Southern Americana Podcast

Brett Eldredge Drummer, Derrek Phillips, Plays to a Different Beat

Derrek Phillips grew up in the bay area of San Francisco, CA, in a home filled with music of all genres. Some of his earliest memories are playing percussion on whatever pot or pan he found in the kitchen to the records of Sly and the Family Stone, Metallica, and Digital Underground. Derrek Phillips [...]

2020-09-15T15:24:03-05:00September 15th, 2020|Southern Americana Podcast|Comments Off on Brett Eldredge Drummer, Derrek Phillips, Plays to a Different Beat

Darryl Worley Hasn’t Forgotten His Roots, Part 2

In the second of this two-part episode, I continue my discussion with country music singer-songwriter, Darryl Worley. He explains why he and his wife Kimberly decided to relocate from the Nashville area back to Hardin County, TN. Family, as well as the opportunity for his daughter Savannah to grow up in an area where friends and [...]

2020-09-08T07:06:52-05:00September 8th, 2020|Southern Americana Podcast|Comments Off on Darryl Worley Hasn’t Forgotten His Roots, Part 2

Darryl Worley Hasn’t Forgotten His Roots, Part 1

Darryl Worley topped the charts with three #1 hits, "Have You Forgotten, "I Miss My Friend," and "Awful, Beautiful Life," and recorded a string of top 20 country music hits. It all began in Hardin County, TN, where his musical talent was forged on his family's front porch.  Worley's blue-collar roots ring true in his songs [...]

2020-09-01T11:21:33-05:00August 31st, 2020|Southern Americana Podcast|Comments Off on Darryl Worley Hasn’t Forgotten His Roots, Part 1

Jim Messina Discusses Six Decades of Making Music

Music lovers who favor Pop, Rock, Country, or Americana have undoubtedly heard songs produced, written, or performed by Jim Messina. Over the past six decades, this multi-talented artist has hundreds of songs to his credit. Album cover from Loggins & Messina Farewell Concert in 1976 Messina was born in California and spent his [...]

2020-08-26T10:15:21-05:00August 25th, 2020|Southern Americana Podcast|Comments Off on Jim Messina Discusses Six Decades of Making Music

Lee Roy Parnell & Lisa Stewart Discuss Life ‘On the Road’

Lee Roy Parnell is undoubtedly one of the best slide guitarists in Country Music. After releasing a string of top-ten hits in the 1990s, the Lone Star native continues to perform with vocalist Lisa Stewart. Listen to this podcast episode to get a taste of their life, "On the Road." Texas Country Music Royalty Parnell [...]

2020-08-19T12:00:31-05:00August 19th, 2020|Southern Americana Podcast|Comments Off on Lee Roy Parnell & Lisa Stewart Discuss Life ‘On the Road’
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