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Randy Houser (@RandyHouser) sat down with Bobby Bones to share updates on his career. He reflected on the time he got dropped from his first record deal and was scared for the future of his career. Then, shares the moment he knew his first big song, "How Country Feels" would be a hit and game changer for him. Plus, he reflects on what it was like to grow up in Mississippi and the family issues he dealt with. Randy also shared how he got into acting and what Leonardo DiCaprio said to him while on the set of 'Killers Of The Flower Moon.' He also shares what his current relationship with alcohol is and more!
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Dierks Bentley turns 48 years old today! We wanted to take a loot back when Bobby sat down with Dierks Bentley in 2017. He had just come off a weekend of shows. We GET the stories behind some of Dierksâ biggest hits and how he grinding for many years before rising to the top. Bobby and Dierks also share âname dropper storiesâ and Dierks talks about how he feels not winning the ACM for album of the year.
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Cody Jinks (@codyjinks) sat down with Bobby Bones to talk about his music journey! He went the grassroots effort of playing non-stop shows for 15 years and never signed a record deal, and shared why he thinks that helped him find success. Cody explains why he always invested in himself and the turning point in his career where he realized he was doing better than he thought. He also recalls how on his 2-year-old son's birthday the song "Loud and Heavy" was inspired. Cody also shares why he feels like the shift in country music to be more authentic benefited his career, the artists he thinks are the most real with their music right now, why he feels like he's just starting to get to know his teenage kids and he talks about the process of making his new record!
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Songwriter Josh Jenkins (@joshcjenkins) sits down with Bobby Bones to talk about the many levels of his music career. He revisits his years of touring in his band, Green River Ordinance, then deciding to move to Nashville to be a songwriter. He also shares what it's like that his brother, Matt Jenkins, is also a successful songwriter in Nashville and how special it was to write Jordan Davis's and Luke Bryan's song "Buy Dirt" together. Josh also talks about why the day they wrote Walker Hayes' "Fancy Like" was memorable, what it was like when the song went viral and how he feels about the impact TikTok has had on the music industry. Josh also shares the Nashville formula to writing a hit song in 90 minutes and more!
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Marty Roe, the lead singer of the '90s country group, Diamond Rio, sat down with Bobby Bones to talk about his monumental career. Marty shares how he got his start singing at Opryland and doing voice impressions. He also shares why in the early days the band went through multiple name changes and how the group, Shenandoah, inspired the band name they settled on. He also talks about what it was like to be the first band to have their debut single go number one, the new music he's working on, the new band members and more!
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Bobby and Eddie start the episode talking about cover songs that were hated by the original artists and share what they think are the best covers of all-time. Rob Harvilla is the author / host of 60 Songs That Explain the '90s and a senior staff writer at The Ringer. He's been a professional rock critic for 20-plus years and talked to Bobby Bones about why he chose to explore the music of the '90s in his new book and podcast. Rob talks about what he does as a rock critic, why he chose that profession and the types of interviews it's led him to like the time Courtney Love reached out to him. He also explains why Nirvana were giants in '90s music and discusses some conspiracy theories around Kurt Cobain's death and more!
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Heath Wright, the lead singer of '90s country band, Ricochet, sits down to talk to Bobby Bones and shares the untold story of the band. Find out how they got their band name, how they got their start after waiting years and more. Bobby's wife, Caitlin, also joins the episode because he has a connection to her family! Heath talks about what it was like to be in country music during the '90s, and why he has an issue with modern country music now. He also shares a cool story about meeting The Chicks before they were famous and reveals the real story behind their number-one hit "Daddy's Money."
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Love and Theft (@loveandtheft) stopped by Bobby Bones house to talk about being a group for 17 years and the highs and lows that have happened in their career. They talk about their new EP, Better Off, that was seven years in the making after it got shelved at their old label. They also share what it's like having their new EP come out on a label they are no longer on. They discuss how the music industry has changed, what inspires their songwriting and will share their thoughts about having Taylor Swift write "Hey Stephen" about Stephen and the song they wrote about her!
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While on the road, Bobby, Eddie, Mike D, Kickoff Kevin and their driver, Warren, listed the Top 5 Famous musicians they have met in their life and shared stories about how each happened! Then, at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Bobby interviewed Lenny Kravitz! He tells us how he's been able to stay relevant all these years, what goes into his songwriting, how he connects to his fans, what he listens to before he goes on set, new music he's loving and more!
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Bobby shares a revealing post from Tenille Arts that she shared on Instagram. We are big fans of her and wanted to look back on the first time she stopped by the Bobbycast. Tenille Arts talks about how she grew up on a wheat farm in Canada and moved to Nashville after being discovered on YouTube. She talks about how she went on the Bachelor twice to perform, gave her Top 3 Life Moments and for the first time ever we have someone perform on the podcast.
