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Episode 6584
Usually, when we talk about a musical pioneer, there's this expectation of a lasting, tangible monument. Right, like a statue in a hometown square. E…
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6583: Gram Parsons and the Joshua Tree Fire
Episode 6583
You are standing in the middle of the California desert, right out in the Joshua Tree National Monument. The sun is just baking the scrub brush. The …
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6582: George Jones and the Voice of Heartbreak
Episode 6582
He's so desperate for a drink that after his wife hides all the car keys, he just wanders out into the garage. And fires up a 10 horsepower riding la…
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6581: From Secret Son to Country Icon
Episode 6581
Imagine you're an 11 year old boy, right. You're living in Delhi, Louisiana. And you're just rummaging through your mom's closet. Like any kid lookin…
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6580: From jug band to country legends
Episode 6580
Imagine, imagine telling a record executive in 1966 that your new band's business plan is to completely ignore electric guitars. Like instead of plug…
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6579: From College Bouncer to Country Superstar
Episode 6579
You're working the door at a local bar in North Carolina. Just checking IDs and breaking up fights. And your career plan is to study criminal justice…
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6578: From child breadwinner to billboard legend
Episode 6578
I want you to picture a recording studio. Standing right in front of the microphone is this 13 -year -old girl. She is there to record this really bo…
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6577: Florida Georgia Line s hair metal country takeover
Episode 6577
I want you to imagine just for a second, releasing a song so massive that it literally, it breaks the ceiling of its own genre. Oh yeah, like totally…
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6576: Conway Twitty and the Handshake Empire
Episode 6576
Imagine an artist who is just so dominant, so fundamentally woven into the fabric of American music that he held the record for the most number one h…
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6575: Chris Thile from Bach to Country Bears
Episode 6575
Imagine a five -year -old kid picking up a mandolin for the very first time. He's hanging out in a California pizza joint called that Pizza Place. Ju…
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