June 21, 2024 • 33 mins
Terry McBride is the incredibly talented singer and songwriter of McBride & The Ride. Now celebrating their 35th anniversary, they are debuting their newest EP Amarillo Sky. McBride & The Ride shot to the top of the charts with hits such as Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run, Sacred Ground and Going Out of My Mind.
Hear about Terry's early beginnings in Taylor, Texas and years with his beloved Dad. Terry auditioned for his Dad's band as a bass player and made the cut. He learned to drive the band bus and "double clutch."
Great music is in Terry's DNA. His experience in Austin included time with Leroy Parnell and Delbert McClinton with good friend Larry Telford.
Listen to Terry's story about the famous rejection letter from Tony Brown. Eventually, Tony put Terry together with Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas. That's Tony Brown, the pianist for Elvis!
Enjoy hearing the story McBride & Ride and make sure and see them in concert. Visit www.mcbrideandtheride.com.
Special thanks go to Larry Telford for his direction of Legends.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/legends-extraordinary-lives--5351541/support.
Hear about Terry's early beginnings in Taylor, Texas and years with his beloved Dad. Terry auditioned for his Dad's band as a bass player and made the cut. He learned to drive the band bus and "double clutch."
Great music is in Terry's DNA. His experience in Austin included time with Leroy Parnell and Delbert McClinton with good friend Larry Telford.
Listen to Terry's story about the famous rejection letter from Tony Brown. Eventually, Tony put Terry together with Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas. That's Tony Brown, the pianist for Elvis!
Enjoy hearing the story McBride & Ride and make sure and see them in concert. Visit www.mcbrideandtheride.com.
Special thanks go to Larry Telford for his direction of Legends.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/legends-extraordinary-lives--5351541/support.
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Hey, welcome back to success madethe last legends. I'm Rick Tokeenney,
and today we have on legendary TerryMcBride and he is going to be
talking about McBride and the Ride celebratingtheir thirty fifth a versy releasing this latest
EP which I listened to this morning, and Marilla Sky without further ado,
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welcome mister McBride. Hey, Rick, thanks for having me man. Yes,
sir, this is our day toofor the trifecta as we call it,
because we will have also talked withRay Herndon and then Billy Thomas later
on. So yeah, sandwiched inthe middle is the Yeah. I got
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a message Tom Ray. He enjoyedvisiting with you. Yeah, it was
a good time. Okay, eventhough so many of our audience knows you,
I'd love for you to tell usyour backstory, starting with where are
you from? Originally? Yeah,well you know, I was born just
down the road Rick and Taylor,Texas. My dad was playing. He
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was sort of the featured singer andguitar player with a band called Jimmy.
Heap had a big band. Jimmyhad a big million selling single on release
me way before Ray Price did,talking like nineteen forty eight, and I
was born in nineteen fifty eight.So my dad was that's why we were
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living in Taylor, I guess.And then he packed us up and we
lived in Las Vegas for a year. My dad played the Stardust, a
hotel and casino out there for abouta year as a loungejack. And then
we packed up and went to lampPass Is where my grandparents were living,
and moved in right next door toa little house at the end of a
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dead end street on Hackberry Street,little dirt, little dirt road back in
the day. And I grew upnext door to my grandparents. I had
them, you know, all mychildhood right next door, which is a
wonderful thing. My dad was gonea lot. He was a touring,
traveling musician, and he would goto the West Coast sometimes be gone for
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three months. We wouldn't see himfor three months, and I think he
thought, in his mind, atleast we'll have his grand you know,
his mom and dad next door andcan help out in case we needed anything,
you know, And that's when weThat's where I graduated high school and
then moved on to Austin. Livedin Austin and up until I moved to
Nashville in ninety one, Austin wasmy home for a lot of years.
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My goodness. Well, I gotto stop you there and tell you that
I married Carla Rollock from Taylor,Texas. So I was married. Wow,
Wow, Terry that we had invitedthree hundred people to our wedding and
four hundred and fifty Germans showed up. Well, there you have it.
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That's that German, German Czech communitydown there, you know. I mean,
that's what Taylor is all about.You're right, Wow, that's right
about your dad. I want youto tell me more about the dad years
because I sensed that he was theultimate mentor to you, and while he
was on the road a lot,I'd love for you to reflect on the
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the good parts of the dad years. Yeah. I mean, I just
I looked up to my dad.He was everything, you know. It's
like having Elvis in your in yourhome. He was a tall and you
know, good looking guy. Hereally an accomplished musician, great player,
very versatile, from swing music torockabilly. He could play all those Scottie
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More licks on of those Elvis records, and then he could do all sorts
of instrumentals that he knew just offthe top of his head. You know,
classics like tangerine, cherry blossom,pink, you know, Malagania,
on and on on. He hadall these songs and chord books. Later,
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when I got to be a youngteenager, I could read. He
taught me to read these chord chartsand I could play along and do like
a dance, a dinner set,you know, just instrumentals with him in
the band. It was a lotof fun. But he he could answer
any question you had about music.He was so educated self taught from a
great piano player when he was ayoung ger. And so he learned how
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to read write notation. And welater had a studio and Dad could we'd
have a string ensemble and he wouldwrite all the string charts by hand,
you know, which is pretty complicatedstuff and very very sharp and just you
know, he was a regular dadat times. We spent a lot of
time in the front yard playing catch. He threw the football to me a
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thousand times, and in baseball too. You know. He was that kind
of dad as well. He waspretty athletic guy. But he was a
traveling musician, you know. Sohe was just in and out my whole
life and unfortunately gone a lot.He was out there trying to make a
living, you know, which itwas tough, and he stayed busy.
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In the seventies, when I wasin high school, he was having some
success through an independent label in Nashvillecalled Cambrio Records. He had probably a
dozen charted singles. I think maybeat top fifteen was one of his biggest
singles, called The Ordinary Man.I think that was about nineteen seventy seven.
So as I was getting out ofhigh school, his career was kind
of having a little bump, youknow, got a tour bus and he
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built that studio in Lae Passes.We had world class players coming from Austin
to record and do projects, andit was it was a great time.
