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Crazy Chester Radio Hour
by Music Talk Podcast by Andreas Werner/Crazy Chester Records
Crazy Chester Records is an independent record label based in Muscle Shoals AL and Nashville TN. It is owned by record producer Andreas Werner. Home of the Crazy Chester Radio Hour music talk podcast.
Episodes
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Sherman Holmes - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 69
Sherman Holmes is a musician, singer and songwriter from Virginia. As a member of the Holmes Brothers he released a dozen albums, played all over the world and collaborated with the likes of Willie Nelson, Peter Gabriel, Van Morrison and Odetta. His new album One Step Ahead Of The Blues, out...
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David Hood & Leland Sklar - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 68
This episode features two of the most renowned bass players in history. David Hood is the bass player of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (aka The Swampers). He’s played on hit recordings by Aretha Franklin, Bob Seger, The Staple Singers, Paul Simon, Etta James, Willie Nelson and many others....
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Charlie Feldman - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 67
Charlie Feldman is a songwriter and music executive from Birmingham, Alabama. His journey led him to Muscle Shoals where he played in a band that later became Smith Perkins Smith and wrote songs for Wilson Pickett, Mel & Tim, Arthur Alexander and Sea Level. He later worked for Screen Gems…
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Gus Duffy - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 66
Gus Duffy is a musician and world class architect. Duffy was a member of the Four Winds, Webster’s New Word and Captain Electric and the Flying Lapels. He even briefly played drums in an early incarnation of the Jefferson Airplane. Most recently he’s been playing with the Lefty Collective, the…
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Andreas Werner with Holger Petersen - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 65
Andreas Werner is a Blues Award winning record producer, songwriter, composer, musician and podcaster. He was mentored by some of the legendary musicians and songwriters from Muscle Shoals and Nashville and has worked with members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, the Muscle Shoals Horns…
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Holger Petersen - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 64
Returning guest Holger Petersen is a Canadian radio host whose Saturday Night Blues on CBC Radio and Natch'l Blues CKUA Radio have been long-time fixtures of the Canadian radio landscape. Petersen also founded Canada’s premier blues and roots label Stony Plain Records and the revered Edmonton…
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Hans Theessink - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 63
Hans Theessink is one of Europe’s preeminent and well respected blues and roots performers. Born in the Netherlands and based in Vienna, Austria, Theessink has released a couple dozen records and has collaborated with the likes of the Holmes Brothers, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson of The Band…
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Doug MacLeod on Between Somewhere And Goodbye - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 62
Internationally renowned blues musician and songwriter Doug MacLeod is back on the Crazy Chester Radio Hour to talk about his new album Between Somewhere And Goodbye with album producer and Crazy Chester Radio Hour host Andreas Werner. Between Somewhere And Goodby is out now on Reference…
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Dick Waterman - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 61
Dick Waterman (1935-2024) was a legendary promotor, manager, photographer and writer who’s importance in the world of blues music can’t be overstated. In the 1960s, he was a driving force in reviving the careers of blues masters including Mississippi John Hurt, Bukka White, Mississippi Fred...
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Mark Narmore - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Podcast Episode 60
Returning guest Mark Narmore is a songwriter, singer and musician best known for writing the number one country hit "That's What I Love About Sunday" for Craig Morgan and other hits like Shenandoah's "The Moon Over Georgia" and Blackhawk's "Like There Ain't No Yesterday" as well as cuts by…
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George Jackson - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 59
George Jackson (March 12, 1945 - April 14, 2013) was a legendary songwriter who wrote many classic songs including “Old Time Rock and Roll” (Bob Seger), “Down Home Blues” (Z.Z. Hill), “One Bad Apple” (The Osmonds), “The Only Way Is Up” (Otis Clay) and “Get Involved” (George Soulé). Born in...
