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What do Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, John Cowan, and bluegrass gospel have in common?

More than you might think!

On this episode of Boomerocity, Randy Patterson welcomes award-winning husband-and-wife duo Darin & Brooke Aldridge.

The North Carolina musicians discuss their early influences, the chance meeting that brought them together, and the remarkable musical partnership that followed.

They also share the inspiration behind their gospel album, Soul Condition, and discuss their collaboration with John Cowan on "You Don't Knock."

Along the way, we hear about their experiences at the Grand Ole Opry, their appreciation for traditional bluegrass, and their hopes for the next generation of musicians.

It's a conversation about music, marriage, faith, friendship, and the songs that connect generations.

Listen, enjoy, and share with a friend!

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What do you ask a musical legend when you have just 15 minutes together?

For Randy Patterson, interviewing Dionne Warwick was a genuine bucket-list moment.

In this special Boomerocity conversation, Dionne discusses her forthcoming album, Duets, featuring songs written by Diane Warren and collaborations with artists including Cynthia Erivo and John Legend.

She also reveals something unexpected: although Duets is intended to be her final album, she's planning to record with Earth, Wind & Fire!

Dionne shares the delightful story of becoming so absorbed in Cynthia Erivo's singing that she forgot her own entrance. She talks about working with her son, producer Damon Elliott, and explains how decades of life experience have changed the way she approaches love songs.

And when Randy asks about future performances, Dionne leaves the door open to special appearances.

It's a warm, revealing conversation with an artist whose voice has accompanied generations through love, heartbreak, friendship, and everything in between.

Join us for a memorable visit with the incomparable Dionne Warwick.

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Hosted by Randy Patterson.

Theme music: "Roll the Dice" by Quinten Hope, used by permission.

Post-production: Cardinal Sins Productions.

Laurence Juber joins Randy Patterson for his first Boomerocity interview to discuss I've Got a Feeling, the fifth collection of new arrangements in his acclaimed LJ Plays The Beatles series.

The conversation quickly expands into a remarkable journey through music history.

Laurence shares how his wife, Hope, originally convinced him to record an album of Beatles arrangements; Paul McCartney's reaction to that first project; recording inside Abbey Road's Studio 2; and how he approaches the music of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison as a fingerstyle guitarist.

He also recounts his path from busy London studio musician to becoming a member of Wings, discusses his decades of film, television and recording work, reflects on Man on the Run, and talks about working with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.

Along the way: Chet Atkins, Hendrix, Phil Keaggy, Al Stewart, the James Bond theme, vintage guitars, music history and much more.

It's an hour with a musician who hasn't merely participated in music history — he's spent a lifetime studying what makes that music work.

Johnny Owens — youngest son of country music legend Buck Owens — joins Randy Patterson for his first Boomerocity interview.

Johnny discusses his new recording of "Act Naturally," his upcoming version of "Together Again," and his plans to bring the music and spirit of the Bakersfield Sound to audiences through Johnny Owens and the Bakersfield Sound.

Along the way, Johnny shares personal memories of his father, Merle Haggard and Don Rich; explains what performing Buck's music has taught him about his dad; talks about Buck Owens the entrepreneur; and tells the remarkable story behind "Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass?"

It's a conversation about family, music, memories and carrying one of country music's great legacies forward.

Parker Barrow's Megan Kane and Dylan Turner join Randy Patterson for their first Boomerocity conversation.

The husband-and-wife team tells the unlikely story of meeting in Nashville, how a last-minute need for a singer put Megan in a van with Dylan just weeks after they'd met, and how that adventure eventually became a marriage, a band and years of touring together.

Megan talks about growing up singing in church and discovering that her powerful voice belonged somewhere beyond the country-music lane she'd been pursuing. Dylan shares how growing up around his father's live-music venue taught him how bands really work—and why the sounds of The Black Crowes, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers and classic Southern rock became part of his musical DNA.

They also reveal the Bonnie Parker/Clyde Barrow connection behind the Parker Barrow name, discuss the evolution behind Hold the Mash and explain how they honor their influences without simply copying them.

If you love great vocals, loud guitars and rock 'n' roll that feels classic without being stuck in the past, this is a band worth discovering.

Hall of Fame songwriter Kent Blazy returns to Boomerocity for a conversation about The Tulsa Sessions and a lifetime spent chasing great songs.

The album happened almost by accident.

Kent had written a collection of songs while spending time in Florida and wasn't sure what he wanted to do with them. An opportunity arose to spend a day recording at Tulsa's historic Church Studio, the legendary facility associated with Leon Russell and generations of remarkable music.

Kent walked in with his guitar.

Engineer Gary Laney captured what happened.

By the end of the session, Laney told him they had a record.

The result is The Tulsa Sessions—an intimate collection built around Kent's voice, acoustic guitar and songwriting.