And I was able to get inon some of those sessions early on,
you know, and get the feelof that world as well through my dad
there again, you know, andthen he taught me how to double clutch
and drive the tour bus, andyou know, I learned a lot,
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taught me how to you know,how to act and react on the road,
and we spent a lot of timetogether as father and son. Even
though he was gone a lot inmy early days, we did get to
spend a lot of time before hepassed in ninety two, you know,
including up through his treatment and allthat he was having to go through,
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you know, struggling with cancer backin the day. But I did we
got some good other son talks outof that. As sad as it was
and as bad as it was,we really got to spend some a little
bit of quality time as I wasgetting ready my career was kind of taken
off, and unfortunately his life wascoming to an end. So it was
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bittersweet, to say the least,you know, losing my dad. He
was very close to him at thetime of his death, so it was
it was tough. But you know, I've carried on where he sort of
left off, and I still haveall of his instruments that he left to
me and used them quite often aswell as a lot of my great songwriter
friends. I've shared my dad's guitarsand things with them over the years as
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well, so kind of keep thatgoing and moving along and you know,
a positive kind of way. Butyeah, oh, everything I've learned.
My dad and I was in acool band in high school. I thought
I was going to I thought Iwas going to leave school in the eighth
grade, Rick, because I wentout of the I went down the road
my dad us eighth grade summer year, you know, and his bass player
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got fired. He fired the bassplayer. I got the gig. His
baseballer got thrown in jail actually fortrying to start a fight with my dad
and caused for ruckus. At thishotel they were playing out, they had
the showroom and the guy you know, got overserved and threw a chair.
My dad went through the lobby windowand they arrested him and came and got
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him, took him to jail.Next day, we packed up his luggage
and took it to the jail.And at that time, Rick, I'd
never been in jail, so itwas all shocking and odd, you know.
But I just plugged into his ampthe next night and had the gig
and played all summer. Like Isaid, my dad had these massive cord
chart books I could read out of, and he had been teaching me how
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to read, so it was kindof fun. I enjoyed it and I
thought, man, I'm in theband. You know I'm doing well.
The band guys seemed to enjoy it, but my dad was like, no,
you're going back, you're starting highschool. And I rebelled. But
fortunately this band of older guys,juniors and seniors and freshmen in college,
they asked me to join their band, and it was wonderful. They were
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very popular and I played with themall the way through high school. It
was really fun and great crowds andlearned a lot of music, a lot
anything. You get to step twoin Texas, of course, and from
you know, fair and Young toRay Price to it was easy top to
you know whatever. But there's tonsof cool country stuff. And then that
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sort of helped me get me inshape to really up. My dad made
me audition for his band when Igraduated, and he left the band decide
I had audition with these two olderguys and then he let the piano player
decide who got the job. Soit tells you a little bit about my
dad. He didn't pull any favorsthere, you know, he let them
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decide. I got the gig,and then off I went for about three
years my dad, all across thecountry. We played some great shows from
you know, Roy Clark, wenton a little short tour with Ronnie Millsap
who was on top of the worldat the time, Barbara Mandrell. You
know. It was getting great experienceout there and getting to see a lot
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and learn a lot. And thenthen my dad sort of backed away from
you know, playing and went ina different direction. He became more of
a gospel artist. And then Ihad to go on and find my way.
Went out to Lubbock and got inwith some guys, great musicians,
a couple we played with my dadyears earlier, and didn't you found my
way through Austin with Delbert McClinton anda lot of local Texas guys that were
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doing well, just you know,finding my way on my own, but
enjoying it through my starving musician phase, you know, which really lasted longer
than I thought it was going to. But some great experiences there in Austin,
including our friend Larry Larry Tilford withLeroy Parnell. That's how I know
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Larry. Yeah. I got inwith Lee Roy through a wonderful piano player,
Reese Winan, who we were usingin my dad's studio. And Reese
kind of took me in and gaveme a little gig at the Hyatt Hotel
as a cocktail gig five to nineo'clock each night, six nights a week,
and we could eat in the employeescafeteria. I thought I was in
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heaven, you know. It waslike and Reese was the piano player.
Reese is now at Joe Bonamassa,but was also in Double Trouble with Stevie
Ray Vaughan. And Reese created aband to feature me as the solo or
a solo guy the featured vocalist,and a band called the Sea Notes.
It was mainly Dubert mcclinton's band,and then me as the bass player and
singer. And so I owe alot to Reese early on. He just
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kind of took me in, triedto help me a little bit, and
you know, certainly even to thisday, he's one of those early guys
that really kind of took an interestand I really appreciate that. I admired
him so much. He was anamazing musician still is, of course,
but the fact that he was interestedin what I was doing it was a
real boost for me at the time. You know, I kind of needed
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that and he really made me feelkind of wanted and accepted, and that
was a great, a great momentand sort of made me inspired me to
write more music. We were doingkind of local songwriter stuff and a few
classics, but I really buckled downand then I got the gig with Delvern
McClinton. But through all that Ireally started focusing on writing and songwriting,
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making trips to Nashville, and thenI met up with Bill Carter and Ruth
Ellsworth who were putting a band together. When I left Delbert, and I
didn't know what I was going todo. I got sober and focused on
writing and then met Bill and Ruthand they were having success with Stevie Ray.
They had written a crossfire, Williethe Web and Fabus Thunderbergs were cutting
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some of their songs and I auditionedfor Bill's band and we toured went off
across the country with Stevie Ray Vaughanand I played him so on my home
demos during that tour and they lovedit. They said, man, let's
write some country stuff we get offthis tour, you know, And that's
what we did. We started writing, we started recording, worked our way
to Nashville, another Nashville trip,and then doors opened on that particular trip.
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My songs are much better with Billand Ruth. They just elevated my
songwriting a lot. Our demos arereally cool. We used some friends and
it didn't sound like everything and comingout of Nashville, which is what really
caught the ear of our producer.Eventually, Tony Brown, who was an
executive at MCA Records, and thenmy world quickly started changing after that.
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He signed me to MCA and itwas yeah, so I'm going to stop
you there because I promised your friendLarry Telford that I would start to play
some of the great songs that youguys had just recorded. So cool.
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We're going to play a little bitof a cut from what I thought was
the great dance song on this EP, called you Take My Heart There.
I oh cool as a drummer,I love this song, So let's play
this go all those drops overy suddenlysunny and shouting you know wait girl,
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you take my Heart there? Everyday. Now. The reason I interrupted
you is because I want people tohear the great sound that they are gonna
hear in the upcoming concert. ButI also wanted to stop you there because
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you just mentioned Tony Brown. Isthis the Tony Brown that played piano for
Elvis. That's that's the guy.What was the that's the man? Yeah.
