Thanks For Giving A Damn

Bob Mehr, author of Trouble Boys: The True Story Of The Replacements, shares stories about The Replacements’ ill fated and sometimes disastrous gigs in Nashville.

Pete Finney talks about the wonderfully strange and disorganized time he spent playing pedal steel with the great  Doug Sahm.

Pete Finney is the co-curator of the Dylan, Cash and The Nashville Cats exhibit at The Country Music Hall Of Fame and he shares a ton of great stories about Dylan’s friendship with Cash and how it changed how we think of Nashville.

Otis talks about Billy Holiday’s version of Strange Fruit and the 1930 lynching in Marion, Indiana that inspired it.

Ken Sanders talks about his friendship with Edward Abbey and shares stories about Abbey’s friendship with Robert Crumb.

Duncan Phillips talks about his father, Utah Phillips and shares stories about the legendary folk singer, joining the Army, fighting in the Korean War, writing Rock Salt And Nails, Rosalie Sorrels, Dylan, Johnny Cash stories, Ammon Hennacy, riding trains, running for the senate, Steve Martin stories, the Chicago folk scene, Steve Goodman, John Prine, Kate Wolf stories, Loafers Glory, Tom Waits stories, inspiring Lonesome Dove, etc.

Jeremy Harmon of the Salt Lake Tribune talks about the life, death and legacy of iconic folk singer, Joe Hill.

Gurf Morlix talks about Marty Robbins’ classic album, Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs.

Otis tells the personal, painful and hilarious story of when he and Amy left their home Indiana and moved to Nashville.

John Knowles shares stories about his friendship with Jerry Reed.