Remembering Brett James, Artists That Sound Like Other Artists, and Country Music News

Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
JayFranze (00:33):
And we are coming at you live.
I am Jay Franze, and uh with metonight, the Fiona to my trek,
my beautiful co-host, MissTiffany Mason.

TiffanyMason (00:43):
Oh, I appreciate that.

JayFranze (00:46):
If you are new to the show, this is your source for
the latest news, reviews, andinterviews.
And if you would like to joinin, comment, or fire off any
questions, you can head over tojFrenzy.com.
Alright, my friend, before weget started, let me tell me
about the question of the day.
The question of the day.
Name an artist that sounds likeanother artist or like they're

(01:09):
from another time.
Easy.
Name an artist that sounds likeanother artist or like they are
from another time.
That question comes from James.
Thank you very much, James.
Let's go ahead and save ourresponses to a little later in
the show.
And if you would like to putyour answers in the comment
section, we will be happy toread those off a little later.
A question for you.

(01:30):
Let's just start off with aquestion.

Okay.

JayFranze (01:32):
I'm going to give you a list of songs.
You tell me what they have incommon.

Okay.

JayFranze (01:36):
Okay.
Who am I by Jessica Andrews?
Blessed by Martina McBride.
When the Sun Goes Down by KennyChesney and Uncle Cracker.
Jesus Take the Wheel by MissCarrie Underwood.
Mr.
Know It All by Kelly Clarkson.
Reality by Kenny Chesney.
And I Hold On by Dirk Spentley.

(01:59):
That is only ten of these 500songs I have here in front of
me.
Those are ten.

Well I'm gonna say that they were overplayed on
the radio because they weresuper stellar songs.

JayFranze (02:14):
That is true.
They are massive hits.
They were so massive, they areall number one hits.

Oh wow.

JayFranze (02:23):
And I'm telling you this tonight because I have some
sad news.
I don't want it to be sad.
I want it to be positive.
Remembrance.
We're remembering Brett James,songwriter in Nashville who
passed away this past week.

Yes, I hate this news.

JayFranze (02:40):
He wrote all of those songs.
Some 500 plus others that areall big, massive hits.
He was extremely well known inNashville City.

Jay, did he start as being an athlete that got
injured?
You know what?

JayFranze (02:59):
That does happen quite a bit, doesn't it?
He did not start as an athlete,but you know what he did start
off as?
Doctor.
He was in school for pre-med,and he gave up schooling to
pursue a songwriting career.

Okay, so let's remember, just put that
information in your back pocket,that Brett was going to be a
doctor.
He was going to school forthat, but he decided to pursue
his music career.
Just let's let's table it for aminute.

JayFranze (03:28):
It's there, it's tabled.
It's got a pin in it, as theysay.

Okay, put it put a pin in it, right?
Right.

JayFranze (03:34):
But that's crazy to think you're in school to be a
doctor, you're being set up forlife, and you go off to say,
nope, I'm gonna be a songwriterand not know if that's gonna
happen.
And in most cases, it's notgonna happen.

Yeah.

JayFranze (03:49):
But he hit the lottery with it.
He's won numerous Grammys.
I mean, he is an amazingsongwriter.
It's sad that he passed away.
Passed away last Thursday.
And the sad part is it was in aplane crash.
He was with his wife and herdaughter.
And nobody survived the planecrash.

Okay, so super sad.
But nobody's going without adad, nobody's going without a
wife, nobody's going without ahusband.

JayFranze (04:20):
I mean, silver lining on it, but yes, still very sad.
They were going to NorthCarolina from Nashville.
He was flying the plane.
So there is an investigationgoing on.
We don't know what happened,but it's sad.

That's pretty cool too that he had his pilot's
license.

JayFranze (04:41):
Oh yeah.
Of course he didn't.
Guess how many of his 500 plusreleased songs?
That's 500 plus released, notwritten.
500 plus songs that were cut byartists and released.
How many of those were numberone hits?
Don't go overboard, it's notthat high, but okay.

Um 88.

JayFranze (05:05):
Oh no, it's 27.

Oh.

JayFranze (05:08):
27 number one hits, which is amazing.

That's still amazing.
I mean, I feel like every timethat they a new celebrity says
that they knew him, it's withsome number one hit song.
Yeah.

JayFranze (05:18):
And he's an amazing musician.

Is that another number one?

JayFranze (05:21):
Right.
He's released his own albumbefore.
He's in the Hall of Fame.

Had a good life.

JayFranze (05:27):
He did.

I would guess.
I mean, it would seem like fromthe outside.

JayFranze (05:29):
He's young.
He was 57.

Mm-hmm.

JayFranze (05:33):
He was from Oklahoma City going to school to be a
doctor.
But if you you and the crewwould like to pick your favorite
Brett James song and message itto me, I'll be glad to see.

Do you want to use the mailbag?

JayFranze (05:52):
Use the mailbag, yes.
JFrenzy.com slash mailbag.

Yes.
And if you go to the site,you're looking for the drop-down
menu.

JayFranze (06:00):
Or you could just go to jfrenzy.com slash mailbag.

I can't remember mailbag, Jay.

JayFranze (06:05):
Okay.
I'm so it's in the menu.
Go to the site.
It's in the menu.
Sorry.

I need a drop-down menu, Jay.
And I need the crew members toknow.
There are drop-down menus, youjust pop in there.

JayFranze (06:16):
Yeah, jfrenzy.com.
That's it.
That's the only thing you needto remember.
But yes, if you go to thewebsite and go to the mailbag
and just tell us what yourfavorite Brett James song was.
Tell us if you have anymemories from it, and I'll read
them off on the next show.

Yeah.
That sounds good.

JayFranze (06:35):
You know, go back, listen to some of his songs.
Do it in honor of Brett forthis this week.
Just listen to some of hissongs, honor him.
Might put a few shekels in hisfamily's pocket by you doing
that.

Yeah, yeah.
That's pretty crazy.
Very sad.

JayFranze (06:52):
It is a little sad.
But like I said, this is not asad moment.
This is us honoring the greatcareer that he had.

Well, I'm kind of excited to talk about this first
one because it is the farm aid.
And so I am from Iowa, which isin the Midwest.
And this is uh Willie Nelson'sbig fundraiser.
And in 1993, I was in highschool, we had massive flooding.
I mean massive flooding.
And so I remember that summermy girlfriend actually went to

(07:24):
her grandparents in Wyomingbecause water wasn't working,
you couldn't flush the toilets,like you had to go get water
from other places.
We had to go to the grocerystores and get just pallets of
bottled water so that we coulddo daily living.
So I remember this very muchthat it was canceled that year.
And instead, Willie Nelsonperformed at FarmAid 6 in Ames

(07:44):
on April 24th.
And the concert was held at theCyclone Stadium.
Now it's named Jack TriceStadium, and it featured a
lineup including Neil Young,John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash,
and Ringo Star.
But it is on for this year,actually, it just happened on
the 20th.
And Willie Nelson, Neil Young,John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan,

(08:07):
Margot Price, and others werewith the headliners.
And that was at the FarmAidconcert in Minneapolis.
So it's still going on.
And I just it's just funny whenI hear it.
I just I always think of thatflood.

