When he released Gun Slinger in 2011, he invited a group of us to his house to listen to the album. His house is pretty amazing. He lives in one of those renovated homes built a hundred years ago. THE RECORDING STUDIO At the front corner of Vince's house is a recording studio. Imagine a large family room. You enter the studio down a couple steps in the middle of the long wall. To your left surrounding the exterior of the room is his amazing guitar collection. Under the countertop that rings the three walls to the left are about half a dozen drawers. Each holds two guitars. Hung on the walls above the counters are more guitars as if you were in a music store. There had to be a few hundred guitars in that room. Vince told us most of his collection was in storage with his touring gear. In the middle of that left half of the room sat the large mixing console facing the far wall with a small recording booth through the door in the close corner. The right side of the room looked like a warm den. There were oversized chairs, a nice couch, a few end tables and a fireplace. I imagined a lot of songwriting was done in that room. On wall straight across from the entry stairs was the bookshelf holding his various Grammy Awards, CMA Awards, and other accolades. The Grammys and other awards his wife Amy Grant won were on the shelves as well. THE STORIES Above the fireplace hung a destroyed vintage guitar. I asked Vince about the story behind that guitar. He said when the floods of 2010 hit Nashville, the storage facility most of the big country artists used for much of the gear was under water. All of the gear in that huge warehouse was destroyed, including many of Vince's prized guitars. The guitar that hung on the wall was one of the oldest that Vince had in his collection. He salvaged it from the flood and hung it on the wall as a reminder of how precious time is for all of us. As we made ourselves comfortable in the studio, Vince had his producer cue up the new album. He would then proceed to tell us a story about how a song was recorded or about the inspiration behind a song. Then he would play it for us. It was amazing. BREAD AND WATER One song on Guitar Slinger held a very special place for Vince. He told us "Bread and Water" is loosely based on his brother who had a rough stretch of life. Vince's brother was in a car accident and almost killed when he was just 21. He never fully recovered. As he told the story of his brother, Vince said his brother would kind of hobo around. He would often spend time at the mission. Vince then plays the song for us. The opening stanza of "Bread and Water" goes like this: One night he wandered into that old mission The one out on the poor side of town He really had no interest in salvation Just a place to lay his drunk ole body down Vince got a little choked up when he told the story of his brother as he introduced the song. Once he played it, the song took on such a different and more powerful meaning for all of us in that studio. Check it out on YouTube. You'll see what I mean. INTERESTING STORIES After about four songs, Vince says, "Are you guys enjoying this or are you just getting bored with my old stories?" Each and every one of us emphatically chimed in that we wanted more stories. I could have sat there for a week and listened to Vince tell stories. It was truly one of the highlights of my career. When the Eagles recently came to town, I went to see this tour, because Vince was playing guitar and singing the parts left vacant with the passing of Glenn Frey. It was so great. I have seen Vince Gill play probably half a dozen times at various events. I've met him twice. He has always told great stories, and everybody loves him. His stories make you feel like you've been best friends for years. That's what stories can do for you. When you tell stories, you build relationships. You create an identity and personality. People are attracted to you. To discover how to use stories to grow your audience and build your authority, join me for my next Audience Explosion Blueprint Workshop. You can get full details at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/audience. During this 3-day workshop, you'll have a clear, step-by-step blueprint to grow your audience. You will lay the foundation to be known as an influencer and respected authority in your niche. This workshop will help you begin attracting raving fans who share your podcast and purchase your programs. Come join us. Find the details at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/audience. MICHELE GUNDERSON ON STORIES On this episode, I want to share with you an interview I did with Dr. Michele Gunderson. She is an expert on stories. As a former University instructor and Iyengar yoga teacher turned entrepreneur, Dr. Michele Gunderson has the unique ability to help you align your inner world and outer world stories in ways that will catapult your business. Her clients go from having less impact than what they're capable of, to creating five- or six-figure months in a business they love. This conversation is all about the power of story in your podcast. Enjoy my conversation with Michele Gunderson. ADD STORIES To get Michele's free gift "7 Quick Tips for Crafting an Inspiring Story that Sells", visit www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/storytips. To discover how to use stories to grow your audience and build your authority, join me for my next Audience Explosion Blueprint Workshop. You can get full details at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/audience. If you don't have a mentor who can take your hand and walk you every step of the way, go to www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/apply, click the button and apply to have a chat with me. We will develop your plan and see how I can help and support you to achieve your podcast goals.

Send us a Text Message.Irene Kelley's love of music has been imbued in her memory practically from the very beginning. She became wholly entranced by it while hearing it for the first time in her dad's basement TV repair workshop as a young girl. After hearing it around the house, the music became so imbued in her that she began writing music early on and joined her first band at the age of 15.In 1981, she made her big career leap when she was invited to join the bluegrass band Redwing as lead singer. She soon found herself performing at any number of major festivals and gaining major traction in the process. Her move to Nashville in 1984 added increased momentum and she was soon signed to MCA Nashville for whom she recorded her first album which also featured an all-star line-up in the persons of Sam Bush, Carl Jackson and Mark O'Connor.  She also found success as a songwriter, penning songs for the likes Alan Jackson, Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White, Loretta Lynn and Trisha Yearwood. Nevertheless, despite her accomplishments, her devotion to the basics of bluegrass remained first and foremost. With early influences that include Jean Ritchie, Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard, Rodney Crowell, Pete Goble, Greg Allman, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn.These days, Irene is carrying the torch forward, not only through her own efforts, but that of her daughters as well, all of whom joined her for her recent holiday LP Kelley Family Christmas.My Backstage Pass recently had the pleasure of speaking with Ms. Kelley in a sit-down face to face interview which found her sharing her musical journey and her fervent belief in bluegrass past and present. Learn more about Irene Kelley at https://www.irenekelley.comHost Lee Zimmerman is a freelance music writer whose articles have appeared in several leading music industry publications. Lee is a former promotions representative for ABC and Capital Records and director of communications for various CBS affiliated television stations. Lee recently authored the book "Thirty Years Behind The Glass" about legendary producer and engineer Jim Gains.Podcast producer/cohost Billy Hubbard is an Americana Singer/Songwriter and former Regional Director of A&R for a Grammy winning company. Billy is a signed artist with Spectra Music Group  and co-founder of the iconic venue "The Station" in East TN. Billy's new album was released on Spectra Records 10/2023 on all major outlets! Learn more about Billy at http://www.BillyHubbard.comMy Backstage Pass is sponsored by The Alternate Root Magazine! Please subscribe to their newsletter, read the latest music reviews and check out their weekly Top Ten songs at this link http://www.thealternateroot.com

