Jonny's Dead Air Podcast

Jonny's Dead Air Podcast

Jonny’s Dead Air dives deep into the seldom told, the eerie, and the forgotten corners of music history. Hosted by radio veteran Jonny Hartwell, each episode blends storytelling, mystery, and a touch of rock ’n’ roll grit to resurrect stories that deserve another listen. From bands that should’ve been legends to the backstage scandals, strange coincidences, and tragic twists the industry tried to bury, Jonny peels back the layers to reveal the raw, human truths behind the music. It’s part history lesson, part cautionary tale, and all killer—no filler.

Episodes

August 28, 2025 20 mins
He was once the brightest star in western swing—an entertainer who leapt from dusty ballrooms to silver screens and finally into America’s living rooms through the glow of early television. His fiddle set dance floors on fire, his smile made him a household favorite, and his biggest hit carried a word that would come to define him: shame. But behind the lights and applause was a storm of paranoia, reckless ambition, and the slow un...
Mark as Played
She started in the shadows, keeping time for someone else’s spotlight. Then a voice—clear as winter light—rose from behind the kit and stopped entire rooms. Fame wanted perfection. Perfection wanted everything. Hotel rooms, dressing rooms, numbers on a scale. Applause got louder; the world got narrower. Family, fans, executives—everyone had ideas for her future, except her. This is the story of a sound so pure it felt impossible… a...
Mark as Played
August 22, 2025 18 mins
Bridges gleam. The rivers hum. In a city of steel and a bright blue slide, a teenager builds a universe from basement beats and borrowed time—a slide you think goes on forever, until it doesn’t. Fame arrives like a flood: fun, then fast, then frightening. Friends, tours, headlines; the grin that says “I’m good,” even when he isn’t. This is the rise, the rush, and the after—the sound that shook a city, and the quiet that followed.

Wr...
Mark as Played
August 21, 2025 20 mins
Before the posters and platinum, he was a neighbor with a guitar—two, actually—spinning front-porch stories into national anthems. A swaggering folk tale climbed to Number One. A private lullaby, sealed like time in glass, became a prayer the whole country knew by heart. And then, in the warm Southern dark, a short runway turned applause into silence. This is the story of the man who kept names in his pocket, loved hard, worked har...
Mark as Played
A young man rose from obscurity with melodies that lit up the world. His sound was luminous, his shows electric—yet behind the curtain, shadows followed close behind. Fame turned him into a product, a brand, an untouchable icon. But the truth was far more fragile: relentless pressure, sleepless nights, and a search for peace that always seemed out of reach. His story isn’t just about music—it’s about the cost of genius, the silence...
Mark as Played
In the smoky clubs and backrooms of the early 1950s, a voice began to rise.

It wasn’t loud or flashy — it was warm, patient, and impossible to forget.

In just two years, he became the name whispered in record shops, sung about on street corners, and headlined on marquees across the South. Then, on Christmas night, in a room thick with laughter and music, a single moment stopped everything.

Theories spread. Rumors grew. The truth… slip...
Mark as Played
"They had the sound of legends, the blessing of gods, and a future written in gold—until it all vanished."

They started with a golden ticket—championed by the most famous musicians in the world. Their songs were flawless, their future unstoppable. But what happened behind closed doors turned their dream into a nightmare, leaving a trail of silence, unanswered questions, and loss that still haunts decades later. This is the story of ...
Mark as Played

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