And you know, Rick, whenwhen I was making these trips in
Ashville, the one guy I hadhoped to meet, you know, just
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meet, visit and get a chanceto play some songs for was Tony Brown,
because he had just done that first. He just produced the first Well
Love It record, the first twoSteve Earle albums. He had worked with
Patty Loveless, Steve Warner, allthese people that I was really into,
you know, and I just admiredhim so much. I had been submitting
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photos and songs way early. Ihave my rejection letter from Tony Brown early
on. That was like the highlightof my career, being rejected by Tony
Brown at one point. That's howthat's where I was at Rick. I
was just excited to get rejected,knowing that it came on the letterhead MCA
letterhead rejection. The rejection letter.The you know, just a form letter
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basically, but with his signature onit. I went, Wow, my
music made it all the way toTony Brown. And then a few years
later I was signed by him.You know, songs were way much better,
you know, way better, andhe knew it. But Patty Loveless
had kind of put a little bugin his ear and said, you need
to keep an eye out for thisguy, Terry McBride, because I'd been
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passing my demos on to some ofher band members and they were playing him
on the bus and she had beenhearing them, and so she was you
know, that didn't hurt getting Pattyto you know, mention my name to
him. So when I finally didshow up in Nashville, he was kind
of ready, you know. Andthen he just he was knocked out with
the songs and flew down to Austinand he said, man, I want
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to see if you're the real deal, and gosh, whatever that meant,
I went, boy, I hopeI'm the real deal because I'm tired of
starving down here, you know,And so we hit it off personally.
He goes, man, I wantto sign you. You're gonna be the
first act I signed in eighty nine. Then it was ninety before we actually
recorded the record, and then ninetyone before we actually had a single to
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hit at radio. So it wasa little bit of a process, but
he hung in there, big fan. Still a great guy to this day.
I still see him. I justwas with him not long ago.
Yeah, still stay in touch.Talk to him about a week ago.
And he's phenomenal. He was ontop of the world back then doing the
He did all the George Straight albumsafter Jimmy Bow and starting with Country.
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That soundtrack was the first album.I think it went nine million whatever,
and then all of the Riba bighits, you know, Fancy and all
of that, and all those wonderfulVince Gil records and Marty Stewart, and
we were fortunate to have Tony asour producer on a couple of our records
as well. So you're only oneblink away from Elvis. And I had
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the opportunity of interviewing Richard sturbin OhWow and Elvis. He told me about
Elvis mentoring him, And every timeI speak to someone who's a blink away
like you, I go, ohokay, Tony, Elvis in the songs.
Tony has amazing stories because he wasthe piano players. So wherever Elvis
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went, he wanted Tony nearby.In case two in the morning, if
he wanted to sing some gospel songs, he wanted Tony there for an accompaniment,
you know. And so he wentto the Palm Springs home. He's
hung out and Graceland a lot.They recorded in the jungle room together.
He's on one of those sessions wherethey recorded at the house. And yeah,
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he has he has great stories,incredible stories. And Tony's an amazing
guy. I mean, his hisbackground is incredible and just his accomplishment as
a producer is just will be.I don't know that anyone will ever have
the success that he's had. Youknow. Yeah, when when you consider
your music back in the nineties andthen roll it all the way to Amriilla's
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Sky, Larry made me realize thatthere's so few three part harmonies in country
music and lots of them in rockand roll. Yeah, left for you
to comment on on Larry Telford's commentary, Well, he's right on, you
know. I mean, you know, we grew up with those big vocal
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harmony bands, you know. Itwas just you could go all the way
back to Crosby Steel, Nash andYoung Bread, the Eagles, Poco.
It kind of goes to pure PrairieLeague. I mean I remember seeing I
remember seeing Vince Gil with you know, pure Prairie League, way back before
he was a solo artist. Butthere were so many great acts back in
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the day, and yeah, italmost doesn't exist anymore now, you know.
It's crazy. But when we gottogether, they thought we were going
to be this great powerful musicians.You know, we were so accomplished in
the studio and what have you.But it was our harmony blend that became
the signature sounds for us in ourcalling card. You know, Ray is
that big baritone. Billy's the highharmony guy that you can only hope would
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be a band with you. Andthen I'm right there in the middle as
a tenor, you know. Butit just the blend was like family,
and that's something special that doesn't happenno matter how many guys you have in
the band. The chances of thatreally blending, oh like that is the
odds are, you know, it'sfar and few between. And we hit
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on something that was just natural andorganic for us as we started rehearsing these
songs from our very first rehearsal.You know, wow, that's a cool
added bonus, you know, butyeah, very cool. There's a song
on your new EP that's coming out. Sure feels like it And there's a
line in there that says, everyday just keeps on getting better. And
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I thought, yeah, that's well. You know, you pull from wherever
whatever you can when you're trying towrite these songs. But yeah, I've
borrowed, was stolen from the bestout there. But and some of it
is personal, and really Rick,those are the songs that connect the strongest
and they have the most lasting impact. Are the songs that are truly personal.
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Fans, you know, they're noteasily fooled. They're pretty smart,
and they know what they want,they know what they like. There's no
way to really predict it if you'vehad success, there's no way to really
to duplicate it. You just haveto keep moving forward and hope that you
hit on something that you like andthen maybe somebody else will like it as
well. Your fans and whoever elseis you know, following you on your
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career and your music. But I'vebeen very fortunate. I've landed in some
camps that were amazing, The Brookshave Done connection, and really when the
band came to an end in theearly days, I thought, I just
got to go back to writing songs. It's all I know, you know.
And then fortunately I got a Georgestraight cut, John Anderson, and
then Brooks and Done and all ofthose were my heroes. I loved Ronnie's
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one of my favorite singers of alltime. It was just we connected many
ways. We had a lot ofthings in common music and personally, and
as we got to know each other, we became very close friends. And
then I just spent thirteen years onthe road with them. That was my
job, you know, whenever theywere on tour, whoever they were,
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and then we did tons of personalthings, hunting trips and guide trips and
race car stuff, you know,on the side. I just it became
part of my life and a bigpart of what I was doing. And
then we got to have some successfrom it too, which was really to
share that with your friends is awonderful feeling. Just you know, here
we were paling around and hoping wecan come to stumble onto something, and
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then we did and it was.It was the best of times. And
I've been very, very fortunate downthe road to meet some people like that,
from Delbert who took me in andreally took an interest to me and
really you know, complimented me andencouraged me, and people you look up
to. That really means more thananything, you know. I always try
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to always wanted that for my dad. He wasn't one to pass out a
lot of compliments, but you know, hiring me and letting me be in
the band, and you know,knowing that I was doing a good job,
he had his way of letting youknow, you know that he was
kind of proud of me. Thenof course after he passed, all these
old cronies were like, man,he was so proud of you. It's
like, you know, I knowhe was, but you know, he
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wanted me to find my own way. He wasn't going to do a lot
of stuff for me. That's theway my dad was. He's like,
this business is tough. I reallywish you weren't going to be in it,
but if you are, you know, I'm going to try to make
sure you can kind of hold yourown out there, which he did.
