True Country
Get to know industry professionals from every corner of country music as they answer- "What is True Country?"
Episodes
February 23, 2019 • 16 mins
Hear my interview with singer/songwriter Genevieve Allen. We discuss her career, upcoming shows and the "unique" nickname she gave her guitar!
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February 19, 2019 • 19 mins
On today's show, I talk with country music legends "The Bellamy Brothers!"
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February 10, 2019 • 18 mins
On today’s show, I talk with country music singer/songwriter Casey Pilgreen.
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August 6, 2018 • 27 secs
Pat Waters, star artist and 6th-generation Texan, joins the podcast to talk road life, his new TV show "Drive Across Texas with Pat Waters", what True Country is to him, and more.
Check him out at PatWaters.com
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July 30, 2018 • 30 mins
In part 2 of this extended episode, the creator and curator of provocative country reporting site 'Saving Country Music' continues sharing his insights and deep knowledge of the country music industry with the show.
Kyle Coroneos has been writing columns, sharing news and information on great up-and-coming artists, and working to speak for the under-represented voices of talent across country music for over 10 years. His ...
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July 23, 2018 • 25 mins
In this 2-part episode, the creator and curator of provocative country reporting site Saving Country Music joins the show.
Kyle Coroneos has been writing columns, sharing news and information on great up-and-coming artists, and working to speak for the under-represented voices of talent across country music for over 10 years. His work has developed a large following of observers to include fans and long-term loyalists, as well as...
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July 2, 2018 • 19 mins
Hilary Williams, granddaughter of the one-and-only Hank Williams, and daughter of country superstar Hank Jr, joins the podcast to talk love for music at an early age in the family (1:47), the car wreck that nearly took her life and was the inspiration for the music on her 1st record (3:04), making her Grand Ole Opry debut, and the talent throughout the Williams family (8:23), the venues and locations that she'd love to play (11...
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June 25, 2018 • 24 mins
Rod Picott, singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, joins the podcast to share how he's built a long career with his guitar and the songs he's written.
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June 18, 2018 • 36 mins
Frank Foster, Nashville-based independent artist with a unique approach to his success, joins the podcast and talks songwriting inspiration, selling out shows before he'd ever played live, what True Country is to him, and more.
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June 11, 2018 • 53 mins
Lloyd Maines, prolific musician & producer, father of Dixie Chicks Superstar Natalie Maines, and ACL Hall of Fame inductee joins the podcast! He discusses how he started playing music and where he got his first pedal steel guitar (1:55), developing from a teenage honky-tonk player to studio musician (5:16), the different styles he played that brought him different work (7:00), coming to produce, play, or both on more than 4,000...
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June 4, 2018 • 41 mins
Radney Foster, singer/songwriter with multiple top-ten hits, joins the podcast and discusses starting out as a musician (2:43), answering the call from Nashville (6:25), his development in the songwriting process (10:17), the tough moments in a long career (16:35), personal voices and perspectives that are represented in each song written (18:44), the best moments in a long career (20:54), what he sees in the industry today, and ho...
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May 28, 2018 • 19 mins
Country Legend Johnny Lee, the Urban Cowboy, joins the podcast and shares insights on his early career (1:43), how things changed after his success with the classic film 'Urban Cowboy' (4:42), the lows (7:50) and highs (9:33) of a long career in the music business, what he'd do differently if starting his career today (12:03), what True Country is to him (15:12), and more.
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May 21, 2018 • 38 mins
Ray Scott, artist and songwriter based in Nashville TN, joins the podcast and tells all about how he started playing music (1:40), his goals when arriving in Nashville (5:07), what it took to get songs cut and progress made in Nashville (7:31), a few key things he learned from that process (11:55), the good and bad of working as an independent writer and artist (17:45) and support for that music (19:54), what he is working on next ...
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May 14, 2018 • 27 mins
Mike Severson, founder and owner of Songwriter City based in Nashville TN, joins the podcast and talks how he got started in the music business (2:46), making the move to Nashville (6:30), what he experienced during the big radio station consolidations (9:56), some of the high points in his career (15:20), how he started Songwriter City and what his unique shows provide (20:09), what True Country is to him (25:28), and more.
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May 7, 2018 • 31 mins
Beth Nielsen Chapman, Hall of Fame Songwriter with multiple #1 hits to include Strong Enough To Bend (#1 for Tanya Tucker) and Nothin’ I Can Do About It Now (#1 for Willie Nelson) to name a few, Beth is a True Country professional with decades of experience. She joins the podcast and discusses her roots in songwriting (2:00), experiencing and participating in the incredible music from Muscle Shoals (4:25), the top 20 Billboard sing...
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April 30, 2018 • 26 mins
Joe Nichols discusses how he got started as an artist (1:29), the tough but defining moment when he knew he belonged (3:29), the funny odd jobs he worked to get by (5:23), how he coped with disappointment and rejection when coming to Nashville (8:24), being told 'no' on every one of his first 31 opportunities (9:40), his 1st Grammy experience, and an odd encounter with Queen Latifah and Halle Berry (12:53), what he'd do...
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April 23, 2018 • 23 mins
Country music legend Mickey Gilley joins the podcast and discusses his first recording taking 50+ years to do anything for him (2:05), musical trivia of artists who played on his records (2:40), how a B-side jukebox throwaway tune became his first #1 record (3:27), wanting to be a rock-n-roller like cousin Jerry Lee Lewis (4:45), Urban Cowboy reunions (6:02), camaraderie with the fans (9:53), highest points of his career (11:08...
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April 16, 2018 • 31 mins
Glen Templeton, rising star based in Nashville, talks following in his father's footsteps (2:06), songwriting being key to country artists' identity (4:16), his own turning point to making the dream become his reality (6:10), the peaks & valleys from a struggling musician to playing for thousands (9:55), the true value of living out the American dream in this country (10:45), giving fans what they ask for in traditional...
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April 9, 2018 • 24 mins
John Ozier, VP Creative at ole Majorly Indie, joins the podcast and talks about doing whatever it takes to make it in the music industry (2:18), striving to do something that you love without worrying about much else (5:50), writing 300 songs before coming up with 1 to be proud of (7:53), the first time hearing his own hit on the radio (10:33), 'Skin'- the power of a song that reaches deeper into people's lives than you...
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April 2, 2018 • 28 mins
Bobby Tomberlin, of Curb Records Publishing, Nashville, talks about writing breakthrough hits like Diamond Rio's 'One More Day' (6:58), creating songs that speak to their listeners (9:45), staying true to self after years on Music Row (10:45), booking a gig on CMT's 'The Singing Bee' TV show (17:05), working on the movie 'Wheeler' (18:53), an interesting experience with Hall-of-Famer Phil Everly (23...
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