Thanks For Giving A Damn
171 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 699 ratingsCreative people sharing informal conversations, tall tales and vague recollections from backstage and beyond.
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Episode 121: Jerry Reed Stories
September 30, 2015 19:32 - 24 minutes - 23.7 MBJohn Knowles shares stories about his friendship with Jerry Reed.
Episode 120: Chet Atkins Stories
September 09, 2015 12:33 - 44 minutes - 42.4 MBJohn Knowles shares stories about his friendship with Chet Atkins. John shares everything from recording techniques to personal stories about Chet’s interactions with Roger Miller, George Martin, Jerry Reed, Charlie Pride, Waylon Jennings, Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, Owen Bradley, Harlan… Continue Reading →
Episode 119: Working For Bocephus
August 27, 2015 00:49 - 25 minutes - 24.6 MBPaul Griffith tells the strange story about the time he spent playing drums for Hank Williams Jr.
Episode 118: When Elvis Met Nixon
August 14, 2015 21:30 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBWe talk about the strange and wonderful day when Elvis Presley showed up unannounced at the White House with a pistol and demanded to see President Nixon.
Episode 117: Peter Case (Part 2)
July 29, 2015 11:50 - 27 minutes - 26.4 MBPeter talks about Rodney Crowell’s Volkswagen, seeing Van Halen at the Whiskey in 1977, Tom Petty at the Whiskey, touring with the Ramones on the Rocket To Russia tour, Ramones stories, DIY touring before punk rock hit, Rodney Bingenheimer stories,… Continue Reading →
Episode 116: Peter Case
July 15, 2015 17:48 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBPeter talks about pro wrestling in Buffalo, meeting Townes Van Zandt, Gurf Morlix stories, Martin Scorsese stories, singing on the streets, watching Dave Van Ronk play in the snow, busking with Allen Ginsberg, Bob Kaufman stories, Lawrence Ferlinghetti stories, etc.
Episode 115: Allen Ginsberg Stories
June 23, 2015 14:15 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MBBen Schafer talks about working for Allen Ginsberg, Ginsberg’s day to day life, seeing Jurassic Park with Gregory Corso, Ginsberg’s photography, fan mail, Richard Hell, Allen’s apartment and personal library, Bob Dylan, haters and stalkers, talking about Kerouac, publicizing the… Continue Reading →
Episode 114: Jerry Lawson
June 09, 2015 00:01 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBJerry talks about Jimmy Reed playing his uncle’s juke joint in Florida, seeing Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson at the Apollo Theater, playing private parties for the Kennedys, touring with Frank Zappa, touring with Liza Minnelli, Muddy Waters stories, meeting… Continue Reading →
Episode 113: Harlan Howard Stories
May 27, 2015 21:21 - 34 minutes - 33.2 MBMelanie Howard talks about Harlan living with Buck Owens, writing Tiger By The Tail, Pick Me Up On Your Way Down, hanging out at Tootsie’s with Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Roger Miller, Bobby Bare and Tom T. Hall, bowling with… Continue Reading →
Episode 112: Wrong-Eyed Jesus
May 05, 2015 19:50 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBJim talks about the Blue People of Kentucky, Wrong-Eyed Jesus, David Byrne’s handshake, arcs of redemption, decorating a motor home with spanish moss, Pentecostal churches, making a film for the BBC, Harry Crews, David Johansen, The Handsome Family, Mike “The… Continue Reading →
Episode 111: Don Schlitz (Part 2)
April 14, 2015 22:16 - 28 minutes - 27.7 MBDon talks about having Vince Gill as a wingman, meeting his wife at a baseball game, inventing the “songwriters in the round”, hearing his song on The Muppet Show, songwriting advice, writing On The Other Hand with Paul Overstreet, Randy… Continue Reading →
Episode 110: Blind Willie Johnson
April 01, 2015 23:41 - 24 minutes - 20.3 MBWe talk about Blind Willie Johnson and music’s ability to live on and sometimes even transcend time and circumstances.
Episode 109: Ryan Bingham
March 18, 2015 13:56 - 26 minutes - 25.2 MBRyan talks about ranching in New Mexico, bull riding, broken bones, Red Stegall, working in a wild west show in Paris, Willie Nelson stories, Poodie Locke stories, touring in an old truck, broke down near the Grand Canyon, horses, etc.
Episode 108: Jim White
March 03, 2015 19:49 - 38 minutes - 36.6 MBJim shares a very strange story of music, mental illness, David Byrne, obsession, religion, record companies and redemption, etc.
