EPISODE · Sep 4, 2025 · 1H 30M
Ep. 8 - John Dennis, J. Plank | My Heart, Straight to Your Heart
from The Corpus Christi Songwriters Podcast · host Corpus Christi Songwriters
Corpus Christi Songwriters’ Jules Taylor, Jimmy Willden and special guest host Joe Hilliard sit down with Nashville songwriter John Dennis, and the legendary J. Plank (formerly Jeff Plankenhorn, all the way from Canada), and chat about the ins and outs of lap steel and dobro, and the art of staying out of the way of words. Honorable Mentions: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jerry Douglas, Uncle Josh Graves, Metallica, Tribe Called Quest, Jimmy’s cousin Derrick.Songs featured this episode: “The Songs I’ve Sung” - Walt Wilkins; "Walls Fall Down" - John Dennis; "Into the Dawn" - J. PlankJoin us on Thursday, Sept. 11 for our next episode featuring recording studio aficionados Paul Bissell and John Macy! Additional Links:To find out more about John Dennis:John Dennis MusicInstagram: @johndennismusicTo find out more about J. Plank: Jeff PlankenhornInstagram: @jplankmusicPermanent Links:CCSongwriters.comFind us on Instagram:@ccsongwriters Find us on Facebook:Facebook.com/CorpusChristiSongwritersHosts:Jules Taylor:@julestaylormusic (Instagram)@realJulesTaylor (the site formerly known as Twitter)Facebook.com/JulesTaylorMusic (Facebook)JulesTaylorMusic.comGarrett Wieland:@wieland.garrett (Instagram)Facebook.com/TheIndependentThieves (Facebook)independentthieves.com/Jimmy Willden:@jimmywillden (Instagram)@YoshAndYimmy (Instagram)Facebook.com/JimmyWillden (Facebook)Facebook.com/YoshandYimmy (Facebook)YoshAndYimmy.comSleightProductions.Wordpress.com#CCSongwriters #CCSongwritersFestival #CCSongwritersPodcast
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Corpus Christi Songwriters’ Jules Taylor, Jimmy Willden and special guest host Joe Hilliard sit down with Nashville songwriter John Dennis, and the legendary J. Plank (formerly Jeff Plankenhorn, all the way from Canada), and chat about the ins and outs of lap steel and dobro, and the art of staying out of the way of words. Honorable Mentions: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jerry Douglas, Uncle Josh Graves, Metallica, Tribe Called Quest, Jimmy’s cousin Derrick.Songs featured this episode: “The Songs I’ve Sung” - Walt Wilkins; "Walls Fall Down" - John Dennis; "Into the Dawn" - J. PlankJoin us on Thursday, Sept. 11 for our next episode featuring recording studio aficionados Paul Bissell and John Macy! Additional Links:To find out more about John Dennis:John Dennis MusicInstagram: @johndennismusicTo find out more about J. Plank: Jeff PlankenhornInstagram: @jplankmusicPermanent Links:CCSongwriters.comFind us on Instagram:@ccsongwriters Find us on Facebook:Facebook.com/CorpusChristiSongwritersHosts:Jules Taylor:@julestaylormusic (Instagram)@realJulesTaylor (the site formerly known as Twitter)Facebook.com/JulesTaylorMusic (Facebook)JulesTaylorMusic.comGarrett Wieland:@wieland.garrett (Instagram)Facebook.com/TheIndependentThieves (Facebook)independentthieves.com/Jimmy Willden:@jimmywillden (Instagram)@YoshAndYimmy (Instagram)Facebook.com/JimmyWillden (Facebook)Facebook.com/YoshandYimmy (Facebook)YoshAndYimmy.comSleightProductions.Wordpress.com#CCSongwriters #CCSongwritersFestival #CCSongwritersPodcast
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