Billy talks with Jerry Phillips, son of the late Sam Phillips. They discuss Jerry and his brother Knox producing John Prine’s "Pink Cadillac" album, Sam with Elvis, Howlin’ Wolf, Charlie Rich, etc., Jerry’s recording philosophy, and an all female radio station from the mid 50s. Featured music is “Misery Train” by Billy Prine from his upcoming EP "A Place I Used to Know" and Will Kimbrough’s version of Charlie Rich’s “Sittin’ and Thinkin’” from the album "Feel Like Going Home: The Songs of Charlie Rich." Michael Dinallo produced both tracks.
Credits:
Billy Prine – host
Michael Dinallo – co-host, producer, field recording, and editing
Douglas Hudson – co-producer
Tim Carter – studio recording, mixing, and mastering
Jonathan E. Mitchell - executive producer
Jerry Phillips’ conversation with Billy Prine was recorded at Big River Broadcasting in Florence, Alabama in January 2020.
The conversation between Billy Prine and Michael Dinallo was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee in February 2020.
Michael Dinallo produced Billy’s Prine’s version of “Misery Train.” The basic tracks were recorded by Sean Sullivan at The Butcher Shoppe Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The overdubs were recorded by Tim Carter at The Treehouse in Ridgetop, Tennessee. It features Billy Prine on lead vocal, Michael Dinallo on electric & acoustic guitar, Tim Carter on harmonica & banjo, Dave Jacques on bass, and Tom Hambridge on drums. Tim Carter mixed the track at The Treehouse in Ridgetop, Tennessee. It will appear on Billy Prine’s new EP due fall 2020.
Will Kimbrough’s version of “Sittin’ and Thinkin’” is from the album Feel Like Going Home: The Songs of Charlie Rich, which was produced by Michael Dinallo and released by Memphis International Records in 2016. “Sittin’ and Thinkin’” appears in this podcast courtesy of Johnny Phillips, Jeff Phillips, and Memphis International Records.
Prine Time – Memphis, Part One: Jerry Phillips was mastered by Tim Carter at The Treehouse in Ridgetop, Tennessee in February 2020.