Legends - Extraordinary Lives

On February 9, 1964, four mop haired lads from Liverpool appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. From that date through 1967, over 70,000 garage bands were formed. One of them was from Bryan Adams High School in Dallas, Texas. They were called The Ladds. Featuring Bob Phillips (lead vocals), Steve Piech (drums), Mike King (Bass Guitarist), Charles McCommas (Rhythm), and Dennis Duren (Lead guitar). Our special co-host for this show is Larry Telford, once a student at Collinsville, Texas High School who was forever changed (55 years ago) by The Ladds. Hear his story and enjoy the reunion conversation of these legendary youth that created a memorable sound and a lasting impression. And by the way, Bob Philipps turned out to be your Texas Country Reporter for the last 50 years. And Steve has had a remarkable career as a graphic designer with cover work published for Rolling Stone and Texas Monthly. And Mike has lived a good life, too. All were guided by the love of music and inspired in life by their days as The Ladds.

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One of our true heroes in journalism, Bob Philipps, graces our studio for our 3300th show. Bob celebrates his 50th year on television as Texas Country Reporter. He recalls some of the golden moments with special memories of his best guests and funniest moments. And Bob reminisces about Waxahachie with our mutual friend, Larry Telford, Austin music producer.
Enjoy Bob as we put him through the paces of a Texas Reporter "Lightning Round."

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Success Made to Last Legendz welcomes the incomparable singer and songwriter J.P. Pennington. Most of J.P. as one of the lead singers from Exile. If you can't hum "I Want to Kiss You All Over," you may have lived on the planet Mars. Importantly on this show, we talk about his collaboration with other bands and songwriters that led to J.P. penning The Closer You Get and Take Me Down for Alabama. This is one fun interview that songwriters and band members will enjoy hearing. Visit www.Exile.biz to see where J.P. and the band are performing.

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Success LegendZ welcomes John Berry, Grammy award winning country singer and songwriter. He has recorded and released a new album, Find My Joy, featuring heartfelt renditions of Gospel classics. His unmistakeable voice has garnered Platinum records and 20 hit singles. Hear about his collaboration with Steve Dorff. And enjoy the story of re-releasing The Graduation Song, remixed by his son. He's the pride of Athens, Georgia and he's a good one.

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LegendZ returns Country Western singer and songwriter, Shane Owens, debuts his latest song You Go Good. Shane shares the inside story on this song and credits his collaborator Galen Griffin. Enjoy his explanation of "Red clay Georgia." Shane talks about his favorite dance song- Country Western Never Goes Out of Style.

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Today’s guest , Charles C.W. Cooke, grew up in a small village just outside of Cambridge, UK, called Hemingford Abbots. He went to Oxford University, where he read Modern History and Politics, and immigrated to the US in 2011. He is the Editor of NationalReview.com and a writer for NR as well as a regular columnist for First Freedom, the magazine of the NRA. Charles has become –in my view—a first rate constitutional scholar, especially as it relates to the 2nd Amendment, and writes about some other passions with regularity, such as American and British history and intellectual history, free speech, American exceptionalism, amusement parks, and the joys of living in the 2nd greatest state in the Union, after TX, of course—Florida. He and his friend, Kevin D. Williamson, have a fabulous podcast called Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Charles is also a regular on NR’s The Editors. We love to read Charles not only because he is a fine writer but because of the careful precision of his thinking, which you will hear on his podcasts and here today. Enjoy this guy who is in love with America.

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Russ Brown is a celebrated sports journalist based in Louisville, Kentucky who has covered some of the greatest seasons in the history of basketball, baseball and darn near every sport. Known for his investigative reporting, he has separated himself from all other journalist with his sharp point of view and wit. Hear the stories of Russ and his friend Lee Korso. Get his perspective on where journalism is headed and regale in the glory years of Indiana University AND University of Louisville's greatest seasons. This is Russ Brown, live and opinionated. Enjoy!

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Enjoy this conversation with legendary tennis champion, artist, mentor and modern day polymath Sally Huss. Hear about the influence of her Dad that guided her "champions heart" in life, work and at play. Sally has mastered so many domains in life and continues to coach others at the young age of 82. So much wisdom, experience, and grace are on "center court" with this Legend. This program is presented by Heather Barnes Media, leading product photographer. Visit www.heatherbarnes.com today.

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Success Made to Last featured The World's Strongest Man Chris Duffin. He is also a Father. Husband. Champion. Entrepreneur on Fire. Engineer. Coach. Author of The Eagle and Dragon. and The only man to squat 1000 lbs reps.

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Eric Benhamou, a French graduate student at Stanford in the 1970s, defies the odds to become a US citizen, build a tech empire, and later, overcome his fear to become a venture capitalist, enabling the next generation of entrepreneurs and finding success in the quality of relationships.

You will learn:
1. How Eric Benhamou's life changed when he first arrived as a graduate student at Stanford in the mid 1970s.
2. The lessons Eric Benhamou has learned from entrepreneurs he meets every day.
3. How traditional IPO markets have changed over the years and the impact of regulatory overreach on this market.

Eric Benhamou is a legendary entrepreneur and venture capitalist with over 40 years of experience in the IT industry. He is the Chairman and CEO of BGV, a global venture capital company, and has been actively involved in venture capital for 16 years.

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