Episode 63 - Jordan Davis - The Next Thing You Know we will be Dancing in a Parking Lot (external version outside of Spotify) Biography Jordan Carl Wheeler Davis (born March 30, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division. Davis was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, to mother Luwanna. He has a brother, ⁠Jacob Davis⁠ (who is also a country singer), and a sister, Jentry. His uncle, Stan Paul Davis, wrote ⁠Tracy Lawrence⁠'s hit singles "⁠Today's Lonely Fool⁠" and "⁠Better Man, Better Off⁠". He began playing guitar when he was twelve years old. He attended C. E. Byrd High School. He then attended Louisiana State University before graduating in 2012. After graduation, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and secured a recording contract with Universal Music Group Nashville in 2016. Davis's debut single, "⁠Singles You Up⁠", came out in mid-2017. He wrote the song with Steven Dale Jones and Justin Ebach. The corresponding debut album, ⁠Home State⁠, released on March 23, 2018. Songs from this episodeJordan Davis - Next Thing You Know  ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c909oqLfao⁠ Jordan Davis - Slow Dance In A Parking Lot ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D3V4s4zzxc⁠ ⁠https://www.jordandavisofficial.com/⁠ ___ ⁠https://truemediasolutions.ca/⁠

Over 20 years later, Common's album Like Water for Chocolate remains a socially conscious, hip hop masterpiece. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit an interview they did with Common during this time, plus they talk about the music, production history and lasting impact. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Common, "The Light," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000Common, "Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000Common, "Take It EZ," Can I Borrow a Dollar?, Relativity, 1992Common, "I Used to Love H.E.R.," Resurrection, Relativity, 1994D'Angelo, "Brown Sugar," Brown Sugar, Virgin, 1995Common, "Funky for You," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000Common, "A Song for Assata," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000Common, "Payback Is a Grandmother," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000Common, "The 6th Sense," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000Common, "Thelonius," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000Common, "Geto Heaven, Pt. 2 (Remix T.S.O.I.) [feat. Macy Gray]," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000Common, "A Film Called (Pimp)," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000Kanye West, "We Don't Care," The College Dropout, Roc-A-Fella, 2004Kendrick Lamar, "Institutionalized (feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg)," To Pimp a Butterfly, Top Dawg Entertainment, 2015Kacey Musgraves, "justified," Star-Crossed, MCA Nashville, 2021

This is a video I created back in 2016 for a former student who, against all odds, soared above the path of her circumstances to accomplish everything nobody believed she could. FROM THE ORIGNAL VIDEO: Congratulations to Alicia for your focus, determination and excellence. You are proof that, no matter what it takes to live your purpose, you do not have to be defined by your past. You did it! I couldn't be prouder of you and I am looking forward to watching you DANCE! RESOURCES Whose Apple is it, Anyway! Empowering Purpose to Achieve Your God-Ordained Destiny eBook: https://amzn.to/2khv2Xd Paperback: https://amzn.to/2nMv0YX Journal: https://amzn.to/3cMlxpC Audio Book: https://adbl.co/3IKA5G4 Too True to Tell: Why What We Don't Say is Leading Us Down The Path of Stolen Vision eBook: https://amzn.to/2eA6uGf QUALIFICATIONS Member of the American Psychological Association Emotional Trauma Coach I Trained Psychotherapist I Organizational Trauma-Resilience Consultant Award-Winning Author of "Whose Apple is it, Anyway!" CONTACT & BOOKING INFORMATION Email: Coaching@whoseapple.org Book An Appointment with Dr. Linda: https://bit.ly/3Gz2XzQ Book Dr. Linda to Speak at Your Event: https://bit.ly/3LbckcC SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Business Consulting: https://bit.ly/3JkLEVB Individual Coaching: https://bit.ly/3tlbgM8 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3qfz8Pp Twitter: https://bit.ly/3iidqG4 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3u30QjK Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3MZpYAA __________________ Music in this video Song: I Hope You Dance Artist: Lee Ann Womack Album: I Hope You Dance Writers: Tia Sillers, Mark D. Sanders UMG (on behalf of MCA Nashville); UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, UMPG Publishing, ASCAP, LatinAutor - SonyATV, LatinAutorPerf, UMPI, SOLAR Music Rights Management, LatinAutor - UMPG, CMRRA, Sony Music Publishing, and 10 Music Rights Societies --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dr-linda-f-williams-dsw/message

Parker McCollum is an award winning singer-songwriter who was named “New Male Artist of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music. His latest album “Gold Chain Cowboy” is out now on MCA Nashville.  ------------------------------------------------ Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com Podcastville mugs and prints available now at https://theovon.pixels.com ------------------------------------------------- Support our Sponsors: ShipStation: Go to https://shipstation.com for a 60 day free trial with code THEO Truebill: Go to https://truebill.com/theo to start canceling today BetterHelp: Go to https://betterhelp.com/THEO to get 10% off your first month Keeps: Go to https://keeps.com/theo to get your first month of treatment free Mint Mobile: Go to https://mintmobile.com/theo and cut your wireless bill to $15 ------------------------------------------------- Music: "Shine" by Bishop Gunn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3A_coTcUek ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: tpwproducer@gmail.com Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: http://www.theovon.com/fan-upload Send mail to: This Past Weekend 1906 Glen Echo Rd PO Box #159359 Nashville, TN 37215 ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Colin https://instagram.com/colin_reiner Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers/ Producer: Riley https://www.instagram.com/rileymaufilms/ Producer: Jeremy https://www.instagram.com/guyboybabyboolove/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to MCA Nashville comic/recording artist T. Bubba, “Bubba is not a Redneck.” “Bubba is a guy whose ancestors were probably Rednecks, but he's gone on to College now, works in a bank and likes to hunt and fish on the weekends,” Bechtol observes. “He wears the uniform of the South, but it's not T-shirts and overalls, like on ‘Hee Haw'. He's probably wearing a white, starched Oxford-cloth shirt with a stiff collar, a blue blazer, khaki pants, penny loafers and no socks, like I do. He's a loveable ‘galoot,' that big, roly-poly kind of guy with a heart of gold that's in your family. And he's not just from the South.  I like to call them “John Bubba's” to explain it.  John Wayne was the biggest Bubba that ever lived, then we had John Belushi, John Candy and now John Goodman is now carrying the banner for Bubbas everywhere.”  See the stereo-type? And so is T. Bubba!