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Ron Eoff - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 58
Ron Eoff is a bass player who was born in Oregon and raised in Springdale, Arkansas. He was a member of the Cate Brothers who worked extensively with Levon Helm before joining forces with The Band when they reunited in the early 1980s. Since moving to Nashville in the late 1980s, Eoff has…
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Gary Baker - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 57
Gary Baker is a songwriter, musician and producer from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Born in Niagara Falls, New York, he moved to Muscle Shoals to play with the LeBlanc Carr Band. In the 1980s he was a member of The Shooters with Walt Aldridge, Chalmers Davis, Barry Billings and Mike Dillon before...
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Cindy Walker & Marie Lewey - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Podcast Episode 56
Cindy Richardson Walker and Marie Tomlinson Lewey are background vocalists from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Collectively known as the Shoals Sisters, they can be heard on numerous recordings coming out of Muscle Shoals and Nashville. Collectively and separately they have sung on recordings by artists...
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Lenny LeBlanc - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 55
Lenny LeBlanc is a Dove Award winning songwriter, singer and musician from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He was born in Massachusetts and raised in Florida before following his friend Pete Carr to Muscle Shoals. Carr, by that time was the lead guitar player of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section after a...
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Earl Peanutt Montgomery - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 54
Earl Peanutt Montgomery is a legendary songwriter and musician from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He hails from a musical family that include brother Carl and sister Melba Montgomery. Peanutt was part of the group of musicians that established the Muscle Shoals recording scene in the early 1960s…
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Tom Bones Malone - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 53
Tom Bones Malone is one of the world’s most recognizable horn players and one of a precious few who can play a wide array of both brass and woodwind instruments. He appeared in the Blues Brothers movie as a member of the Blues Brothers Band and was seen on TV as a member of the house bands for...
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Mac Gayden - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 52
Mac Gayden is an influential guitarist, songwriter and producer from Nashville, Tennessee. He was a member of the Nashville session players collectives Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry. His playing can be heard on records by Bob Dylan (Blonde On Blonde), Kris Kristofferson, Linda Ronstadt, Tracy...
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Spooner Oldham - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 51
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Spooner Oldham cut his teeth playing sessions and writing songs in Muscle Shoals before relocating to Memphis where he worked at American Sound Studio and continued his writing partnership with Dan Penn. Later he moved to Los Angeles where he worked with Bob…
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Doug MacLeod - Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode 50
Doug MacLeod is an internationally acclaimed acoustic blues artist who was mentored by and cut his teeth with George Harmonica Smith, Pee Wee Crayton, Big Mama Thornton and Lowell Fulson. MacLeod is known for his first rate original songs steeped in the tradition of the blues and is considered a...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #49: Tommy Talton (Part 2)
Tommy Talton is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who was a member of We The People before forming Cowboy that released four albums on Capricorn Records. He then launched a solo career that yielded a handful critically acclaimed albums including his latest one, Somewhere South Of Eden. He also...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #48: Tommy Talton (Part 1)
Tommy Talton is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who was a member of We The People before forming Cowboy that released four albums on Capricorn Records. He then launched a solo career that yielded a handful critically acclaimed albums including his latest one, Somewhere South Of Eden. He also...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #47: Will McFarlane (Part 2)
Will McFarlane is a guitarist from Muscle Shoals. He played guitar in Bonnie Raitt’s band in the second half of the seventies before joining the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section as lead guitar player in 1980. His playing can be heard on recordings by Bobby “Blue” Bland, Little Milton, Johnnie Taylor,...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #46: Doug Cox
Doug Cox is a Canadian dobro player, music producer, educator and the artistic director and executive producer of the Vancouver Island MusicFest. He’s also hosted radio and TV shows and is heavily involved in the folk music scene. Doug is always encouraging interesting musical collaborations such...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #45: Kelvin Holly
Kelvin Holly is a guitar player from Muscle Shoals. He is a member of the The Decoys, The Amazing Rhythm Aces and Fathers & Sons and was also a member of Little Richard’s band and Pegi Young & The Survivors. He recorded with Gregg Allman, Bobby Blue Bland, Candi Staton, Paul Thorn, Bettye…
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #44: Russell Mefford
Russell Mefford is a singer and songwriter from Muscle Shoals. Russell is the leader of the Fiddleworms, one of Alabama’s greatest rock bands. He also plays with Johnny Rotten Cash and Yellowhammer and has collaborated with Muscle Shoals legends Donna Jean Godchaux, Donnie Fritts and Scott Boyer....