JayFranze (08:18):
You mentioned Neil Young, FarmAid, one of the big
contributors to Farmade.
He has a huge collection ofvintage vehicles that's
impressive within itself, butthat's not the impressive part.
He's converted them all to runon alternative fuel.
So all I can think is he's liketaking lettuce heads and just

(08:38):
scramming them in.

Ethanol is popular in Iowa, running on corn.

JayFranze (08:43):
I don't know.
Maybe.

I just learned this week that when the
automobile first came out, mostof the vehicles that were being
made were electric.
It was Henry Ford that turnedit over to a gasoline engine.

JayFranze (08:55):
See, look at that.
We're full of all sorts ofinformation here on the show.

You guys don't want to miss the beginning
because this is where all thenews comes right out.
Yeah, there you go.
Including news about LukeBryan's farm tour that's
celebrating 10 years, supportingfarming communities, which I
did fail to mention the farm aidis to help farmers in the
Midwest facing serious economicpressure.
And so, same thing here.

(09:20):
We've got Luke Bryan.
He has brought music to ruralAmerica, and this year it has
expanded into the Midwest andCalifornia.
Partnering with Bear, the touralso collected over 15,000
pounds of food from fans.
15,000 sounds like a lot, but Imean you're trying to feed
people.
Yeah.
If it's all instant mashedpotatoes, then that's a lot of

(09:43):
food.

JayFranze (09:45):
Yeah.
Plus the can adds the weight.

Right, right.
But he's he's veryphilanthropic.

JayFranze (09:53):
I am a huge fan of his.
I say it every time.

You got a boy crush.

JayFranze (10:00):
No, that's not my type.
If we hit one that is, I'lltell you.
But he's not it.
I do like his personalitythough.
He's a he's he's a greatperformer.
I know you say he can't dance,but he's a great performer.

He is a good performer.

JayFranze (10:12):
And do you know that he also started as a songwriter?

I did not know that.

JayFranze (10:17):
Yeah, he started as a songwriter.
He wrote for Travis Tritt andBilly Carrington before he
became big.

Ah it makes me think of uh you saying that two
female artists were at the frontdesk of a recording studio.

JayFranze (10:30):
Oh, Faith Hill and Tricia Earwood.

Yeah.
People, wherever your passionsare, put yourself in that arena.
Put yourself in theenvironment, learn the people,
and that's what that's whatthey're doing.
So that does not surprise me.
And then look what happens.
You may become famous.
You maybe get your music on theradio.
Pretty cool.

JayFranze (10:49):
And then people will make fun of you for not being
able to dance.

That's right.
And know everything about yourpersonal life.
Speaking of a personal life,we've got Leaney Wilson, and
she's sick.
She is just down and out.
It's affecting her vocal cords.
And her show in the woodlandswas canceled due to vocal issues
from illness.
And the concert actually hasbeen rescheduled for November
1st with original ticketshonored.

JayFranze (11:14):
We talked about her last week.
I wanted to go look up some ofher old Hannah Montana
impersonation videos, and Inever did.

Oh shoot.

JayFranze (11:23):
I just want to see if there were any good.

Well, I should make a note to do that, but I
did go check out Chapel Heart,and man, you guys were not
wrong.
You guys were on point.
That is some good music.
So if you didn't go check outChapel Heart, y'all should, for
real.
Okay, we are moving on to newfestivals and big names.
So the Country to CountryFestival has revealed its lineup

(11:46):
for the 2026 UK dates.
It includes Keith Urban, Brooksand Dunn, newcomer Zach Top,
we've talked a lot about him, inGlasgow, London, and Belfast.
The event continues as a majorplatform for both established
stars and rising country acts,and it's set for March.

JayFranze (12:04):
Yeah, we talked about some of those people before.
I mean, Keith Urban, we talkabout a lot.
He's one of the best musiciansin the world.
But Ronnie Dunn.
Ronnie Dunn was studying to bea minister.
So again, an odd path he took,but he was he was studying to be
a minister and then became, youknow, country star.

Well, I love those pictures that like business
coaches post or whatever, andit's like the road to success,
and it's like what you think,and it's this straight road, and
then what it actually is, andit's this hot mess squiggly
line.

JayFranze (12:37):
Yeah, makes perfect sense.

I think the older you get, the more you realize
it's very spot on.
Okay.
We want to talk about BrettEldridge.
No.
What he's doing this holidayseason.
Well, tough nuggets.
It's next on the list, so Igotta let the crew members know.
It's not about you, Jay.
Fair enough.
Okay, it's about bringing newsto our crew members.
Country star Brett Eldridge isbringing holiday spirit on Glow
Live Tour.

(13:01):
Get it?
Like it could be Go Live, butit's Glow.
It's fascinating.
This November and December,Brett Eldridge will hit cities
including Nashville, Chicago,New York, and Boston on his
annual Glow Live Tour.
Expect festive music, holidayclassics, and heartwarming shows
to close out the year.

JayFranze (13:21):
What was that last city you mentioned?

Boston.
From Boston.

JayFranze (13:30):
Brett.
Brett is afraid of elevators.

Oh.

JayFranze (13:35):
Whenever he goes to a hotel and stuff, he's
constantly taking the stairs.

I mean, you're supposed to.
Yeah.

JayFranze (13:43):
He's afraid of the elevator.
I've met a lot of people whoare afraid of the elevator.
And I don't know why.
I guess it's a claustrophobicthing, but I mean I can
understand being afraid ofheights.
I get that.
I'm afraid of heights.
I found out the hard way, butI'm afraid of heights.
But afraid of an elevator, itit's not a height thing, I would
think.
It's got to be a claustrophobicthing.

So I found out I'm also afraid of depths.
Is that a thing?
Our family took a trip to SouthDakota and we were going to go
in these caves.
And I was all excited about it.
This is probably like the thirdpanic attack I ever had in my
life.
So I didn't really know what itwas.
And we get to the place, andI'm thinking, like in Iowa,

(14:24):
there's some caves that you canwalk into, but you just walk
into them.
And so I thought we werewalking into this cave.
No.
We get in there and she's like,Okay, it's gonna be cold down
there.
Everybody get on the elevator.
And so we get on the elevator.
I'm not afraid of elevators.
Get on the elevator and shepushes the buttons and it locks
up, and she's like, Who's readyto go 532 feet below the earth's

(14:44):
surface?

JayFranze (14:45):
And I was like, I think that's different than just
your average depth.

Yeah, yeah.

JayFranze (14:52):
Yeah, I don't know if I would like that.
I don't know if I'd be afraidof it, but I don't know if I
would like it.

I'm sure it's a claustrophobic thing, but all I
could think of was like thestalagnites coming down and
stabbing all of us, and I justcouldn't hang.
So I'm afraid of depths andheights.
I just want to be sea level.
That's why I'm important.