He definitely did that you had suchan interesting journey too. Your life is
positioned between a dad sounds like toughlove and then wonderful wife. And yes,
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your daughter's married into an interesting familythat you can but learned that your
wife is a nurse, and I'mwondering how that's benefited you over the course
of your young life. Well,Kathy, we've been married for forty three
years. We met in high schooland we kind of we dated a little
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in high school. We liked eachother always, but she wasn't serious.
In order for us to survive,she had to go put herself through school
and find a job that could maybehelp us pay some bills and find employment
wherever the heck we went, youknow. And that's what she did.
She became a nurse, and whereverwe live, she could find employment anyway.
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Here. About about six years ago, my daughter got married and that
was one of those teary moments asa dad, walking our daughter down the
aisle. And I'm wondering if youcould, if you don't mind replaying the
day of your daughter's wedding and givingthem away to Billy ray c Iris's son.
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It's crazy. I've known Billy fromthe nineties. We toured together,
you know, and I knew knewthe family a little bit, and it
was just crazy. I knew shewas falling in love with this young guy,
this kid. We met him andwe really liked him, and and
then yeah, there we were.You know, it's the only family I've
been around where they don't ask mewhat it's like to be in the music
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business. You know, they're notthey're not interested in the or care you
know about that when they when theyget together. But it's it's been great.
The most beautiful thing is we hadthis little grandson, Bear that's come
from you know, their their marriage, and it's just starting a whole little
family there there. We're fortunate they'rehere near us and so we get to
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spend a lot of time with them. And I have a older daughter that
has four kids, and my youngesttwenty two. So we've got a lot
of family here and you know that'simportant to us, and we're embracing it
and having fun with that. Yeah, you're very blessed for certain. I
want you to help us in thisshow with a kind of a very special
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session, and I want you totake the stage and tell your audience whatever
you'd like to tell them, Wow, Well, yeah, I mean that's
interesting, Rick, because you know, you feel like I've been out here
for so long. People might knowme, but you know a lot of
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people are to wear my background.But you know, the thing is,
I'm sixty five now reflecting back somehowI've ended up in this mentoring stage of
my career where I help a lotof these younger artists and I really enjoy
it. I've met some wonderful peoplealong the way because of that, and
just still thankful, all these yearslater, I'm getting to do something that
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I always wanted to do, andI know that's not the case for a
lot of people who grinded out nineto five. And you know, as
much as we'd like to complain aboutthis or that from time to time,
I'm a pretty lucky guy that I'vebeen able to, you know, make
a living at something I always wantedto do. And it's a tough business.
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It's not for everyone, can beheartbreaking. And I've had this love
affair with music for you know,almost my entire life, and it has
it's been pretty good to me.I've worked hard at it, but I'm
getting to reap the benefits by survivingand staying in it. Now I get
to come back to Texas whenever Iwant. I can do some solo shows
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as a songwriter and have a fewpeople show up that are interested, and
I can come down there with theband, which that's always been a big
fan base for us, and that'simportant to me. Texas is a big
part of who I am, youknow. It's where I learned everything as
a young person and then a twentyyear old whatever you know. So but
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my influences are deeply steeped in Texas. From Willie to Jerry Jeff to Guy
Clark to Gary P. Nunn,Ray Wiley to Rusty Weir. Those are
really my heroes in high school,and they were just down the road,
which was mind blowing. I couldgo to Armadilla World Headquarters and see them
any night of the week, andthen I'd be back in school the next
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day. In high school, youknow, and there's nothing more powerful than
that as a young guy trying tofigure it out, to see people that
you truly admire in person and therethey are knocking you out a few feet
away. There's just something so powerfulabout that that just inspired me beyond anything.
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Else. I just couldn't lose sightof it. It's all I wanted
to do because of my heroes whowere doing it so well in front of
it. You know, Doug Sam, I don't want to leave him out.
Doug was amazing one incredible bands andhe would have a ten piece band
at the Roman and horns and JackBarber, this amazing bass player, and
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it's just, you know, momentsI don't forget. All these years later,
I can still put myself right backthere and get excited about it,
just because it was completely inspiring.So I mean, that's just kind of
who I am and who I was, And like I said, Texas has
played a big part in that,and I love that about Texas is so
different from any place I've been.I've been a lot of places, you
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know, It's just the music cultureis just so different the way everybody embraces
it. Where else can you goone hundred and five degrees and sit outside
and sweat and listen to your favoriteband. I don't know a lot of
places little show up for that,but by God they will in Texas.
It's unbelievable. Will and you gotto love that about Texas. That and
a lot of other things. Yeah, thank you for that. What a
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what a wonderful expression. And insidethat was is a kind of a compilation
of lots of fabulous moments and engagementand intersections with all your heroes. So
you've had what a journey. Yeah, yeah, well, thank you for
being on. We appreciate you.And a special tip of the hat to
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your friend Larry Telford for helping outfor this wonderful conversation. Your song,
your EP Amarilla Sky is coming out. And where can our listeners go to
find out about your upcoming concert series? Yeah, the I mean McBride,
thearide dot com. That's a goodplace just for our website as far as
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tour dates and a little bit ofeverything on there, you know, some
music and bio and all that goodstuff about the band. And then we're
all over socials McBride and the Ride. You can find us whatever you like
to you know, whoever's whether you'reInstagram, Facebook, person or whatever.
We're out there as well. Andyeah, yeah, we just we're having
a good time with that too,because it's a great way to connect with
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these fans. We haven't seen itover thirty years, some of them.
And then a lot of these kidsthat are you know, these second generation
fans are as you know, they'reis into it as the mom and dad
and grandpa where it's incredible. Soit's just been it's been a fun This
back half of it has really beeninteresting. You know, how this music
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affects people, how powerful it canbe still all these years later, and
that we're a small part of thatnineties era is just great. We're still
proud of what we do. Wewant to sound good when people come hear
us and let him, you know, have those moments and take them back
in time if that's what he takes. And we're enjoying it. Seeing that
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this music connect all these years later, it's a wonderful thing. Well,
thanks again. Your music is agift to us and we appreciate you.
That was Terry McBride and we areso glad that he was today and join
us in a little while as wetalked to Billy Thomas and finish out this
trifecta of the day for McBride andthe ride. Thank you again, Terry,
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all Rick my pleasure man. Greattalking to you. You'll enjoy Billy.
