EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 1H 12M
TMP338 RANDY ELLIS CRUISES IN
from Troubled Men Podcast · host René and Manny
The Grammy Award-winning guitarist with Chubby Carrier and Tyron Benoit also played with departed local legends Michael Ward and Dino Kruse. Under the Choupic Sessions umbrella, he releases recordings from his long-running songwriting collective. Once a regular at Snake and Jake's, tonight Randy returns to the scene with the Troubled Men. For him, it's a definite step down. Topics include road construction, water main breaks, a Glyn Styler recording session, a cast party at Francis Ford Coppola's, a St. Patrick's day parade, the Brain Tuner, unfunny comedies, "The Bear," Mel Brooks, smoking, a poll, a gondola crash, the Liberace Museum, John Mooney at Madigan's, Thibodaux, Bayou Lafourche, mourning, 10,000 hours, a coma, G.I.T., Los Angeles, strippers, Tommy Tedesco, Levon Helm, Steve Masakowski, UNO, Russ Broussard, Keith Keller, Jack Snyder, Tabby Thomas, touring, German bikers, a family band, band camaraderie, Taj Mahal, a publishing company, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Lonely Frog" by Randy Ellis Outro Music: "Tippy Toes" by Tyron Benoit and Choupic Sessions Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Randy Ellis Facebook Choupic Sessions Facebook Tyron Benoit Band Facebook Randy Ellis Instagram Chapters (00:00:00) - Troubled Men(00:03:46) - Manny on His Week(00:04:07) - Glenn Styler on His New Music(00:06:14) - St. Patrick's Day Parade(00:07:35) - Eric Clapton on Rehab(00:09:32) - Living Is a War(00:09:59) - Mel Brooks on His 99 Year Old Body(00:12:37) - Which Sound More Racist? Asian vs. Black(00:14:29) - Consensus Reached on Immigration(00:14:38) - Liberace in the Swiss Gondola(00:15:58) - Guitarist Randy Ellis on The Bayou Swamp Band(00:16:31) - John Mooney at Snake and Jake's(00:19:26) - My Ancestry Story: From New Orleans, Louisiana(00:20:17) - Mourning the Dead in New Orleans(00:24:11) - How many years is 10,000 hours?(00:25:37) - Practice for Days, Even Hours(00:27:29) - Guitar Lessons from Thibodeau(00:29:46) - Living With Strippers In Los Angeles(00:32:23) - Tommy Did Asko On The Wrecking Crew(00:33:50) - Playing Rock 'n' Roll With Strippers(00:34:55) - Blues Guitar Lessons With Chubby Carrier(00:37:27) - Get It Together(00:37:35) - Dino Cruz on the Road With Dean Martin(00:39:51) - Troubleman Podcast: Thank You!(00:42:08) - Jimmy Chubbuck on Dino Cruz's Life(00:43:51) - Chubby Carrier(00:47:19) - Doug Baloch on Chubby's Muscles(00:47:49) - Randy on Chubby Carrier's Family(00:52:10) - On Playing With The Drummers(00:53:23) - Chubby Carrier on His Grammy Win(00:57:15) - Louisiana Blues Legends on The Big Easy(00:59:58) - Tyron Benoit: We Started a Songwriting Session With My(01:04:24) - Randy Ellis on Shoe Pick Sessions(01:06:49) - Seniors Get Older(01:07:52) - Trouble Men Stickers
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