For nearly two decades, multi-platinum MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner has been one of country music's most recognizable voices, selling more than 8.5 million units and amassing more than 2.5 billion global streams. And now he's written and released a Christmas Album that's an instant timeless classic. Josh Turner released ‘King Size Manger," his first Christmas album, on October 8th on MCA Nashville. The album features fresh interpretations of classic festive songs alongside four originals, three of which were co-written or written by Turner. Josh Turner's wife Jennifer and his four children appear on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on the record, and SO as a very SPECIAL Christmas present to Braves fans, Josh Turner has joined us here on the Braves Country Podcast AND he's brought a VERY special guest, his son Marion! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For nearly two decades, multi-platinum MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner has been one of country music's most recognizable voices, selling more than 8.5 million units and amassing more than 2.5 billion global streams. And now he's written and released a Christmas Album that's an instant timeless classic. Josh Turner released ‘King Size Manger," his first Christmas album, on October 8th on MCA Nashville. The album features fresh interpretations of classic festive songs alongside four originals, three of which were co-written or written by Turner. Josh Turner's wife Jennifer and his four children appear on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on the record, and SO as a very SPECIAL Christmas present to Braves fans, Josh Turner has joined us here on the Braves Country Podcast AND he's brought a VERY special guest, his son Marion! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For nearly two decades, multi-platinum MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner has been one of country music's most recognizable voices, selling more than 8.5 million units and amassing more than 2.5 billion global streams. And now he's written and released a Christmas Album that's an instant timeless classic. Josh Turner released ‘King Size Manger," his first Christmas album, on October 8th on MCA Nashville. The album features fresh interpretations of classic festive songs alongside four originals, three of which were co-written or written by Turner. Josh Turner's wife Jennifer and his four children appear on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on the record, and SO as a very SPECIAL Christmas present to Braves fans, Josh Turner has joined us here on the Braves Country Podcast AND he's brought a VERY special guest, his son Marion! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allison Moorer née le 21 juin 1972 à Monroeville, (Alabama), fille de Vernon Franklin Moorer, musicien-enseignant et Laura Lynn Smith est une chanteuse américaine dans le style ‘'Alternative country''(Country, Folk music, Rock music, Pop music). C'est également la soeur cadette de la chanteuse Shelby Lynne. Elle signe chez MCA Nashville en 1998 et fait sa première entrée au classement U.S. Billboard country après la sortie de son premier single "A Soft Place to Fall". Depuis son premier album ‘'Alabama Song'', elle a sorti 11 albums et 16 singles, dont cinq ont été classés dans le Billboard Hot Country Songs.

#030: Shawn Waugh discusses a recent column by Tal Bachman at American Greatness that exposes the Republican Party. The party sucks and has sucked for a number of years. It is high time we conservatives admit it. When Donald Trump talked about draining the swamp he wasn't just targeting leftist Democrats. This podcast covers several issues within the GOP and provides conservatives everywhere a glimpse at glaring problems within the party.Music Credits:Song: BustedArtist: Johnny CashWriter: Harlan HowardLicensed to YouTube by:SME (on behalf of Columbia Nashville Legacy); LatinAutor - SonyATV, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., Sony ATV Publishing, LatinAutorPerf, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, SOLAR Music Rights Management, and 6 music rights societiesProvided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupSong: Ocean Front Property Artist: George StraitLicensed to YouTube byUMG (on behalf of MCA Nashville); SOLAR Music Rights Management, LatinAutorPerf, LatinAutor - UMPG, Sony ATV Publishing, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., ASCAP, UMPI, LatinAutor - SonyATV, UMPG Publishing, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, CMRRA, and 8 music rights societies

#029. America is in desperate need of Common Sense once again. Thomas Paine wrote 'Common Sense' in 1776. He called for America to separate herself from from England. He reasoned using basic logic and common sense and believed it was undoubtedly the correct thing to do. America followed that course and initially was better off for it. However, with time, she has rebounded back into a tyrannical like state that will take some boldness from citizens and politicians alike to revert course. Shawn Waugh from OTL discusses this topic based on a column he wrote at On The Level. Music Credits:Song:  Ocean Front Property Artist:  George StraitLicensed to YouTube byUMG (on behalf of MCA Nashville); SOLAR Music Rights Management, LatinAutorPerf, LatinAutor - UMPG, Sony ATV Publishing, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., ASCAP, UMPI, LatinAutor - SonyATV, UMPG Publishing, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, CMRRA, and 8 music rights societies

Welcome to episode #126 of The Troubadour proudly brought to you by Hennessey Cigar Co.  You can find a clickable link in the show notes on the blog page for this episode at www.thetroubadourpodcast.com.  By using code TTP15 at checkout you'll get 15% off of your first order of their fine hand rolled cigars. CLICK HERE AND USE CODE: TTP15 Monty Byrom has had a career in music that most only dream of.  He's written hit songs for people like Eddie Money; his band, Big House experienced huge success in the late 1990s, cutting two records for MCA Nashville; and he called the late, great Buck Owens a friend, and even had a regular stint at fronting Buck's band, The Buccaroos at the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield for a time. He's worked with all kinds of other great artists including Rita Coolidge, David Lee Roth, George Thorogood and even some in the Texas Country scene including Midnight River Choir. You can keep tabs on Monty by going to www.byrombrothers.com or by checking out his social media links listed within the show notes for this episode on the blog page at thetroubadourpodcast.com.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montycbyrom/ Facebook: Monty Byrom's Facebook Twitter: @MontyCByrom Here comes episode #126 of The Troubadour featuring the legend: Monty Byrom. How YOU can support the podcast!If you're interested in supporting the podcast and helping us FREE CARLY from the bondage of editing every episode CLICK HERE and help us hand off this part of the process to a third party! There's another way to support the podcast AND ALSO earn some free swag in the process.  CLICK HERE to check it out. You can listen to our wonderful podcast by clicking on any of the following links: The Troubadour Podcast Website, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean

#027. We are in the midst of a totalitarian regime. It is unlikely we are being led by the man with the official title of POTUS but nonetheless America is being played. Being led like sheeple. From COVID-19 nonsense to increasing in taxes and the pricing of consumer goods we are heading towards dire straits. What can we do? A part from fixing election integrity which must be done by each states legislature, Shawn Waugh discusses a few things we can and need to be doing in hopes to get the Republic back.Music CreditsSong: 'You Lie'Artist: Band PerryLicensed to YouTube byLatinAutor - SonyATV, Sony ATV Publishing, SOLAR Music Rights Management, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, CMRRA, LatinAutorPerf, and 9 music rights societiesSong: Ocean Front Property Artist: George StraitLicensed to YouTube byUMG (on behalf of MCA Nashville); SOLAR Music Rights Management, LatinAutorPerf, LatinAutor - UMPG, Sony ATV Publishing, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., ASCAP, UMPI, LatinAutor - SonyATV, UMPG Publishing, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, CMRRA, and 8 music rights societiesSong: When Doves Cry When Doves Cry (2015 Paisley Park Remaster)Artist: Prince & The RevolutionAlbum: When Doves CryWriters: PrinceLicensed to YouTube byWMG (on behalf of Warner Records Label); Global Music Rights LLC, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, CMRRA, UMPG Publishing, LatinAutor - UMPG, UMPI, LatinAutorPerf, and 11 music rights societies