Episode 107: Dale Watson (Part 2)
February 18, 2015 22:01 - 28 minutes - 27.2 MBDale talks about Ray Price’s tour bus, opening acts, Jerry Lee Lewis stories, Palomino Club stories, playing in the house band at the Palomino, living in Gloria Swanson’s old apartment in Hollywood, Sunset Strip in the 80s, etc.
Episode 106: Dale Watson
February 04, 2015 21:21 - 26 minutes - 25.7 MBDale talks about hanging with Earl Campbell at Gilley’s, honky tonk fights in Texas, Gilley’s stories, George Jones stories, smoking with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash stories, the first time he walked into the Continental Club, Chicken Shit Bingo, Ginny’s Little… Continue Reading →
Episode 105: Wabash Cannonball
January 21, 2015 00:50 - 24 minutes - 23.6 MBWabash Cannonball went from being a song sung by hobos in the late 1800s to selling 10,000,000 copies worldwide and is now a staple in the american songbook. Otis shares stories about the songs’ journey.
Episode 104: Jimi Hendrix’s Nashville
January 06, 2015 16:00 - 28 minutes - 27.2 MBJay McDowell is the Multimedia/Assistant Museum Exhibit Curator at the Musician’s Hall Of Fame And Museum and he’s sharing stories about Jimi Hendrix’s early days in Nashville. Stories about the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, meeting Billy Cox, moving… Continue Reading →
Episode 103: Don Schlitz
December 22, 2014 00:10 - 37 minutes - 35.3 MBThe man who wrote The Gambler, Forever And Ever, Amen and a ton of other great songs talks about coming to Nashville on a Greyhound bus with $80 and a guitar in hopes of making a go of it.
Episode 102: Stringbean’s Last Song
December 08, 2014 23:35 - 30 minutes - 29.3 MBPeter Cooper tells the story of Stringbean and Estelle Akeman’s tragic deaths.
Episode 101: Webb Wilder
November 25, 2014 21:05 - 34 minutes - 32.9 MBWebb talks about seeing The Faces live in 1971, Ian McLagan stories, seeing Mott The Hoople live in 1970, being broke down in Slidell, Louisiana, Jerry Lee Lewis stories, Ritchie Blackmore’s 200 watt Marshall, Nick Lowe stories, playing Farm Aid,… Continue Reading →
Episode 100: Otis Gibbs
October 23, 2014 17:42 - 26 minutes - 25.8 MBOtis talks about sleeping in haunted hotels, hoping to see a ghost, Ian Hunter tour stories, Joe Elliot, Martin Chambers, poker games, parlay cards and gentlemanly wagers, his first UK gig, opening for Guy Clark, the history of this show… Continue Reading →
Episode 99: Paul McCartney In Nashville
October 14, 2014 20:08 - 29 minutes - 28.3 MBBill DeMain talks about Wings’ six week stay in Nashville in 1974, Buddy Killen stories, staying at “Junior’s Farm”, Curly Putnam stories, McCartney at The Grand Ole Opry, hanging with Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner backstage at the Opry, McCartney… Continue Reading →
Episode 98: Roger Alan Wade
October 07, 2014 20:53 - 27 minutes - 26.3 MBRoger talks about Eastern Tennessee pro wrestling memories, the true madness of Knoxville, seeing Waylon Jennings with the Crickets, meeting Waylon at a party for Johnny Cash, how to get a good seat on a Greyhound, crashing at Johnny Cash’s… Continue Reading →
Episode 97: Kevin Russell (Part 2)
September 30, 2014 20:30 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBThe Gourds and Shinyribs front man talks about being broke down in Arkansas, Scott Norwood’s missed kick, the greatness of Ted Hawkins, South Austin in the early 90s, opening day at Jovita’s, the South Austin Housing boom, the Hipster Gentrification… Continue Reading →
Episode 96: Kevin Russell
September 23, 2014 21:12 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBKevin talks about hanging out with pro wrestlers in a Shreveport strip joint, biker bars, the Bristol Sessions, seeing Son House in Shreveport, inflicting himself on the audience, Austin Outhouse stories, Ray Wylie Hubbard stories, Jon Dee Graham stories, etc.
