The Boston Chris Podcast

Welcome to the episode 229 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring Hillary & Stephanie of Texas High Road originally from Dallas/Ft. Worth, TXWe chatted with Hillary & Stephanie about their brand new single, about being 2026 New Vocal Duo of the Year from the TRRR Music Awards, the story behind their band name, how they met, how songwriting started really late for each of them, the power of their incredible harmonies, how they choose who sings lead on each song, their producers at Ft. Worth Sound, the importance of the Texas Opries to each of them growing up, the decision to release an unplugged version of their current single & Tons More!Follow along with Texas High Road at https://www.texashighroad.com/

Welcome to the episode 228 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring singer/songwriter Lyal Strickland originally from Buffalo, MOWe chatted with Lyal about his upcoming record "Shooter of Truth", why he took a ten year hiaturs from music before the album, balancing his ranch, his family & his music, being predominantly a solo writer, how he chooses the instrumentation for his songs, being raised in The Ozarks, how his mother was paramount in his musical genesis, the changes in the music industry since he left & Tons More!Follow along with Lyal at https://lyalstrickland.com/

Welcome to the episode 227 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring traditional country artist and songwriter Jason James originally from Texas City, TXWe chatted with Jason about his brand new album "Cut The Chain" from Heart of Texas Records, the album being a tribute to Dave Roe, how this one was written differently than his previous 2 albums, music becoming more serious at age 11, how music was an escape for him, the challenges in creating his own legacy while constantly being compared to other artists, the impact of John Evans & Tons More!Follow along with Jason at https://www.thejasonjamesband.com/

Welcome to the episode 226 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring singer/songwriter Waylon Payne originally from Vidor, TXWe chatted with Waylon about his brand new record "Wayward" & the all star team of writers on it, the impact of Frank Liddell, how Johnny Russell impacted his career, being the son of Jody Payne & Sammi Smith and how he paid his dues in the music business, standing in the same spots as his mom and how that's a haunting feeling, being an openly gay country singer and how being a role model is important, how Shelby Lynne - SL was such a big part of his life, reconnecting with his parents and the things he learned from them, being a prolific solo writer and how that's different for him than co-writing & Tons More!Follow along with Waylon at https://www.facebook.com/WaylonPayneMusic

Welcome to the episode 225 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring Adam DeGraide, the mastermind behind AMP - ADAM Music Project originally from North Sciutate, RIWe chatted with Adam about the idea behind the hard rock collective that is A.M.P., how he has combined his love for hard rock and gaming, finding that the sky is limit because of a limitless supply of characters AND musicians, the art of marrying the right musician, vocalist and music style to the right character, the brand new record "Knocked Down", the frenetic pacing of a new song every 5 weeks, how the project translate to the stage & Tons More!Follow along with Adam at https://adammusicproject.com/

Welcome to the episode 224 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring Johnny Owens, the youngest son of Buck Owens, originally from Bakersfield, CAWe chatted with Johnny about keeping his dad's legacy alive, releasing his debut record in 2027, releasing remakes of "Act Naturally" & "Together Again" as his first singles, hearing stories about his dad while on the road, the 60th anniversary of the "Live at Carnegie Hall" album, what the Bakersfield Sound means to him, why he started late in music & Tons More!Follow along with Johnny at https://johnnyowensmusic.com

Welcome to the episode 223 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring Country music legend Gary Morris originally from Ft. Worth, TXWe chatted with Gary about growing up in Ft. Worth, moving to Colorado, being a 4 sport athlete, changing gears to music in college, the uniqueness of his first major lable cut being self-written, producing his own records on a major label, the incredible story of how he got discovered, the 1984 song of the year "Wind Beneath My Wings", what he really thinks about Bette Midler's version of the song, performaing at The White House, the importance of faith and the military to him, living on the edge of country and pop & Tons More!Follow along with Gary at https://www.garymorrismusic.com/

Welcome to the episode 222 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring Jeff Bush, The Musical Director of the iconic The Tommy Dorsey OrchestraWe chatted with Jeff about the orchestra's first record in 45 years, the fresh perspective on TDO's classic sound, a brief history on The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the importance of creating places for band kinds to perform as adults, how important it is to create new listeners, the possibility of NEW original music in the style of Tommy Dorsey coming & Tons More!

Welcome to the episode 221 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring hit songwriter Wood Newton originally from Hampton, ARWe chatted with Wood about growing up in Arkansas, the impact of Even Stevens in discovering him, his singles with Elektra Records, his first cut being his big moment, the stories behind his hit songs "Riding With Private Malone" by David Ball, "Bobbie Sue" by The Oak Ridge Boys & "What I Didn't Do" by Steve Wariner, his inspiration to become a writer, having incredible longevity in the business, his brand new documentary "She Sand" which premieres in Hollywood on September 25th, being a producer & Tons More!Follow along with Wood at https://www.facebook.com/woodnewton/

Welcome to the episode 220 of The Boston Chris Podcast featuring Grammy nominated hit songwriter Clay Mills originally from Cleveland, MSWe chatted with Clay about his songwriting community SongTownUSA, growing up in MIssissippi on a farm and how that got him started in music, choosing New York City to follow in his musical dreams, writing for an ad agency and how that helped him become a better songwriter, the impact of Sonny LeMaire, the story behind "Beautiful Mess", his writing relationship with Darius Rucker, his fight for fair compensation for songwriters & Tons More!Follow along with Clay at https://claymills.com/Check out SongtownUSA at https://songtown.com/Chapters:01:04: Intro02:23: Songtown USA09:26: Growing up in Cleveland, MS & Alabama13:22: Was there parental support for his music15:17: Playing in clubs at 1316:01: Wanting music to be a career16:54: The inspiration to start writing songs20:22: At 19 he heads to New York to pursue music24:08: Writing Ad Jingles heling him with the commercial side of music25:34: Getting to Nashville26:57: Ending up more of a songwriter than an artist28:20: The impact of Exile and Sonny LeMaire31:40: Co-writers & Darius Rucker35:00: The story behind “Beautiful Mess”37:22: The marriage of artist & song38:58: Writing for a specific artist41:42: The differences between writing with an artist versus other songwriters43:50: The story behind “You Don’t Lie Here Anymore” by Shelly Fairchild45:54: Advocating for fair compensation for songwriters50:54: Venues purchasing music licenses55:22: By The Numbers Starts55:36: Rapid Fire59:30: It’s Not My Fault!1:02:58: Top 51:03:44: Mt. Rushmore1:04:12: Impactful1:05:18: The 2 things he is most grateful for1:05:27: Who is the ONE ARTIST he wishes everyone knew about?1:06:11: Who is Clay Mills?1:07:46: Outro