Country Music Success Stories

In this Nashville-Based podcast, radio legend & master interviewer Candy O’Terry goes straight to the pros to hear their stories.

Episodes

H. Jack Williams: Singer / Songwriter – Kevin Coster, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Greg Allman, Peter Gabriel.

June 2, 2022 • 40 min

When I set my mind out to do something, I do it. – H. Jack Williams

For this episode, we’re at Anthem Entertainment in Nashville with singer/songwriter H. Jack Williams. Anthem is one of the world’s leading independent music and entertainment content and services companies with publishing, production, the iconic Anthem Records, Film & Television, Music Licensing. As we prepped for this interview, we couldn’t help but be ama...

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Glen Campbell Tribute: Part Two – An Exclusive Interview with Glen’s wife, Kim Campbell

May 19, 2022 • 26 min

Dear God, please send me a southern, good looking Christian millionaire who I can be in love with and he can be in love with me…and there I was, having dinner with Glen Campbell. — Kim Campbell Welcome to part two of our interview series on the life and music of Glen Campbell, recorded before a live studio audience at the Glen Campbell Museum in Nashville, Tennessee on April 21, 2022. This episode is your chance to experience ...

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Glen Campbell Tribute: Part One – TK Kimbrell, Mike Borchetta & Julian Raymond

April 27, 2022 • 31 min

There was never a more wonderful human being on the planet than Glen Campbell. – Mike Borchetta Generations of artists count Glen Campbell as one of the greatest artists who ever lived. He was gifted with the kind of voice that connected to the lyric and the listener in a memorable way. Experts say that Glen Campbell was the greatest guitarist to ever play. In fact, he was a member of the famous Wrecking Crew, an outstanding ses...

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Candy & Jacy: Manifesting & Wish Boards

April 13, 2022 • 51 min

Manifesting your dreams and visualizing your success works. We’re proof of that. -Candy & Jacy This episode is a little bit different from the others. While together in Palm Springs, California for a west coast swing of interviews, we decided to sit down with cozy blankets and glasses of vodka and soda to talk about our career paths in music. Trust us, the road has been filled with potholes and disappointments, loss and h...

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Lindy Robbins – Multi-platinum selling & award-winning songwriter

March 23, 2022 • 28 min

Did I change somebody’s life, or change somebody’s day or help somebody to survive cancer because of this song that was a joy to write? That’s everything. – Lindy Robbins Our trip to Los Angeles was a blast. We had lunch in Beverly Hills, walked up and down Rodeo Drive like we were Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman and then hopped in the car for this interview with Lindy Robbins. She’s a multi-platinum selling and award-winning so...

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Anthony Resta – Platinum Selling Producer, Composer & Musician

March 10, 2022 • 34 min

Being a producer is a lot like directing a film. You want to have a look at the bigger picture. You need to be able to zoom out and help the artist get a picture of where they’ve always wanted to go. -Anthony Resta We’re back from our west coast swing where we were searching for interviews with iconic music industry pros. One day in California we ended up high in the Hollywood Hills for an interview with Anthony Resta, award-w...

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Jim Vest – Award-winning Steel Guitarist, Producer & Author

February 24, 2022 • 32 min

Somebody from an 11 dollar house in Alabama has cut some of the biggest records in the world and if that can happen for me, it can happen for you. – Jim Vest We can hardly wait for you to hear this interview with Jim Vest: musician, producer, songwriter, and leader of the legendary Nashville Cats. Recorded in an easy chair from his cozy home just outside of Nashville, this is a first-hand story about a career that thrives to ...

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Pam Lewis – Nashville Publicist & Preservationist

February 2, 2022 • 42 min

There are a lot of parallels between the French wine industry and the country music industry. The vintners will cut back the vines to make them suffer in order to produce the best grapes. There is a part of this town that wants you to suffer a little bit. You’ve got to pay your dues. – Pam Lewis

Have you ever wondered about the role PR and marketing play in the development of a country music artist? Easy answer: it’s huge. That’...

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Jim Messina of Loggins and Messina: up close & personal with an icon

January 20, 2022 • 40 min

I appreciate the moment. I learned many years ago that happiness is the appreciation of what is happening. – Jim Messina We were beside ourselves as we headed to the home of Jim Messina. There we were in Jacy’s silver Toyota Corolla, winding our way down country roads just outside of Nashville, singing Your Mama Don’t Dance and your Daddy Don’t Rock n Roll at the top of our lungs. We may be interviewing country music icons on ...

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Bobby Tomberlin – Grammy, CMA, and ACM nominated songwriter: Blake Shelton, Diamond Rio, Faith Hill, Dolly Parton

January 5, 2022 • 41 min

Be a good hang. Don’t bring dark energy into the room and be kind to people. Love the music so much, it loves you back. – Bobby Tomberlin We’re kicking off 2022 with a trip to Curb WORD on Nashville’s famous Music Row. This iconic songwriter’s think-tank is owned by music industry giant Mike Curb and we’re here for a rare conversation with Bobby Tomberlin, one of the most successful songwriters in country music today. Curb WOR...

