đď¸ Rick Dollar â Voice of Appalachia, Architect of Authentic Radio Rick Dollar is a seasoned broadcaster, storyteller, and cultural curator whose passion for music, heritage, and human connection has shaped a dynamic career spanning over a decade. As the founder and owner of Radio Dog Productions, Rick has built a media empire rooted in authenticity, heart, and the vibrant spirit of Appalachia. He is the creator and host of the Rick Dollar Show, a syndicated radio program and podcast that blends interviews with musicians, athletes, and cultural icons with Rickâs signature humor and insight.
Josh Williams is a highly skilled and accomplished musician. Over the years, Josh has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the finest musicians of his generation. He has shared the stage with many renowned artists, including Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Special Consensus, and Tony Rice. Josh has released a total of five solo albums, all of which have been critically acclaimed. He has also recorded four records with Rhonda ...
History and heritage naturally go hand in hand, and the desire to preserve the former is generally maintained by preserving the latter. Singer, songwriter and musician Marty Falle knows that all too well. His connection to the traditional music of Appalachia was spawned from spending much of his time after graduating from college living in Kentucky, the place where bluegrass was born. Now living on a farm in Eastern Kentucky, heâs ...
GRAMMY nominated fiddler and vocalist Laura Orshaw has toured throughout North America and Europe with Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, and The Poâ Ramblinâ Boys. With her first solo recording receiving significant attention and airplay, Orshawâs highly anticipated sophomore album with Dark Shadow Recording is expected to be release in early 2026.  In 2020 Laura won in two categories at the prestig...
Few bands have made as lasting an impact on bluegrass music as The Grascals. From the very beginning, their blend of modern traditional bluegrass, gospel, and country influences, matched with world-class musicianship and an unshakable love for the genre, has earned them a spot among the most respected and enduring groups in acoustic music. Formed in 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee, The Grascals are a band built on friendship, shared r...
âI started singing before I could talk,â says Roberts. âSinging was just something I always did.â As a child of Music City, Jaelee Roberts was raised on bluegrass. She spent her formative years alternating between watching her dad make music on stage and watching her mom make music happen behind-the-scenes.
By her teenage years, Roberts was pursuing her goals with single-minded focus. She switched to homeschooling to give herself t...
Referred to by Billboard Magazine as âOne of Music Rowâs greatest veteran tunesmiths,â Jerry Salley has had an exceptionally successful, multi award-winning songwriting career. Nominated in 2019 for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Salley is the 2018 & 2019 IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Songwriter of the Year and was named the 2003 SESAC Country Music Songwriter of the Year. An Ohio native, his home ...
Jeremy Garrett has been playing music since he first picked up the fiddle at the age of three, encouraged by his father, a guitarist steeped in Bill Monroeâs Bluegrass Boys and its guitar/banjo duo of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs. The two formed a band together, the Grasshoppers, and that helped launch Jeremyâs 45-year â and counting â career as a musician.
Born in California, Garrett grew up in Idaho, before moving to Nashville ...
Rick Faris is a Kansas Music Hall of Fame Member who was recently awarded the âSongwriter of the Yearâ at the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards making him an 8-time IBMA Award winner. In addition, Rick won the coveted âNew Artist of the Yearâ in 2022. Faris also spent 11 years with Special Consensus while the band earned two GRAMMY nominations before embarking on his chart-topping solo career.
The Rick Faris Band...
Thereâs something of Missy Raines in every song she records or performs. Whether she wrote it herself or selected it from another songwriter, sheâs lived inside the story and the sound. And she wants you to experience it alongside her.Â
Love & Trouble, Rainesâ latest album with her band Allegheny, offers views from the highest peaks of her native West Virginia and from the deepest hollers of heartbreak. The 10 songs come to life...
Celebrating nine seasons on Discovery Channelâs hit series, âMoonshinersâ, comedian Killer Beaz is touring the nation, when not filming. With decades of comedy clubs and theatres, television and radio, Killer Beaz is legendary in the comedy industry. Beaz continues to make regular stops with his outrageously, funny and clean comedy show to The Grand Ole Opry stage. Tickets and information for his tour are available at www.Killer...
On this week's episode, Rick chats with Ray Cardwell! Ray talks about working with music legend Dave Mason, his friend and mentor John Cowan, his new record deal with Americana Vibes, and his great experience working with Jeremy Garrett from The Infamous Stringdusters!
Michael Cleveland Rocks! Do not miss this show! Please take my word for it!
Rick's guest this week is award-winning musician Tim Rabon!
RICK CAUGHT UP WITH MOUNTAIN FEVER ARTIST AMANDA COOK AT RANDY WOODS GUITAR SHOP IN SAVANNAH GEORGIA!
Rick has an incredible opportunity to speak with Graham Sharp, the talented founding member and virtuoso banjo player of the legendary bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers. Known for their captivating melodies and heartfelt lyrics, this group has made a significant mark on the music scene, and hearing from Graham is sure to be an enlightening experience!
Rick has a heart to heart with Heather Berry Mabe from Red Camel Collective! Heather chats about their hit song, "Daughter of the Stars", the not so complex meaning of the song and how music can heal us all!
There's nothing like having a conversation about music! Cory Walker from East Nash Grass is just the guy! Don't miss this episode of The Rick Dollar Show Podcast!
On this week's episode, Rick chats with the guys from FULL CORD! The conversation goes from their new project to the Michigan Bluegrass scene, the magic that happens at Dark Shadow Recording and looking forward to the future!
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Itâs 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off Americaâs third largest cash heist. But itâs all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular âol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.
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