Bobbycast
A show Bobby Bones does from his house. In-depth interviews with songwriters, producers and artists in Nashville that reveal the stories behind the biggest songs, candid anecdotes and personal stories.
Episodes
Sunny Sweeney stopped by Bobby's house to talk about her journey as a singer songwriter coming from Texas and trying to make it in Nashville. She talks about getting discovered on Myspace and signing her first record deal, to only be dropped from it, to three months later being nominated for an ACM Award. Sunny also discusses how she thought about quitting music until she kept receiving signs to keep going, like her most recent one...
Martina McBride (@MartinaMcBride) recently stopped by Bobby's house to discuss her over 30-year career of being one of country music's most powerful voices, how she got her start, her passion for cooking, the secret to her 35 year marriage and explains the joke Loretta Lynn made inducting her into The Opry. Martina moved to Nashville in1990 to pursue a career in music, and since then has gotten 20 Top Ten hits and 6 number-one song...
Chase Rice (@ChaseRice) recently released his new album "I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell" and he stopped by Bobby's house to discuss his new music, mindset and answer some personal questions. Chase moved to Nashville in 2010 and almost immediately found success when he co-wrote Florida Georgia Line's hit song "Cruise." But why his early success didn't lead him where he wanted to go in his career. He talks about how for yea...
Luke Combs turns 33 today! We want to take a look back at when he stopped by the BobbyCast back in 2020. Luke was fresh off of his SNL debut when we sat down to record this. He talks about finding out he was the musical guest just a week and a half out. Luke tells the story of the guy at a record label who told him he needed to go back and write better songs after meeting him. Luke then turns all the songs he played for him that da...
Hailey Whitters (@HaileyWhitters) first single at country radio "Everything She Ain't" is climbing the charts and she stopped by Bobby's house before going on her new headlining Raised Tour. Hailey moved from a small town in Iowa to Nashville 15 years ago to pursue a career in country music but kept facing struggles. She talks about all the difficulties she had and ways she tried to make it, the jobs she had to take to survive, and...
Chris Shiflett just released a new solo song “Black Top White Lines” which he recorded in Nashville and stopped by Bobby’s house while he was in town to play the Ryman as a solo artist. Chis joined the Foo Fighters as lead guitarist in 1999. He talks about how he first joined the band, the dynamic between the band in the studio and the largest crowd they’ve ever performed in front of. Chris shares how he got started playing guitar,...
Bobby was just in Oklahoma so wanted to revist his visit with the legend herself, Reba McEntire. They talk about it all! Reba shares stories behind her new project Revived Remixed Revisited including a new version of “Does He Love You” with Dolly Parton. She talks about the time she made her Opry debut and had her set cut short because of Dolly. She addressed all the biggest Urban Legends about her turning down role in Titanic, and...
For King and Country (@forkingandcountry) are made up of two Brothers Joel & Luke Smallbone. They stop by Bobby’s house fresh off their trip to the Grammys after earning a nomination with their friend, Hillary Scott of Lady A. Joel shares why he was depressed days after the trip. They share their amazing story of how their family moved from Australia with nothing to the United States and how they got by living in a house withou...
Jon Nite (@jnitewriter)is a Grammy-nominated, CMA and ACM award winning singer/songwriter with 15 No. 1’s and counting. He dealt with many struggles in his life growing up without much in Texas, getting his girlfriend pregnant when he was only 16 and the repercussions it had on his father who worked in the church. Jon talks about what motivated him to move to Nashville to study music and pursue songwriting even when everything in h...
Kameron Marlowe (@kameronmarlowe) moved to Nashville 4 years ago at 21 years old. He started out playing on Broadway in order to make ends meet. After signing his record deal in 2020, his trajectory changed as the world shut down but that allowed him to take time to work on his debut album which came out last year. Kameron talks to Bobby about how his failed proposal led to his song “Giving You Up” then releasing it out of spite, h...
In honor of his new album the mockingbird & THE CROW...Bobby wanted to revist the first time he met HARDY. In this first meeting they talk about Hardy's journey from songwriter to artist. Hardy talks about his success as a songwriter with songs like “God’s Country”, “Simple”, “More Than My Hometown” and his first No. 1!
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Jake Owen (@jakeowenofficial) returns to the BobbyCast to share all of his big life updates with Bobby. He shares how his perspective changed now that he is in his 40’s and what would be the reason he would retire from music. Jake looks back on the day he made the decision to move to Nashville, the conversation he had with his parents on dropping out of college, leaving his twin brother behind and the real reason he goes by Jake in...
Dallas Smith (@DallasSmithMusic) has an origin story unlike any you’ve ever heard. His path from alternative to country music fame is one of the most unconventional stories that Bobby has been able to dive into. Dallas talks about growing up a really shy kid in Canada and not performing publicly until he was forming his first band, Default that went on to get a record deal and land hits at rock radio. Bobby and Dallas get into the ...
Tom Douglas returns! He has written No.1’s such as “I Run You” by Lady A, “The House That Built Me” by Miranda Lambert, “Raise Em Up” by Keith Urban + Eric Church and many more! Tom shares how he stays active and positive as he approaches his 70th birthday + how he has learned to be intentional with his time. He shares how the idea came about for his new documentary “Love, Tom”, how it started as a one man show and then ended up on...
In this episode, we've compiled stories from past Bobbycast episodes on how various bands got their names. You'll hear how Dan + Shay, Lady A, Rascal Flatts, Old Dominion, Little Big Town, Locash, NSYNC, Creed, Seaforth and LANCO decided on their names, some of the struggles they went through with their name, and what they called themselves before they made it big.
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...Mike D takes you along our favorite moments from the BobbyCast this year! In Part 2, you’ll hear stories from Ronnie Dunn of Brooks and Dunn, Sherly Crow, Gavin DeGraw, Rita Wilson and Billy Ray Cyrus! Stories of living with Johnny Cash, getting clean and what it’s like to be famous.
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Mike D takes you along our favorite moments from the BobbyCast this year! In Part 1, you’ll hear stories from Bailey Zimmerman, Tyler Hubbard, Morgan Wade, Breland and JT Harding! Stories of falling into music by accident, getting to open for superstars, breaking up and more.
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John Esposito is leaving the position as the Chairman & CEO Warner Music Nashville after 13 years. He has overseen the label and grown it exponentially since he began in 2009 with artists from Dan + Shay to Kenny Chesney. He talks about taking Blake Shelton from a point of almost getting dropped to being a super star. Espo is already credited with jump starting the careers of Hunter Hayes, Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell and man...
Chris Tomlin sits down with Bobby to talk about the unconventional journey that has led him to be one of the most successful Christian artists. Chris has an impressive resume with 17 #1 single, 29 top ten hits (more than any other Christian artist), and 12 million albums sold. He is also 1 of only 4 artists ever to receive 1 Billion digital radio streams, alongside Justin Timberlake, Pitbull and Garth Brooks. Chris shares stories a...
Joey Moi has changed the sound of modern country music. He has been a producer on 62 No. 1 Songs, over 35 albums and 450 songs. He got his start in the music business working with Nickelback. While attending Vancouver’s Center for Digital Imaging and Sound his audio production assignment included recording early demos of the band. Joey and Bobby talk about how he got started writing and producing music in Canada and what inspired t...
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