May 10, 2024 • 10 mins
His new album, Rise & Fall, is out today! Plus, he talks all about his work with St. Jude.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Live from the Mercedes Benz Interview Lounge line dashboard.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Drummer dans so Fast that I Am every.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Kids flag a cool Runner La September calling off.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Fall.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
There you go Summer.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
That is Scotty McCreary's new single is Fall of Summer
from his album Rise and Fall, which is out today.
Many reasons to be celebrating Todays. Scotty McCreary, Welcome to
the show. Good to have you here.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Good morning, thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Well, good morning, Welcome, Welcome to New York City. Sorry,
we were having such a tinkly day, which means lots
of rain.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Yeah, it's oh good. It's always a beautiful day in
the city.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
You know what they say, New York City, it makes
its own gravy when it rains. Sorry, that's nasty. I
know it's a little early for that. By the way. Congratulations.
By the way, Scotty had a cabin a solo number one.
This is his seventh number one that came out several
(01:14):
weeks ago. So I celebrated with you. I actually had.
I had some cabernet in my red solo cup last night.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
So there you go. You're going to the party. Welcome
I love it.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
I am Scotty. Congratulations on your success, and of course
another reason we wanted to have you on to talk
about our friends at Saint Jude. I know that you
received that Coveted Angels among Us award recently, which is
an award that Saint Jude gives to an artist every
year for the outstanding commitment and service to the mission
(01:45):
of Saint Jude, and they've been on our minds a
lot lately. Can you talk about your experiences rolling through
Saint Jude and also spreading the word across America?
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yeah, absolutely not. First off, I just love what Saint
Jude does and how they helped the family is how
they help the kids. I had the opportunity to go
to the hospital there in Memphis and meet some of
these kids and the families. And We've gone to a
bunch of hospitals, and you know, it can always kind
of be a sad thing, and I'll kind of intimidate
it going in there. But as soon as I got
in there, I mean, the place was so bright and
(02:16):
there was such an energy, and the families had smiles
on their faces, and the kids and the doctors and
all the al can that be but you know, being
able to take that worry away. They're already worried about
so much when they're there at the hospital. Being able
to take that financial burden off of them is just
an amazing thing to be lifted off their chest. And
they're doing so much research and they're not charging other
(02:38):
hospitals for it. They're they're sharing it for free. And
so I mean, for me, any chance I get to
spread the word or to help them out, whether it
be on the road of concerts. We've even gone on
Family Feud and won the thing and one twenty five
thousand dollars for Jude, and wow, always great to help.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Oh my god, Well stop everything. Let's talk about what
it's like to be on Family Feud. I mean, I mean,
was it fun? Was it intimidating? I mean, talk about
that experience and what what you feel made your team
win that twenty five thousand dollars for Saint Jude, Like,
what does it take to win on that thing?
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Oh? Well, it was a blast. Steve Harvey makes it fun.
They make you feel comfortable and you watch it your
whole life and you're like, oh, that would be a breeze.
And then the cameras and the lights. You non and
and your heart starts pumpling a little faster, and you're like,
oh God, but my wife we did the fast money
thing and she crushed the first round, so I didn't
I didn't have to do too much in the second
round because she's she's the brain to the look, he's
(03:35):
everything in the family. So I'm glad she went first.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
That is so cool. Absolutely, Hey, so traveling around the country,
of course with the new album Rise and fall Out today,
you've got that's your life. I'm assuming you're you're on
the road for a while, which cannot be the easiest
life to live. But do you enjoy it?
Speaker 2 (03:52):
I mean?
Speaker 1 (03:53):
And if so, what is it you you hear and
feel from your fans when you meet them? Are you
learning more about yourself? Are you learning more about our country?
Getting out of your comfort zoning, going out across the globe?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Absolutely? Yeah. I've been a road dog now for thirteen years.
I love it out there. It's January through December a
pretty much a full time thing for us and my band.
