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Thanks For Giving A Damn
by Otis Gibbs
Musicians, journalists and historians sharing memories, backstage stories and history lessons. There's no music, just lighthearted storytelling. Subscribe on iTunes for new episodes as soon as they're available.
Episodes
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Episode 170: Hoosier National
Otis shares stories and anecdotes about the songs and the making of his new album, Hoosier National. Here’s the link to the pre-sale! https://igg.me/at/OtisGibbs/x/17363880#/
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Episode 169: Growing Up Around Bill Monroe
David Grier shares his memories of Bill Monroe including a tour bus full of chickens, fist fights and a ton of great music.
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Episode 168: Back Home Again In Indiana
Otis talks abut his dream of starting an Alt Country Retirement Community and returning home.
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Episode 167: When John Prine Drove Through Paradise
Jim Rooney talks about riding with John Prine through Paradise, Kentucky in a red 1949 Ford.
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Episode 166: Otis’ Graveyard Tour
Otis talks about visiting the graves or William S. Burroughs, Bob Wills, Sam Kinisin, Gram Parsons, Mozart, Falco and more.
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Episode 165: Jason Ringenberg Remembers Jack Emerson
Jason talks about his old friend, Jack Emerson. Jack helped kickstart the careers of Jason and the Scorchers, the Georgia Satellites, John Hiatt, Webb Wilder, Sonny Landreth, Steve Forbert and many others.
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Episode 164: Recording With Slim Pickens
The Time Jumpers’, Andy Reiss has played on thousands of sessions. On this episode, he shares the story of his first session in Nashville with the great, Slim Pickens.
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Episode 163: Picking With Clarence White
David Grier is a 3 time IBMA Guitar Player Of The Year and he talks about how the great, Clarence White befriended him when he was a kid.
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Episode 162: Norwegian Black Metal
Pytten shares stories from the early days of Black Metal in Bergen, Norway.
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Episode 161: Ebbets Field In Denver, Colorado
Kenny Vaughan talks about Denver in the 60’s and 70s and the iconic music venue, Ebbets Field.
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Episode 158: The Art Of Sgt. Pepper’s
Bill DeMain Is the co-author of Sgt. Pepper at 50. Bill shares some wonderful stories about the making of the most recognizable album artwork of all time.
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Episode 157: When Ray Wylie Hubbard Met Joe Walsh
Ray Wylie Hubbard talks about the time Ringo Starr played Snake Farm to Joe Walsh and the friendship that followed.
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Episode 156: A Painting From John Mellencamp
Dean Metcalf talks about the painting John Mellencamp gave to the Bob and Tom Show and the strange story surrounding it.
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Episode 155: The Legend Of Rocky Hill
John Lomax tells the story of a Texas guitar legend who blew every opportunity and burned every bridge.
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Episode 154: The Houston Folklore Society
John Lomax II talks about how his father influenced Guy Clark, Lightnin Hopkins, Townes Van Zandt, Mance Lipscomp, and a lot of other young artists in Houston.
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Episode 153: Reggie Young’s Memories Of Recording With Elvis
Reggie Young talks a bout playing guitar on Elvis Presley’s legendary recordings at American Sound Studios in Memphis. These sessions produced Suspicious Minds, In The Ghetto, Kentucky Rain and other all time Elvis classics.
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Episode 152: George Harrison’s Gift To Badfinger
Chris McKinney tells the story of how one guitar helped define the sound of The Beatles and Badfinger. Chris is the curator of the Jim Irsay Guitar Collection.
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Episode 151: REM Invades West Virginia
Larry Groce talks about the time the biggest band in the world came to Charleston, West Virginia to play Mountain Stage.
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Episode 150: Otis’ State Of The Union Address
Otis talks about the history of the show and his plans moving forward.
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Episode 149: Jason Molina Stories
Ben Swanson is part owner of Secretly Group (Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar). Listen in as he shares stories about his friend, Jason Molina.
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Episode 148: Ray Wylie Hubbard’s Life Well Lived
Ray Wylie Hubbard shares stories about whore dog gigs, unscrupulous promoters, Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Freddie King and a ton more.
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Episode 147: Slaid Cleaves And The Importance Of Mentors
Slaid Cleaves pays tribute to Don Walser, Fred Eaglesmith, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Gurf Morlix for taking the time to teach him a few lessons along the way.
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Episode 146: Johnny Cash’s First Interview
Aaron Allan talks about being the first person to interview Johnny Cash while working as a disc jockey in San Antonio in the 1950s.
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Episode 145: Bill Monroe At The Station Inn
Mike Bub shares stories about Bill Monroe hanging and playing at Nashville’s Bluegrass Mecca, The Station Inn.
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Episode 144: Guy Clark’s Favorite T-Shirt
Shawn Camp shares stories about his friendship with the great Guy Clark.
