The Nashville Hype!

My special guest on this episode of The Nashville Hype!™ Podcast is Kirt Webster. Kirt has had a phenomenal career in Nashville as the publicist to artists like Dolly Parton, George Jones, Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr, the Oak Ridge Boys and many, many more. He's a great story teller and for no other reason than to hear his Jim Ed Brown story, you'll enjoy this episode.

Nashville's 'Favorite Person' Cassandra Tormes joins as my guest on The Nashville Hype!™ Podcast to kick off 'season 2' of the show. She's managed Georgetown Studios, RCA's 'Studio A' (arguably the most famous studio in the world), been a successful song publisher and plugger, and worked with Garth Brooks, Ben Folds, and many others in her illustrious career. Staying very much behind the scenes, she's Nashville's 'Secret Weapon' to the music industry.

In this episode I tell my own personal stories of living and working in the Nashville music industry. Nashville stories featuring Travis Tritt, Eddy Raven, Aaron Tippin, Taylor Swift, Robert Reynolds, Pam Tillis, TG Sheppard, T. Graham Brown, Lorrie Morgan, Kelly Lang, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, BB King, Brian Setzer, Brooks & Dunn, and more!

You can either grind it out on Music Row, or grind it out in the 'real world'. Ray Scott took a chance, and after a short stint on a Major Label (with a Top 40 single at radio), decided he'd rather be his own man and determine his own path. He never looked back and has been a successful world touring indie artist ever since. I call him "fiercely independent" and in this episode, you'll see why!

Mike Severson is a long time Nashville music industry executive and the founder of Songwriter City (songwritercity.com). He represents songwriters with over 450 #1 songs. We talk about those things, and a lot more on this podcast.

Hit Songwriter Joe Doyle has been a staple of the Nashville music industry for nearly 4 decades. He's had songs recorded by Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Reba, Alabama and many others. He's a really interesting person and storyteller and you will really enjoy this episode.

For anyone who knows Jeff McCool and has followed the music of Moccasin Creek, you're in for a real treat. Jeff, who has sold over 500,000 records and had more than 86,000,000 YouTube views in his 12 year career, opens up about life on the road, his music, and what happens next.

I had the great pleasure to talk with my friend and HIT SONGWRITER (Garth Brooks, George Jones, and others) Amanda Colleen Williams. If you are a songwriter, this episode is packed FULL of great information you can use to help you on your songwriting journey.

I had a chance to talk with one of my favorite artists (and people!) in the world, the always lovely and talented Rissi Palmer. Rissi has had an interesting music career in Nashville - full of ups and downs. I always enjoy talking with her and we tend to laugh a little more than most.