Kacey Musgraves ' next album, due out later this year, will be jointly released via Interscope Records and UMG Nashville. The partnership will find the labels collaborating on marketing, radio promotion and international marketing for the six-time Grammy winner's new music. Musgraves' most recent album, “Golden Hour,” released in 2018 via MCA Nashville, won four Grammy Awards, including album of the year, and landed her on most major critics' consensus 10-best lists for the year. The album's expansive sound substantially broadened her appeal across genres — resulting, in 2019, in Musgraves being the first woman to play both, the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals on successive weekends — while her core country music support remained firm, as “Golden Hour” also picked up album of the year honors at the CMA Awards and ACM Awards. Signed by the venerable Luke Lewis, she released her debut, “Same Trailer Different Park,” in 2013; by the time her second album, “Pageant Material,” came out in 2015, she was well established as a concert headliner. Both opened at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and garnered raves from critics. “Kacey is one of the most powerful storytellers in music today, a true albums artist who creates potent song collections that are timeless,” said Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA) chairman and CEO John Janick in announcing the alignment. “We are truly delighted to have her as part of our Interscope Records family and look forward to working alongside the UMG Nashville team and her manager Jason Owen to deliver this important project to audiences around the world.” Added IGA vice chairman Steve Berman: “Kacey's unique approach to making music and her overall boundless creative presentation is innovative and absolutely exciting. We are so happy to welcome her into our Interscope family.” According to people with knowledge of the deal, the partnership is geared at expanding Musgraves' reach as an international artist and leveraging IGA's global presence to help achieve that goal. The appeal to Musgraves' management team, led by Sandbox Entertainment's Owen, was in IGA's reputation for launching a record or project. Also, Owen and Janick have long wanted to work together. “I have never worked with anyone whose cultural reach is so vast,” offered UMG Nashville chairman and CEO Mike Dungan . “This artist and her music have thrived in so many diverse environments. Kacey, the music and the career deserve the broadest base of experience and expertise. We have discussed some type of cross-label partnership for her music for a couple of years now, and this is the perfect fit. We're excited to partner with our friends at Interscope on the next chapter of Kacey Musgraves.”

