#935 - Five O'Clock Somewhere - Don Rollins & Jim "Moose" Brown

#935 - Five O'Clock Somewhere - Don Rollins & Jim "Moose" Brown Interview Are you here? …. Just where are you? Whether you’re in New York or Los Angeles, well, really anywhere in the world—five o’clock is synonymous with calling it a day and enjoying a cold beverage. Maybe your cold drink is the famous Hurricane cocktail made famous by Pat O’Brien’s bar in New Orleans. We heard our friend Dave Hooser was hanging around in the French Quarter, but he didn’t necessarily wait till five o’clock. He knew it was…five o’clock (pause) somewhere. Most of you know the song “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” that was recorded and made famous by Alan Jackson and the late Jimmy Buffett. It became a very important song for Jimmy Buffett. “It’s Five O'Clock Somewhere” remains Jimmy Buffett’s only #1 hit. He performed it close to 600 times over the last 20 years. In fact, Jimmy sang it as a duet with Mac McAnally at his very last performance on July 2nd, 2023.   Your host Paul Leslie had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Don Rollins and Jim “Moose” Brown, the two songwriters who wrote the hit “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere.” The interview took place in a recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee—years and years ago. We’ll play it shortly. “It’s Five O Clock Somewhere” written by Rollins & Brown catapulted Jimmy Buffett even more into the public spotlight and gave him lots of airplay on country radio. It spent 8 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the Summer of 2003. The song also won the CMA Award for Vocal Event of the Year as well as the Grammy for Best Country Song of 2003. It was also #17 on the US Hot 100 making it the most successful pop hit for both Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett. Billboard named “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” as the Most Played Country Song in 2003.  Right quick: The Paul Leslie Hour has been archiving and distributing interviews for more than 19 years. It’s made possible in part by listeners and viewers like you. Give yourself and others the gift of stories, just go right here. I think it’s time we played this interview with Don Rollins and Jim “Moose” Brown, two very talented songwriters, right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.