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Steven Lee Olsen (@Stevenleeolsen) is a singer- songwriter who sat down Bobby Bones on how he got his start in the music industry writing songs for some of the biggest names. He shares what happened when he got dropped from his label, and when he pitched Keith Urban his song "Blue Ain't Your Color" and it got put on hold and how he modified it. He shares what it was like getting a call that Garth Brooks wanted to record a song he wrote and how he's been coaching him in the studio and got to sing background vocal for him. Steven also reflects on his father leaving him when he was one year old, why he changed his name to honor his stepdad, moving to Nashville at 20 years old and more!
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In this episode, Bobby and Eddie share stories from their bands in high school, best concerts they've ever been to as they hang out driving home from a trip. Then, we've taken stories from episodes over the years of artists talking about the jobs they had before they made it big. You'll hear from Craig Morgan, Matthew Ramsey of Old Dominion, Lainey Wilson, Bailey Zimmerman, Craig Campbell, John Michael Montgomery, Trisha Yearwood and Nate Smith. Some had odd jobs just to pay the bills while they pursued music full time...like working in an oil field, being a celebrity impersonator or having a 9-5 desk job at a label. Some didn't even tell people at their current job they could sing! But in the end, it all worked out the way it was supposed to!
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George Birge (@GeorgeBirge) sits down to talk to Bobby Bones about what it's like having his first Top 20 single, "Mind On You," and how he had that song on hold for another artist to record and had to ask if he could record it for himself. George shares what his journey to success has been like and how he deals with imposter syndrome and discusses what really happens when you sign a record deal! He was born and raised in Austin, Texas, so he shares why he never left, how his parents emigrated to America and more. He also talks about going viral on TikTok, what he learned about the industry from Toby Keith, the moment he felt his career really started to take off and more!
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We remember Jimmy Buffett by looking back at the interview we did with him in 2020 after he dropped his first album in 27 years. Jimmy Buffett talked about writing his song "Margaritavilleâ, his country collaborations and if heâd ever go into his own restaurants and not give them a heads up.
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Dan + Shay sit down with Bobby Bones and share an inside look of everything going on in their lives. They get vulnerable and share why they almost broke up, the moment they hit rock bottom and started to resent music, until a 3am talk saved the duo and their friendship. Dan also shares why he cut his hair and Shay details how getting sober and cutting sugar out of his diet changed his life. They also give a behind the scenes look of them joining 'The Voice' and what it's like being the first duo chair, and they talk about their new album Bigger Houses, out September 15th and more!
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In Part 2 of Behind the Scenes of the Music Industry, you'll hear from country music reporter & journalist, Marcus K Dowling, legendary music exec, Joe Galante, Grammy award winning producer, Nathan Chapman, General Manager of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood's record labels, Lesly Simon, Luke Bryan and Cole Swindell's manager, Kerri Edwards and more!
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This special episode of the BobbyCast is all about the Behind The Scenes of the Music Industry. How does a song get on the radio? What exactly does a producer and an artist manager do? How do record labels work? All of these questions will be answered. Throughout the years, Bobby has sat down with some of the biggest and most influential industry execs to hear about their roles in the business. In this episode you'll hear from Luke Combs' manager, Kappy, the former CEO of Warner Music Nashville, John Esposito, legendary producer, Dann Huff, the Head of iHeartCountry, Rod Phillips and more!
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Brandy Clark (@thebrandyclark) joined Bobby Bones to share some updates in her life. She recently won a Tony award for the music she wrote for the musical 'Shucked.' She talked about having to re-work most of the songs after getting mixed-reviews and how it took her 10 years to get it done. Brandy also opens up about her life growing up and how she went to college on a basketball scholarship, why she chose to give that up to pursue music, and her love for Magic Johnson! She also shared the stories behind the songs on her new self-titled album, what it was like working with Brandie Carlie as her producer, and more!
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Thomas Rhett (@thomasrhettatkins) sits down with Bobby Bones for an hour-long therapy session! He gets into why after he saw Taylor Swift's Era's Tour how he felt inspired but also jealous. Thomas also talks about why he hasn't been on social media since January, how it affected his mental health and why he started to not feel like himself anymore. He also discusses the importance of the charity he and his wife Lauren have started called Love One. Thomas also gets honest about his music journey as he reflects on the 20 Number One songs he's had, the new way he's approaching making music and why he hasn't listened to his songs in two months, and more!
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Bear Rinehart of NEEDTOBREATHE stopped by Bobby's house to talk about the journey he and the band have been on, how they manage to still get along after 9 albums and reflected on the time he thought the band was over. Bear also recalls what it was like to open for artists like Taylor Swift and One Republic. He also clarifies the Christian-Rock band title the band have been given, and the new musical direction they went in while creating their new album, Caves, that will be out September 15th! Bear also talks about his football days and how he used to make the band watch tape and more!
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