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Episode 143: Kenny Vaughan Remembers Merle Haggard
Kenny Vaughan shares stories about being around one of the all time great artists, Merle Haggard.
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Episode 142: Mount Renraw
Otis tell stories and shares a preview of his new album, Mount Renraw.
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Episode 141: He Stopped Loving Her Today
Legendary recording engineer, Lou Bradley talks about recording George Jones’ all time classic, He Stopped Loving Her Today.
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Episode 140: Behind Closed Doors
Legendary engineer, Lou Bradley shares memories of recording Charlie Rich’s classic album, Behind Closed Doors. Lou shares stories about Charlie Rich, Billy Sherrill, Pig Robbins and everyone else involved in making this all time classic album.
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Episode 139: The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home
Barry Mazor tells the story of Jimmie Rodgers’ final days, his heroic final recording session and his last train ride.
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Episode 138: Billy Bragg Tells The Story Of Skiffle
Billy Bragg explains how Skiffle made the British Invasion possible.
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Episode 137: The Innovations Of Ralph Peer
Barry Mazor is the author of Ralph Peer And The Making Of Popular Roots Music and he’s sharing stories about how Ralph Peer changed the music business.
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Episode 136: Jimmy Martin Stories
Mike Bub shares stories about hanging with The King Of Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin.
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Episode 135: Working For Bill Monroe
Mike Bub shares a lot of great stories about playing gigs with The Father Of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe.
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Episode 134: Dylan Goes Electric
Elijah Wald talks about Bob Dylan’s infamous electrified performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
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Episode 133: Dave Van Ronk Stories
Elijah Wald shares a ton of great stories about Dave Van Ronk.
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Episode 132: King Of Record Collectors
Joe Bussard’s collection of old 78s is believed to be the best in the world. Joe shares stories of how he found these records while going door to door in rural Appalachia in the1950s and beyond.
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Episode 131: This Land Is Your Land
Otis talks about the events that lead to Woody Guthrie writing his iconic classic, This Land Is Your Land.
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Episode 130: The Replacements In Nashville
Bob Mehr, author of Trouble Boys: The True Story Of The Replacements, shares stories about The Replacements’ ill fated and sometimes disastrous gigs in Nashville.
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Episode 129: Doug Sahm Stories
Pete Finney talks about the wonderfully strange and disorganized time he spent playing pedal steel with the great Doug Sahm.
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Episode 128: Dylan, Cash and The Nashville Cats
Pete Finney is the co-curator of the Dylan, Cash and The Nashville Cats exhibit at The Country Music Hall Of Fame and he shares a ton of great stories about Dylan’s friendship with Cash and how it changed how we… Continue Reading →
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Episode 127: Strange Fruit
Otis talks about Billy Holiday’s version of Strange Fruit and the 1930 lynching in Marion, Indiana that inspired it.
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Episode 126: Edward Abbey Stories
Ken Sanders talks about his friendship with Edward Abbey and shares stories about Abbey’s friendship with Robert Crumb.
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Episode 125: Utah Phillips Stories
Duncan Phillips talks about his father, Utah Phillips and shares stories about the legendary folk singer, joining the Army, fighting in the Korean War, writing Rock Salt And Nails, Rosalie Sorrels, Dylan, Johnny Cash stories, Ammon Hennacy, riding trains, running… Continue Reading →
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Episode 124: Joe Hill
Jeremy Harmon of the Salt Lake Tribune talks about the life, death and legacy of iconic folk singer, Joe Hill.
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Episode 123: Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Gurf Morlix talks about Marty Robbins’ classic album, Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs.
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Episode 122: Moving To Nashville
Otis tells the personal, painful and hilarious story of when he and Amy left their home Indiana and moved to Nashville.
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Episode 121: Jerry Reed Stories
John Knowles shares stories about his friendship with Jerry Reed.
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Episode 120: Chet Atkins Stories
John Knowles shares stories about his friendship with Chet Atkins. John shares everything from recording techniques to personal stories about Chet’s interactions with Roger Miller, George Martin, Jerry Reed, Charlie Pride, Waylon Jennings, Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, Owen Bradley, Harlan…...
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Episode 119: Working For Bocephus
Paul Griffith tells the strange story about the time he spent playing drums for Hank Williams Jr.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Musicians, journalists and historians sharing memories, backstage stories and history lessons. There's no music, just lighthearted storytelling. Subscribe on iTunes for new episodes as soon as they're available.
HOSTED BY
Otis Gibbs
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Musicians, journalists and historians sharing memories, backstage stories and history lessons. There's no music, just lighthearted storytelling. Subscribe on iTunes for new episodes as soon as they're available.
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Thanks For Giving A Damn is created and hosted by Otis Gibbs.
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