10/8/17 | Hour 1
We get a return visit from one of our faves, hit songwriter and recording artist, Travis Meadows. This guy is not only a truly amazing songwriter, he’s an inspiration to many. He’s been a cancer survivor, a preacher, drunk, a poet who fearlessly exposes his darkest secrets - and maybe yours - in his eloquent lyrics and powerful melodies.
9/10/17 | Hour 1
So excited we got to visit with Kip Winger, a man who is not only a 90s hard rock icon with his band, Winger, but also an extremely talented musician, producer, songwriter and composer of classical works performed by symphonies around the world.
8/27/17 | Hour 2
Billy Yates is a Nashville based singer/songwriter whose songs have been recorded by artists such as George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Gary Allan, Joe Nichols, Chris Young, John Michael Montgomery, Daryle Singletary, The Oak Ridge Boys, Gene Watson, Rhonda Vincent, and more. Billy also co-wrote the George Jones classics, I Don’t Need Your Rockin Chair and the Grammy-award winning, Choices. Billy is currently one of the featured stars of the top-rated live musical production, Raiding the Country Vault and recently released his latest album, Melodies and Memories.
8/27/17 | Hour 1
With over 2,500 performances in 19 countries during a unique career that spans over 30 years, Michael Peterson had five #1 songs, including Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie, and has written songs for many other artists across several musical genres. Hes been a contributing author for 8 books, including the #1 New York Times best selling Chicken Soup For The Soul series and is currently doing a residency on Branson, MO, leading an All-Star cast as the Musical Director for the #1 rated concert experience in Branson RAIDING THE COUNTRY VAULT.
8/13/17 | Hour 2
As part of our Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival preview, we’re visiting with recording artists, The Darlins. They play what they call bluegrass with a smoky eye and will be playing at the festival. The Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival in Gatlinburg, TN runs the third week in August every year and features a whole list of hit writers. Check out the Darlins, then come on out to the festival!
8/13/17 | Hour 1
We get to visit with one of our favorite guys in Nashville, Darren Vincent of the award winning duo, Dailey and Vincent. They are Grand Ole Opry Members, Five-time GRAMMY® award winners individually, three-time GRAMMY® award nominees collectively, four-time DOVE Award winners, and winners of 35 IBMA Awards altogether, including 3-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award winners and 3-Time Vocal Group of the Year Award winners. Their latest project is called Patriots and Poets.
7/9/17 | Hour 1
Were excited to welcome a very special guest this week Bobby Osborne! After 67 years in the music biz, countless IBMA, CMA and Hall of Fame awards, seems like Bobby is just catching his second wind! His latest CD project, Original, was recently released by Compass Records to rave reviews, he had a blistering set at Bonnaroo and you can still regularly hear him peel the paint off the Grand Ol Opry walls, singing his hits such as Ruby and, of course, Rocky Top!
3/26/17 | Hour 2
This year we welcome some songwriting heavyweights, as well as some newer talents, to give you a little taste of what NSAIs Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival is all about. As you may know, this is Nashvilles annual songwriters festival that features over 300 songwriters, over 90 shows over 5 nights in 10 different venues across Music City.
Don’t forget Hour 1!
3/26/17 | Hour 1
This year we welcome some songwriting heavyweights, as well as some newer talents, to give you a little taste of what NSAIs Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival is all about. As you may know, this is Nashvilles annual songwriters festival that features over 300 songwriters, over 90 shows over 5 nights in 10 different venues across Music City.
Don’t forget Hour 2!
3/12/17 | Hour 2
Shelly Fairchild is a long time friend of the show and one of our favorite singer/songwriters in Music City. Her hits include You Don’t Lie Here Anymore, Kiss Me and Tiny Town. As writer, Shelly’s has cuts with artists including Little Big Town, Lee DeWyze, Maggie Rose and many others. Shes got a brand new project out called Buffalo that is awesome!
3/12/17 | Hour 1
Joining us are Krista Marie and Damien Horne, two of the three members of the group The Farm, which charted a recent hit single called Home Sweet Home. Both are great songwriters and former members of the infamous Musik Mafia with really amazing stories of how they got to where they are. Theyve got a brand new project coming out called New North.