I mean, we're family out there. Most of these guys
have been with me since day one, and I love
getting out there. To hang with them. But we've performed
in all fifty states. I mean, I've gotten to go
places I never thought I would as a kid growing
(04:27):
up from small town North Carolina, Alaska and Hawaii and
you know, just all fifty states right here in the
continental US. So I love it. And you know a
lot of great fans out there telling me stories about
how the music helps them through things or this is
what they're listening to and they're driving around, and that's
what it's all about, you know, connecting through music. And
I feel like I've been blessed to bless others, you know,
(04:49):
and that's why I love to help Sink Jude, love
to just do whatever I can out there to make
people's day. You know.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
I know that Scotty's going to ask because we're going
to like talk about the donation and like, you know,
donating any soon. But I'll tell you, listening to his
voice and his accent, he could tell me to donate
to anything right now, and I probably donate.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Right now.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
I'm gonna download that.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Right Keep in mind, to Scotty and the rest of us,
you're the one with the accent all day long. I
want I want to get into of course Saint Jude
and how we can help out because I want everyone
listening to support and before we do that, I got
to turn it to Froggy. As you know, our Froggy
is is He's a he's a big force in a
in country country music radio. And this new song out,
(05:36):
you know, in the album out, we need for you
to commit to Scotty right now that you're gonna You're
gonna stand behind this thing.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
Scotty already knows he has my commitment on on Fall
of Summer, Scotty, talk about just two weeks ago. I
know this was such an honor for you. You were inducted
as an official member of the Grand Ole Opry. What
does that mean to somebody who's grown up watching the
Grand Ole Opry your entire life and then now you
are in a member.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Uh, It's it's everything. I'm just thirty years old, but
i feel like I'm an old soul and I've got
so much respect and I revere the Opry for what
they've done for country music. And you know, I feel
like people forget, you know, back in the day before
all the social media stuff, the Opry played a huge
role and making it popular outside of just you know,
a few states in the South, and so all of
(06:23):
my heroes have played that stage. It's always been at
the top of my bucket list to be able to
be deemed worthy of joining that family. So it was
just a legitimately a lifelong dream come true. And now
I got to go home and start writing a new
bucket list and take care I'll put the next next
goal is. But it's the honor of a lifetime. I
love it. I love it.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
You know, yesterday we kicked off a summer of post
Malone and Morgan Wallen. There's their song, how are you
feeling about about post Malone? Look spreading his wings and
just being a part of whatever genre he's comfortable in.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Well, you got to be so talented to be able
to do what he's doing and you know, and just
try new things and crush it. So I think he's
doing a phenomenal job. And for me, as a guy
who you know, all I want to do is the
country music. It's what I love, it's my passion. So
I love the fact that you know, he's bringing all
these new fans, all these eyeballs to country music, and
for me, it's like somebody who's a post Malone fan
or Beyonce fan or whoever, uh you know nowadays might
(07:20):
listen to their album and after that, you know, find
out who Merle Haggard is, or find out who George
Jones or the Red Lynn is. You know. So as
a traditional country guy, I just love all the all
the new fans, new eyeballs on country music.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
Yeah, because Gandei and I were talking, we'd love to
see you on stage with Cardi B.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Yes, that would be a collaboration.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Yes, I've been waiting for absolutely. All Right, let's get
to let's get to work. We are entering into Mother's
Day weekend and we're talking earlier. What a great gift
in honor of your mom to have a conversation with
her and say, look, I want to make a monthly
donate to Saint Jude in your honor because I can't
(08:02):
imagine what it's like to be a mom and hear
that your child has cancer. Let's think about all those
moms that are dealing with that and working through it,
and those who aren't but are definitely open to what
it feels like to be a mom and to be
told that Saint Jude is their mission is to get
rid of all childhood cancer. And your conversation with your
(08:24):
mom this weekend is I love your mother. I want
to make a monthly contribution to Saint Jude Children's Research
Hospital in honor of you and this conversation we're having.