Gifted Overexcitabilities with John Hall “There's so much to be said about the power of music, storytelling, and connecting.” — Dianne A. Allen (24:02-24:09) Are you wondering what it’s like to grow up in an environment with different influences? In this episode, we’re going to talk about gifted overexcitabilities with John Hall, a multi-talented musician, singer, and songwriter. He’s well-known both in the music and political world.  Part One of ‘Gifted Overexcitabilities with John Hall’ John and his brothers were expected to excel at whatever they did. He was exposed to music lessons from a young age, and that’s how he got involved in music. From his piano lessons at age 5 to his medal-winning French horn performance at the Ithaca College Music Festival, from his folk days of singing Weavers, Peter Paul and Mary, and Bob Dylan songs, from his obsession with the Ventures, Beach Boys, Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix, John Hall learned three things: Play, Write, Listen.  Now that he's finished serving two terms as the Congressman from New York's 19th District, John is writing songs again, performing solo and with Orleans, and continuing with his environmental activism. In early 1972, John's local jam band in Woodstock turned into Orleans when first Wells Kelly and then Larry Hoppen joined the ensemble. Later that year, Lance Hoppen joined on bass, freeing Larry to play guitar and keyboard. Orleans recorded four albums in the seventies, scoring radio hits with 'Still The One' and 'Dance With Me'. “As a culture and humanity, we've evolved.” – Dianne A. Allen (26:45-26:47) John left Orleans in 1978 and made two solo records, "John Hall" and "Power." The latter featured the anti-nuclear anthem, which later became the theme of the No Nukes concerts, recorded by the Doobie Brothers with James Taylor. Then followed two John Hall Band albums, and the AOR and MTV hit "Crazy (Keep On Falling)." After Wells Kelly's death in 1984, John reunited with Larry and Lance Hoppen, and they were recruited by Tony Brown of MCA Nashville to record there. The result was 1986's "Grownup Children." Since then, John has alternated between recording and touring with Orleans and doing solo projects, including "Recovered," "On A Distant Star," and "Love Doesn't Ask." Part Two of ‘Gifted Overexcitabilities with John Hall’ Along the way, environmental and political concerns have kept John moving in and out of direct community involvement. He was elected to the Ulster County Legislature in 1989 and served one term in 1990 and '91. In the late 1990s, he was elected twice as trustee of the Saugerties NY Board of Education, where his fellow trustees elected him president. He also served as a volunteer member of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater's board of directors before running successfully for Congress in 2006. “Live life in a way that's manageable, with structure and support.” – Dianne A. Allen (43:21-43:23) John Hall’s story is empowering because it teaches us that you can be interested in many different things and still be successful regardless of how others perceive you.  There’s always more to someone than meets the eye. That’s why we must never judge a book by its cover.  John learned how to ski in his forties to be a chaperone with her daughter’s school group. He didn’t just learn it; he mastered it and became the instructor of the year at Hunter Mountain, just south of the village of Hunter, in Greene County, New York, United States.  So, if you’re afraid to step into your authenticity zone, don’t get intimidated by people telling you how hard it is. Take the time to explore, follow your inner desire and keep learning. Step into your higher calling, and live in the moment.  About John Hall From his piano lessons at age 5 to his medal-winning french horn performance at the Ithaca College Music Festival, from his folk days of singing Weavers, Peter Paul and Mary, and Bob Dylan songs, from his obsession with the Ventures, Beach Boys, Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, John Hall learned to play, write, and listen. As John honed his bass and guitar skills as part of the band Kangaroo, James Taylor was gigging around the corner at the Night Owl with the Flying Machine and Jimi was backing up John Hammond at Village Gate as Jimi James and the Blue Flames. Kangaroo alternated sets for a time with a band called the Castilles, whose lead singer was Bruce Springsteen. During this time, he wrote and directed the music for the Broadway show "Morning, Noon and Night," and 1969's Obie-winning "Honest to God Schnozzola." From the another off-Broadway score came a guitar lick that became the underpinning for "Half Moon," recorded by Janis Joplin on "Pearl." John later penned songs for Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and many more. After moving to Woodstock, John worked as a studio guitarist for Seals and Crofts, John Simon, and Little Feat, produced Bonnie Raitt’s third album, and toured with Taj Mahal, recording the double album "The Real Thing" at the Fillmore East and West. In early 1972, John's local jam band in Woodstock turned into Orleans when first Wells Kelly and then Larry Hoppen joined the ensemble. Later that year, Lance Hoppen joined on bass, freeing Larry to play guitar and keyboard. Orleans recorded four albums in the seventies, scoring radio hits with 'Still The One' and 'Dance With Me' (both certified over six million airplays in the US, and hundreds of millions of streams). John left Orleans in 1978 and made two solo records, "John Hall" and "Power". The latter featured the anti-nuclear anthem which later became the theme of the No Nukes concerts (organized by Jackson Browne, Raitt, Graham Nash and Hall) and recorded there by the Doobie Brothers with James Taylor. Then followed two John Hall Band albums (with John Troy, Bob Leinbach and Eric Parker), and the AOR and MTV hit "Crazy (Keep On Falling)". After Wells Kelly's death in 1984, John reunited with Larry and Lance Hoppen and they were recruited by Tony Brown of MCA Nashville to record there. The result was 1986's "Grownup Children." Since then John has alternated between recording and touring with Orleans, and doing solo projects including "Recovered," "On A Distant Star," and "Love Doesn't Ask," “Rock Me On the Water.” Along the way, environmental and political concerns have kept John moving in and out of direct community involvement. He was elected to the Ulster County Legislature in 1989 and served one term in 1990 and '91. Having learned to ski in his 40s, John became a certified PSIA Level 2 instructor, named 1997 Instructor of the Year by Hunter Mountain in the Catskills. He is also a lifelong sailor and has written for Cruising World Magazine. In the late 1990's, he was elected twice as trustee of the Saugerties NY Board of Education, where his fellow trustees elected him president. He also served as a volunteer member of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater's board of directors before running successfully for Congress in 2006. He was re-elected in 2008. Congressman John Hall represented New York's 19th district until 2011, when he returned to private life, and a life of music. After the Fukushima meltdowns in March 2011, he wrote and recorded the song "I Told You So," which he recorded and later performed with Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and others as part of a MUSE/No Nukes concert in Mountainville CA. Since reuniting with Orleans in August 2013, John has crossed the country half a dozen times, sharing the stage with artists including Christopher Cross, Poco, Firefall, Leo Sayer, Al Stewart, Player, Robbie Dupree, Gary Wright, and Ambrosia A live recording of John with Jonell Mosser has just been released. Drawn from a 1994 performance at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock NY, the record shows Jonell and John as a combustible duo, her vocals and his guitar rocking the house. Since the pandemic caused all concerts to be canceled or postponed, John has been working on recordings and videos with Orleans, the latest song “Home” having been written with Johanna Hall and Don Schlitz.  He is also finishing recording and mixing tracks for his forthcoming solo album “Reclaiming My Time” which will be released this winter Since reuniting with Orleans in August 2013, John has crossed the country half a dozen times, sharing the stage with artists including Christopher Cross, Firefall, Al Stewart, Player, Robbie Dupree, Gary Wright, and Ambrosia. A book detailing his journey from rocker to representative, "Still the One: A Rock'n'Roll Journey to Congress and Back," is available here from Amazon. How to Connect with Dianne A. Allen You have a vision inside to create something bigger than you. What you need are a community and a mentor. The 6-month Visionary Leader Program will move you forward. 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El pasado martes moría el tejano de Lubbock Mac Davis. A partir de la mitad de los 60 se le empezó a reconocer como compositor, firmando temas como "Within My Memory" (Glen Campbell) o "Somethin's Burnin" (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition). Pero, además, fue el autor de "A Little Less Conversation" y sobre todo de "In The Ghetto" para el especial de televisión de Elvis Presley del 68. En un principio, Mac Davis tituló “In The Ghetto” como "The Vicious Circle" y se la presentó a Sammy Davis Jr. en un estudio junto a otros miembros de la comunidad negra. Su propio compositor la grabó de esta forma con la que hemos abierto hoy nuestro tiempo de radio después del tremendo éxito de Elvis en 1969. Sin embargo, la versión original no salió a la luz hasta aparecer en un recopilatorio de 1991 titulado Golden Throats, cuando el artista tejano ya tenía una seria consideración en el terreno del country. Mac Davis era un nativo de la tejana ciudad de Lubbock, que comenzó su carrera artística sin demasiado éxito a comienzos de los años 60. Pasaría después a ejercer de ejecutivo discográfico, un trabajo que le llevó a Los Angeles, donde comenzaría a ejercer de compositor. Como solista, dejó éxitos como "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me", "Stop and Smell the Roses" y de manera muy especial "Texas In My Rear View Mirror", de tintes autobiográficos. Willie Nelson vuelve a dar ejemplo y recupera "Vote 'Em Out", una canción que exhorta a utilizar la herramienta más poderosa que cualquier ciudadano libre tiene a su disposición: el voto. Y como recuerda, es sagrado y pone el poder en manos de la gente. Está escrita junto a su viejo amigo Buddy Cannon y en ella se encuentra acompañado de Lukas y Micah, animando a sus conciudadanos a que ejerzan su derecho en el Election Day 2020 de Noviembre en Estados Unidos. El arma más grande que tenemos Se llama urna. Así que si no te gusta quién está ahí Vota para echarlo… Palabra de Willie. Terry McBride es de la tejana Austin, hijo de Dale McBride, en cuya banda estuvo tocando, y fue líder de McBride & the Ride, una excelente banda de la primera mitad de los 90 en el terreno del country. Tras disolverse, pasó a ser uno de los compositores más solicitados, especialmente por Brooks & Dunn. Ahora ha decidido grabar en solitario y dar continuidad al EP Hotels & Highways que publicó hace tres años inspirado por los honky-tonks y las salas de baile. Se trata del álbum Rebels & Angels, cuyo tema central lo ha compuesto junto a Chris Stapleton y ha contado, además, con la voz de Patty Loveless, a quien echamos de menos como protagonista de alguna nueva aventura sonora desde hace demasiado tiempo. Terry McBride fue el bajista de Delbert McClinton y, más tarde, trabajó con Lee Roy Parnell y Rosie Flores. Nunca se había puesto al frente de una banda hasta que llegó a Nashville. Su talento como cantante y compositor llamó la atención de Tony Brown, presidente de MCA Nashville y en Junio de 1989, durante la celebración de la desaparecida Fan Fair en Nashville, se creó McBride & The Ride como trío. Debutaron al año siguiente y con su segundo disco, Sacred Ground, del 92 lograron sus mayores éxitos, incluso el segundo puesto de las listas con la canción que les dio título. En TOMA UNO tenemos el compromiso no escrito de compartir pasado, presente y buena parte del futuro de la Americana. Esa es una de las razones por la que estamos anticipando The Highway Kind, el nuevo álbum de la Josh Abbott Band que saldrá al mercado a mediados de noviembre. Desde que se formaron en la Texas Tech University de Lubbock, han pasado a convertirse en una de los más sólidos pilares de la Red Dirt music gracias a canciones en las que su líder refleja situaciones reales y cotidianas que casi siempre tienen que ver con su propia vida. “The Highway Kind” como canción es una de las favoritas de las emisoras tejanas en estas fechas. The Band Of Heathens han sido una de las formaciones más activas en estos tiempos de pandemia. El resultado de su casi frenética actividad se resume ahora en Stranger, un último álbum que aborda el temor existencial de estos momentos con referencias a Albert Camus o a Robert Heinlein. Un tema tan sobresaliente como “Asheville Nashville Austin” ensalza la magia de la carretera en todo su esplendor a través de un tema de medio tiempo convertido casi en un himno sobre los espacios abiertos y los buenos tiempos. Otra de las bandas que ha aprovechado el aislamiento para crear nuevas propuestas sonoras es Drive-By Truckers, que publicará a mediados de diciembre por sorpresa un nuevo álbum, The New OK, aunque está ahora disponible para descarga digital. Una vez más la banda de Athens, en Georgia, ha canalizado sus frustraciones que ya manifestaban en su disco de enero, The Unraveling, y han hecho una selección de las canciones que habían grabado en Memphis los Sun Studios de Memphis en el otoño de 2018, añadiendo un par de temas recién compuesto por Patterson Hood y la inesperada versión de un tema de los Ramones como "The KKK Took My Baby Away", manteniendo esa postura desafiante ante la depresión. “Sarah’s Flame” es una de las deliciosas canciones que ha compuesto Mike Cooley y que nos recuerdan que pudimos haber visto a banda la pasada primavera en nuestro país, pero la Covid-19 lo impidió. Joachim Cooder es un californiano de Santa Monica que también debe soportar el “peso de la púrpura” al ser hijo del legendario Ry Cooder. Joachim, un multi-instrumentista centrado especialmente en la percusión tiene una larga andadura que le han encontrado con nombres de la talla de Mavis Staples, Buena Vista Social Club o Dr. John, entre otros. Ayer mismo, se publicó el tercero de sus discos en solitario, Over That Road I'm Bound: The Songs of Uncle Dave Macon, dedicado a las canciones de Uncle Dave Macon, una figura esencial en el desarrollo de la música de raíces norteamericana, a caballo entre el final del siglo XIX y los primeros años del XX. Uncle Dave Macon, conocido como "Dixie Dewdrop", era un banjista de Tennessee convertido en un pionero seminal, a la altura de Jimmie Rodgers. De hecho, cuando Ralph Peer realizó las famosas sesiones de Bristol, él ya había grabado más de 100 canciones. Fue la primera gran estrella del Grand Ole Opry y eso que comenzó su carrera profesional cuando ya tenía 50 años. Joachim Cooder ha utilizado las tonadas de Uncle Dave Macon como punto de partida, jugando con las letras y reelaborando melodías para su instrumento favorito, la mbira. Originalmente es un instrumento africano que los esclavos llevaron a América y que se suele considerar antecesor del piano. “Come Along Buddy” es una melodía creada por Uncle Dave Macon en 1930, descubierta medio siglo después por Stephen Wade en un acetato de prueba en casa de la familia Macon. Steve Earle compuso una canción como “Times Like These” hace cuatro años manifestando su ansiedad por los tiempos covulsos que se avecinaban, pero recordando que siempre puede haber esperanza a pesar de lo sombrío del presente. "Times Like These" se lanzó en principio como una pieza acústica, pero con motivo de la celebración del último Record Store Day se ha publicado una versión grabada durante las sesiones de su último álbum, Ghost Of West Virginia, realizadas en los Electric Ladyland Studios y en la que Steve Earle está acompañado por los Dukes. Se publicó en single de vinilo el 7 pulgadas siendo una edición limitada a 1300 copias. The Mastersons siguen creciendo como propuesta alternativa y respondiendo a la complejidad de la situación actual. A primeros de año publicaban No Time For Love Songs, un disco con el que volvían a poner el foco en sus propuestas como pareja, contando con la producción de su buen amigo Shooter Jennings. Algunas de las canciones grabadas por entonces quedaron fuera de aquel disco porque parecían precisar su propio espacio. La llegada de la pandemia cambió los planes de un calendario lleno de conciertos y aislados en su casa se motivaron para dedicarse a esos nuevos temas con mayor crudeza que su álbum anterior. El próximo 16 de este mes de octubre, se edita el nuevo EP de los Mastersons, Red, White & I Love You Too. Son cinco canciones que miran de frente al dilema moral sobre qué quiere ser Estados Unidos como nación. “Sensitive Souls” es un buen ejemplo de este Red, White & I Love You Too, que ha sido grabado en el estudio casero de la pareja con el apoyo de Jeff Hill, compañero en los Dukes, en las mezclas. Canciones como “A Change Is Gonna Come” pudieron costarle la vida a Sam Cooke. Fue uno de los primeros que se implicó en la industria musical, formando su propia editora y su sello discográfico Su activismo político se fue acentuando según iba ampliando su fama, no olvidando sus raíces. Su implicación en la defensa de los derechos sociales y en contra del racismo le ganó serios enemigos. “A Change Is Gonna Come” fue compuesta por Sam Cooke después de hablar para los manifestantes que habían protagonizado una sentada en Durham, en el estado de Carolina del Norte, en mayo de 1963. Es evidente que el artista de Clarksdale, en Mississippi, estaba influido por “Blowin' In The Wind” de Bob Dylan, una canción que le gustaba mucho y que, incluso, llegó a grabar. Siempre es reconfortante escuchar una canción como esta, que acaba de ser actualizada por Gary Clark Jr., Brandi Carlile y John Leventhal como un mensaje de esperanza para estos tiempos. Es evidente que la música es un nexo de unión entre distintas generaciones y las hermanas Rebecca y Megan Lovell, que forman Larkin Poe, lo dejan claro en su nueva apuesta sonora, Kindred Spirits, que se va a editar el 20 de noviembre a través de su propio sello Tricki-Woo Records. Se trata de un disco de versiones con guiños a Elton John, Neil Young, The Allman Brothers Band, e incluso los Moody Blues. Kindred Spirits expresa su admiración profunda y agradecimiento por artistas que marcaron el camino en épocas precedentes. De hecho, Larkin Poe, nativas de Calhoun, en Georgia, ya había iniciado hace cinco años una serie de YouTube dedicada a rendir homenaje a sus héroes musicales. "Nights In White Satin" es una de las canciones elegidas. Originalmente formó parte de un álbum coral y emblemático como fue Days Of Future Passed de los británicos Moody Blues. Escuchar audio