3/5/17 | Hour 1
Thjis hour features singer/songwriter, Jenny Gill. With her debut project, The House Sessions, Jenny unveils an autobiographical collection of songs that blend blues, Americana and Country to create a sound and style that is as unique as she is. Gill, of course, is country music royalty: Her father is Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill and her mother is Sweethearts of the Rodeos Janis Oliver. Her stepmother is Christian superstar Amy Grant, with whom she has toured as a back-up singer for the last six years. It can be both a blessing and a curse to have such a prestigious background.
3/5/17 | Hour 2
We get to hang out with the Nelson Brothers, twins Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. They achieved success during the early 1990s with their double platinum debut album After the Rain, which featured the number-one hit (Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection. Matthew and Gunnar also continue to honor their father, performing under the name of Ricky Nelson Remembered. They are listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the only family to reach number one record status in three successive generations (beginning with grandparents Ozzie and Harriet Nelson).
2/26/17 | Hour 2
We chat with recording artists Kelly & Ellis, a husband and wife duo with several hits between them as songwriters. Leslie Ellis is a Grammy Award winning vocalist who has sung with many artists, including Celine Dion on My Heart Will Go On from the movie Titanic, for which Leslie won the Grammy. Casey Kelly is a hit songwriter whose songs include Anyone Who Isn’t Me Tonight for Kenny Rogers & Dottie West, Soon for Tanya Tucker and The Cowboy Rides Away for George Strait. Their debut album is called The Long Road To You.
2/26/17 | Hour 1
We visit with recording artists, Wilson Fairchild, a country music duo made up of Wil and Langdon Reid. As the sons of two of two Country Music Hall of Famers, Wil and Don Reid of the Statler Brothers, they were born into Country Music royalty and are carrying on that musical tradition. In addition to their work as recording artists, the Reid Boys are highly respected songwriters, with cuts on artists like the Statler Brothers, Ricky Skaggs and Dailey & Vincent, as well as many others. They have a new album out called Songs Our Dads Wrote, which is a tribute to the songs their dads wrote as members of the Statler Brothers.
2/12/17 | Hour 1
We are thrilled to welcome back to the show, an artist and musician who is, in a word, amazing. Steve Wariner is twenty albums into his amazing career and has garnered many awards, including 4 Grammies, over 50 charted singles, 14 #1 hits, and is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. Hes a got a brand new album out called All Over the Map that is so good and features many stellar guest appearances. Dont miss hour two!
2/12/17 | Hour 2
Hour two of our visit with an artist and musician who is, in a word, amazing. Steve Wariner is twenty albums into his amazing career and has garnered many awards, including 4 Grammies, over 50 charted singles, 14 #1 hits, and is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. He’s a got a brand new album out called All Over the Map that is so good and features many stellar guest appearances. Dont miss hour one!
1/29/17 | Hour 1
We have to honor to visit with Wanda Jackson, a singer, songwriter and musician who was one of the first popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneering rock-and-roll artist. She is known as the Queen of Rockabilly or the First Lady of Rockabilly. After rockabilly became less popular with audiences, she move into a mainstream country music and went on to have a string of hits. Her rockabilly career had a resurgence a few years ago when the genre become popular again with Americana audiences. Wanda is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame.
1/29/17 | Hour 2
Our guest is hit songwriter and artist Jamie Floyd, who is like so many songwriters in Music City, holding down a day gig while pursuing her musical dreams. Those dreams got a turbo-boost recently when artist Ashley Monroe recorded her song The Blade, making it the title cut on her album Ð which was Grammy- nominated Best Country Album. Jamie’s songs have been featured in TV shows and movies, like Lifetime’s Manson’s Lost Girls and ABC’s Nashville. She’s got a brand new album out called Sunshine and Rainbows and was featured in a recent documentary called The Last Songwriter, along with other heavy-hitters like Garth Brooks, Alan Shamblin, Jim Lauderdale, Tom Douglas, Tony Arata and others.