He has quite a story to telltoo. He's wonderful, wonderful guy.
You'll enjoy that, no rate enjoyedvisit with your to day. Yeah,
take care. Maybe I'll see youdown in Austin. That would be
great. You take care of youall right? All right? That was
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Terry McBride of McBride and the Rideand help them celebrate their thirty fifth anniversary.
They're coming to you or near yousoon. Check them out on their
website and Amarillas Guy is a fabulousEP. I was listening to it this
morning. Hey, as we alwayssay, folks, we wish you success,
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but on your way wrong. Sam'sup there, He says, Lord,
I doublet co pay and I neverrest like. Please don't let my
brains run by unne unneed this AmarillaGuy
He just takes a tractor another round, buzz above, wrong sounds up another
brid He says, Lord, don'twe come mad? I never ass why
who he is? Don my friendsrun by Mony, Honny this Amarilla guy.
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Hey, welcome back to success madethe last legends. I'm Rick Tokeenney,
and today we have on legendary TerryMcBride and he is going to be
talking about McBride and the Ride celebratingtheir thirty fifth a versy releasing this latest
EP which I listened to this morning, and Marilla Sky without further ado,
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welcome mister McBride. Hey, Rick, thanks for having me man. Yes,
sir, this is our day toofor the trifecta as we call it,
because we will have also talked withRay Herndon and then Billy Thomas later
on. So yeah, sandwiched inthe middle is the Yeah. I got
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a message Tom Ray. He enjoyedvisiting with you. Yeah, it was
a good time. Okay, eventhough so many of our audience knows you,
I'd love for you to tell usyour backstory, starting with where are
you from? Originally? Yeah,well you know, I was born just
down the road Rick and Taylor,Texas. My dad was playing. He
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was sort of the featured singer andguitar player with a band called Jimmy.
Heap had a big band. Jimmyhad a big million selling single on release
me way before Ray Price did,talking like nineteen forty eight, and I
was born in nineteen fifty eight.So my dad was that's why we were
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living in Taylor, I guess.And then he packed us up and we
lived in Las Vegas for a year. My dad played the Stardust, a
hotel and casino out there for abouta year as a loungejack. And then
we packed up and went to lampPass Is where my grandparents were living,
and moved in right next door toa little house at the end of a
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dead end street on Hackberry Street,little dirt, little dirt road back in
the day. And I grew upnext door to my grandparents. I had
them, you know, all mychildhood right next door, which is a
wonderful thing. My dad was gonea lot. He was a touring,
traveling musician, and he would goto the West Coast sometimes be gone for
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three months. We wouldn't see himfor three months, and I think he
thought, in his mind, atleast we'll have his grand you know,
his mom and dad next door andcan help out in case we needed anything,
you know, And that's when weThat's where I graduated high school and
then moved on to Austin. Livedin Austin and up until I moved to
Nashville in ninety one, Austin wasmy home for a lot of years.
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My goodness. Well, I gotto stop you there and tell you that
I married Carla Rollock from Taylor,Texas. So I was married. Wow,
Wow, Terry that we had invitedthree hundred people to our wedding and
four hundred and fifty Germans showed up. Well, there you have it.
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That's that German, German Czech communitydown there, you know. I mean,
that's what Taylor is all about.You're right, Wow, that's right
about your dad. I want youto tell me more about the dad years
because I sensed that he was theultimate mentor to you, and while he
was on the road a lot,I'd love for you to reflect on the
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the good parts of the dad years. Yeah. I mean, I just
I looked up to my dad.He was everything, you know. It's
like having Elvis in your in yourhome. He was a tall and you
know, good looking guy. Hereally an accomplished musician, great player,
very versatile, from swing music torockabilly. He could play all those Scottie
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More licks on of those Elvis records, and then he could do all sorts
of instrumentals that he knew just offthe top of his head. You know,
classics like tangerine, cherry blossom,pink, you know, Malagania,
on and on on. He hadall these songs and chord books. Later,
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when I got to be a youngteenager, I could read. He
taught me to read these chord chartsand I could play along and do like
a dance, a dinner set,you know, just instrumentals with him in
the band. It was a lotof fun. But he he could answer
any question you had about music.He was so educated self taught from a
great piano player when he was ayoung ger. And so he learned how
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to read write notation. And welater had a studio and Dad could we'd
have a string ensemble and he wouldwrite all the string charts by hand,
you know, which is pretty complicatedstuff and very very sharp and just you
know, he was a regular dadat times. We spent a lot of
time in the front yard playing catch. He threw the football to me a
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thousand times, and in baseball too. You know. He was that kind
of dad as well. He waspretty athletic guy. But he was a
traveling musician, you know. Sohe was just in and out my whole
life and unfortunately gone a lot.He was out there trying to make a
living, you know, which itwas tough, and he stayed busy.
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In the seventies, when I wasin high school, he was having some
success through an independent label in Nashvillecalled Cambrio Records. He had probably a
dozen charted singles. I think maybeat top fifteen was one of his biggest
singles, called The Ordinary Man.I think that was about nineteen seventy seven.
So as I was getting out ofhigh school, his career was kind
of having a little bump, youknow, got a tour bus and he
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built that studio in Lae Passes.We had world class players coming from Austin
to record and do projects, andit was it was a great time.
And I was able to get inon some of those sessions early on,
you know, and get the feelof that world as well through my dad
there again, you know, andthen he taught me how to double clutch
and drive the tour bus, andyou know, I learned a lot,
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taught me how to you know,how to act and react on the road,
and we spent a lot of timetogether as father and son. Even
though he was gone a lot inmy early days, we did get to
spend a lot of time before hepassed in ninety two, you know,
including up through his treatment and allthat he was having to go through,
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you know, struggling with cancer backin the day. But I did we
got some good other son talks outof that. As sad as it was
and as bad as it was,we really got to spend some a little
bit of quality time as I wasgetting ready my career was kind of taken
off, and unfortunately his life wascoming to an end. So it was
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bittersweet, to say the least,you know, losing my dad. He
was very close to him at thetime of his death, so it was
it was tough. But you know, I've carried on where he sort of
left off, and I still haveall of his instruments that he left to
me and used them quite often aswell as a lot of my great songwriter
friends. I've shared my dad's guitarsand things with them over the years as
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well, so kind of keep thatgoing and moving along and you know,
a positive kind of way. Butyeah, oh, everything I've learned.
