Voices of Country Legends

VOCL Extra Edition - With Jenny Webb and Jan Webb - Legends of Country Music Museum, Hosted by Frank Gerard

In this conversation

· The personal memories artists and their families bring to the exhibits.

· Willie Nelson, Dottie West, Patsy Cline, Jeannie Seely, Tanya Tucker, David Allan Coe, and the stories behind their memorabilia.

· Keeping traditional country music meaningful to another generation.

· Music Valley, Nashville Tradition, and connections with Old Town Trolley.

· Perhaps the most souvenirs in all of Nashville. NashvilleSouvenirs.com

· The origin of the Voices of Country Legends podcast.

Visit, listen, and explore

Museum website https://www.legendsofcountrymusic.com/

Museum tickets https://www.legendsofcountrymusic.com/buy-tickets

Shop Nashville Souvenirs https://www.nashvillesouvenirs.com/

Museum on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nashvillemuseum/

Museum on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/legendscountrymusicmuseum/

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Voices of Country Legends is hosted by Frank Gerard [email protected] and produced in connection with the Legends of Country Music Museum in Nashville.

THE FAMILY BEHIND "YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME BY NAME.”

Shelli Coe, Tanya Montana Coe, and Josh Pruitt

To the public, David Allan Coe was the outlaw who wrote "Take This Job and Shove It" and sang "You Never Even Called Me by My Name." He died in April 2026. To Shelli, Tanya and Josh, he was something harder to explain: Dad.

Tanya Montana Coe

Music: Tanya Montana Coe on Bandcamp

Facebook: facebook.com/tanyamontanacoe

Boutique: Goodbuy Girls Nashville

Shelli Coe

Facebook: facebook.com/shellicoe01

Music: A Girl Like Me on Bandcamp

Carla Coe

Facebook: facebook.com/carla.coe.7

Josh Pruitt

Facebook: facebook.com/josh.pruitt1

One more piece of Coe family history

Book: David Allan Coe's reprinted scrapbook on Amazon

Voices of Country Legends preserves the stories that do not fit neatly into a chart position or a biography. Find more atVoicesOfCountryLegends.com

William Lee Golden's story begins long before the gold records, "Elvira" or the beard that became one of the most recognizable sights in country music. The Oak Ridge Boys baritone takes Frank Gerard back to the family farm near Brewton, Alabama, where he listened to the Grand Ole Opry on a battery-powered radio and learned his first guitar chords from his older sister, Lanette.

William Lee remembers deciding that he belonged in the Oak Ridge Boys, joining the group in 1965 and helping shape the classic harmony that carried the Oaks from gospel music to country stardom. He shares stories about Duane Allen, Richard Sterban, Elvis Presley and the records that changed everything, including "Elvira," "Trying to Love Two Women" and "Thank God for Kids."

The conversation also reaches beyond the stage. William Lee talks about family recordings made during the pandemic, his photography and painting, the loss of his son Rusty, and why his belief that music can heal comes from experience.

In this episode

• The Alabama farm and battery radio where the music began
• How William Lee found his place in the Oak Ridge Boys
• The unusual connection between the Oaks and Elvis Presley's band
• The stories behind several of the group's biggest songs
• Recording 34 songs with his family during the pandemic
• Family, grief and the healing power of music
• Painting, photography and a lifetime of noticing the world around him

William Lee Golden

Official site: WilliamLeeGolden.com

Family music: William Lee Golden and The Goldens

Photography: Golden Memories, signed hardcover edition

The Oak Ridge Boys

Official site: OakRidgeBoys.com

Voices of Country Legends preserves the stories that do not fit neatly into a chart position or a biography. Find more at VoicesOfCountryLegends.com

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