A tractor cab might not seem like the ideal place for an aspiring artist to nurture her musical dreams, but it sure did the trick for Clare Dunn. Growing up in tiny Two Buttes, Colorado (population: 43), she spent days at a time helping plow and plant the family farm, sharpening her ears with uninterrupted music-listening in the driver’s seat, even as she strengthened her work ethic. “That’s where a lot of my creativity came from and where a lot of my vision was forged, was just having nothing else to do other than listen to music and dream all day long in the vast wide open of those plains,” she reflects. By the time the genial, grounded Great Plains native got the chance to record for MCA Nashville, she had fine-tuned her creative vision and was ready to do what it would take to make it a reality, which landed her in a truly unique position: she is the only female country artist in recent memory to have a hand in all of the writing, arranging and producing for her debut release, the Clare Dunn EP. “I remember feeling like, ‘I know that I’m asking my label to take this tremendous leap of faith on me. I will be in the studio day and night. I will go until it’s right,’” says the guitar-slinging singer and songwriter. “I feel so grateful that I’ve had a team around me that’s allowed me to do that and supported me every step of the way.” True to her word, Dunn spent virtually every waking moment holed up in The Cave at Nashville’s House of Blues studios, crafting her standout sound beneath the watchful eye of a Chuck Berry portrait with such A-list collaborators as Terry McBride, Jesse Frasure, and Ben West. And it definitely paid off. The hooks have irresistible pop-rock punch, the sentiments are shot through with heartland rock grit, the vocals show R&B-schooled rhythmic daring and the arrangements are both towering and dynamic. Every lick of guitar on there, from agile melodic figures to aggressive shredding, is hers. “I think there’s, like, one song where I didn’t play a mandolin part or something like that,” she says. “But other than that, every lead part is my playing—acoustic, electric, everything.” That goes for all of the vocal parts, too—except for a solitary Eric Paslay guest harmony. Dunn doesn’t sound quite like any other singer in any genre, but her sumptuous lower range and the attitude and lustiness she summons whenever it suits the song recalls such world-class pop performers as Pink or Annie Lennox. In her teens, Dunn geeked out over a VH1 “Behind the Music” documentary that showed Fleetwood Mac working out their meticulous vocal arrangements, and in the studio, she might devote as many as a dozen tracks to doubling the melody in a different octave or layering precision harmonies, which adds to the sheer size of her sound. Dunn began paying her dues back in southeast Colorado, where she grew up the second of two daughters born into a long line of farmers and ranchers. “We didn’t have any brothers,” she says. “We did basically everything that boys would normally do, driving 18-wheelers, combines, tractors. I was very grateful that my parents raised us with the mentality that we didn’t even think about it; it was just normal for us to do all that stuff. We were a small family operation, and it’s all hands on deck, all the time.” In her early years, Dunn soaked up her parents’ favorite classic rock and country records—lots of Bob Seger titles among them—and stocked up on Top 40 singles when the family made the trek to a store in a neighboring town that actually had a record bin. She also absorbed all manner of rhythmic pop and R&B during marathon dance classes, so devoted to her hip-hop dance team that she won a scholarship to study with Janet Jackson’s backup dancers in California. Says Dunn, “My mom wore out an engine in a Suburban hauling me back and forth to dance. I couldn’t go every day like the other kids, because I lived an hour away. So I would do makeup days, and spend all day from 10 in the morning to 10 o’clock at night just learning dances so that I could be in the recitals and competitions. Dance, for me, is such a form of expression. When I’m making music, I’m thinking about it from a dance perspective—beats and musicality and phrasing.” For all of her sonic smarts, the aspiring musician lived in a town with zero places to play live shows, and she had no clue how to pursue her dream after high school until she heard about the music business program at Nashville’s Belmont University. The private school was out of her family’s price range, but she didn’t let that stop her, raising a big chunk of her tuition by driving a silage truck. “Anytime that there wasn’t school going on,” she recalls, “I was on that truck. Spring break, summer break, fall break. If you could’ve grown silage in December, I would’ve been on it over Christmas break. Whenever I couldn’t be home to drive the truck, my family kept the wheels rolling. My mom, dad and sister all drove it for me when I couldn’t be there due to classes or internships.” It wasn’t until Dunn got to college that she learned how to play guitar. Unlike a lot of dorm room dabblers, she wasn’t content to just reach the point where she could accompany herself by strumming basic chords. “Whenever I’d try to talk to a guitar player and explain how I heard things, I could never explain it,” she says. “So I thought, ‘If I can’t explain it to them, I’d better see if I can learn how to do it myself, so I can get it the way that I hear it in my head.’ Lead guitar, for me, was where it was at. I had no interest in learning G, C, and D and stopping. I wanted to be able to sing on guitar.” After college, Dunn signed a deal that went sour and turned her attention to building a grassroots following through decidedly unglamorous touring. “I loaded up me and three guys in a four-door F-150 pickup and a trailer and we took off,” she laughs. “We put 100,000 miles on it in just a little over a year. We played bars—teeny, tiny bars—and honky-tonks and festivals. It was very bleak to start out with, pinching pennies, trying to magically make a dollar turn into three dollars, trying to keep morale up. Like, ‘I know we played for two people tonight, guys, but it’s fine. We’re gonna get beyond it!’ My family helped me then too. They believed in me so much that they were willing to sacrifice in order to help me build that following to get a record deal.” The audience quickly multiplied when SiriusXM’s The Highway channel put Dunn’s flirtatious number “Cowboy Side of You” in rotation, and the fans who came out to the shows found a vital, confident band leader stomping around, swapping fearsome solos and singing likes she meant it. Universal Music Group Nashville soon snatched her up, and she attracted in-demand co-writers like Paslay, West, Frasure, McBride, Tom Douglas, Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges, Chris Lindsey, Brett James, and Ryan Beaver, and hit the road with many of her musical heroes including Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, and Seger, who hand-picked Dunn as direct support on his Ride Out Tour. Now, that her with-it, down-home vision is captured on record and her sensuous single “Tuxedo” is impacting the country radio, Dunn is in the position to bring her music back to the people and places that taught her what determination was in the first place. “I can confidently say I would not be in this chair had it not been for that work ethic my parents and community instilled in me,” says the forward-thinking, farm-bred artist. “It’s been a tough road getting here and it’s taken longer than I would’ve liked, but I’ve always felt confident in setting and pursuing my goals. That work ethic is what drove me to learn how to play, and to go back out and play another show for ten people. Where I’m from, that’s just what you do—you work.”

