Tales From The Broken Spoke

John Michael Whitby Part 2

April 15, 2024 22:58 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MB

This show was taped before the untimely deaths of Ace In The Hole Band member and friend Gene Elders and Erv Woolsey. We all have a big hole in our hearts with the loss of these giants. Also, never ask Bob to predict who will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Ace In The Hole Band member John Michael Whitby stops by Part 1

April 02, 2024 19:31 - 18 minutes - 15.1 MB

Ace In The Hole keyboard player John Michael Whitby stops by to visit with Bob and Monte with details about a new project that has been years in the making......

Part 3 with Ginny White Peacock and Michael Peacock

March 25, 2024 15:59 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

I love stories of the Spoke. Here's some more you may not be aware of. Let's continue our visit with Ginny and Michael.

Let's continue our visit with Ginny and Michael Peacock....Here's Part 2

March 20, 2024 16:54 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MB

We go dip into Spoke History and topics including Chicken Sh*t Bingo, the Riff Raff tax that started with George Strait.....come on in!

Let's catch up with Ginny White Peacock and Michael Peacock of the Broken Spoke.

March 11, 2024 17:58 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MB

The late James White certainly left the legacy of the Broken Spoke in great hands. He would be proud of all the work his daughter Ginny, and his son-in-law Michael have done with the legendary Broken Spoke. Let's catch up with them.

Part 2 of Bob and Monte's conversation with Will Knaak

March 04, 2024 14:41 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

Let's dive in deeper to Will's Austin roots.

Will Knaak in the house! Part 1

February 19, 2024 22:24 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MB

Guitarist Will Knaak join Bob and Monte at historic Broken Spoke. Did you know Will started playing at the Spoke when he was only 12 years old? Listen and learn more about Will's amazing musical journey.

World Famous Lee Roy Eichler, George Strait's bus driver

November 27, 2023 16:34 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MB

The man who has been driving for George Strait for more than 40 years, Lee Roy Eichler. Lee Roy is one of the great guys on the planet. How did he get the job, who did you bring to the Ace In The Hole Band, so many stories.......

Part 3 of Terry McBride

November 20, 2023 18:24 - 28 minutes - 13 MB

So much fun, we hate for this conversation to end. Terry promised he would be back soon for more Tales.

Part 2 of Bob and Monte's visit with Terry McBride

November 09, 2023 18:35 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

Enjoyed part 1? We talk about everything on this segment.....Elvis, old Austin, Brooks & Dunn.....part 3 next week

It's Terry McBride! Part 1

November 01, 2023 16:22 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MB

It's always to thrill to catch up with Terry McBride. Sit in and listen to our conversation with soon to be Texas Songwriter Hall of Famer Terry McBride.

Part 2 of Bob and Monte's conversation with John Arthur Martinez

October 23, 2023 22:25 - 39 minutes - 15.7 MB

Such a cool Texan! John Arthur Martinez talks about "Nashville Star" and reveals a connection that Bob and him shared in 1979. What was it? LISTEN

John Arthur Martinez stops by to visit with Bob and Monte part 1

October 09, 2023 23:13 - 23 minutes - 9.52 MB

Part 1 of our visit with John Arthur Martinez. There is a special event later this month that you will want to be a part of in Marble Falls. John gives the info.

Bob and Monte visit with Mr. Country Legend John Conlee

September 11, 2023 22:57 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

Monte and Bob visit with the legendary John Conlee who doesn't plan on slowing down anytime soon.

Part 3 of Bob and Monte's visit with Darden Smith

August 28, 2023 16:27 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

Now we get to the nitty gritty......here's more of our conversation with Darden Smith. Check out his music and art at dardensmith.com. You will become a fan!

Part 2 of Bob and Monte's visit with Darden Smith

August 12, 2023 19:16 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

And the fun continues! Darden talks about the lessons learned of signing with major labels and the lessons he has learned in the studio.

Part 1 of Monte's and Bob's conversation with Darden Smith

July 29, 2023 18:15 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

Darden Smith is amazing! Songwriter, artist, novelist and so much more. Here's part one of the conversation with Darden. Did you know Nashville labels were battling to have Darden sign with them.......listen.