In this conversation, Kent and Boomerocity's Randy Patterson talk about the history that seems to live inside great recording rooms, the vulnerability of performing with nowhere to hide, and why some songs become more powerful when everything except the writer and the song is removed.

Kent also shares how Bob Dylan helped inspire his own songwriting journey, what a Kris Kristofferson concert taught him about simplicity, why he believes some of Nashville's songwriting culture became too much like an assembly line, and how technology, social media, streaming and AI are reshaping the lives of today's writers and musicians.

And Kent tells the wonderfully unlikely story of how "Getting You Home (The Black Dress Song)," the Chris Young hit he co-wrote with Young and Cory Batten, began with Batten sticking his head inside Kent's refrigerator while they were making lunch.

It's a conversation about music—but even more than that, it's about creativity, history, relationships, aging, gratitude and what happens when a songwriter finally earns the freedom to write exactly what he wants to write.

Listen in as Kent Blazy returns to Boomerocity.

One hour. One chance to save her son. And she cannot stop running.

In this episode of the Boomerocity Podcast, Randy Patterson talks with Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald about his Prime Video psychological thriller The Runner, starring Gal Gadot.

Gadot portrays Maia Marten, a London lawyer whose run becomes a terrifying race against time after she receives word that her son has been kidnapped. Her instructions force her to keep moving while following the demands of the person controlling her every move.

For Randy, one of the most effective things about The Runner was how physically immersive the experience became. As Maia grew increasingly exhausted and desperate, he began feeling some of that exhaustion himself.

Meanwhile, there was a mystery to solve.

Randy spent the movie trying to figure out who was behind Maia's ordeal — and couldn't.

In this exclusive conversation, Macdonald talks about constructing that kind of thriller: maintaining momentum, creating physical and psychological tension, directing Gal Gadot through a demanding performance and giving the audience enough information to keep them guessing without letting them get ahead of the story.

The Runner stars Gal Gadot, Damian Lewis, Rory Wilmot and Alfred Enoch and is written by Mark Gibson.

The Runner is now streaming on Prime Video.

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What happens to our parents' stories when they're no longer here to tell them?

Marshall Terrill returns to Boomerocity for his fourth conversation with Randy Patterson, this time to discuss perhaps his most personal project yet: Dust, Copper and Curveballs: A Globe–Miami Childhood, a memoir built around the words his late father shared about his the life and memories during one of their last trips to his dad's home town of Globe-Miami.

His father's story begins in Arizona's Globe-Miami mining country, in a world of copper dust, neighborhood ballgames, bottle-cap curveballs, hard work and tightly knit communities. His life would eventually encompass military service, a career as an Air Force colonel and educator, and decades of service to others.

But this conversation goes beyond biography.

Randy and Marshall explore what happens when a son becomes the keeper of his father's memories, what Marshall learned about his dad while bringing the book together, and why the everyday stories of our parents and grandparents may be far more important than we realize.

It is a conversation about fathers and sons, memory, service, community, aging, legacy—and preserving the stories of a generation while we still can.

Dust, Copper and Curveballs: A Globe–Miami Childhood is available now.

Cindy Blackman Santana returns to Boomerocity for her fifth conversation with Randy Patterson, this time for an in-depth discussion of her new album, Coherence.

Cindy takes us inside an album built around musical conversation, improvisation, spirituality, love, and the belief that seemingly different voices can create something powerful when they truly listen to one another.

We talk about her remarkable musical relationship with Carlos Santana; "The Message Is Love," featuring Carlos and an introduction from Snoop Dogg; and "Guitar Love," which brings together Carlos and legendary guitarist John McLaughlin.

That last collaboration creates an interesting Boomerocity connection: Randy interviewed McLaughlin last year and talked with him about Cindy. Now Randy gets to bring that conversation full circle.

Cindy also discusses the philosophy behind Coherence, the freedom she finds through improvisation, and why music remains such a powerful vehicle for connection.

It's a conversation about much more than drumming.

It's about creativity, communication, spirituality, and the continuing journey of one of contemporary music's most distinctive musicians.

Listen now to Cindy Blackman Santana on Boomerocity.

Can music created more than 60 years ago still feel young?

The Dreamboats certainly think so.

In this episode of Boomerocity, Randy Patterson talks with members of The Dreamboats, a four-piece band originally from Canada and now based in Palm Springs that has built a following by bringing the energy, harmonies and showmanship of 1950s and 1960s rock 'n' roll to today's audiences.

From Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly to The Beatles, The Dreamboats celebrate some of the artists who helped define rock 'n' roll while putting their own youthful energy into the music.

We talk about how they discovered music created long before their generation, why those songs continue to connect with younger listeners, their highly interactive live shows and the fascinating experience of watching multiple generations come together through the same music.

It's more than nostalgia.

It's another generation discovering just how much fun rock 'n' roll can be.

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