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #43: Michael Dinallo
Michael Dinallo is a musician and producer that entered the national blues scene as a member of the Radio Kings. He went on and produced albums like Eddie Floyd’s Eddie Loves You So and Feel Like Going Home: The Songs Of Charlie Rich. He also records and tours with his wife Juliet Simmons Dinallo...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #42: Paul Ossola
Paul Ossola is a bass player based in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a member of the Saturday Night Live Band and has recorded or performed with Levon Helm, Buddy Guy, G.E. Smith, Peter Wolf, Odetta, Hubert Sumlin, Bo Diddley, Buster Poindexter, Adam Sandler and many others. He played on Levon…
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #41: Steve Herrman
Steve Herrman is a trumpet player based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been a member of the Muscle Shoals Horns and has recorded or performed with Paul McCartney, Lyle Lovett, Buddy Guy, Delbert McClinton, Waylon Jennings, Kenny Chesney and many others. The Crazy Chester Radio Hour is created…
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #40: Doug Moffet
Doug Moffet is saxophone player based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been a member of the Muscle Shoals Horns and as recorded or performed with Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Larry Carlton, Vince Gill, Tony Bennett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Randy Newman, Sheryl Crow and many others. The Crazy Chester…
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #39: Edd Hurt
Edd Hurt is a freelance music writer based in Nashville, Tennessee. His articles have been published in No Depression, American Songwriter Magazine, the Village Voice, the Nashville Scene and many other publications. He also contributed heavily to the Mike Bloomfield biography The Rise and Fall…
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #38: Steve Trash
Steve Trash is an award winning entertainer, magician, environmentalist and musician. He recorded two albums of songs with eco-centric lyrics featuring contributions from some of Muscle Shoals’ finest musicians. He is also the creator of Steve Trash Science, a kids science show on public...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #37: Will McFarlane (Part 1)
Will McFarlane is a guitarist from Muscle Shoals. He played guitar in Bonnie Raitt’s band in the second half of the seventies before joining the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section as lead guitar player in 1980. His playing can be heard on recordings by Bobby “Blue” Bland, Little Milton, Johnnie Taylor,...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #36: Charles Rose of the Muscle Shoals Horns
Charles Rose is the trombonist, arranger and leader of the Muscle Shoals Horns. He has recorded with everybody from James Brown to Bob Dylan and B.B. King to Paul McCartney. He is a member of Lyle Lovett’s Large Band and has toured with Elton John and John Denver. The Muscle Shoals Horns also...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #35: Brooks Forsyth
Brooks Forsyth is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Boone, North Carolina. His music is steeped in the traditions of folk, bluegrass, country blues and jazz yet he adds an original twist to his delivery. Forsyth’s new album So Much Beyond Us was produced by Buzz Cason and is out now out on...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #34: Billy Swan & Buzz Cason
Billy Swan is a legendary artist, musician, songwriter and producer. He had a worldwide hit with “I Can Help” in 1974. The song was later also recorded by Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others. He’s also produced Tony Joe White’s “Polk Salad Annie” and has played in Kris Kristofferson’s...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #33: Mitch Mann
Mitch Mann is one of the great guitar players from Muscle Shoals. He is known around town for his high energy playing on the electric as well as his proficiency on the acoustic guitar. Mitch’s acoustic solo album Blackwater Creek came out on Crazy Chester Records in 2015 and featured guest...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #32: Donna Jean Godchaux & David MacKay
Donna Jean Godchaux sang background vocals on recordings by Elvis, Percy Sledge, Neil Diamond, Boz Scaggs, Cher and many others before becoming a member of the Grateful Dead. She stayed with the band throughout the 70’s before embarking on a solo career. She’s a member of both the Rock & Roll…
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #31: Daniel Market