JayFranze (15:13):
As long as we're talking about phobias.
She's sleeping, it's okay.

Next story Mr.
Spencer Hatcher.
He breaks his silence after atragedy, vowing to move forward
with his music.
So six weeks ago, his motherand his father were murdered,
actually.
And the country artist SpencerHatcher shared an emotional
message with his fans.
He has expressed gratitude forsupport and says he plans to
stick to his tour schedule inhonor of her memory.

(15:43):
That's horrible.
I think that that's what yourparents would want you to do.

JayFranze (15:49):
Yeah, I think he's doing the right thing.
I mean, it's tough.
People are gonna criticize himfor doing it, but I think it's
the right thing.

It's therapeutic.
They don't know, it's not them.

JayFranze (15:56):
Right.
And like you said, I think hismother would want him to do
that.
But he's gotta be young.

Yeah.

JayFranze (16:02):
I mean, he was discovered, he's another one
discovered on TikTok and stuff.

Yeah, I don't have his age up right now.
I was gonna say 20, but that'sMr.
Hudson Westbrook that we'regonna talk about.
And I think maybe it was justhis mother that was murdered.
Sorry, so I don't want to missmisinform crew members.
What did you say?

JayFranze (16:21):
It was just his mother.
What did you say?

I said his mom and his dad, yeah.

JayFranze (16:25):
Oh no.

Yeah, it was just his mother.

JayFranze (16:27):
Yeah.

Yep.
It's too bad.
Lisa's got his dad to lean on,and his dad has him to lean on,
and they'll get through it.
Okay.
Well, let's skip and talk aboutMr.
Hudson Westbrook because I didjust mention him and all these
kids popping up on TikTok.
He is one of the littleblondies that has popped up from
Texas.

(16:48):
Oh, yes, from West Texas.
But his album is actuallycalled Texas Forever.
He's 21 and he's tellingstories of his upbringing.
And after going viral on TikTokand quitting college to pursue
music full time, he's alreadyjust a minute, I got a scroll,
collaborating with MirandaLambert.
But that was when I told y'allto remember what we were talking

(17:11):
about with Brett, that youknow, he was pursuing medical
school and decided to quit andpursue his music full-time.
So who knows what will happenwith Mr.
Hudson?

JayFranze (17:22):
He's another one.
I mean, young and discovered onTikTok.
If you want a record labelthese days, guys, TikTok is the
place to go.
If you can get I agree.
If you can get some viral hitsand you know hundreds of
thousands of views, recordlabels will sign you.

Mm-hmm.
Did you put that in your book,Jay?

JayFranze (17:41):
Yeah, I don't know if it's in the book.

Okay.

JayFranze (17:44):
It should be.
It'll be in the book.

You guys just got an extra nugget that's not in
Standout, the book by JayFranze.
Nice.
Get your copy today.
Okay.
Now, 90s favorite Jody Messina.
Y'all, she's had a makeover andthe fans are buzzing.

JayFranze (18:00):
Are they?
Are they buzzing?

She traded her usual look for Auburn Locks and
Bangs, and the fans are lovingit.
They are cute, but it is thebangs in the eyes.
Like every time you blink,they're gonna hit your
eyelashes.
I don't know.
But that's not speculation thatnew music is on the way.

(18:24):
Yeah.

JayFranze (18:25):
She's great.
I love her.
She's Bostonian.
I love her music, but no, Ijust I'm not a fan of bangs.

Yeah.

JayFranze (18:34):
On the right person, yes.

Yeah.

JayFranze (18:38):
But I couldn't.
My wife talks about doing it tomy kids or to her on occasion.
I'm like, please don't.
Please don't.

I think we've all done it once and we understand
the fallout from that.
Although not for Jody.
Not from Jody.

JayFranze (18:54):
Her fans are loving it.

Buzzing.
I mean Buzzing.
I'm sorry.

JayFranze (18:58):
They're buzzing about it.

And and hinting towards a new new music.

JayFranze (19:04):
She's hinting, not the fan.

True, true, yes.
Her look is hinting towards newmusic.
So we'll see.
Right.
Gotta get the pot starting.
Gotta get some eyes on you.

JayFranze (19:15):
She deserves she's been off the scene for a little
while.
She's still been touring.
I think she's on the road now.
I think she's coming herewithin a month.

Oh wow.

JayFranze (19:25):
Yeah.
Okay.
I'm hoping to get a chance to gosay hello to her, but I don't
know if I'll be able to.

Okay.

JayFranze (19:32):
Jody, if you're listening.
Just saying.
Reach out.
If you reach out personally.
JFrenzy.com contact.

Find out and go cheat.
Okay.

JayFranze (19:46):
Hideout and go cheat.

Hide out and no, find out and go cheat.
Hide out and go cheat.
Hide out and go cheat.
I think that's right.
Okay, sorry.
You were right, Jay.

JayFranze (19:56):
Did we clip that?

Oh.
It's one for the records.
Okay.
Y'all.
We talk about Thomas Fratt.
We talk about this fifth babyall the time.
Okay.

JayFranze (20:10):
We're gonna carry it around wherever she goes.

Always got the darn thing with her.
Okay.
We're gonna finally address theelephant in the room.
Okay.

JayFranze (20:18):
You're calling her fat?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

JayFranze (20:23):
That's so rude.
I just want to say hate mailgoes to Tiffany at JFrency.com.
Please realize those words didnot come out of my mouth.
I don't think she's fat at all.

You're bad.
Okay.
Well, right now they have fourdaughters.
They have Will Gray, Ada James,Lennon Love, and Lily Carolina.
They're all under the age of10.
Oh my gosh.
And they were joking that goingpast five might require an
upgrade to a bigger vehicle.
So I don't know.
I pray for his wife that uhLauren Atkins that this baby

(20:58):
comes out as a boy.
And then maybe Thomas will cometo his senses and just be like,
okay, let's call it.

JayFranze (21:04):
He's just gotta keep, you know, selling.
I say selling records, but sellselling records and touring and
paying for all this stuff.

I mean, he's been number one for how many weeks
with after all the bars areclosed.

JayFranze (21:15):
He's gotta go on the road to stop having babies.

Get out there and make some money, stop making
babies.

JayFranze (21:23):
And that number one song only helps him if he if
he's a writer on it.
It's sad.
Even writers today aren'tmaking the money they used to
make.
Yeah.
Nobody's making the money theyused to make.

Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
It's a crying shame, Jay.

JayFranze (21:41):
It is.
And we talk about that.
If you think about it, youraverage CD and stuff would be
what $15.
And people can now pay $15 forSpotify for every song they've
ever wanted, forever.
Yeah.
So there's the money that thefans are paying just isn't the
same as what it used to beeither.

Mm-hmm.
Yeah, and that's what's makingthese concerts so expensive.
Dang.
I get it.
They need a piece too for beingtalented and all that kind of
stuff.
But dang.

JayFranze (22:09):
You gotta pay everybody.
I understand.
You gotta pay the venue, yougotta pay the people working at
the venue, you gotta pay themmerch table, you gotta pay for
everybody.
I completely understand.
But somebody the other day wassaying the prices still aren't
high enough for people to make aprofit.

