Ben and friends pay a visit to Roky Erickson and assist with an important mission.
Meet Ruthann Friedman, author of one of the biggest pop hits of the 1960s, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Ben remembers the colorful Alex Chilton, one of his close friends and frequent collaborators. 
 
For photos, a playlist, and more: <a href='https://straightfromthehat.com/episode-six'>Visit the Episode 6 Webpage →</a>

Ben and friends pay a visit to Roky Erickson and assist with an important mission. Meet Ruthann Friedman, author of one of the biggest pop hits of the 1960s, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Ben remembers the colorful Alex Chilton, one of his close friends and frequent collaborators. For photos, a playlist, and more: Visit the Episode 6 Webpage →

Ben and friends pay a visit to Roky Erickson and assist with an important mission.
Meet Ruthann Friedman, author of one of the biggest pop hits of the 1960s, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Ben remembers the colorful Alex Chilton, one of his close friends and frequent collaborators. 
 
For photos, a playlist, and more: <a href="https://straightfromthehat.com/episode-six" rel="noopener noreferrer">Visit the Episode 6 Webpage →</a>

Episode 6 - Roky Erickson, Ruthann Friedman, Alex Chilton

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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Episode 6 - Roky Erickson, Ruthann Friedman, Alex Chilton