And it could be twenty dollars a month, it could
be whatever a month.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Whatever you can do.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
If you text the word Elvis to sixty two sixty
two sixty two, you'll get that this T shirt Saves
Lives t shirt. If you do a monthly contribution and
you have this incredible gift for your mom, maybe if
you're it's last minute, Like I said earlier, you don't
want to go down to the gas station by your
mom sushi for Mother's Day. Do it this way and
(08:59):
with Scotty McCree. Thank you Scotty for spending all this
time with us. We're telling you right now it's totally legit.
Do you want to add to this, Scotty, would any
of the thoughts about Saint Jude? Seriously?
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Oh? Well, I just love it. If you're gonna, if
you want to give back, if you want to help
family without help getting out, this is the way to
do it. I can guarantee your money is going to
a great place. And the research they do and how
they help these families, it's it's unparalleled. They are truly
they are the angels among us. So I think it's
a great place to help out if you can.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Absolutely, we're talking to twenty dollars a month. I mean,
think of all the stupid stuff you spend twenty dollars
a month on, Scotty. I mean, come on, a bunch
of idiots when you really look at what we're spending
our money on. But twenty dollars a month to Saint
Jude and you get that shirt. Pretty cool. Scotty McCreary.
Of course, Rise and Fall the albums out today, Fall
(09:50):
of Summer of the song that Scott that Froggy is
going to be playing I think in power Rotation in
just moment.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Yeah, I love it.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
Everyone say thank you to Scotty McCreary.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Thanks for having me own.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
Enjoy New York City, leave it the way you found it, please,
thank you. Have a nice day. Scotty McCree What a
nice guy.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
I just downloaded that album.
Speaker 1 (10:15):
You love it absolutely, absolutely again text the word Elvis
to sixty two sixty two sixty two, and they will
walk you through about your contribution and how it's paid
and everything like that. Don't be afraid just to text
the word Elvis to sixty two sixty two, sixty two.
They don't have you right there. You're not snagged.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
They will.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
They will then walk you through and tell you and
explain to you exactly what it is that this is
all about. We love you, Saint Jude
Live from the Mercedes Benz Interview Lounge line dashboard.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Drummer dans so Fast that I Am every.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Kids flag a cool Runner La September calling off.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Fall.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
There you go Summer.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
That is Scotty McCreary's new single is Fall of Summer
from his album Rise and Fall, which is out today.
Many reasons to be celebrating Todays. Scotty McCreary, Welcome to
the show. Good to have you here.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Good morning, thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Well, good morning, Welcome, Welcome to New York City. Sorry,
we were having such a tinkly day, which means lots
of rain.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Yeah, it's oh good. It's always a beautiful day in
the city.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
You know what they say, New York City, it makes
its own gravy when it rains. Sorry, that's nasty. I
know it's a little early for that. By the way. Congratulations.
By the way, Scotty had a cabin a solo number one.
This is his seventh number one that came out several
(01:14):
weeks ago. So I celebrated with you. I actually had.
I had some cabernet in my red solo cup last night.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
So there you go. You're going to the party. Welcome
I love it.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
I am Scotty. Congratulations on your success, and of course
another reason we wanted to have you on to talk
about our friends at Saint Jude. I know that you
received that Coveted Angels among Us award recently, which is
an award that Saint Jude gives to an artist every
year for the outstanding commitment and service to the mission
(01:45):
of Saint Jude, and they've been on our minds a
lot lately. Can you talk about your experiences rolling through
Saint Jude and also spreading the word across America?
