Country Music Success Stories

Persistence is the key to success. Not giving up.  – Steve Dean    We were having so much fun talking to hit songwriter Steve Dean, we had to divide it into 2 parts.   Over the past few years, we’ve learned that when you are interviewing an artist in their own home, you get to … Continue reading Steve Dean: Multi-Platinum Selling Songwriter (PART TWO) →

The competition for songwriters in Nashville is off the charts crazy and there are a lot of great writers coming to town every single day.   – Steve Dean   Welcome to part 1 of the country music success story of hit songwriter Steve Dean. This Grammy nominee has written 6 #1 songs including Watching … Continue reading Steve Dean: Multi-Platinum Selling Songwriter (PART ONE) →

It’s not us that makes music.  Music makes us.  My love for music is what inspires me and that is the secret to my success. It’s the song.  – Lorrie Morgan  This episode may be one of the most personal interviews we’ve ever recorded. Born Loretta Lynn Morgan, Lorrie is the daughter of the legendary … Continue reading Lorrie Morgan: Multi-Platinum Selling & Award-Winning Artist →

The first time I sang was at Pilgrim Holiness Church.  I was 3 years old and there were only 20 people in the pews. I got a lot of pats on the head but the most memorable thing was I heard this voice inside of me say:  “this is what you do.”   – Sylvia    … Continue reading Sylvia: Award-Winning Artist →

Our goal has always been to take you with us as we go inside the homes and onto the back porches of country music icons as we discover what makes these talented people tick!  -Candy O’Terry & Jacy Dawn Valeras     Welcome to a recap of some of Candy and Jacy’s favorite 2022 interviews. … Continue reading Candy & Jacy: Looking Back on 2022 →

In the early days especially, I really did have a fire.  I was very self-motivated.  I wanted it so bad and I pushed that internal override button and just got on with it.  – Pam Tillis  Welcome to part two of our exclusive interview with multi-Grammy winner Pam Tillis. Recorded at the Glen Campbell Museum, … Continue reading Pam Tillis – Grammy & CMA Award-Winning Artist (PART TWO) →

You can’t record a good song. You have to record a great song. I don’t want a song, I want an event. I knew that’s what it would take to get me off the ground. – Pam Tillis  This week, we’re sitting down with Pam Tillis who is not only the daughter of country music … Continue reading Pam Tillis – Grammy & CMA Award-Winning Artist (PART ONE) →

If something fills your soul like music fills mine when I’m singing on stage, the feeling that I feel driving back home is I don’t wanna go back home, I wanna go to the next town and that’s how I’ve always been.  -Julie Roberts  Welcome to the story you probably never knew about platinum-selling singer/songwriter … Continue reading Julie Roberts – Platinum Selling Singer & Songwriter →

I believe that when you have a dream and a calling is put on your life, no matter what you have to endure to pursue it,  God will give you the strength to do it. – Brennley Brown  We’re back at the Glen Campbell Museum for CMA Fan Fest to interview emerging artists from the … Continue reading Brennley Brown: Emerging Artist & Team Gwen Stefani on The Voice →

Welcome to a very special episode of our podcast, taped on the Rhinestone Stage at the Glen Campbell Museum…the jewel of Broadway. There is so much talent in Nashville and we wanted to introduce you to some uber-talented emerging artists who are this close to making it big. First up, our interview with Darin and Brooke … Continue reading Emerging Artists: Darin & Brooke Aldridge and Dustin Collins →