My dad and I was in acool band in high school. I thought
I was going to I thought Iwas going to leave school in the eighth
grade, Rick, because I wentout of the I went down the road
my dad us eighth grade summer year, you know, and his bass player
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got fired. He fired the bassplayer. I got the gig. His
baseballer got thrown in jail actually fortrying to start a fight with my dad
and caused for ruckus. At thishotel they were playing out, they had
the showroom and the guy you know, got overserved and threw a chair.
My dad went through the lobby windowand they arrested him and came and got
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him, took him to jail.Next day, we packed up his luggage
and took it to the jail.And at that time, Rick, I'd
never been in jail, so itwas all shocking and odd, you know.
But I just plugged into his ampthe next night and had the gig
and played all summer. Like Isaid, my dad had these massive cord
chart books I could read out of, and he had been teaching me how
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to read, so it was kindof fun. I enjoyed it and I
thought, man, I'm in theband. You know I'm doing well.
The band guys seemed to enjoy it, but my dad was like, no,
you're going back, you're starting highschool. And I rebelled. But
fortunately this band of older guys,juniors and seniors and freshmen in college,
they asked me to join their band, and it was wonderful. They were
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very popular and I played with themall the way through high school. It
was really fun and great crowds andlearned a lot of music, a lot
anything. You get to step twoin Texas, of course, and from
you know, fair and Young toRay Price to it was easy top to
you know whatever. But there's tonsof cool country stuff. And then that
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sort of helped me get me inshape to really up. My dad made
me audition for his band when Igraduated, and he left the band decide
I had audition with these two olderguys and then he let the piano player
decide who got the job. Soit tells you a little bit about my
dad. He didn't pull any favorsthere, you know, he let them
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decide. I got the gig,and then off I went for about three
years my dad, all across thecountry. We played some great shows from
you know, Roy Clark, wenton a little short tour with Ronnie Millsap
who was on top of the worldat the time, Barbara Mandrell. You
know. It was getting great experienceout there and getting to see a lot
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and learn a lot. And thenthen my dad sort of backed away from
you know, playing and went ina different direction. He became more of
a gospel artist. And then Ihad to go on and find my way.
Went out to Lubbock and got inwith some guys, great musicians,
a couple we played with my dadyears earlier, and didn't you found my
way through Austin with Delbert McClinton anda lot of local Texas guys that were
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doing well, just you know,finding my way on my own, but
enjoying it through my starving musician phase, you know, which really lasted longer
than I thought it was going to. But some great experiences there in Austin,
including our friend Larry Larry Tilford withLeroy Parnell. That's how I know
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Larry. Yeah. I got inwith Lee Roy through a wonderful piano player,
Reese Winan, who we were usingin my dad's studio. And Reese
kind of took me in and gaveme a little gig at the Hyatt Hotel
as a cocktail gig five to nineo'clock each night, six nights a week,
and we could eat in the employeescafeteria. I thought I was in
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heaven, you know. It waslike and Reese was the piano player.
Reese is now at Joe Bonamassa,but was also in Double Trouble with Stevie
Ray Vaughan. And Reese created aband to feature me as the solo or
a solo guy the featured vocalist,and a band called the Sea Notes.
It was mainly Dubert mcclinton's band,and then me as the bass player and
singer. And so I owe alot to Reese early on. He just
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kind of took me in, triedto help me a little bit, and
you know, certainly even to thisday, he's one of those early guys
that really kind of took an interestand I really appreciate that. I admired
him so much. He was anamazing musician still is, of course,
but the fact that he was interestedin what I was doing it was a
real boost for me at the time. You know, I kind of needed
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that and he really made me feelkind of wanted and accepted, and that
was a great, a great momentand sort of made me inspired me to
write more music. We were doingkind of local songwriter stuff and a few
classics, but I really buckled downand then I got the gig with Delvern
McClinton. But through all that Ireally started focusing on writing and songwriting,
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making trips to Nashville, and thenI met up with Bill Carter and Ruth
Ellsworth who were putting a band together. When I left Delbert, and I
didn't know what I was going todo. I got sober and focused on
writing and then met Bill and Ruthand they were having success with Stevie Ray.
They had written a crossfire, Williethe Web and Fabus Thunderbergs were cutting
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some of their songs and I auditionedfor Bill's band and we toured went off
across the country with Stevie Ray Vaughanand I played him so on my home
demos during that tour and they lovedit. They said, man, let's
write some country stuff we get offthis tour, you know, And that's
what we did. We started writing, we started recording, worked our way
to Nashville, another Nashville trip,and then doors opened on that particular trip.
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My songs are much better with Billand Ruth. They just elevated my
songwriting a lot. Our demos arereally cool. We used some friends and
it didn't sound like everything and comingout of Nashville, which is what really
caught the ear of our producer.Eventually, Tony Brown, who was an
executive at MCA Records, and thenmy world quickly started changing after that.
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He signed me to MCA and itwas yeah, so I'm going to stop
you there because I promised your friendLarry Telford that I would start to play
some of the great songs that youguys had just recorded. So cool.
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We're going to play a little bitof a cut from what I thought was
the great dance song on this EP, called you Take My Heart There.
I oh cool as a drummer,I love this song, So let's play
this go all those drops overy suddenlysunny and shouting you know wait girl,
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you take my Heart there? Everyday. Now. The reason I interrupted
you is because I want people tohear the great sound that they are gonna
hear in the upcoming concert. ButI also wanted to stop you there because
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you just mentioned Tony Brown. Isthis the Tony Brown that played piano for
Elvis. That's that's the guy.What was the that's the man? Yeah.
And you know, Rick, whenwhen I was making these trips in
Ashville, the one guy I hadhoped to meet, you know, just
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meet, visit and get a chanceto play some songs for was Tony Brown,
because he had just done that first. He just produced the first Well
Love It record, the first twoSteve Earle albums. He had worked with
Patty Loveless, Steve Warner, allthese people that I was really into,
you know, and I just admiredhim so much. I had been submitting
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photos and songs way early. Ihave my rejection letter from Tony Brown early
on. That was like the highlightof my career, being rejected by Tony
Brown at one point. That's howthat's where I was at Rick. I
was just excited to get rejected,knowing that it came on the letterhead MCA
letterhead rejection. The rejection letter.The you know, just a form letter
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basically, but with his signature onit. I went, Wow, my
music made it all the way toTony Brown. And then a few years
later I was signed by him.You know, songs were way much better,
you know, way better, andhe knew it. But Patty Loveless
had kind of put a little bugin his ear and said, you need
to keep an eye out for thisguy, Terry McBride, because I'd been
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passing my demos on to some ofher band members and they were playing him
on the bus and she had beenhearing them, and so she was you
know, that didn't hurt getting Pattyto you know, mention my name to
him. So when I finally didshow up in Nashville, he was kind
of ready, you know. Andthen he just he was knocked out with
the songs and flew down to Austinand he said, man, I want
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to see if you're the real deal, and gosh, whatever that meant,
I went, boy, I hopeI'm the real deal because I'm tired of
starving down here, you know,And so we hit it off personally.