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yeah, absolutely not. First off, I just love what Saint
Jude does and how they helped the family is how
they help the kids. I had the opportunity to go
to the hospital there in Memphis and meet some of
these kids and the families. And We've gone to a
bunch of hospitals, and you know, it can always kind
of be a sad thing, and I'll kind of intimidate
it going in there. But as soon as I got
in there, I mean, the place was so bright and
(02:16):
there was such an energy, and the families had smiles
on their faces, and the kids and the doctors and
all the al can that be but you know, being
able to take that worry away. They're already worried about
so much when they're there at the hospital. Being able
to take that financial burden off of them is just
an amazing thing to be lifted off their chest. And
they're doing so much research and they're not charging other
(02:38):
hospitals for it. They're they're sharing it for free. And
so I mean, for me, any chance I get to
spread the word or to help them out, whether it
be on the road of concerts. We've even gone on
Family Feud and won the thing and one twenty five
thousand dollars for Jude, and wow, always great to help.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Oh my god, Well stop everything. Let's talk about what
it's like to be on Family Feud. I mean, I mean,
was it fun? Was it intimidating? I mean, talk about
that experience and what what you feel made your team
win that twenty five thousand dollars for Saint Jude, Like,
what does it take to win on that thing?
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Oh? Well, it was a blast. Steve Harvey makes it fun.
They make you feel comfortable and you watch it your
whole life and you're like, oh, that would be a breeze.
And then the cameras and the lights. You non and
and your heart starts pumpling a little faster, and you're like,
oh God, but my wife we did the fast money
thing and she crushed the first round, so I didn't
I didn't have to do too much in the second
round because she's she's the brain to the look, he's
(03:35):
everything in the family. So I'm glad she went first.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
That is so cool. Absolutely, Hey, so traveling around the country,
of course with the new album Rise and fall Out today,
you've got that's your life. I'm assuming you're you're on
the road for a while, which cannot be the easiest
life to live. But do you enjoy it?
Speaker 2 (03:52):
I mean?
Speaker 1 (03:53):
And if so, what is it you you hear and
feel from your fans when you meet them? Are you
learning more about yourself? Are you learning more about our country?
Getting out of your comfort zoning, going out across the globe?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Absolutely? Yeah. I've been a road dog now for thirteen years.
I love it out there. It's January through December a
pretty much a full time thing for us and my band.
I mean, we're family out there. Most of these guys
have been with me since day one, and I love
getting out there. To hang with them. But we've performed
in all fifty states. I mean, I've gotten to go
places I never thought I would as a kid growing
(04:27):
up from small town North Carolina, Alaska and Hawaii and
you know, just all fifty states right here in the
continental US. So I love it. And you know a
lot of great fans out there telling me stories about
how the music helps them through things or this is
what they're listening to and they're driving around, and that's
what it's all about, you know, connecting through music. And
I feel like I've been blessed to bless others, you know,
(04:49):
and that's why I love to help Sink Jude, love
to just do whatever I can out there to make
people's day. You know.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
I know that Scotty's going to ask because we're going
to like talk about the donation and like, you know,
donating any soon. But I'll tell you, listening to his
voice and his accent, he could tell me to donate
to anything right now, and I probably donate.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Right now.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
I'm gonna download that.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Right Keep in mind, to Scotty and the rest of us,
you're the one with the accent all day long. I
want I want to get into of course Saint Jude
and how we can help out because I want everyone
listening to support and before we do that, I got
to turn it to Froggy. As you know, our Froggy
is is He's a he's a big force in a
in country country music radio. And this new song out,
(05:36):
you know, in the album out, we need for you
to commit to Scotty right now that you're gonna You're
gonna stand behind this thing.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
Scotty already knows he has my commitment on on Fall
of Summer, Scotty, talk about just two weeks ago. I
know this was such an honor for you. You were inducted
as an official member of the Grand Ole Opry. What
does that mean to somebody who's grown up watching the
Grand Ole Opry your entire life and then now you
are in a member.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Uh, It's it's everything. I'm just thirty years old, but
i feel like I'm an old soul and I've got
so much respect and I revere the Opry for what
they've done for country music. And you know, I feel
like people forget, you know, back in the day before
all the social media stuff, the Opry played a huge