1/15/17 | Hour 1
This hour we visit with Grammy-nominated songwriter/Blues recording artist/producer, Colin Linden. Colin’s work as a musician is prolific, having appeared on over 400 albums to date for artists such as Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant and Allison Krauss. As a producer, he’s credited on over 100 albums and as a songwriter, his songs have been recorded by artists including Keb ‘Mo, The Band and The Blind Boys of Alabama. His own trio, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, has been wowing audiences for over a decade.
1/15/17 | Hour 2
We’re joined by Grammy Award winner and Grand Old Opry member Jeannie Seely. 2017 marks Seely’s 50th year as an Opry member. Her career as a recording artist and hit songwriter is legendary in Music City, with her songs having been recorded by legends likeÊFaron Young, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb and Little Jimmy Dickens, as well as many others. Jeannie has brand new album out called Written in Song, which features Êher versions of 14 songs she wrote that were hits for other artists, including those mentioned above.
1/8/17 | Hour 2
We’re super excited to welcome award-winning hit songwriter Natalie Hemby to the show. Natalie has a truckload of hit so far with songs like White Liar, Automatic, Baggage Claim and Only Prettier for Miranda Lambert, Downtown for Lady Antebellum, Pontoon and Tornado for Little Big Town and Drinks After Work for Toby Keith. Natalie has a brand new album and documentary out called Puxico that chronicles what she calls “the roots of her inheritance.” Really good stuff!
10/20/16 | Hour 1
We visit with pioneering hit songwriter and recording artist, Johnny Rodriguez. Johnny was the very first Mexican-American singer songwriter to hit it big in Country music with over 15 number one singles to his credit and many more top-tens. Hit hits include Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico, That’s the Way Love Goes and Just Get Up and Close the Door. Johnny is a member of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.
10/2/16 | Hour 2
We sit down with the lovely ladies of Farewell Angelina, an all-female country group featuring four powerhouse vocalists, dynamic songwriters and badass multi-instrumentalists, Nicole Witt , Lauren Lucas, Andrea Young and Lisa Torres. Together their magic blend of a multitude of stringed instruments, blazing twin fiddles, and unique harmonies have taken Nashville by storm, and that enthusiasm is now spreading via word-of-mouth, social media, and live shows that bring down the house.
9/25/16 | Hour 2
We rock with the lead singer of the award-winning arena rock band, Stryper, Michael Sweet. Stryper was the first overtly Christian heavy metal band to gain wide commercial success, earning several gold and platinum albums. Michael also has had a very successful solo career, as well as a long run as the lead singer and guitarist for the band Boston. His latest album is titled One Sided War.
9/25/16 | Hour 1
Joining us in this hour is award-winning Texas singer/songwriter and lead singer of the group Mason Dixon, Frank Martin Gilligan. Over his career, Frank has enjoyed 13 nationally charted Billboard singles with Mason Dixon, as well as a successful solo, winning multiple songwriting awards.
3/20/16 | Hour 2
It’s a big show for us as we welcome hit songwriter/recording artist/producer Radney Foster. As a songwriter, Radney has had hits for artists like Keith Urban with Raining On Sunday, Sweethearts of the Rodeo with Since I Found You and Sara Evans with A Real Fine Place to Start. As an artist, Radney has had hits with songs like Nobody Wins, Just Call Me Lonesome, and with his duo Foster & Lloyd, Sure Thing and Crazy Over You. His latest album is Everything I Should Have Said.
2/21/16 | Hour 1
Joining us this hour is one of our favorite people and long time friend of the show, hit songwriter Jerry Salley. His songs include Sir Elton John’s only Country charting song, Where We Both Say Goodbye , a Gospel song so popular it’s included in church hymnals, His Strength Is Perfect, and songs recorded by legends like Loretta Lynn, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Toby Keith and Brad Paisley. Most recently Jerry has songs on Chris Stapleton’s Grammy Award winning Traveller and The Steeldrivers’ Grammy Award winning album The Muscle Shoals Recordings.
1/24/16 | Hour 1
After years of chasing this guy, we were thrilled to welcome Songwriters Hall of Famer Gary Burr to the show. Gary has had a slew of hits over the years, including Juice Newton’s Love’s Been A Little But Hard On Me, Patty Loveless’ I Try To Think About Elvis, Collin Raye’s Man Of My Word, Doug Stone’s More Love, Garth Brooks’ One Night A Day, Lorrie Morgan’s Watch Me, John Berry’s What’s In It For Me, Tanya Tucker’s We Don’t Have To Do This and many more. In all, he’s had 32 top-forty hits, 24 top-tens, 14 number ones in the Country, Pop and even Latin genres.
1/24/16 | Hour 2
Hour two of our visit with Songwriters Hall of Famer Gary Burr. Gary has had a slew of hits over the years, including Juice two of our visit with NewtonÕs LoveÕs Been A Little But Hard On Me, Patty LovelessÕ I Try To Think About Elvis, Collin RayeÕs Man Of My Word, Doug StoneÕs More Love, Garth Brooks’ One Night A Day, Lorrie MorganÕs Watch Me, John BerryÕs WhatÕs In It For Me, Tanya TuckerÕs We DonÕt Have To Do This and many more. In all, heÕs had 32 top-forty hits, 24 top-tens, 14 number ones in the Country, Pop and even Latin genres.
1/10/16 | Hour 2
We get to visit with none other than hit artist and songwriter, Phil Vassar! Phil Vassar has has an amazing career with big hits not only for himself as a solo artist, but as a songwriter for other artists as well. His songs include Just Another Day in Paradise, In a Real Love and I’ll Take That As A Yes (The Hot Tub Song) as well as Bye Bye and I’m Alright for Jo Dee Messina, Little Red Rodeo for Colin Raye, Right on the Money for Alan Jackson and For a Little While and My Next Thirty Years for Tim McGraw. Join us!
1/3/16 | Hour 2
In this hour we get to visit hit songwriter musician, recording artist and producer, Bill Lloyd. Bill is often remembered as half of the Country-Rock duo, Foster and Lloyd along with Radney Foster. As a session music he’s performed with icons like the The Kinks, Squeeze, Buck Owens, Poco and Cheap Trick. As a songwriter he’s had songs cut by artists like Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Keith Anderson, Hootie and the Blowfish and many more.
11/22/15 | Hour 1 of 2
We visit visit with recording artist and songwriter Crystal Bowersox. You may remember Crystal as the top two finalist 2010’s American Idol, opposite Lee DeWyze. She has since gone on to a successful recording and touring career as a solo artist.
11/15/15 | Hour 1 of 2
Two members of the Grammy Award winning group, The Earls of Leicester. Joining us are Grammy winners in their own right, founders Jerry Douglas and Shawn Camp. These guys are so much fun – you’re gonna love it!
11/15/15 | Hour 2 of 2
We’re thrilled to visit with award-winning songwriter and recording artist, John Oates. John is a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, songwriter, producer and half of the most successful Pop music duo ever, Hall and Oates. John is a member of the American Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
10/25/15 | Hour 2 of 2
We get to visit with one of the fastest-rising recording artists and songwriters in Music City, Alyssa Bonagura. Alyssa’s been at it on Music Row since the age of 3, performing on the Ralph Emory show and had her first tour at 13 with Marty Stuart. In addition to songs for her own albums, she’s had cuts by artists like Jo Dee Messina and Jana Kramer’s new single, Circles. Alyssa is the 2015 Ontario CMA Songwriter of the Year for her song I Only Smoke When I Drink.
10/4/15 | Hour 1 of 2
Coming to you from the Mississippi Songwriters Festival in beautiful Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Joining us in the first hour are BMI Artist Rep David Preston and Recording Artist Travis Meadows with a great musical performances you don’t want to miss!
9/27/15 | Hour 1 of 2
This hour features recording artist and virtuoso fiddler, Andrea Zonn. Andrea has toured and played for an astonishing variety of artists, people like Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, and since 2003, with James Taylor. Zonn has recorded with artists such as Yo Yo Ma, Vince Gill, Randy Travis, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, George Strait, Amy Grant, Alison Krauss, Keb’ Mo’ and Neil Diamond. She’s got a brand new album out, titled Rise.
9/27/15 | Hour 2 of 2
Luke Duke is in the the house, in the form of veteran actor and recording artist, Tom Wopat! In addition to his work as an actor on shows such as The Dukes of Hazzard and Cybill , Tom has had a successful musical career with six Country albums, four albums of Standards, a long string of hit musicals on Broadway and even a Tony nomination! He and his TV cousin, John Schneider, have released a Christmas album called, Home For Christmas.
9/13/15 | Hour 2 of 2
We’re thrilled to welcome Aussie recording artist and recent Nashvillian, Dianna Corcoran. With over 400 awards, two multi-award winning albums and two Australian Country Music Golden Guitar Awards under her belt, Dianna is no stranger to success in the Country format in Australia. And new she’s taking on America!
9/13/15 | Hour 1 of 2
We welcome back famed Ausssie recording artist and founder of the Bushwackers, Dobe Newton. He’s the President of the CMA Australia and one of the directors of the Sounds Australia Festival. He brought along two awesome recording artists, Warren H. Williams and Tracy McNeil.
8/30/15 | Hour 2 of 2
We are thrilled to welcome back the Rockstars of Bluegrass and stars of a brand new TV show, Dailey and Vincent. These guys have won numerous awards including 13 IBMA Awards for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year and Album of the Year, three GRAMMY Award Nominations, including for the 2014 Bluegrass Album of the Year and three Dove Awards for Bluegrass Album of the Year. And they are so fun!
8/30/15 | Hour 1 of 2
This hourÕs guest is Richard Sterban, a member of the Oak Ridge Boys since 1972 and owner of the unforgettable voice that sings “oom-pa-pa-oom-pa-pa-mau-mau” on the hit song, Elvira. He’s got a brand new memoir out called From Elvis to Elvira and it is really good! he’s got an amazing story you don’t want to miss!
8/16/15 | Hour 2 of 2
We visit with East Nashville, TN indie folk/pop singer-songwriter and American Idol finalist, Paul McDonald. Paul’s band, The Grand Magnolias, has toured with artists including Zac Brown, Sara Bareilles, and The Black Crowes. His music has been featured Twilight: Breaking Dawn and TV’s Parenthood.
8/9/15 | Hour 2 of 2
We visit with hit songwriters and recording artists, The Henningsens. They are a family band who may be new to the charts as recording artists, are already veteran hitmakers with songs for other artists, like Love It Out Loud for Wynonna, Alone for Sara Evans and many songs for The Band Perry, including All Your Life and Lie. They have a brand new EP out on Arista Nashville called, The Henningsens.
8/2/15 | Hour 1 of 2
Joining us this hour is recording artist, Emily West. Emily has had several successful songs at radio over the years including songs like Rocks in Your Shoes, Cross My Heart and her duet with Keith Urban, Blue Sky. Last year she was a finalist in the hit show America’s Got Talent and has just released a double… yes. double, album called All For You. You’re gonna love her!
7/26/15 | Hour 1 of 2
Rich Fagan is back in studio with us! You know many of his hits, songs like Overnight Male for George Strait, Why Can’t We All Just Get A Longneck for Hank Williams Jr., Sold (Grundy County Auction) and Be My Baby Tonight for John Michael Montgomery. He’s got a brand new release called Redemption that is really awesome and we can’t wait to share some it with you tonight.
7/19/15 | Hour 2 of 2
Then we visit with hit songwriter, recording artist and founder of the hit group Trick Pony, Keith Burns. As a writer, Keith has had songs recorded by artists like Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw, Hootie and the Blowfish and Moe Bandy, just to name a few. As a recording artist heÕs written and recorded several hits for Trick Pony, like Pour Me and Just What I Do. Now Trick Pony is back with some new music!
7/19/15 | Hour 1 of 2
This hourÕs guest is hit recording artist Sylvia. Sylvia has had several hits on the country charts with songs like Drifter, Tumbleweed and Snapshot. She also enjoyed great crossover success with her song Nobody, which went to the top of the Country, Pop and AC charts, as well as earning her an ACM Female Vocalist of Year Award. Today Sylvia runs her own record label, Red Pony Records, and spends time coaching creatives.
7/12/15 | Hour 2 of 2
We visit with hit recording artist, John Berry. John has one of the most distinctive voices in country music and has had a string of hits that includes songs like Standing on the Edge of Goodbye, Change My Mind, She’s Taken a Shine, You and Only You and the #1 hit, Your Love Amazes Me.