Oh wow.
I wanted to go see NateBerghazzi, but dang, those
tickets were real expensive.
Yeah, and they weren't goodseats even.

JayFranze (22:35):
All right, question of the day.
Name an artist that sounds likeanother artist, or they sound
like they're from another time.
Miss Tiffany, as always, I willgive you the opportunity to
either go first or hold untilthe end.

Okay, well, I'm gonna do you one better.
I'm gonna share one at thebeginning and one at the end.
So the one like a bad rash, myfriend.

JayFranze (22:59):
I love you like a bad rash.

I like to keep things interesting, Jay.
You know, you do.
Okay.

JayFranze (23:06):
Tiffany of fired.
Goodbye.
I like to be interestingthough.
There you go.

Okay.
I think pink sounds like JaniceJoplin.
Like that real gravelly, raspyvoice.

JayFranze (23:20):
Yeah, I can see some of it.
They have their raspy voice forsure.

It's a little bit different sound when they get
intense, but when they're justregular, their regular, normal
singing voice.
Yeah.

JayFranze (23:34):
Janice Joplin was when she was out there, she was
a wild girl.
You relate.
There you go.

No.
Both of us try to throw eachother under the bus for that
one.
Nice.

JayFranze (23:49):
Alright.
If anybody else would liketheirs mentioned, go ahead and
toss them in the chat, and I'mgonna start reading them off.
I will do my best to get toeverybody, but there is a lot.
So let's start with Megan.
She says Laney Wilson soundslike Miranda Limbert.

I can see that.

JayFranze (24:06):
She also says her twang and her grit remind me of
early Miranda.

Oh, yeah.

JayFranze (24:12):
I can see it.
Miranda, she's got that edge toher.
She does sing some softer songshere and there, but she's got
an edge to her.
I like the edge part.
Chris says Midland sounds likethey belong from the 70s country
scene.

Okay.

JayFranze (24:30):
Straight out of a honky talk.

Mm-hmm.

JayFranze (24:33):
Sarah says Chapel Heart sounds like the Dixie
Chicks.

Okay, yeah.
Yes, I listened and I felt likeGretchen Wilson.
Because it's like, you know, Idon't want to say man-hating.

JayFranze (24:47):
Dixie chicks are not anywhere close to the same.

Right.
So Chapel Heart is three womenwith beautiful harmony.
So that's probably theconnection with Dixie Chicks.
Dixie Chicks.
And what I liked, I only hadtime to check out, I think,
about three songs.
And they did the fast talking,you know, big fan of fast
talking.
Country rap.
And, you know, I ain't noredneck woman.

(25:13):
I ain't no high class rod.
Okay.
Uh I said that wrong, but youknow what I mean.
Um, that's kind of what it mademe think of.
So that's Gretchen Wilson.

JayFranze (25:21):
I ever tell you that I went into a studio and set it
up to record the day afterGretchen Wilson was there.
And I went into the vocal boothand it just reeked of pot.

Uh well.
She got comfortable.

JayFranze (25:40):
All right.
Daniel says Zach Bryan soundslike Bruce Springsteen.
I don't see it, but I can Iguess you can find your way
there.

Yeah, yeah.

JayFranze (25:53):
Lisa says Ashley McBride sounds like Reba
McIntyre.
Storytelling in powerhousevocals.
Mike, Brother Osborne soundslike the Allman Brothers.

Ooh, good call.

JayFranze (26:08):
Your daughter.

Yeah, Hannah.

JayFranze (26:11):
Hannah with an H.
Sorry, I won't do it this week,Hannah.
You already did.
Kind of already did, but.

Yeah, you already did.

JayFranze (26:17):
Sarah Ferrell.
S-I-E-R-R-A.
Sierra.

Sierra?

JayFranze (26:23):
That would make more sense.
Sierra Farrell.
Sounds like she's from.
No, I sounded out.
I got it all wrong.
Hannah says, Sierra Farrell.
Sounds like a 1940s Americana.

I don't know, Sierra Farrell, but Jay, as your
Fiona, I'm here for you.
Are you though?

JayFranze (26:44):
Are you really?

Hey, I had Sierra for you.
I was on the spot.

JayFranze (26:50):
Tom says Haley Witters.
Sounds like Cheryl Crow.
Katie says Riley Green, GeorgeStrait.

Uh-huh.
I can see that.

JayFranze (26:59):
You know who I think sounds like George Strait's
George Strait?
He does sound a little bit likehimself.
Scotty McCurry.

Oh yeah.
Yeah.

JayFranze (27:09):
I think he's built like George Strait, too.

Mm-hmm.

JayFranze (27:14):
Yep.
He just needs what?
60 number one hits or whateverit was.

Yeah, yeah.
Wonder how many of GeorgeStrait's number ones or just
songs were from Brett.

JayFranze (27:24):
Yeah.
Something we should look up.
David.
David says Casey Musgravessounds like 1970s pop country.
Casey Musgraves got herself ina in a whole bunch of bad press
this past week.
She was set to perform at theRyman.
They set up the stage with herand a mushroom expert, and they

(27:47):
discussed mushrooms for theentire hour and a half.
Never once played a note.

That's a problem.

JayFranze (27:54):
Parents were taking their kids to see her sing.
It was a big deal.

That's a problem.

JayFranze (28:01):
Yeah.
Rockalooch, thank you forjoining us again.
I appreciate you being here.
She says Tyler Childers soundslike John Prime.

I don't know, John Prime.

JayFranze (28:12):
I believe we met him in Nashville.

Oh.

JayFranze (28:16):
Jacob says jelly roll sounds like kid rock.

Sometimes.
Again, not when they getintense in their regular singing
voices.

JayFranze (28:24):
Yeah.
Matt says Luke Comb sounds likeTravis Stritt.

I don't know.

JayFranze (28:30):
Yeah, I mean I could see it.
Olivia, I'm just gonna say thisonly because you're here all
the time.
Priscilla Block sounds likeKesha.
I mean, I've heard Kesha, Idon't know.
I I don't listen, I don't know.
Sorry.

Me neither.

JayFranze (28:48):
But you're here every week, so I will read it.
Sean says, the red clay strayssounds like Elvis.

I would like to hear them.
I like Elvis.

JayFranze (29:03):
Emily says, Carly Pierce sounds like Patty
Loveless.
Kyle says Ernest sounds likeHank Williams Jr.
Epic Roxy.
Hear a lot.
Epic Roxy says that new guyfrom Journey sounds an awful lot
like Steve Perry.
He does.

(29:24):
He sounds an awful lot likeSteve Perry.
He's from the Philippines.
He sounds just like StevePerry.
They actually found him onlinesinging journey cover tunes.

Oh wow.

JayFranze (29:37):
He went to the Philippines and plucked them.
Said, you're coming with us.

Wow.

JayFranze (29:42):
That was good.

That is cool.