He goes, man, I wantto sign you. You're gonna be the
first act I signed in eighty nine. Then it was ninety before we actually
recorded the record, and then ninetyone before we actually had a single to
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hit at radio. So it wasa little bit of a process, but
he hung in there, big fan. Still a great guy to this day.
I still see him. I justwas with him not long ago.
Yeah, still stay in touch.Talk to him about a week ago.
And he's phenomenal. He was ontop of the world back then doing the
He did all the George Straight albumsafter Jimmy Bow and starting with Country.
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That soundtrack was the first album.I think it went nine million whatever,
and then all of the Riba bighits, you know, Fancy and all
of that, and all those wonderfulVince Gil records and Marty Stewart, and
we were fortunate to have Tony asour producer on a couple of our records
as well. So you're only oneblink away from Elvis. And I had
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the opportunity of interviewing Richard sturbin OhWow and Elvis. He told me about
Elvis mentoring him, And every timeI speak to someone who's a blink away
like you, I go, ohokay, Tony, Elvis in the songs.
Tony has amazing stories because he wasthe piano players. So wherever Elvis
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went, he wanted Tony nearby.In case two in the morning, if
he wanted to sing some gospel songs, he wanted Tony there for an accompaniment,
you know. And so he wentto the Palm Springs home. He's
hung out and Graceland a lot.They recorded in the jungle room together.
He's on one of those sessions wherethey recorded at the house. And yeah,
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he has he has great stories,incredible stories. And Tony's an amazing
guy. I mean, his hisbackground is incredible and just his accomplishment as
a producer is just will be.I don't know that anyone will ever have
the success that he's had. Youknow. Yeah, when when you consider
your music back in the nineties andthen roll it all the way to Amriilla's
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Sky, Larry made me realize thatthere's so few three part harmonies in country
music and lots of them in rockand roll. Yeah, left for you
to comment on on Larry Telford's commentary, Well, he's right on, you
know. I mean, you know, we grew up with those big vocal
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harmony bands, you know. Itwas just you could go all the way
back to Crosby Steel, Nash andYoung Bread, the Eagles, Poco.
It kind of goes to pure PrairieLeague. I mean I remember seeing I
remember seeing Vince Gil with you know, pure Prairie League, way back before
he was a solo artist. Butthere were so many great acts back in
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the day, and yeah, italmost doesn't exist anymore now, you know.
It's crazy. But when we gottogether, they thought we were going
to be this great powerful musicians.You know, we were so accomplished in
the studio and what have you.But it was our harmony blend that became
the signature sounds for us in ourcalling card. You know, Ray is
that big baritone. Billy's the highharmony guy that you can only hope would
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be a band with you. Andthen I'm right there in the middle as
a tenor, you know. Butit just the blend was like family,
and that's something special that doesn't happenno matter how many guys you have in
the band. The chances of thatreally blending, oh like that is the
odds are, you know, it'sfar and few between. And we hit
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on something that was just natural andorganic for us as we started rehearsing these
songs from our very first rehearsal.You know, wow, that's a cool
added bonus, you know, butyeah, very cool. There's a song
on your new EP that's coming out. Sure feels like it And there's a
line in there that says, everyday just keeps on getting better. And
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I thought, yeah, that's well. You know, you pull from wherever
whatever you can when you're trying towrite these songs. But yeah, I've
borrowed, was stolen from the bestout there. But and some of it
is personal, and really Rick,those are the songs that connect the strongest
and they have the most lasting impact. Are the songs that are truly personal.
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Fans, you know, they're noteasily fooled. They're pretty smart,
and they know what they want,they know what they like. There's no
way to really predict it if you'vehad success, there's no way to really
to duplicate it. You just haveto keep moving forward and hope that you
hit on something that you like andthen maybe somebody else will like it as
well. Your fans and whoever elseis you know, following you on your
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career and your music. But I'vebeen very fortunate. I've landed in some
camps that were amazing, The Brookshave Done connection, and really when the
band came to an end in theearly days, I thought, I just
got to go back to writing songs. It's all I know, you know.
And then fortunately I got a Georgestraight cut, John Anderson, and
then Brooks and Done and all ofthose were my heroes. I loved Ronnie's
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one of my favorite singers of alltime. It was just we connected many
ways. We had a lot ofthings in common music and personally, and
as we got to know each other, we became very close friends. And
then I just spent thirteen years onthe road with them. That was my
job, you know, whenever theywere on tour, whoever they were,
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and then we did tons of personalthings, hunting trips and guide trips and
race car stuff, you know,on the side. I just it became
part of my life and a bigpart of what I was doing. And
then we got to have some successfrom it too, which was really to
share that with your friends is awonderful feeling. Just you know, here
we were paling around and hoping wecan come to stumble onto something, and
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then we did and it was.It was the best of times. And
I've been very, very fortunate downthe road to meet some people like that,
from Delbert who took me in andreally took an interest to me and
really you know, complimented me andencouraged me, and people you look up
to. That really means more thananything, you know. I always try
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to always wanted that for my dad. He wasn't one to pass out a
lot of compliments, but you know, hiring me and letting me be in
the band, and you know,knowing that I was doing a good job,
he had his way of letting youknow, you know that he was
kind of proud of me. Thenof course after he passed, all these
old cronies were like, man,he was so proud of you. It's
like, you know, I knowhe was, but you know, he
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wanted me to find my own way. He wasn't going to do a lot
of stuff for me. That's theway my dad was. He's like,
this business is tough. I reallywish you weren't going to be in it,
but if you are, you know, I'm going to try to make
sure you can kind of hold yourown out there, which he did.
He definitely did that you had suchan interesting journey too. Your life is
positioned between a dad sounds like toughlove and then wonderful wife. And yes,
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your daughter's married into an interesting familythat you can but learned that your
wife is a nurse, and I'mwondering how that's benefited you over the course
of your young life. Well,Kathy, we've been married for forty three
years. We met in high schooland we kind of we dated a little
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in high school. We liked eachother always, but she wasn't serious.
In order for us to survive,she had to go put herself through school
and find a job that could maybehelp us pay some bills and find employment
wherever the heck we went, youknow. And that's what she did.
She became a nurse, and whereverwe live, she could find employment anyway.
