Ben’s time in blues harmonica bootcamp leads to a moment in the superstardom sun with Lynyrd Skynyrd. 
Ben meets up with Gene Pitney backstage at Carnegie Hall to talk about new technology.
The sound of Duane Eddy’s guitar reaches Camden, New Jersey and changes a life forever.
For photos, a playlist, and more: <a href='https://www.straightfromthehat.com/episode-one'>Visit The Episode 1 Webpage →</a>

Ben’s time in blues harmonica bootcamp leads to a moment in the superstardom sun with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Ben meets up with Gene Pitney backstage at Carnegie Hall to talk about new technology. The sound of Duane Eddy’s guitar reaches Camden, New Jersey and changes a life forever. For photos, a playlist, and more: Visit The Episode 1 Webpage →

Ben’s time in blues harmonica bootcamp leads to a moment in the superstardom sun with Lynyrd Skynyrd.&nbsp;
Ben meets up with Gene Pitney backstage at Carnegie Hall to talk about new technology.
The sound of Duane Eddy’s guitar reaches Camden, New Jersey and changes a life forever.
For photos, a playlist, and more: <a href="https://www.straightfromthehat.com/episode-one" rel="noopener noreferrer">Visit The Episode 1 Webpage →</a>

Episode 1 - Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gene Pitney, Duane Eddy

He’s had a career filled with twists and turns as a performer, songwriter, composer for film and TV, and record producer. For Ben Vaughn, the best part of the journey has been the colorful characters he’s encountered along the way. His friend Laura Pochodylo, who works for Sun Records in Nashville, wrote the names of those characters down and placed them in a hat. Each episode, she’ll select several names at random and let Ben relive the stories—no pre-planning, no filter—just telling it like it was, straight from the hat.

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He’s had a career filled with twists and turns as a performer, songwriter, composer for film and TV, and record producer. For Ben Vaughn, the best part of the journey has been the colorful characters he’s encountered along the way. His friend Laura Pochodylo, who works for Sun Records in Nashville, wrote the names of those characters down and placed them in a hat. Each episode, she’ll select several names at random and let Ben relive the stories—no pre-planning, no filter—just telling it like it was, straight from the hat.

He’s had a career filled with twists and turns as a performer, songwriter, composer for film and TV, and record producer. For Ben Vaughn, the best part of the journey has been the colorful characters he’s encountered along the way. His friend Laura Pochodylo, who works for Sun Records in Nashville, wrote the names of those characters down and placed them in a hat. Each episode, she’ll select several names at random and let Ben relive the stories—no pre-planning, no filter—just telling it like it was, straight from the hat.

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