JayFranze (29:45):
June.
June says Bruno Mars soundslike he's from another time.
That's true.
He does sound like he's fromanother time.
He sounds like he's from earlyRB.
Anthony.
Anthony is here every week.
Thank you.
Anthony, he says Greta VanFleet sounds like Led Zeppelin.
And he is a hundred percentright.

Okay.

JayFranze (30:09):
Mark Botalato.

Mark Botalato.

JayFranze (30:14):
Kingdom Come sounds like Zeppelin.

I don't know that song.

JayFranze (30:19):
Kingdom Come is a band, and Zeppelin is a band.

Oh.
I do not know that band, that'swhat I meant to say.

JayFranze (30:28):
Yes, it's the accent.
Kim says buble.

Oh.
That's all she says.

JayFranze (30:37):
But he does sound like another time.

Mm-hmm.

JayFranze (30:41):
Yes.

Oh god.

JayFranze (30:42):
Michael's got a great one bubbly.
Thank you, Kim.
Thank you for being here again.
I appreciate you.
Paul.
Paul is here a lot.
He says zebra.
Sounds an awful lot likeZeppelin.

I don't know Zeppelin.

JayFranze (30:57):
Led Zeppelin.

I mean, um, the first one.

JayFranze (31:00):
Zebra.

Zebra.

JayFranze (31:03):
Oh, I love you like a bad rash.
I really do.
Oh, let's see.
Jordan says Bailey Zimmermansounds like Nickelback.
Mark chimed in.
Um, Arnell P-I-N-E-D-O.

Panetta.

JayFranze (31:19):
Panetta.
Oh, E-A, sorry.
That is an A.
It's Panetta.
Thank you, Mark.
Thank you, Tiffany.

Again, this Fiona's got you, Shrek.
Nice.

JayFranze (31:30):
Bailey Zimmerman sounded like Nickelback.
Yeah, I think so.
Earlier Nickelback, like the2000s error, maybe.
Yeah.
But Nickelback's a little bitharder.
I like that.
Abby.
Abby's new.
I appreciate it.
Kip Moore sounds like BobSeeger.

Oh, I'm gonna write that one down.

JayFranze (31:50):
Yeah, Kip Moore's good.
Bob Seeger's awesome.

Mm-hmm.

JayFranze (31:54):
Paul says Restless Road sounds like Rascal Flats.

I don't know, Restless Road, unfortunately.
But Rascal Flats, RestlessRoads seems similar.

JayFranze (32:06):
Ryan says Randall sounds like George Strait.
Sounds like Amarillo bymorning.
Never left the charts.
Holly says Runaway June soundslike the Bangles.
Derek says Maddie and Tay soundlike the Juds.

Oh yeah.

JayFranze (32:24):
Julia says Josh Turner sounds like Randy Travis.

Oh.
Okay.

JayFranze (32:29):
Okay, now Vanessa says Dan and Shay sounds like
boys to men.
I don't believe that, but I dobelieve Dan and Shay sounds just
like Rascal Flats.

Yes.
When a taste tequila.

JayFranze (32:43):
Mark, not Mark Botellato, but Mark A says Laney
Wilson sounds like 1970sSouthern Rock.
Corey says Chase Rice soundslike Eric Church.
Ethan says Chris Stapletonsounds like Otis Redding.

I'd have to hear Otis Redding to agree with that.

JayFranze (33:02):
John says John.
John with an H says John withno H.
John says John Pardy soundslike Dwight Yoakum.

Nope.
I would challenge that.

JayFranze (33:14):
Okay.

Thinking of um Got a Little Dirt on My Boots.
Thinking of that song.

JayFranze (33:20):
Yeah, nothing.

And then I'm thinking of Little Sister, don't
you?

JayFranze (33:23):
Ben says Luke Comb sounds like Tracy Lawrence.
I don't think they're alike.
Josh says Greta Van Fleetsounds like Led Zeppelin.
So that's a second for thatone.

Vote number two.
Yeah.

JayFranze (33:37):
Steven says Wolf Mother sounds like Black Sabbath
or Deep Purple.

I mean, that's on you, bro.

JayFranze (33:46):
Black Sabbath.
Shrek.
Deep Purple.
They connection of their own,but I don't know who Wolf Mother
is.
Mark, let me know if you knowwho Wolf Mother is.
Um Luke says the Struts soundlike Queen.

Okay.
What came to mind when you sawthe question posed to us by
James?

JayFranze (34:05):
Oh, that's right, James.
I'm glad you said that.
Sorry, folks.
Did I say that was the lastone?
No.
No.
Um help me stall for a minute.

Okay.
Well then I will.
We're done.

JayFranze (34:22):
We're done stalling.

Oh, gosh, that was a good one.

JayFranze (34:25):
Found it.
Dear God.
That would have been horrible.
James, who brought us thequestion of the day, says, Cody
Jinx sounds an awful lot likeWill and Jennings.

Yep.

JayFranze (34:41):
All right.
Fiona save Shrek for sure.

I got your back.

JayFranze (34:51):
Dear God.

Okay, now I want to know.
What did you think of when thequestion was posed?

JayFranze (34:56):
All right.

Submitted.

JayFranze (34:58):
Thank you.
I'm going to give you mine.
And I'm going to tell you if Ihad, you know, drum roll or
applause or something, I thinkmy answer is gonna be the top
tonight.
If this were a contest.
Yes, I do.

Okay, I'm ready.

JayFranze (35:18):
Harry Connick Jr.

Okay.

JayFranze (35:21):
Sounds like Frank Sinatra.
And like he's from that periodof time.

Hmm.
That's true.
He's got a you got a doubleheader on that one.

JayFranze (35:33):
I've seen him perform.
He's amazing.
And a little side note story.

Of course.

JayFranze (35:39):
Okay.
My friend Carla is from Boston.
Her father or grandfather, oneof them was VP at a major record
label.
Oh, cool.
It was his job to house andfeed artists when they came to
town.
So rather than going to ahotel, come stay at my house.

(36:01):
My wife will cook you a mealand we'll hang out.
So Barbara Stries and used tocome to his house a lot.
And Harry Conick Jr.
came to his house.
And when he was there, he askedmy friend Carla out.
Oh she turned him down becauseshe had uh paper to write for
school.
So I'm like, are you nuts?
I would have dated him thatnight.

Yeah.
Right.

JayFranze (36:24):
Throwing that out there.
I would have gone.

Wow, Carla really dropped the ball.

JayFranze (36:29):
Big time drama.
Big time drama.

Okay, I want to make the last submission.
Oh, well.
Ladies last.
Yeah, I know.
So I told you I was gonna doone in the beginning.
Oh, you did one.
You've done two.
No, I did one.
But the next one I'm gonna dothat I want to point out.
Okay, so first of all, I'vesaid on some of these that they
the artists sound alike not whenthey're at their high

(36:54):
intensity, right?
So these two sound alike athigh intensity.
So it's Benson Boone and ArrowSmith.

JayFranze (37:03):
Hmm.
I can see see it in the onesong.

