S01 Ep07 (2 of 3) – Wearing the Beret with the Captain
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S01 Ep07 (2 of 3) - Wearing the Red Beret with the Captain
Interview Date: October 13, 2011 @11am EDT
Special Guest: Captain Sensible (a.k.a. Ray Burns) the singer, song writer, guitarist (sometimes keyboardist) of the Damned. He has also had unbelievable success with his solo career by completely changing direction and going into Pop and Rap (always remaining fresh). He has been part of the biggest Punk movement of all time with recording songs like: “New Rose,” “Jet boy, Jet Girl,” “Neat Neat Neat,” “Love song,” “Smash It Up (Part 1 & 2),” “Waiting for the Blackout,”and the epic “Curtain Call.” He was a leading figure during the MTV Pop era with the song “Wot” and even had a surprise number one hit with the song “Happy Talk.”
“History is written by the victors.” Winston Churchill
When did Punk start: Who knows? Some say with The Stooges some say it was the Kingsmen. I’ve even heard a strong argument for Hank Williams Sr. But for our purposes concerning the Punk invasion of 1976-1977,
S01 Ep07 (1 of 3) – Taking out the Fruits and the Nuts with the Captain
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S01 Ep07 (1 of 3) - Taking out the Fruits and the Nuts with the Captain
Interview Date: October 13, 2011 @11am EDT
Special Guest: Captain Sensible (a.k.a. Ray Burns) the singer, song writer, guitarist (sometimes keyboardist) of the Damned. He has also had unbelievable success with his solo career by completely changing direction and going into Pop and Rap (always remaining fresh). He has been part of the biggest Punk movement of all time with recording songs like: “New Rose,” “Jet boy, Jet Girl,” “Neat Neat Neat,” “Love song,” “Smash It Up (Part 1 & 2),” “Waiting for the Blackout,”and the epic “Curtain Call.” He was a leading figure during the MTV Pop era with the song “Wot” and even had a surprise number one hit with the song “Happy Talk.”
S01 Ep06 (2 of 3) Talking Really Fast and Being Entertained by Ray Price
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S01 Ep06 - (2 of 3) - Talking Real Fast and Being Entertained by Ray Price
Interview Date: July 8, 2011 @11am EDT
Special Guest: Country Hall of Fame Artist Ray Price. Price sang/wrote tons of the biggest country hits of his era, songs like "Night Life", "Heartache by Numbers", and "For the Goodtimes." He is know as the guy who saved Country Music from going 'Pop' with his hit "Crazy Arms" as well as being accused of selling out with his song "Danny Boy." He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry at the height of it's popularity and is also known as being one of the nicest guys in the business.
A couple of weeks ago I asked people if they would send in articles for me to post on the site; I actually got a response. This week’s article was written by Nick Vidrich
S01 Ep06 – (1 of 3) Seeing Ray Price as a Human Being.
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S01 Ep06 - (1 of 3) - Seeing Ray Price as a Human Being
Interview Date: July 8, 2011 @11am EDT
Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys
I don’t know where to begin, or how to explain the gravity and cultural significance of my next guest. Ray Price is a Country honky-tonk legend who, by all accounts, kept the Hard Country torch alive as the rest of the world was turning its back and jumping on the Rock ’n ’Roll bandwagon.1 He is a man whose “music” and “message”, I would argue, is more relevant today than any other time in history. To listen to him is to listen to over a hundred years of American history all boiled down into one well crafted tune; a man so important that Hank Williams