The Children's Hour explores what it's like to be a refugee with two-time Grammy-winning Oud virtuoso, Rahim AlHaj. What makes a person flee their home to become a stranger in a strange land? What gets left behind, and what do they carry with them? Rahim shares his personal story, and plays some music on the world's oldest string instrument. durationtitleartistalbumlabel 03:14Last Night I Had the Strangest DreamJohnny CashAmerican VI: Ain't No Grave2010 American Recordings, LLC & The Island Def Jam Music Group 04:45Tamatant Tilay / ExodusHerbie Hancock, Tinariwen, K'naan & Los LobosThe Imagine Project2009 Hancock Music 03:35Iraqi LullabyRahim AlhajJourney2014 Ur Music 03:46Refugee RollingSierra Leone's Refugee All StarsLiving Like a Refugee2006 Anti- 07:39Going HomeRahim Alhaj & Little Earth OrchestraLittle Earth2010 UR Music 02:00QaasimRahim Alhaj & Stephen KentLittle Earth2010 UR Music 03:08I Am Malala (feat. Debbie Lan)Alastair MoockAll Kinds of You and Me2015 Alastair Moock 04:12From a DistanceNanci GriffithFrom a Distance - The Very Best of Nanci GriffithThis Compilation 2002 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. 03:10One WorldAnna MooMooey Christmas!1996 Good Moo's Productions