role and making it popular outside of just you know,
a few states in the South, and so all of
(06:23):
my heroes have played that stage. It's always been at
the top of my bucket list to be able to
be deemed worthy of joining that family. So it was
just a legitimately a lifelong dream come true. And now
I got to go home and start writing a new
bucket list and take care I'll put the next next
goal is. But it's the honor of a lifetime. I
love it. I love it.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
You know, yesterday we kicked off a summer of post
Malone and Morgan Wallen. There's their song, how are you
feeling about about post Malone? Look spreading his wings and
just being a part of whatever genre he's comfortable in.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Well, you got to be so talented to be able
to do what he's doing and you know, and just
try new things and crush it. So I think he's
doing a phenomenal job. And for me, as a guy
who you know, all I want to do is the
country music. It's what I love, it's my passion. So
I love the fact that you know, he's bringing all
these new fans, all these eyeballs to country music, and
for me, it's like somebody who's a post Malone fan
or Beyonce fan or whoever, uh you know nowadays might
(07:20):
listen to their album and after that, you know, find
out who Merle Haggard is, or find out who George
Jones or the Red Lynn is. You know. So as
a traditional country guy, I just love all the all
the new fans, new eyeballs on country music.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
Yeah, because Gandei and I were talking, we'd love to
see you on stage with Cardi B.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Yes, that would be a collaboration.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Yes, I've been waiting for absolutely. All Right, let's get
to let's get to work. We are entering into Mother's
Day weekend and we're talking earlier. What a great gift
in honor of your mom to have a conversation with
her and say, look, I want to make a monthly
donate to Saint Jude in your honor because I can't
(08:02):
imagine what it's like to be a mom and hear
that your child has cancer. Let's think about all those
moms that are dealing with that and working through it,
and those who aren't but are definitely open to what
it feels like to be a mom and to be
told that Saint Jude is their mission is to get
rid of all childhood cancer. And your conversation with your
(08:24):
mom this weekend is I love your mother. I want
to make a monthly contribution to Saint Jude Children's Research
Hospital in honor of you and this conversation we're having.
And it could be twenty dollars a month, it could
be whatever a month.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Whatever you can do.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
If you text the word Elvis to sixty two sixty
two sixty two, you'll get that this T shirt Saves
Lives t shirt. If you do a monthly contribution and
you have this incredible gift for your mom, maybe if
you're it's last minute, Like I said earlier, you don't
want to go down to the gas station by your
mom sushi for Mother's Day. Do it this way and
(08:59):
with Scotty McCree. Thank you Scotty for spending all this
time with us. We're telling you right now it's totally legit.
Do you want to add to this, Scotty, would any
of the thoughts about Saint Jude? Seriously?
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Oh? Well, I just love it. If you're gonna, if
you want to give back, if you want to help
family without help getting out, this is the way to
do it. I can guarantee your money is going to
a great place. And the research they do and how
they help these families, it's it's unparalleled. They are truly
they are the angels among us. So I think it's
a great place to help out if you can.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Absolutely, we're talking to twenty dollars a month. I mean,
think of all the stupid stuff you spend twenty dollars
a month on, Scotty. I mean, come on, a bunch
of idiots when you really look at what we're spending
our money on. But twenty dollars a month to Saint
Jude and you get that shirt. Pretty cool. Scotty McCreary.
Of course, Rise and Fall the albums out today, Fall
(09:50):
of Summer of the song that Scott that Froggy is
going to be playing I think in power Rotation in
just moment.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Yeah, I love it.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
Everyone say thank you to Scotty McCreary.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Thanks for having me own.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
Enjoy New York City, leave it the way you found it, please,
thank you. Have a nice day. Scotty McCree What a
nice guy.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
I just downloaded that album.
Speaker 1 (10:15):
You love it absolutely, absolutely again text the word Elvis
to sixty two sixty two sixty two, and they will
walk you through about your contribution and how it's paid
and everything like that. Don't be afraid just to text
the word Elvis to sixty two sixty two, sixty two.
They don't have you right there. You're not snagged.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
They will.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
They will then walk you through and tell you and
explain to you exactly what it is that this is
all about. We love you, Saint Jude
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