Episode 95: Bob Dylan’s Nashville Recordings
September 16, 2014 20:02 - 40 minutes - 38.1 MBJay McDowell is the Multimedia/Assistant Museum Exhibit Curator at the Musician’s Hall Of Fame And Museum and he’s sharing stories about Bob Dylan and the musicians who played on his Nashville sessions. He shares stories about Charlie McCoy, Hargus “Pig”… Continue Reading →
Episode 94: Mac Wiseman (Part 2)
September 09, 2014 19:39 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBMac talks about recording at Castle Studio in Nashville, breakfast with Merle Haggard, watching Joe Louis matches with Hank Garland, Grady Martin stories, Mississippi John Hurt stories, Johnny Cash opening for Mac on Cash’s first tour, recording a duet with… Continue Reading →
Episode 93: Mac Wiseman (Part 1)
September 02, 2014 19:24 - 32 minutes - 30.7 MBMac talks about growing up during the Great Depression, meeting Flatt and Scruggs and joining the Foggy Mountain Boys, meeting Bill Monroe and joining his band, playing with Molly O’Day, Bill Monroe’s traveling baseball team, watching Hank Williams do five… Continue Reading →
Episode 92: Todd Snider (Part 2)
August 27, 2014 00:21 - 31 minutes - 30.1 MBTodd talks about meeting Skip Litz, stealing a Christmas tree from Kroger, getting arrested in Greencastle, Indiana, a rough encounter with Hunter S. Thompson, meeting Brian Henneman, Bottle Rockets stories, The Monsters Of Tube Socks Tour, his love of Dan… Continue Reading →
Episode 91: Chuck Mead (Part 3)
August 18, 2014 00:48 - 25 minutes - 20.6 MBChuck talks about meeting Buck Owens and Roy Clark, crazy Buck Owens stories, touring with George Jones, singing on stage with George Jones, George Jones stories, Johnny Cash train stories, touring with Loretta Lynn, singing on stage with Loretta Lynn,… Continue Reading →
Episode 90: Special Edition
August 05, 2014 21:39 - 29 minutes - 68.1 MBThis is a special episode where Otis tells stories and previews songs from his new album, Souvenirs Of A Misspent Youth.
Episode 89: John Strohm (Part 2)
July 30, 2014 11:07 - 29 minutes - 32.4 MBJohn talks about the Blake Babies eating at Denny’s with Henry Rollins, listening to Rollin’s record collection, Firehose road stories, Mike Watt’s rules for how a band should conduct themselves, Mike Watt’s love of Madonna, Lemonheads road stories, Hole stories,… Continue Reading →
Episode 88: Scott H. Biram
July 16, 2014 08:42 - 28 minutes - 35.1 MBScott talks about seeing Doc Watson at The Armadillo World Headquarters, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Leadbelly, Hasil Adkins stories, Hank 3 stories, obnoxious audience members, VAN-dalism, getting naked and singing gospel songs, surviving a head on collision with an 18 wheeler, gardening,… Continue Reading →
Episode 87: Cheetah Chrome (Part 2)
July 09, 2014 09:12 - 28 minutes - 29.9 MBCheetah talks about what it’s like to live with Johnny Thunders, John Belushi stories, hanging with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Ian Hunter stories, moving to Nashville, Plowboy Records, etc.
Episode 86: Cheetah Chrome (Part 1)
July 01, 2014 23:20 - 30 minutes - 34.8 MBCheetah talks about recording the Rocket From The Tombs tapes in a haunted rehearsal space, the night The Dead Boys met The Ramones, Stiv Bators mooning The Ramones, the first time he walked into CBGBs, The Dead Boys’ first CBGBs… Continue Reading →
Episode 85: The Howlin’ Brothers
June 24, 2014 20:31 - 26 minutes - 31.3 MBIan Craft of The Howlin’ Brothers talks about playing folk music in Ithaca, New York, moving to Nashville, playing on lower Broadway, road life, Brendan Benson stories, eating chicken with Warren Haynes, Sun Studio stories, playing The Ryman Auditorium, playing… Continue Reading →
Episode 84: W.S. Holland (Part 2)
June 17, 2014 19:13 - 27 minutes - 33.1 MBW.S. talks about touring with Johnny Cash in a 1948 Cadillac, the difficulties of touring in the 1950s and 60s, playing Folsom Prison and San Quentin, the first time he heard Boy Named Sue, recording Ring Of Fire, Luther Perkins… Continue Reading →
Episode 83: W.S. Holland (Part 1)