Nashville welcomes the all-Southern show back to Music Row, where Jon Rawl and Preshias Harris are in tandem at Jordan Davis' No. 1 party for "Take It From Me" and they introduce singer-songwriter-dairy farmer Stephanie Nash.  Harris reveals the secret to her chicken and dumplings in today's "Hashtag Hullabaloo."  Also, Miami Hurricanes football coach Manny Diaz is preparing for UM's renewed rivalry with the Florida Gators.

Growing up on a farm in a tiny Colorado town Clare set out to pursue her dreams. Determined to pursue her love for singing she headed to Nashville to attend Belmont University, despite not being able to afford it. She spent her breaks from school back on the farm working to make her dream a reality. Tune in to hear how Clare started from scratch not knowing a soul in Tennessee, taught herself how to play guitar and took a songwriting course at Belmont to get her start. She tells about her influences and how she got her start in the music business.In this episode you’ll hearClare tell what led her to Tennessee to attend Belmont University and how she got her start in the music businessThe story of opening for Bob Seger a few days after signing her first record dealCheck out today’s sponsor Cathead Vodka on InstagramFor the full show notes visit HERE Screenshot the show today and tag me & Clare on your INSTAGRAM STORIES!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Multi-platinum MCA Nashville recording artist, Josh Turner, is one of country music’s most recognizable hit-makers. With a rich, deep voice and distinctive style, Turner has sold more than 12.5 million units. Josh shares about how he has leaned on his family and his faith amidst the ups and downs of fame, and talks about how that inspired his 6th studio album, "Deep South."

Shelby Lynne née Shelby Lynne Moorer, le 22 octobre 1968, à Quantico, en Virginie, est une chanteuse et compositrice américaine. Le succès de son album I Am Shelby Lynne l'a conduite à remporter le Grammy Award de la meilleure révélation féminine en 1999. Allison Moorer née le 21 juin 1972, chanteuse américaine d'alternative country est la plus jeune sœur de la chanteuse ‘’Shelby Lynne’’. Elle signa chez MCA Nashville en 1998 et fit sa première entrée au classement U.S. Billboard country après la sortie de son premier single "A Soft Place to Fall", une chanson exploitée par Robert Redford dans le film "The Horse Whisperer" en 1998.

We kick off another Inside Music Row with the mention of The Band Perry as they are celebrating the release of their "Pioneer" album with a cupcake...Look for Cery Perry Chocolate Cherry cupcakes on sale two days a week in stores nationwide at Gigi's Cupcake and be sure to pick up their new album while your there.  Also in the news is George Strait as he is set to release "Love Is Everything" May 14th on his longtime label home of MCA Nashville.  Also, the CMA Songwriters Series returns to the acclaimed Joe's Pub in New York City next week for a special two-night event - look for Phil Vassar, Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and host Bob DiPiero to share special songs and stories from some of their extensive catalogs.  The Kentucky Headhunters are up next as they have recently been inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.  Finally, we go Inside The Song with Brantley Gilbert to hear about a song he co-wrote and took all the way to number one called "You Don't Know Her Like I Do."

Big Dish, The: Prospect Street (Swimmer,Virgin)Josh Rouse: Lazy Days (Josh Rouse and The Long Vacations,Bedroom Classics)Zoe Muth and The Lost High Rollers: Harvest Moon Blues (Starlight Motel,Signature Sounds)The Sweetback Sisters: Virginia (Chicken Ain't Chicken,Signature Sounds)Ben Glover: Sweet On (Before The Birds,self-released)Madison Violet: Time and Tide (No Fool For Trying,True North)Bonnie Prince Billy: Agnes, Queen Of Sorrow (Greatest Palace Music,Domino)Cahalen Morrison and Eli West: Since You Took Your Leave (The Holy Coming of the Storm,self-released)Woody Guthrie: House of the Rising Sun (American Folk Anthology (VA),Not Now Music)Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion: Georgia Pine (Exploration,New West)Tom Russell: Goodnight Juarez (Mesabi,Proper Records)Ryan Adams: Save Me (Ashes and Fire,Columbia)Eilen Jewell: I Remember You (Queen of the Minor Key,Signature Sounds)Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Kyle: Fire Alarm (We Still Love Our Country,Opus Music Ventures)Chris Isaak: Can't Help Falling in Love (Beyond the Sun,Vanguard Records)The Deep Dark Woods: Sugar Mama (The Place I Left Behind,Six Shooter Records)Chuck Prophet: Castro Halloween (Temple Beautiful,promo)Mary Gauthier: Between the Daylight and the Dark (Between Daylight and Dark,Lost Highway)Darrell Scott: A Crooked Road (A Crooked Road,Full Light Records)Karen Matheson: Crucan na Bpaiste (Transatlantic Sessions 3 Vol 1,Whirlie Records)Jerry Douglas: Sir Aly B (Transatlantic Sessions 3 Vol 1,Whirlie Records)Allison Moorer: Carrickfergus (Transatlantic Sessions - Series 4, Vol 3,Whirlie Records)Gerry Rafferty: Can I Have My Money Back? (Old Grey Whistle Test: Folk,Rhino Records)New Country Rehab: The Houses in This Town Are Falling Down (New Country Rehab,self-released)Quebe Sisters: There's A Rainbow Over The Range (Timeless,FiddleTone Records)Sultans of String: Heart of Gold (Move,Out)Punch Brothers: Punch Bowl (Punch,Nonesuch Records)Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: River (Rounder Records Sampler,Rounder)Carolina Chocolate Drops: Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine (Genuine Negro Jig,Nonesuch Records)Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby: Mandolin Rain (Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby,Sony)Alison Krauss & Union Station: Dimming of the Day (Paper Airplane,Rounder)Aaron Neville: I Fall to Pieces (with Trisha Yearwood) (Rhythm Country and Blues,MCA Nashville)