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Their First Time on the Radio: Sara Evans, John Schneider, Crystal Gayle, Jamie O’Neal & more

December 8, 2021 • 23 min

For this episode, Jacy and I got to thinking about our favorite answers to the questions we always ask during our interviews with country music icons. We decided to put together a “best of” episode that featured singers and songwriters answering the question: tell me about the first time you ever heard yourself on the … Continue reading Their First Time on the Radio: Sara Evans, John Schneider, Crystal Gayle, Jamie O’Neal & mor...

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Frank Myers : Grammy Award-Winning songwriter, Lonestar, Crystal Gayle, Vince Gill

November 24, 2021 • 32 min

“You and I” just stuck out to me as a title, so I just wrote it down on a piece of paper with some other titles because I was really just learning how to write songs. – Frank Myers From a career that began as a singer with a guitar on stages large and small … Continue reading Frank Myers : Grammy Award-Winning songwriter, Lonestar, Crystal Gayle, Vince Gill →

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Jamie O’Neal : Grammy Nominee, ACM & Billboard award-winning artist

November 10, 2021 • 31 min

When I had the chicken pox, I went on stage. When I had a cracked rib, I went on stage. And that is the old Vaudeville saying “the show must go on.” – Jamie O’Neal Music Row is pretty magical. The streets that make up this iconic area of Nashville are lined with old … Continue reading Jamie O’Neal : Grammy Nominee, ACM & Billboard award-winning artist →

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Lily Isaacs of The Isaacs

October 27, 2021 • 44 min

We love it so much. We love our fans, we love what we do, and it is exhausting, but I think it’s a calling on our lives where, we have to do this. This is part of our blood. It’s our calling. – Lily Isaacs In this interview, we settle into the living room … Continue reading Lily Isaacs of The Isaacs →

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Sonny LeMaire of Exile

October 13, 2021 • 44 min

The appeal of music for me was playing the music. When you start playing, and that music is blowing by you, around you. It is the most amazing, glorious feeling. – Sonny LeMaire In this episode, we sit down with Sonny LeMaire, bass player, singer/songwriter for the iconic group Exile. Taped in Sonny’s cozy … Continue reading Sonny LeMaire of Exile →

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Chris Lindsey

September 28, 2021

I think I am known as a nice guy. It’s more important to be a great person than it is to be a hit songwriter. -Chris Lindsey In this episode, we’re heading back to Aimeeland, a famous recording studio just outside of Nashville for an interview with Grammy nominated hit songwriter, Chris Lindsey. In this … Continue reading Chris Lindsey →

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Candy & Jacy

September 15, 2021 • 39 min

Sometimes we have to pinch ourselves because the creation of Country Music Success Stories combines both of our talents and checks all of our boxes! -Candy O’Terry & Jacy Dawn Valeras We’ve been getting lots of messages from listeners (and please keep ‘em coming @countrymusicsuccessstories). They tell us that they love hearing about the country … Continue reading Candy & Jacy →

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Whispering Bill Anderson

July 22, 2021 • 51 min

Find something you like doin’ so much, you’d do it for nothin’ and then learn to do it so well that they’ll pay you and then you’ve got it made. That’s how I feel about performing. – Bill Anderson If you want to get someone’s attention, just whisper! Whispering Bill Anderson has been getting people’s … Continue reading Whispering Bill Anderson →

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John Schneider

July 7, 2021 • 42 min

I’ve always expected great things and I’ve asked people to do the same. It’s a mindset. If you expect bad things to happen, they will. I don’t think anybody would disagree with that. Therefore, if you expect great things to happen they will. -John Schneider Music Row is just a road in Nashville, but it … Continue reading John Schneider →

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Sara Evans

June 23, 2021 • 41 min

I grew up on a farm with the clothes line in the backyard and I knew that millions of Americans would relate to that. As much as I love New York and L.A, I am really a spokesperson for middle America and the girl next door. -Sara Evans Every trip to Nashville is filled with … Continue reading Sara Evans →

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Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}Glen Campbell Tribute: Part Two – An Exclusive Interview with Glen’s wife, Kim Campbell

Glen Campbell Tribute: Part One – TK Kimbrell, Mike Borchetta & Julian Raymond

Candy & Jacy: Manifesting & Wish Boards

Lindy Robbins – Multi-platinum selling & award-winning songwriter

Anthony Resta – Platinum Selling Producer, Composer & Musician

Jim Vest – Award-winning Steel Guitarist, Producer & Author

Pam Lewis – Nashville Publicist & Preservationist

Jim Messina of Loggins and Messina: up close & personal with an icon

Bobby Tomberlin – Grammy, CMA, and ACM nominated songwriter: Blake Shelton, Diamond Rio, Faith Hill, Dolly Parton

Their First Time on the Radio: Sara Evans, John Schneider, Crystal Gayle, Jamie O’Neal & more

Frank Myers : Grammy Award-Winning songwriter, Lonestar, Crystal Gayle, Vince Gill

Jamie O’Neal : Grammy Nominee, ACM & Billboard award-winning artist

Lily Isaacs of The Isaacs

Sonny LeMaire of Exile

Chris Lindsey

Candy & Jacy

Whispering Bill Anderson

John Schneider

Sara Evans

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H. Jack Williams: Singer / Songwriter – Kevin Coster, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Greg Allman, Peter Gabriel.

Glen Campbell Tribute: Part Two – An Exclusive Interview with Glen’s wife, Kim Campbell

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