Right.
We're just going for that onesong.
So I win.
Okay.

JayFranze (37:13):
All right.
Fair enough.
I was just knocked out.

No, you probably won with a double header.

JayFranze (37:21):
Fine.
No, no, no.
I'll take the L.

Okay, guys.
We're gonna tell you who's onthe charts this week.
And I will tell you, ThomasRhett has moved from spot number
one, so it's gonna be sad whenwe get there.
Because that fifth baby.

JayFranze (37:37):
Honest to God, I went straight to number one again.
This is not a joke.
I don't say this every week asa joke.
Yeah.
I mean, I literally my eyes goto the wrong spot of the chart.

Yeah.
Well, I always go to ten.
Okay.
When you're a ten, you look forother tens.
You know what I'm saying?

JayFranze (37:55):
So I'm number one, so that's why I always start at
the one slot.
I got it.
Oh, that makes perfect sensenow.

If you spot it, you got it.

JayFranze (38:02):
Thank you for pointing it out.
All right, spot number two.

TonyScott (38:08):
You're awesome.

I would have picked fired, but you know.
Okay.
John Party is in spot number10, and he has actually risen or
dropped.
He's dropped from nine to ten.
John Party, Friday NightHeartbreaker.
I feel like he was like a flashin the pan, hey.

JayFranze (38:28):
That was not a long period of time there at all.

Yeah.
Okay.
Mr.
Luke Combs.
He is singing back in thesaddle in spot number nine.
He rose one spot from spotnumber ten.
And I am a big fan of thissong.
Love it.

JayFranze (38:44):
I like how you say John Party rose from nine to ten
and Luke Combs rose from ten tonine.

Yeah, well, I did correct myself.
Then I said John Party slid ordropped.
Okay.

JayFranze (38:57):
Fair enough.

He did.
Okay.
Morgan Wallen, he's stayingsteady at Jay's favorite number,
Numero Ocho, with the song IGot Better.
I love that Preston called me.
And he was like, Mom, you knowMorgan Wallen?
I said, Yeah.
He said, Do you know that songjust in case?
And I said, Yeah.
And he goes, How about this fora punch right in the face?

(39:19):
I said, okay.
And he goes, Do you know?
He's talking about a breakupand he never lets anybody get
close to him because he alwayskeeps some space just in case
she wants to come back to him.
And I said, Yep.
It was really sweet though thathe figured that out and had to
call me.
That was the whole reason hecalled me.
Now, there was a a girl thatstory might have been attached

(39:41):
to, and so we dug into that alittle bit, but it was it was
really cute that he was like,You want to have a punch in the
face?
Okay, Bailey Zimmerman withbackup plan.
Jay's favorite.

JayFranze (39:52):
Very sad.

I know.
Listen, they can't all stay atnumber one forever, Jay.

JayFranze (39:56):
One week.
One week.

I know.
But he took a long time gettingto the top.

JayFranze (40:02):
And then he took a hell of a fall.

Yeah.
He might have broke a leg.

JayFranze (40:08):
Sorry, Bailey.

Jordan Davis.
I did not realize how manysongs are by Jordan Davis.
I thought I did.
Okay, backup plan.
Jay, just because you're notlistening.

JayFranze (40:19):
Oh, yeah, that could be too.
I'm sorry, did you saysomething?

Jordan Davis with bar none.
He went from spot seven to spotsix.
So maybe we'll see him go intospot one.
But I still get a kick out ofsinging along the words.
Mm-hmm.
None.
Thomas Rhett.
I mean, I know that we'retrying to make money for these
babies.
He can't stay at one forever,though.

(40:46):
And he has fallen to spotnumber five, Thomas Rhett, after
all the bars are closed.
Our George Strait lookalike,sound alike, is Doppelganger, is
Scotty Mercury with BottleRockets.
I just have to keep pointingout.
I mean, I pointed the song out,and it's hung out there for a
very long time.

JayFranze (41:07):
That's true.
You did.
I'm a good one.

I brought it to the fans early.

JayFranze (41:13):
Now, a lot of these other people you don't even
know, but somehow it's true.
You brought that one to usearly.

Yeah, it's true.
Okay, spot three from six isjelly roll with Heart of Stone.

JayFranze (41:28):
We talk about him a lot.
I like him, and I think hedeserves to be there.
I mean, he's popular.

Okay, and spot number two?

JayFranze (41:38):
Oh, good old Russ.
Oh, wait, no, wait, wait, wait.
Why'd you do that to me?
I should be ready for this.
Go ahead.
Spot number what?

And spot number two?
Good old Russ.
Good old Russ.
What happened to me?

JayFranze (41:54):
Not on top of my game at all tonight.

That's okay.
I'm gonna give you some goodnews today.

JayFranze (42:00):
I was gonna say, you know what that is?
That's not good news.

Spot number one is shaboozy with good news.
Okay, those are the peoplewe're hearing on the radio now.

JayFranze (42:18):
I am you're saying we're not gonna hear the others
on the radio.

We might hear these guys on the radio, but
what I especially like about theindie charts is that I don't
have time to just like listen toSpotify and have it recommend
the next player, the nextplayer, the next player, or
Apple Music.
I don't spend a lot of time inmy car.
I actually spend a lot of timelistening to people talk and
take out imperfections.
So what I love about us doingthis indie chart is that it's

(42:43):
giving me people to look up andgo, huh, let me see, you know,
what this person sings.
Let me see what this song islike.
And I really like that.
So if there are crew membersthat are feeling the same way,
just like we told you to go tojayfranze.com for the mailbag to
contact us, you're gonna go tothe Jay Franze show and it's
gonna have country countdown.

(43:03):
So it's gonna have that inthere.
And you guys can go listen toall this.
It's got the top 10 from theradio, well, commercial it or
what do you call it?
What's the official name?
Recorded.

JayFranze (43:14):
If you go to country countdown, jayfranze.com slash
countdown, there is a playlistthere.
That playlist will give you thetop 10 country songs, the top
10 indie country songs, and then10 or so of our favorite
featured guests.

Yes.
So if you guys are wanting tocheck these out after the fact,
if you're driving your car,going for a run, whatever you're
doing right now, getting readyfor bed, you can check these out
at a later time.
But the first one that you maywant to check out is in spot
number 10, single of the year byMaddie True.

JayFranze (43:46):
Of True Blue Music.

Okay, spot number nine is going to be Don't Let
the Gray Hair Fool Ya.
And that is by Dew West.
Don't let the gray hair foolyou, Jay.
Okay, don't say it.
Don't say it.
Okay.
Spot number eight, numero ocho,Mr.

(44:11):
Jay's favorite.
Baptized in it by the haygoods.

JayFranze (44:17):
Sorry, got a little anxious.
Hey goods.

Number seven is Country Boy by Robbie Cobb.
Randy Cobb, apparently I'msorry, Randy Cobb.

JayFranze (44:26):
Randy Cobb.

Robbie Cobb, Randy Cobb.

JayFranze (44:29):
No, he prefers Randy.