Part 2 of Bob and Monte's visit with Terry Lickona of Austin City Limits

June 14, 2023 19:51 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

This was a great visit! Want to hear more tales of Austin City Limits, the old ACL studio, past tapings and also how to get tickets for future tapings of Austin City Limits? Dive in now!

From Austin City Limits, it's Terry Lickona! Part 1

June 05, 2023 14:49 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Austin City Limits helped put the city of Austin on the map. The award winning PBS show is celebrating 50 years this years. That's a lot of stories and tales. Tery Lickona is the mastermind of this show, and no we didn't ask for tickets for a future taping. Enjoy part 1 of our conversation with Terry Lickona on "Tales From The Broken Spoke".

Part 2 of our conversation with LT, Larry Telford

May 26, 2023 15:42 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

So many stories, so little time! Here's part 2 of Bob and Monte's conversation with Larry Telford.....tales of Sammy Allred, Kinky Friedman and more.....and how about the time a bus ran into the back of the Spoke.....want to hear the really story?

Remember the night.....Larry Telford, LT, an Austin music legend shares his stories. So many tales it has 2 parts. Here's part 1.

May 16, 2023 13:42 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

Special guest Larry Telford shares his stories of traveling with Kinky Friedman, Lee Roy Parnell and of course the world famous Geezenslaw Brothers in part one of the conversation.

Kathy Valentine Part 2

May 07, 2023 22:51 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

Love having Kathy tell more tales, honestly I could listen to her stories all day.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Kathy Valentine Talks with Monte and Bob Part 1

April 30, 2023 19:52 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

She is a legend! Austinite and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Kathy Valentine has a book that you don't want to put down "All I Ever Wanted. A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir." Check out part 1 of Kathy's conversation with Bob and Monte and part 2 and 3 coming soon!

Legendary Nashville Producer Bud Logan visits with Bob and Monte

March 29, 2023 22:32 - 1 hour - 112 MB

You may not recogize the name Bud Logan but he is the name behind some of country music's biggest hits like John Conlee's "Rose Colored Glasses", T Graham Brown's "I Tell It Like I Used To Be" and many many more. Bud was also a bass player for the late Jim Reeves. What a career and what a storyteller. Hope you enjoy Bud Logan with these tales!

Bob and Monte talk with Congressman Chip Roy

March 21, 2023 17:09 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

It's not about politics, it's about our love for Texas Dancehalls and the legendary Broken Spoke. Honestly we taped this episode in 2022 and I've been waiting to post it because I wanted a companion episode with Congressman Lloyd Doggett. I'ver contacted his office and 8 months later, we're still waiting for an answer. It would be great for Congressman Doggett to tell of his love for the Spoke and of the first time a political rally was held at the Spoke. I can't wait to hear his "tales" of o...

He is a legend! Eddie Wilson stops by the Spoke with tales of the Armadillo World Headquarters

March 09, 2023 03:29 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

I have been waiting for so long to have Eddie Wilson tell Monte and I some tales about old Austin, about the Armadillo World Headquarters, the Raw Deal of course Threadgills. You will enjoy this visit with Eddie Wilson and please read his masterpiece "Armadillo World Headquarters, a memoir". He needs to stop by for many more visits, right?

Ready for some great tales from Bill Carter

March 01, 2023 22:15 - 1 hour - 63.4 MB

Bill Carter is a legend! If you don't know his name, you should. He is the songwriter, along with his lovely wife Ruth, of great songs like Stevie Ray Vaughan's hit "Crossfire", the Fabulous Thunderbirds "Why Get Up", McBride and the Ride's "Can I Count on You" and so many others. Hope you enjoy his stories and tales!

Bob and Monte visit with BMI's Mitch Ballard

February 21, 2023 21:17 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

It's quite a history lesson! Bob and Monte vist with BMI's Mitch Ballard.

How about some great Texas Tales with Tweed Scott

February 09, 2023 17:11 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MB

Best selling author Tweed Scott from "Texas In Her Own Words" joins Bob and Monte for some Texas Tales

The Legacy of James White

January 25, 2023 21:53 - 43 minutes - 19.7 MB

It's now been 2 years since the death of James White. What does the future hold for the historic Broken Spoke. Ginny White-Peacock and Michael Peacock tell Bob and Monte about the Spoke's future.

Bob and Monte visit with Tom Foote and Terry Hale of the Ace In The Hole Band

January 04, 2023 22:37 - 1 hour - 28.2 MB

If you are a country music fan and a George Strait fan, this episode is a no brainer. How did George join the Ace In the Hole Band, how did they get their name, what happened to the original singer for the band.......all these answers and more on this episode of "Tales From The Broken Spoke"

You won't believe these tales. Real Austin history from special guest Don Pryor.

December 15, 2022 20:15 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

I love Austin radio stories and there is no one better to tell those stories than my friend Don Pryor. Don's dad, the late great Cactus Pryor, was President Johnson's go to man for emceeing many White House and Johnson Ranch events and Don was there for many of them. He was at the Batman movie premiere in 1966, the same weekend that the UT Tower sniper massacre happened. That's one of the many tales you won't forget. Enjoy this blast from the past. Real Austin history, real America history.

Django Walker

September 21, 2022 22:14 - 1 hour - 32.3 MB

He is royalty and his father was the first one to put outlaw country on the map in Austin. Django Walker joins Bob and Monte to talk music, his father and all things Austin

Elvis is in the building! Special guest Rick Henson and the Austin Elvis connections

July 29, 2022 02:42 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

The year was 1977.....Bob Pickett went to an Elvis concert in Abilene Texas....the next night Monte Warden and Rick Hensen both saw Elvis in Austin. A few months later, Elvis was gone. How did that concert change each man's life? Just listen.......

Alvin Crow 50th Anniversary Party is on!

June 29, 2022 23:35 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Alvin Crow is a legend! 50 years performing at the Broken Spoke and it all started at a pizza joint in Austin. Hope you will join Alvin for the 50 year celebration on Saturday July 9th. It's going to be a party, Texas sized of course!

Kyle Park drops into the Spoke to visit with Monte and Bob

January 03, 2022 15:58 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MB

Texas Country Star Kyle Park drops in to visit with Monte and Bob. Kyle shares his story about getting started in country music while in high school. His first record was played on the radio while he was a high school senior.

Bob and Monte visit with Ginny White-Peacock

November 04, 2021 22:16 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

A great visit with James White's daughter Ginny White-Peacock who proudly is carrying on the great legacy of her father. She has tales of her parents, Chris White and the origin of the famous George Strait bathroom.

Ray Benson from Asleep At The Wheel with 50 years of the Wheel

September 26, 2021 14:46 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

Hard to believe but it's 50 years so far for Asleep At The Wheel and we are celebrating with a big show October 15th. Ray Benson stops by for a history lesson of the Wheel and let's Bob and Monte know about a secret special guest. WOW

Benny McArthur

September 13, 2021 21:01 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

He is a Texas music legend! Benny McArthur from the Ace In The Hole Band and from Texas Jamm Band joins Monte and Bob and talks about his early days at the Spoke.

Tales From the Broken Spoke Bobby Earl Smith part 1

August 06, 2021 15:35 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

This man is a LEGEND.....Bobby Earl Smith talks about his journey to Austin, his first gig at the Broken Spoke and many more legendary Austin Music Stories. Mr Smith is one of the reasons Austin is known as the Music Capital of the World.

Buddy Holley Part Two

July 29, 2021 15:17 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MB

Randy Steele joins Bob and Monte for more tales about Buddy Holley

Buddy Holly fan? Bob and Monte talk with Randy Steele a true fan and Buddy Holly historian. Part 1 of our amazing conversation.

July 13, 2021 16:10 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

I am a huge Buddy Holly fan and so is Monte, but we have met our match. Our buddy Randy Steele shares his love for Buddy Holly and his music.....fascinating stories and tales. And this is just Part 1 of our conversation.

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