The first instalment in a long‑form profile of country actor‑turned‑singer Subtle Sam, exploring biography, performance, and cinematic self‑fiction. In Part 1, we take a glance at his first release "Hey, How Are You?" from the film Leisurely Rider. In doing so, Obscure Music History explores how the film was a completely fictionalised depiction of the actual definitely-non-sexual completely-platonic just-friends i-love-you-like-a-brother relationship between Subtle Sam and his childhood neighbour Linda Applestein. || Special thanks to Mikey Burnside & Alice Marklew for this episode. "Hey, How Are You?" is available on streaming platforms. For more information, including a screenshot of the film Leisurely Rider, visit ObscureMusicHistory.com.