I know, I know.
That's true.
He wants you to find him.
If you go to playlist though,you don't have to worry about
it.
It's just right there.
Okay.
Spot number six, You Were Thereby Thompson Square.

JayFranze (44:43):
Wait, before you get to this next one?

Yeah.

JayFranze (44:46):
Kizia.

Yes, I know.
I was already, I was already inmy head trying to get it right.
But now you've given it away.
Spot number five, Turn theNight On by Chris Kizia.

JayFranze (44:58):
No?
Did you want something?
Hold on.

Sorry.
All right.
Spot number four is I Don'tKnow How to Say Goodbye.
Bang Bang.
Boom Boom by Dwight Yoakum andPost Malone.

JayFranze (45:15):
Bang bang.
Boom boom.
It is a good song.
If you like Dwight Yoakum, itsounds like classic Dwight Young
for sure.

What did somebody say?
I think they said Travis Tritsounds like Dwight Yoakum or
Dwight Yoakum sounds like TravisTritt.
No.
What was it?
Don't make me go back.
Bang knit.
Okay.
Number three.
Let's see.
She loves my country.
No, no, no, no, no.

JayFranze (45:38):
Loving country.
No.

Okay, okay.

JayFranze (45:41):
Whoa, yoke.
Um John Pardy sounds likeDwight Yoakum.

John Pardy and Dwight Yoakum.
Okay.
So if you like John Pardy andyou don't know Dwight Yockum,
you may not, you may like, Idon't know how to say goodbye.
Bang, bang, boom, boom.

JayFranze (45:55):
Bang, bang, boom, boom.

Spot number three, She Loves My Country by Lewis
Rice.
Not to be confused with LeeRice.

JayFranze (46:05):
Is there a connection there?

Um, I think they're brothers.

JayFranze (46:09):
Brothers, that's right.
Brothers.
Lee and Lewis.
Ellen.

Okay.
Spot number two.

JayFranze (46:17):
Wait.
I had it there.

Read by Jet Jergensmeyer.

JayFranze (46:24):
Jergensmeyer.

Sounds like that lotion, right?
Jergens.
You put some Jergensmeyer allover your legs?
Whoa.

JayFranze (46:30):
Whoa.
Taking a left.

Whoa.
Sorry, guys.
Oh.

JayFranze (46:37):
Okay.

Here goes our rating.
Spot number one.
Eric Lee Bettingfield singingHide and Go Cheat.
That's enough.
A round of applause.

JayFranze (46:55):
All right.
Can I read some mailbagresponses?
You mentioned mailbag.
jFrenzy.com slash mailbag.
If you would like to submityour drop down menu.
Is it a drop-down?
I mean, I guess it drops down.

It's a drop-down menu.

JayFranze (47:10):
It's a menu.

For the laymans.
For for us laymans.

JayFranze (47:15):
Just go to jfrenzi.com and click on the
damn menu or jfrenzy.com slashmailbag, whichever you prefer.
Send a smoke signal.
I don't care.
Just tell us what you think orwhat you want us to read on the
show, and I will gladly do that.
Let's start off with this one.
So sweet.
Laura says Tiffany's laugh iscontagious.

(47:36):
Every time she cracks up, Ican't help but smile.

I don't know if I should say that or not, but it
has the same effect on myselfwhen I'm in the car.
I will laugh equally as hard atmy own self.

JayFranze (47:53):
You are sad.

No, I'm happy.
I'm really happy.

JayFranze (47:59):
David says, How do independent artists even break
through anymore without TikTok?
Is radio still relevant?
Yes, radio is relevant.
TikTok is a major thing.
It's definitely going to helpyou.
Any social media will help youif you break break the noise.
You have to have something goviral in order for it to matter.
And what happens is ifsomething goes viral, that's

(48:20):
proving to a record label thatyou have the ability to draw
attention.
If you can draw attention,they'll give you a record deal.
You don't even have to be good.

Well, I was going to say that in your book, I
mean, you talk a lot aboutperception.
So, you know, what vibe are yougiving off as well?
It's a it's a package deal.

JayFranze (48:38):
It is.
You are so correct, my friend.

I learned it from Jay Francie in the standout
book.

JayFranze (48:45):
Standout or fade out.

Standout or fade out.
Sorry, full title.
Full title.
Full title.

JayFranze (48:51):
If you're gonna do it, if you're gonna plug, whoa,
whoa.

Yeah, it's a very easy read, though.

JayFranze (48:55):
That did not sound right.

It's okay, just keep going.
We don't have to give it anyattention.
If you're gonna plug it, actlike it was wholesome.
If you're gonna plug, man.
No.

JayFranze (49:04):
Angela says, I love that you guys spotlight new
artists.
I found three new favoritesfrom your show alone.

Yay! That's what I love to hear.
God, it's so good.

JayFranze (49:15):
That was a good one.
Tony says, every time I hearChris Stapleton sing live, I
wonder why anyone else evenbothers.

That's awesome.

JayFranze (49:27):
Olivia says, in question of the day is the
highlight of my week.

Aww.
Well, it would make sense, Jay,if multiple people liked that
segment.
We can read it.

JayFranze (49:38):
As long as long as I know it's a new one.

Yeah, yeah.

JayFranze (49:43):
Melissa wrote a book.

Uh-oh.
She wants to tell us some nicestuff.

JayFranze (49:47):
Melissa says, What do you think the most underrated
country festival?
I've been to the big ones likeCMA Fest, but I'm looking for
some smaller ones, moreintimate, where you can actually
feel the music and meet theartists.
Any hidden gems?
Yes.

I would say just keep looking looking at our
headlines too.
I mean, we talk about a lot offestivals.

JayFranze (50:10):
So yeah, we'll tell you about all the festivals as
they come up, but what I wouldsay is like the smaller fairs.
You know, the county fairsversus the state fairs.
Because they get some prettybig artists that come to them
and they're just hanging out bythe stage and stuff.
It's it's definitely smallerand more intimate.

Uh that's where I saw Hunter Hayes.
I was at a county fair.

JayFranze (50:33):
Yeah.
Kid Rock came to the one inKentucky, so I mean you get big
artists, it's not not justsmaller artists.
So that was a good one.
Jim says your show is awesome.
Thank you, Jim.
That's all he says.

Thanks, Jim.

JayFranze (50:50):
Sally, you don't need to improve anything.
Oh, thank you.
That's two votes.

Girl after my own heart.
Okay, thank you, Sally.

JayFranze (50:59):
Brandon says country music videos peaked in 2000s,
and there hasn't been anythingsince, and nothing is the same
without them.

I just remember my dad always bouncing the
checkbook with CMT on, and youknow, the countdowns and the
videos, and that was just ourSunday afternoon.

JayFranze (51:17):
Sue says Thank you.
Jay, I love your voice.
It's perfect.
I can listen to it all nightlong.
Sue, we can arrange that.
We can hide and go cheat.
Sorry, Kathy, if you're here.
I was just kidding.
I don't know who I'm kiddingabout anymore.

There's too many.