Daniel Market is a folk singer and songwriter based in Muscle Shoals. Daniel’s highly original songs are full of evocative lyrics, vivid images and captivating stories. Originally from Indiana, he’s also lived in Nashville and Colorado before relocating to Muscle Shoals a few years ago. He’s...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #30: David Hood
David Hood is one of the most recorded bass players of all time. He was the bass player of FAME recording studio’s rhythm section in Muscle Shoals and later a founding member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section which started the Muscle Shoals Sound recording studio. He has recorded with Wilson...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #29: Gary Walker
Gary Walker is a Nashville music institution. As a songwriter (including hits for Jim Reeves, Carl Smith and Kitty Wells), recording artist (on MGM Records), recording studio owner (Fidelity Recordings), music publisher and pioneering song plugger (Lowery Music), artist manager (Sandy Posey),...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #28: Jessie Scott
Jessie Scott is the program director of WMOT Roots Radio, one of the leading Americana radio stations, where she also hosts a daily evening program. Jessie’s long and illustrious career in radio led her to become one of the leading ladies in the Americana movement. A true music fan at heart…
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #27: Mark T. Jordan
Mark T. Jordan is a keyboard player and songwriter who has performed or recorded with Van Morrison (“Tupelo Honey”), Dave Mason, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Olivia Newton-John, Taj Mahal, Lyle Lovett, Lee Roy Parnell and many others. Mark’s songs have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Randy...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #26: Buzz Cason (2)
Buzz Cason is a singer, songwriter and publisher. His best known songs include "Everlasting Love" and "Soldier Of Love" and have been recorded by the Beatles, U2, Pearl Jam, Jimmy Buffett, Martina McBride, Arthur Alexander and many others. This is Cason’s return visit to the Crazy Chester Radio...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #25: Bruce Channel
Bruce Channel is a singer and songwriter who’s number one hit “Hey! Baby” is one of the classic rock & roll songs of all time. Joined by Delbert McClinton who played the signature harp licks on “Hey! Baby”, Bruce toured the UK with the Beatles in the early sixties. He later moved to Nashville and...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #24: Jimmy Hall (Part 1)
Jimmy Hall is a singer, musician and songwriter, known around the world for his soulful vocals and dynamic stage presence. Jimmy had a string of hits as the frontman of Wet Willie including their classic “Keep On Smilin’” and also released four albums under his own name. He also had a short lived...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #23: James LeBlanc & Jimmy Nutt
Lames LeBlanc is a singer, songwriter and musician who’s songs have been recorded by Travis Tritt (“Modern Day Bonnie And Clyde”), Gary Allan, Jason Aldean, Thompson Square, Jo Dee Messina, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. His latest album as an artist is called Nature Of The Beast....
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #22: Rob Galbraith
Rob Galbraith is a Nashville based music maverick. He discovered R&B legend Clifford Curry in Knoxville back in the sixties and has been Ronnie Milsap’s producer for over 30 years. Galbraith is also a songwriter, publisher and occasional artist who has released a handful of funky albums including...
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #21: Gary Talley
Gary Talley is the guitarist of the Box Tops, the legendary band known for classics like “The Letter”, “Cry Like A Baby”, “Choo Choo Train” and “Soul Deep”. Gary has also recorded or performed live with Willie Nelson, Dobie Gray, Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, Billy Preston and Sam Moore of Sam…
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Crazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #20: Lynn Williams
Lynn Williams is the drummer of The Wallflowers and The Muscle Shoals Allstars and has toured or recorded with Delbert McClinton, John Hiatt, Lee Roy Parnell, Billy Joe Shaver, Bonnie Bramlett, Steve Wariner, Phil Keaggy, Russ Taff, Marcia Ball and many others. Dick50, his band with fellow…
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Crazy Chester Records is an independent record label based in Muscle Shoals AL and Nashville TN. It is owned by record producer Andreas Werner. Home of the Crazy Chester Radio Hour music talk podcast.
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