June 10, 2014 19:54 - 26 minutes - 30.6 MBW.S. talks about joining Carl Perkins’ band, Sun Studio stories, recording Blue Suede Shoes and Matchbox, being there for the Million Dollar Quartet session, Jack Clement stories, Jerry Lee Lewis stories, joining Johnny Cash’s band, Kris Kristofferson stories, Willie Nelson… Continue Reading →
Episode 82: Amy LaVere
June 03, 2014 19:21 - 28 minutes - 30.2 MBAmy talks about an imperfect corporate gig on a riverboat, working at Sun Studios and giving tours to Questlove and Bill Murray, playing on Lower Broadway in Nashville in the 90s, playing Wanda Jackson in Walk The Line, auditioning for… Continue Reading →
Episode 81: Managing Townes Van Zandt
May 27, 2014 20:17 - 33 minutes - 33.5 MBJohn Lomax III talks about meeting Townes Van Zandt for the first time, becoming Townes’ manager, reading fan’s letters to Townes, filming Heartworn Highways, Uncle Seymour, Townes partying with Gram Parsons in Houston, Townes sitting in with The Allman Brothers,… Continue Reading →
Episode 80: John Lomax III (Part 1)
May 20, 2014 20:17 - 30 minutes - 34 MBJohn talks about his grandfather documenting cowboy songs in the late 1800s, Carl Sandburg, Studs Terkel, John Sr. and Alan Lomax recording Lead Belly in Angola Prison, discovering folk singers in churches and prisons, finding Muddy Waters at Stovall Plantation,… Continue Reading →
Episode 79: J.D. Wilkes
May 14, 2014 03:12 - 33 minutes - 41 MBThe Legendary Shack Shakers’ and Dirt Daubers’ frontman talks about growing up in Kentucky, witnessing an exorcism, the collective effervescence, Barn Dances And Jamborees Across Kentucky, hoop snakes and wampus cats, representing Paducah in a cultural exchange with Dublin, early… Continue Reading →
Episode 78: Chuck Mead (Part 2)
April 29, 2014 21:52 - 33 minutes - 41.3 MBChuck talks about visiting the Bigfoot Museum, Roswell, dropping acid and seeing a UFO, misbehaving in hotel rooms with Levon Helm, bumming smokes from Keith Richards, acquiring Dee Dee Ramone’s bass, playing with Don Helms, Hank Williams stories, Quonset Hut… Continue Reading →
Episode 77: Big Sandy
April 22, 2014 20:24 - 28 minutes - 32 MBBig Sandy talks about growing up in Orange County, Lowrider culture, seeing Ray Charles live, being inspired by James Intveld, seeing Jerry Lee Lewis at The Palomino Club, Palomino stories, meeting Porter Wagoner, playing the Grand Ole Opry, Sleepy LaBeef… Continue Reading →
Episode 76: Wayne Kramer (Part 2)
April 15, 2014 20:27 - 30 minutes - 34.3 MBWayne talks about playing with Johnny Thunders, Johnny Thunders stories, dealing with addiction, working with GG Allin, GG Allin stories, the power of youth, getting busted, prison life, his prison band, Red Rodney, Billy Bragg stories, The Clash, Jail Guitar… Continue Reading →
Episode 75: Wayne Kramer (Part 1)
April 08, 2014 21:08 - 30 minutes - 36.4 MBWayne talks about his red, white and blue Stratocaster, Iggy Pop Stories, Stooges stories, MC5 guitar amp preferences, the MC5 van, being harassed by Detroit police, the Bell Isle Love In Riot, playing the 1968 Democratic National Convention, 1960s stage… Continue Reading →
Episode 74: Sid Griffin
April 01, 2014 20:34 - 32 minutes - 38.6 MBSid talks about sneaking into bars in Louisville, shaking hands with Bill Monroe, discovering The Sex Pistols, driving across the country to L.A., Rodney Bingenheimer stories, Ireland’s love of Country Music, touring behind the Iron Curtain with Billy Bragg, writing… Continue Reading →
Episode 73: Hayes Carll (Part 3)
March 25, 2014 20:38 - 26 minutes - 29.8 MBHayes talks about playing basketball with Bruce Robison, losing teeth in a softball game, seeing the Rolling Stones in a 400 seat club, Mick Jagger throwing water on him, the greatness of Adam Carroll, singing “Paradise” with John Prine, the… Continue Reading →
Episode 72: Hayes Carll (Part 2)
March 18, 2014 20:46 - 36 minutes - 44.9 MBHayes talks about his sports prognostication skills, making sports bets with fans, Bob Schneider stories, behaving badly at The Saxon Pub, playing smaller venues, Todd Snider’s dog lamp, Todd Snider stories, false rumors of a Wyoming mental institution, being detained… Continue Reading →