JayFranze (51:41):
Thank you, sir.
I appreciate that.
That was nice of you.
Carla, not the same, Carla,says Midland is the only band
still making country music thatsounds like country music.

I would challenge that.
We got Laney Wilson and ZachTodd.
Zach Tom, yeah.
Mm-hmm.
And Trey Callaway, he's got the90s feel.

JayFranze (52:04):
Yeah.
If you even go back further, Imean you still got some of that
hard rock and stuff.
Your Chris Stableton and stuffsounds a little bit more old
school, a little bit moretraditional.

Mm-hmm.
Teddy swims.

JayFranze (52:17):
Sophia.
Sophia says, I've beenlistening since episode number
one.
The show gets sharper everyweek, and it's funnier since
Tiffany has joined.

Yeah.

JayFranze (52:28):
You had me up into that.

Yeah.
Yeah.
Even though I get fired, Jay,they still love me.
You can try to fire me as muchas you want.

JayFranze (52:40):
Jasmine, can you talk more about women in country
music?
Feels like the ladies don't getairplay enough.
Really?

Oh my gosh.

JayFranze (52:50):
No.
Brian says Tiffany steals theshow, but only half of the time
because Jay's got the bestone-liners.

It's true.
It's true.

JayFranze (53:04):
It ended better than I thought.
I saw your name and I was gonnacry again.

Don't cry, Jay.
No PNHerios, no busting yourcookies.

JayFranze (53:15):
Stephanie.
Stephanie says, I just wantedto say how much I enjoy
Tiffany's perspective on theshow.
She asks the great questionsthat I'm always thinking about
and I never hear anywhere else.
And it feels like sherepresents the listener's voice.
Plus, her energy balances Jay'sdry humor in the best of ways.

That's my favorite review.
I think that's spot on.

JayFranze (53:40):
Then let's end there.

We're a good team, Shrek and Fiona.
Let's end there then.

JayFranze (53:45):
Alright, I'll take that one.
All right, my friend.
What do you got going on thisweek?

Well, I was gonna go check out Stephen Quinn.
I don't know if that's gonnahappen now.
So, you know, hashtag life,hashtag mom life.
So got football tomorrow night.
I got a new episode coming outtomorrow with Rhea Banerjee.
It's a very odd spelling, so ittook me by, you know,
confusion.
Uh per the usual.
Um, and we talked about eightdays a week by the Beatles, and

(54:17):
it was really sweet.
Her mom passed away when shewas 12, and her mom educated her
on the Beatles before shepassed away.
So it was a really nice storythat she shared with me.
And of course, there's a lotmore details, and she's got new
music out too.

JayFranze (54:30):
Nice.
All right.
Last week I had a chance to gosee a band.
I went to see the band Jump.
Jump is a Van Halen tributeband.
They play nothing but the DavidLee Roth era of Van Halen.
And it was really good.
It was really good.
I put some pictures up on thegram, on the Insta.
The Instagram.

Yeah, yeah.

JayFranze (54:53):
Old people call it anything.

Instagram.

JayFranze (54:57):
The interweb.

Some people shortening it.

JayFranze (55:00):
Either way.
It's up there somewhere in thecloud thingy.
You can go check it out.

Somewhere on your computer screen find it.

JayFranze (55:09):
It's on your phone somewhere.

Ask your grandson to help you.

JayFranze (55:15):
No.
So I went to see Jump.
Van Halen Tribute Ben plays theDavid Lee Roth error.
It was very good.
They sounded very good.
They were very energetic.
They put on a great show.
And it was like the youngerdays, too, where David Lee Roth
would be jumping off theamplifiers and stuff.
So he was doing that as well.
It was just very good.

(55:35):
Very good all all around.
And what surprised me, theywere performing at Lori's
Roadhouse.
Not the typical bands you wouldfind at Laurie's Roadhouse.

Right.
But they were did you ever seeVan Halen, the band playing
several times?
David Lee Roth was lead singer?

JayFranze (55:58):
You know, that's a good question.
I don't know if I saw it withDavid Lee Roth.
I know I saw with Sammy onmultiple occasions.
One of those with with MarkBotilato who is here with us, or
at least he was.
Mark, if you're still here, letus know.
We went to Monsters of Rock.
We went backstage in Maine ofall places.

Was that nostalgic to see them this past weekend
then?

JayFranze (56:20):
It was like you were back there because I mean they
were wearing the spandex and allthe same clothes and stuff like
that.

Yeah.
Were you wearing all the samespandex and clothes, Jay?

JayFranze (56:28):
Well, I was, but they were on the white chains.
I I just didn't feelcomfortable.

Yeah.

JayFranze (56:33):
And the bartenders were wearing close to nothing,
so there you go.

Okay, well, hey, that's been a good show.

JayFranze (56:39):
Good show.
I I sat at the bar.
I did sit at the bar, but thenI went I ate my my meal at the
bar, but then I got to s sit inthe private area with a nice
leather couch.

Oh wow.

JayFranze (56:54):
And enjoy the show from from this special area.

Oh wow, because you're special.

JayFranze (57:00):
No, I'm like Ed.
But it was very good.
It was fun.
It was a good night.
I enjoyed it.
I'm hoping at some point herein the future to bring some more
surprise news.
Surprise news.

Surprise news, guys.
It's coming our way.
Surprise newses for the cruisesmembers.

JayFranze (57:27):
I would say we should crash it, but that's not how we
should end tonight's show.

No, not with one.

JayFranze (57:33):
We should just go ahead and land it.
So let's go ahead and land theplane tonight.
Let's bring it in.

All right.

JayFranze (57:42):
We've done it.
We've reached top of the hour,which doesn't mean we have
reached the end of the show.
If you've enjoyed the show,please tell a friend.
And if you have not, MissTiffany.

Tell two.

JayFranze (57:51):
Tell two.
You can reach out to both of usand you can keep up the
conversation over atjayfranze.com.
You can also talk to any of ourprevious guests.
They will gladly talk to youover there as well.
You can also find all of thesocials and any other little
tidbits we have, including thesepull-down menus that have other
things inside of them.
You can find it all over atjayfranze.com.

(58:13):
All right, my friend, do youhave any final words for us?

Of course.
Crew members, thank you forhanging out with us.
Keep an eye out for oursocials.
And until then, have a greatweek, and we'll see you back
here really soon.

TonyScott (58:29):
On that note, folks, have a good night.
Thanks for listening to The JayFranze Show.
Make sure you visit us atjayfranze.com.
Follow, connect, and stayhello.

All Episodes

Episode Transcript

Popular Podcasts

CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist

Crime Junkie

Stuff You Should Know

.css-15opob5{left:0;position:absolute;top:0.8rem;} All Episodes

.css-14f5ked{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:2;overflow:hidden;}Remembering Brett James, Artists That Sound Like Other Artists, and Country Music News

Episode Transcript

Popular Podcasts

.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist

Crime Junkie

Stuff You Should Know

All Episodes

Remembering Brett James, Artists That Sound Like Other Artists, and Country Music News

CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist