Episode Details

This is one of those episodes where you clear your schedule and sit down properly.

Judge and JD welcome two of the most decorated figures in Texas music and literature, Bob Livingston, pioneering Texas singer-songwriter and founding member of the legendary Lost Gonzo Band, a group that helped shape the sound of progressive country in the 1970s alongside artists like Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Martin Murphey, and Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Mike Blakely, singer-songwriter and novelist who has released 14 solo albums and published 19 books with major New York City publishers, with songs recorded by Alan Jackson, Gary P. Nunn, Flaco Jimenez, Raul Malo, and more.

Bob Livingston has performed in more than 25 countries as a cultural ambassador for the US State Department and released his long-awaited memoir Gypsy Alibi: A Gonzo Memoir through Texas Tech University Press, a candid and colorful look into the untamed world of Texas music, loaded with never-before-told tales from his years on the road, in the studio, and across the globe.

Mike Blakely grew up working on a family ranch in Texas, served in the United States Air Force, and went on to win the Spur Award for Best Western Novel. Two of his novels were co-written with Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers. He lives on his horse ranch near Marble Falls, Texas, right in the heart of the Hill Country.Together, Bob and Mike sit down with Judge and JD for a conversation about five decades of Texas music, the stories behind the songs, the books behind the legends, and what keeps two of the most prolific artists in Texas still showing up every day.

And Coach Bill Wilder of Fredericksburg High School stops by ahead of Homecoming TONIGHT to fire up the community and get Fredericksburg ready for one of the biggest nights of the school year.Tonight. The Billygoats. Homecoming. Let's go.Watch the episode. Then get to the game.

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Bob Livingston: boblivingstonmusic.com

Mike Blakely: mikeblakely.com

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