Ranked #1
Ep. 94 - ROBERT EARL KEEN ("The Road Goes on Forever")
Ep. 94 - ROBERT EARL KEEN ("The Road Goes on Forever")
PART ONE Scott and Paul talk about Randy Poe, Texas, and their favorite songwriters from the Lone Star State. PART TWO ... Read more
24 Jul 2018
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #2
Ep. 61 - VINCE GILL ("Go Rest High On That Mountain")
Ep. 61 - VINCE GILL ("Go Rest High On That Mountain")
Multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Vince Gill launched his solo career in the mid-1980s, hitting the Top 10 o... Read more
2 May 2017
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1hr 10mins
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Ranked #3
Ep. 109 - SMOKEY ROBINSON ("My Girl")
Ep. 109 - SMOKEY ROBINSON ("My Girl")
Songwriters Hall of Fame and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Smokey Robinson talks about his Motown legacy and his... Read more
19 Feb 2019
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #4
Ep. 127 - MARTY STUART ("Tempted")
Ep. 127 - MARTY STUART ("Tempted")
Marty Stuart, a five-time Grammy winner, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, collector, preservationist, and fier... Read more
29 Oct 2019
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #5
Ep. 50 - LORETTA LYNN ("Coal Miner's Daughter")
Ep. 50 - LORETTA LYNN ("Coal Miner's Daughter")
Multi-Grammy award winner Loretta Lynn is an American music legend. The Kentucky native married as a young teenager, mov... Read more
29 Nov 2016
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44mins
Ranked #6
Ep. 84 - DON McLEAN ("American Pie")
Ep. 84 - DON McLEAN ("American Pie")
Best known as the writer and performer of “American Pie,” Don McLean and his songs have hit the Billboard pop, country,... Read more
6 Mar 2018
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50mins
Ranked #7
Ep. 36 - JON FOREMAN of Switchfoot ("Dare You to Move")
Ep. 36 - JON FOREMAN of Switchfoot ("Dare You to Move")
Jon Foreman is the front man and primary songwriter for the spiritually-minded alternative rock band Switchfoot. The gro... Read more
17 May 2016
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52mins
Ranked #8
Ep. 12 - BOBBY BRADDOCK ("He Stopped Loving Her Today")
Ep. 12 - BOBBY BRADDOCK ("He Stopped Loving Her Today")
Bobby Braddock has written more than a dozen #1 country hits, including standards such as Tammy Wynette’s “D-I-V-O-R-C-E... Read more
16 Jun 2015
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1hr
Ranked #9
Ep. 112 - CHRIS HILLMAN ("So You Want to be a Rock 'n' Roll Star")
Ep. 112 - CHRIS HILLMAN ("So You Want to be a Rock 'n' Roll Star")
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and multiple Grammy nominee Chris Hillman joins us to talk about his songwriting with The ... Read more
2 Apr 2019
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #10
Ep. 33 - DONOVAN ("Sunshine Superman")
Ep. 33 - DONOVAN ("Sunshine Superman")
Beginning his career as a key player in the UK folk revival of the early 1960s, Donovan scored early hits with “Catch th... Read more
5 Apr 2016
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58mins
Ranked #11
Ep. 98 - MATRACA BERG ("Strawberry Wine")
Ep. 98 - MATRACA BERG ("Strawberry Wine")
PART ONE Scott and Paul go down the rabbit hole of why it's just not the same when certain famous musicians aren't accom... Read more
18 Sep 2018
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57mins
Ranked #12
Ep. 100 - LAMONT DOZIER ("Stop! In the Name of Love")
Ep. 100 - LAMONT DOZIER ("Stop! In the Name of Love")
SUPER-SIZED DELUXE DOUBLE EPISODE DETAILS: PART ONE Scott and Paul celebrate their 100th episode by looking back on the... Read more
16 Oct 2018
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1hr 50mins
Ranked #13
Ep. 60 - JIMMY WEBB ("By the Time I Get to Phoenix")
Ep. 60 - JIMMY WEBB ("By the Time I Get to Phoenix")
Jimmy Webb emerged as a superstar songwriter and arranger in 1967 when two of his songs – The 5th Dimension’s “Up, Up an... Read more
18 Apr 2017
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #14
Ep. 27 - MIKE STOLLER ("Hound Dog")
Ep. 27 - MIKE STOLLER ("Hound Dog")
Mike Stoller has written more than 60 songs that have appeared on the Billboard charts, including the #1 hits “Hound Dog... Read more
12 Jan 2016
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1hr 27mins
Ranked #15
Ep. 16 - BILL WITHERS ("Lean on Me")
Ep. 16 - BILL WITHERS ("Lean on Me")
Pop and R&B legend Bill Withers released nine albums between 1971 and 1985 that included such classic songs as “Lean... Read more
11 Aug 2015
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59mins
Ranked #16
Ep. 23 - LORI MCKENNA ("Girl Crush")
Ep. 23 - LORI MCKENNA ("Girl Crush")
Long before Little Big Town took her song “Girl Crush” to the #1 spot on the Billboard country chart for a record-breaki... Read more
17 Nov 2015
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57mins
Ranked #17
Ep. 17 - DESMOND CHILD ("Livin' on a Prayer")
Ep. 17 - DESMOND CHILD ("Livin' on a Prayer")
One of the most successful and prolific writers and producers of all time, Desmond Child’s songs have resulted in nearly... Read more
25 Aug 2015
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59mins
Ranked #18
Ep. 67 - TOM T. HALL ("Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine")
Ep. 67 - TOM T. HALL ("Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine")
Tom T. Hall was named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Known as “The Storyt... Read more
25 Jul 2017
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #19
Ep. 122 - STEVE EARLE ("Guitar Town")
Ep. 122 - STEVE EARLE ("Guitar Town")
The sixteen-time Grammy nominee and three-time winner joins us to talk about his remarkably varied body of songwriting f... Read more
20 Aug 2019
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #20
Ep. 108 - TIM NICHOLS ("Live Like You Were Dying")
Ep. 108 - TIM NICHOLS ("Live Like You Were Dying")
With over a dozen Top 5 singles on the Billboard country chart, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Tim Nichols has been... Read more
5 Feb 2019
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57mins