The Five Count

The Five Count recently had a chance to speak with musician Jamie James. Jamie is best known as the founder and frontman for the band The Kingbees. He's also played with Steppenwolf, Harry Dean Stanton and Dennis Quaid and The Sharks. His new solo album Straight Up is out now! 

https://youtu.be/fi-JQiUxfDM?si=1s6w7MXDJIWlhxiC

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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with Matt Paxton. Matt is best known for his 15 seasons on the TV show Hoarders. He was also the host of the two-time Emmy nominated TV show Legacy List with Matt Paxton. During the show he discussed how he got into the cleaning business, some of the weird things he encounters when going through hoarded houses, and his new TV show Filthy Fortunes. See it Sunday nights on the Discovery Channel!During the rest of the show we discussed the cars our mothers had when we were kids, played lots of songs about garbage and cleaning it up, and paid tribute to actor George Lowe. R.I.P. Space Ghost!

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During this episode of The Five Count we paid tribute to David Johansen, discussed Ton’s obsession with Jorts, and learned about the all-new 1984 Buick LeSabre. It’s the official car of the 1984 Olympics!

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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with musician Ellis Hall. Ellis is best known as the former singer for The Ellis Hall Group and Tower of Power. He also played with Ray Charles, Kenny G, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and was one of the singing voices of The California Raisins. During the show he discussed his experience with The California Raisins, his friendship with Ray Charles, and his new band WHAT!!!! Their new album In the World is available now!During the rest of the show we discussed lackluster ways to die in Australia, Ton described his ideal WrestleMania party, and we named our favorite films of 2025. The film Dog Man took top honors!

https://youtu.be/CeeIhjPACd8?si=9vfCtQ5Yo2NM-CJf

The Five Count recently had a chance to speak with actor Carl Lumbly. Carl is best known for his role as "Detective Marcus Petrie" on the TV show Cagney & Lacey and "Isaiah Bradley" on the TV show The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. He's also appeared on TV shows like Alias, L.A. Law, This Is Us and M.A.N.T.I.S. His new film Captain America: Brave New World is out now!

https://youtu.be/1pHDWnXmK7Y?si=FLUbGrysk5BMpBQp

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During this episode of The Five Count we discussed the new nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, decided which varmints make the best jerky, and celebrated the birthday of longtime Five Count fan Billy Floyd Shouts. He’s a righteous dude!

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During this episode of The Five Count we discussed what caused us to fall in love with making great radio, Ton announced his new career as a guy who paints canvases with his body, and we played the sexiest songs we could find. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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During this episode of The Five Count we heard a story about time traveling, Dustin bragged about meeting Predator, and Ton told us all about a new band he just discovered. The band is called Nirvana!

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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with musician Randy Brecker. A seven-time Grammy Award winner, Randy is best known as one-half of the group the Brecker Brothers. He’s also played with groups like Parliament, Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Paul Simon, Blood, Sweat & Tears and countless others. During the show he discussed his early years playing in Philadelphia, reminisced about playing with George Clinton and Parliament, and shared his thoughts on keyboards taking the place of horn players. Hire Randy to play on your album now!During the rest of the show we discussed why Bruce Springsteen isn’t our boss, Ton explained how he bought the Necronomicon from the used bookstore in Mankato, and we went back 10 years and one week in Five Count History. We forgot to do it last week during all the Princemas excitement!

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This was The Five Count’s 16th Annual Princemas Celebration! During the show we discussed our favorite Prince albums, imagined what it would be like if Prince appeared in the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze instead of Vanilla Ice, and Dustin opened Princemas/birthday presents. He’s now the proud owner of Jackie Gleason’s For Lovers Only on cassette tape!