True Country

On today’s show, I talk with country music singer/songwriter Casey Pilgreen.

Pat Waters, star artist and 6th-generation Texan, joins the podcast to talk road life, his new TV show "Drive Across Texas with Pat Waters", what True Country is to him, and more.

Check him out at PatWaters.com

In part 2 of this extended episode, the creator and curator of provocative country reporting site 'Saving Country Music' continues sharing his insights and deep knowledge of the country music industry with the show.

Kyle Coroneos has been writing columns, sharing news and information on great up-and-coming artists, and working to speak for the under-represented voices of talent across country music for over 10 years.  His work has developed a large following of observers to include fans and long-term loyalists, as well as a few dissenters.

Hear Kyle discuss what the country music industry accomplishes with the mainstream songs being pushed today, the trends both good and bad he sees from artists and the industry today, what true country is to him, and more.

In this 2-part episode, the creator and curator of provocative country reporting site Saving Country Music joins the show.

Kyle Coroneos has been writing columns, sharing news and information on great up-and-coming artists, and working to speak for the under-represented voices of talent across country music for over 10 years. His work has developed a large following of observers to include fans and long-term loyalists, as well as a few dissenters.

Hear Kyle in Part 1 discussing what his goal was when he created Saving Country Music, what he sees from artists and the industry today, and more.

Hilary Williams, granddaughter of the one-and-only Hank Williams, and daughter of country superstar Hank Jr, joins the podcast to talk love for music at an early age in the family (1:47), the car wreck that nearly took her life and was the inspiration for the music on her 1st record (3:04), making her Grand Ole Opry debut, and the talent throughout the Williams family (8:23), the venues and locations that she'd love to play (11:20), the relationship between the Williams family, its legacy on country, and country music fans (12:18), what True Country is to her (15:00), and more.

Rod Picott, singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, joins the podcast to share how he's built a long career with his guitar and the songs he's written.

Frank Foster, Nashville-based independent artist with a unique approach to his success, joins the podcast and talks songwriting inspiration, selling out shows before he'd ever played live, what True Country is to him, and more.

Lloyd Maines, prolific musician & producer, father of Dixie Chicks Superstar Natalie Maines, and ACL Hall of Fame inductee joins the podcast! He discusses how he started playing music and where he got his first pedal steel guitar (1:55), developing from a teenage honky-tonk player to studio musician (5:16), the different styles he played that brought him different work (7:00), coming to produce, play, or both on more than 4,000 records (12:27), some of his favorite musicians to work with while making current records (16:53), tough moments in his career (18:50), one of the best decisions he made in his career that lead to his success (22:02), getting to see and contribute to his daughter Natalie’s success with the Dixie Chicks (25:06), what it’s like to be a successful musician and also a father to a superstar artist (27:38), keeping things in perspective while watching his daughter and the Dixie Chicks become wildly successful (28:22), what he’d do differently if starting out today (32:20), a chance encounter with Chuck Berry (39:21), what True Country is to him (44:25), and more.