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Here. About about six years ago, my daughter got married and that
was one of those teary moments asa dad, walking our daughter down the
aisle. And I'm wondering if youcould, if you don't mind replaying the
day of your daughter's wedding and givingthem away to Billy ray c Iris's son.
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It's crazy. I've known Billy fromthe nineties. We toured together,
you know, and I knew knewthe family a little bit, and it
was just crazy. I knew shewas falling in love with this young guy,
this kid. We met him andwe really liked him, and and
then yeah, there we were.You know, it's the only family I've
been around where they don't ask mewhat it's like to be in the music
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business. You know, they're notthey're not interested in the or care you
know about that when they when theyget together. But it's it's been great.
The most beautiful thing is we hadthis little grandson, Bear that's come
from you know, their their marriage, and it's just starting a whole little
family there there. We're fortunate they'rehere near us and so we get to
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spend a lot of time with them. And I have a older daughter that
has four kids, and my youngesttwenty two. So we've got a lot
of family here and you know that'simportant to us, and we're embracing it
and having fun with that. Yeah, you're very blessed for certain. I
want you to help us in thisshow with a kind of a very special
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session, and I want you totake the stage and tell your audience whatever
you'd like to tell them, Wow, Well, yeah, I mean that's
interesting, Rick, because you know, you feel like I've been out here
for so long. People might knowme, but you know a lot of
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people are to wear my background.But you know, the thing is,
I'm sixty five now reflecting back somehowI've ended up in this mentoring stage of
my career where I help a lotof these younger artists and I really enjoy
it. I've met some wonderful peoplealong the way because of that, and
just still thankful, all these yearslater, I'm getting to do something that
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I always wanted to do, andI know that's not the case for a
lot of people who grinded out nineto five. And you know, as
much as we'd like to complain aboutthis or that from time to time,
I'm a pretty lucky guy that I'vebeen able to, you know, make
a living at something I always wantedto do. And it's a tough business.
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It's not for everyone, can beheartbreaking. And I've had this love
affair with music for you know,almost my entire life, and it has
it's been pretty good to me.I've worked hard at it, but I'm
getting to reap the benefits by survivingand staying in it. Now I get
to come back to Texas whenever Iwant. I can do some solo shows
(27:41):
as a songwriter and have a fewpeople show up that are interested, and
I can come down there with theband, which that's always been a big
fan base for us, and that'simportant to me. Texas is a big
part of who I am, youknow. It's where I learned everything as
a young person and then a twentyyear old whatever you know. So but
(28:04):
my influences are deeply steeped in Texas. From Willie to Jerry Jeff to Guy
Clark to Gary P. Nunn,Ray Wiley to Rusty Weir. Those are
really my heroes in high school,and they were just down the road,
which was mind blowing. I couldgo to Armadilla World Headquarters and see them
any night of the week, andthen I'd be back in school the next
(28:26):
day. In high school, youknow, and there's nothing more powerful than
that as a young guy trying tofigure it out, to see people that
you truly admire in person and therethey are knocking you out a few feet
away. There's just something so powerfulabout that that just inspired me beyond anything.
(28:47):
Else. I just couldn't lose sightof it. It's all I wanted
to do because of my heroes whowere doing it so well in front of
it. You know, Doug Sam, I don't want to leave him out.
Doug was amazing one incredible bands andhe would have a ten piece band
at the Roman and horns and JackBarber, this amazing bass player, and
(29:07):
it's just, you know, momentsI don't forget. All these years later,
I can still put myself right backthere and get excited about it,
just because it was completely inspiring.So I mean, that's just kind of
who I am and who I was, And like I said, Texas has
played a big part in that,and I love that about Texas is so
different from any place I've been.I've been a lot of places, you
(29:30):
know, It's just the music cultureis just so different the way everybody embraces
it. Where else can you goone hundred and five degrees and sit outside
and sweat and listen to your favoriteband. I don't know a lot of
places little show up for that,but by God they will in Texas.
It's unbelievable. Will and you gotto love that about Texas. That and
a lot of other things. Yeah, thank you for that. What a
(29:55):
what a wonderful expression. And insidethat was is a kind of a compilation
of lots of fabulous moments and engagementand intersections with all your heroes. So
you've had what a journey. Yeah, yeah, well, thank you for
being on. We appreciate you.And a special tip of the hat to
(30:18):
your friend Larry Telford for helping outfor this wonderful conversation. Your song,
your EP Amarilla Sky is coming out. And where can our listeners go to
find out about your upcoming concert series? Yeah, the I mean McBride,
thearide dot com. That's a goodplace just for our website as far as
(30:41):
tour dates and a little bit ofeverything on there, you know, some
music and bio and all that goodstuff about the band. And then we're
all over socials McBride and the Ride. You can find us whatever you like
to you know, whoever's whether you'reInstagram, Facebook, person or whatever.
We're out there as well. Andyeah, yeah, we just we're having
a good time with that too,because it's a great way to connect with
(31:04):
these fans. We haven't seen itover thirty years, some of them.
And then a lot of these kidsthat are you know, these second generation
fans are as you know, they'reis into it as the mom and dad
and grandpa where it's incredible. Soit's just been it's been a fun This
back half of it has really beeninteresting. You know, how this music
(31:26):
affects people, how powerful it canbe still all these years later, and
that we're a small part of thatnineties era is just great. We're still
proud of what we do. Wewant to sound good when people come hear
us and let him, you know, have those moments and take them back
in time if that's what he takes. And we're enjoying it. Seeing that
(31:47):
this music connect all these years later, it's a wonderful thing. Well,
thanks again. Your music is agift to us and we appreciate you.
That was Terry McBride and we areso glad that he was today and join
us in a little while as wetalked to Billy Thomas and finish out this
trifecta of the day for McBride andthe ride. Thank you again, Terry,
(32:09):
all Rick my pleasure man. Greattalking to you. You'll enjoy Billy.
He has quite a story to telltoo. He's wonderful, wonderful guy.
You'll enjoy that, no rate enjoyedvisit with your to day. Yeah,
take care. Maybe I'll see youdown in Austin. That would be
great. You take care of youall right? All right? That was
(32:30):
Terry McBride of McBride and the Rideand help them celebrate their thirty fifth anniversary.
They're coming to you or near yousoon. Check them out on their
website and Amarillas Guy is a fabulousEP. I was listening to it this
morning. Hey, as we alwayssay, folks, we wish you success,
(32:50):
but on your way wrong. Sam'sup there, He says, Lord,
I doublet co pay and I neverrest like. Please don't let my
brains run by unne unneed this AmarillaGuy
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