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Thanks For Giving A Damn

171 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 699 ratings

Creative people sharing informal conversations, tall tales and vague recollections from backstage and beyond.

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Episodes

Episode 21: John Strohm

February 26, 2013 23:44 - 48 minutes - 46.2 MB

John talks about seeing the Zero Boys as a kid, opening an all ages venue, joining The Lemonheads, Evan Dando stealing a bull’s head, Blake Babies, becoming an entertainment attorney, representing Bon Iver, Alabama Shakes, The Civil Wars, artists being… Continue Reading →

Episode 20: Marshall Crenshaw

February 20, 2013 07:44 - 34 minutes - 36.6 MB

Marshall talks about growing up in Detroit, seeing MC5 and Jimi Hendrix at Cobo Hall, joining Bealemania, hanging with Keith Richards, drinking ginger beer with Rick Danko, Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble, acting in La Bamba and Peggy Sue Got Married,… Continue Reading →

Episode 19: Dan Baird

February 12, 2013 23:05 - 45 minutes - 45 MB

Dan talks about rock cruises, Ian McLagan, Steve Marriott’s 1957 Fender Esquire, Swiss border nightmares, blue lightning, Goody’s Headache Powder, when Alison Prestwood met Carol Kaye, the 435th best guitar player in Nashville, etc.

Episode 18: Brian Henneman

February 05, 2013 23:56 - 44 minutes - 56.3 MB

The Bottle Rockets’ singer talks about his first guitar, meeting Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar as kids, Chicken Truck, being an Uncle Tupelo roadie, recording A.M., the first time Wilco heard Trace, the Coug, touring with John Fogerty, disaster gig… Continue Reading →

Episode 17: Adam Carroll

January 29, 2013 21:32 - 32 minutes - 37.5 MB

Adam talks about touring with Robert Earle Keen, cedar choppers and hilljacks, electronic cigarettes, goosing, growing up in Tyler Texas, his grandpa playing with Gene Krupa, John Prine, etc.

Episode 16: Bob Olhsson

January 23, 2013 01:51 - 46 minutes - 52 MB

Motown’s head engineer talks about Marvin Gaye and recording “What’s Going On,” Stevie Wonder’s unrivaled work ethic, Benny Benjamin, James Jamerson, a very young Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, David Ruffin, the wisdom of Berry Gordy, working on Martin Luther King’s… Continue Reading →

Episode 15: Tim Jones

January 15, 2013 17:16 - 44 minutes - 52.7 MB

The Truth And Salvage Company singer tells us about playing Harry Dean Stanton’s 85th birthday party, fishing in Levon Helm’s lake, getting cussed at by Garth Hudson, Hotel Cafe history, meeting Otis for the first time, Rodney Dangerfield, Ron Jeremy’s… Continue Reading →

Episode 14: Sam Baker

January 09, 2013 15:22 - 36 minutes - 43.6 MB

Sam chats about UK roundabouts, growing up on a ranch in Itasca, Texas, Lightnin’ Hopkins, the day Willie Nelson drove through town, Bob Harris, his first European tour, overcoming stage fright, surviving a terrorist bombing in Peru, etc.

Episode 13: Jimmy LaFave

January 01, 2013 23:52 - 31 minutes - 37.1 MB

Jimmy tells us about Roller Derby, seeing Johnny Cash play live in the 1960s, Woody Guthrie Fest, Red Dirt Music, Oklahoma music history, Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, Music Road Records, etc.

Episode 12: Richard Dobson

December 26, 2012 23:08 - 35 minutes - 43.6 MB

Richard tells us about growing marijuana in Switzerland, fishing the Rhine, living with Rodney Crowell, Townes Van Zandt’s funeral, filming Heartworn Highways, Guy Clark, David Allan Coe, Blaze Foley, etc.

Episode 11: Slaid Cleaves

December 18, 2012 22:23 - 33 minutes - 37.3 MB

Slaid talks about being a human guinea pig in pharmaceutical studies, old Dodge vans, driving ice cream trucks, busking in Ireland, the Pavarotti of the Plains, Wimberly, Texas, etc.

Episode 10: Hayes Carll

December 11, 2012 22:23 - 32 minutes - 40.7 MB

Hayes talks about bingo parlors, crayon autographs, competing in drag shows, Croatian handball, Wrecks Bell, lion tamers, writing with Guy Clark, etc.

Episode 9: Mary Gauthier

December 04, 2012 22:55 - 36 minutes - 41.2 MB

Mary talks about resisting technology, industry pitfalls, Chet Atkins quotes, Boy George recording her song, folk rehab, Hobo Kings, Norwegian prison gigs, etc.  

Episode 8: Chuck Mead

November 28, 2012 01:03 - 37 minutes - 47 MB

Chuck talks about guitar shaped swimming pools, his first baseball game, meeting Tom Waits in a Kansas grocery, seeing Naked Lunch with William S. Burroughs and David Cronenberg, early East Nashville, vintage scooters etc.

Episode 7: Ian Hunter

November 21, 2012 05:37 - 36 minutes - 44.5 MB

  Ian talks about sneaking into Graceland to meet Elvis, seeing Buddy Holly live, refusing to meet Jerry Lee Lewis, getting arrested in Indianapolis, swimming with Mick Ronson, seeing Pelé make two banana kicks etc.

Episode 6: Kim Richey

November 13, 2012 23:25 - 35 minutes - 40.5 MB

Kim chats with Otis about tap dancing for Todd Snider, Swiss cowboy gigs, rehabbing raptors and convicts, vinyl records etc.

Episode 5: Jon Dee Graham

November 07, 2012 06:07 - 28 minutes - 33.8 MB

Jon Dee chats with Otis about scar parties, attending cock fights and Lucha Libre in Mexico, opening for The Clash etc.

Episode 4: Phil Kaufman (Part 2)

October 31, 2012 02:00 - 40.4 MB

Phil chats with Otis about producing Charles Manson’s album, working for Frank Zappa, escaping from a Swedish prison, etc.

Episode 3: Phil Kaufman (Part 1)

October 24, 2012 12:22 - 39.5 MB

The legendary road manager chats with Otis about working for The Rolling Stones and goes into detail about stealing and burning the body of Gram Parsons.

Episode 2: Gretchen Peters

October 17, 2012 02:00 - 33.3 MB

Gretchen chats with Otis about Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday, growing up in New York and Boulder, seeing the Grateful Dead as a kid, moving to Nashville, Chinook winds etc.

Episode 1: Ray Wylie Hubbard

October 05, 2012 18:19 - 31 minutes - 35.7 MB

Ray Wylie Hubbard chats with Otis about hanging out with pro wrestling royalty in the 1970’s, seeing Lightnin’ Hopkins, vintage guitars, circus graveyards, etc.

Guests

Adam Carroll
1 Episode
Allen Ginsberg
1 Episode
Clarence White
1 Episode