Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast

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#345 - Breland on His First No. 1 'Beers on Me' + Going Viral with ‘My Truck’ After a Producer Told Him He’d Didn’t Have What It Takes To Be An Artist + His Mission To Make Country Music More Inclusive May 06, 2022

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Breland went viral in 2019 on TikTok with his song “My Truck” but his journey in music started 10 years before that. Breland sits down with Bobby to talk about how he went from studying business at Georgetown University to moving to Atlanta working as a producer with the vision of becoming an artist. Breland talks about not being taken seriously by the producer he was working with which lead to him taking trips to Nashville and getting cuts with major artists like Keith Urban and Sam Hunt. Breland shares with Bobby his vision and mission to make country music more inclusive and his response to when people question what he is doing is country or not. His debut album, Cross Country, is set to release early summer.

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#344 - Wendy Moten on Breaking Her Elbow on The Voice + What Blake Shelton Told Her That He’s Never Said to A Contestant Before + Going on Tour with Vince Gill Apr 29, 2022

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Wendy Moten launched her recording career in 1992 when she landed a huge global hit with “Come In Out Of the Rain”. She was just on The Voice where she turned all four judges’ chairs on her blind audition and ended up in second place overall – unprecedented for an artist in her 50s. She sits down to talk to Bobby about how in an odd way, she has fallen into every new chapter of her music career. Wendy talks about the nice things Blake Shelton said to her on the Voice. Her friendship with Vince Gill that involves touring with him and him producing her album. Wendy also talks about making her Opry debut and her first big break when she was starting out.

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#343 - Kane Brown’s Manager Martha Earls on How He Was Discovered + Overcoming People Who Refused to Play His Music + How An Artist Gets A Manager and What the Job Entails Apr 22, 2022

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Martha Earls has been Kane Brown’s manager since he was just an artist posting covers on Facebook. This was long before signing his first record deal. In addition to Kane Brown she also works with Restless Road, Nightly, Dylan Schneider and Feather. Martha talks about how she got started in music as the office receptionist at a publishing company in Nashville. She describes the road she took to get to managing her first artist that led her to founding her own management company.

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#342 - Sheryl Crow on What Hit She Doesn’t Like Performing Live + The Hardest Thing to Include in her New Documentary + Calling Bob Dylan for Help with Writer’s Block Apr 15, 2022

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Sheryl Crow sits down with Bobby to talk about why she decided it was time to do a documentary. It’s coming out on May 6th on Showtime and she reveals what the hardest thing for her was to include. She talks about how she handled the success of her debut album “Tuesday Night Music Club” and what changes she made going into her 2nd self-titled album. Sheryl talks about what it was like at the height of her fame and shares what moment in her career brought her the most joy. Plus, what song she doesn’t like performing live and the funny response she got when she called Bob Dylan to help her with writer’s block.

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#341 - Nathan Chapman on Producing for Taylor Swift Before She Had a Record Deal + Producing Taylor’s First Album + How His Wife Sang with Keith Urban on the ‘We Were Us’ Demo Apr 08, 2022

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Nathan Chapman is a three time Grammy award winning producer. He is known primarily for working with Taylor Swift, having co-produced with Swift for her albums Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989. He’s also a songwriter and solo artist. Bobby and Nathan talk about his approach to working with an artist and what his role is as the producer on a project. Nathan shares the story about meeting a teenage Taylor Swift before she even had a record deal and recording demos in a shack that went on to be her debut album. Nathan also talks about working with Keith Urban and the song that went on to be a big hit that he actually had his wife sing on the demo with Keith. He also shares where he keeps his Grammys and the motivation to fill out his trophy case.

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#340 - Billy Ray Cyrus on His New Song with Snoop Dogg + The Day He Got Clean + The Best Advice He Got From Dolly Parton and His Father + The Moment He Knew ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ Was a Hit! Apr 01, 2022

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Billy Ray Cyrus demands your attention when he walks into the room. We were so excited to have him by this week to talk about his new song he released with Snoop Dogg and the amazing story behind it. Bobby and Billy Ray talk about how he burst onto the scene with Achy Breaky Heart. But before that how times had to get really dark before he could find his path. Billy Ray also came bearing his left-handed guitar and weaved songs throughout the stories from his life that made for a truly unique experience. Billy Ray also talks about the best advice he was given by Dolly Parton and the moment he decided to get sober.

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#339 - Mitchell Tenpenny on Performing at the ACMs with the Flu + How He and Ernest Were Signed as A Duo + The Song He Wrote for His Fiancé on His New Project Mar 25, 2022

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Mitchell Tenpenny was born and raised in Nashville, TN and has an interesting perspective growing up around country music his entire life.He talks to Bobby about what it was like having a grandmother and mother who worked in the music industry, the other artist he grew up with in town and how he made the shift from rock music to country. Mitchell talks about writing his current duet with Chris Young and getting to perform it with him recently on the ACMs. He also talks about getting engaged and how the relationship dynamics works with his wife who is also an artist. He reveals what song he wrote about her on his new upcoming project The Lowlight Sessions.

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#338 - Sarah Buxton on How Keith Urban Discovered and Recorded Her Song “Stupid Boy” + How Her Divorce Inspired Her New Music + Landing 3 No. 2 Songs Before Landing Her First No. 1 as A Songwriter Mar 18, 2022

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Bobby has been a fan of Sarah Buxton for a long time and was excited to finally sit down and really get to know her. She grew up in Lawrence, Kansas which she says helped her hone her storytelling skills that lead her to become one of Nashville’s top female songwriters. Sarah tells the story behind her new EP “Moonriser” and how the songs were written on a certain trip that inspired her to make a big life decision after returning from. She explains why her early music is hard for her to hear, how Keith Urban recording her song changed her life and how she feels now releasing new music of her own after years of just writing for other artists.

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In Case You Missed It: Episode 36 - Walker Hayes (2-13-17) Mar 16, 2022

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Bobby takes a look back at our episode with Walker Hayes from 2017..long before "Fancy Like". Bobby talks to Walker about the ups and downs from his career. To signing his first publishing deal and getting his songs record by artists to getting dropped from 2 labels and struggling to support his family. Bobby talks with Walker about how big a fan he is of his music and how things have really started to pop for him!

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#337 - Ernest on Why He Still Drives An Old Car Despite Having 5 No.1’s As A Songwriter + How Much He Made Writing on Old Town Road Remix + Writing His Song “Flower Shops” and how His New Album Tells A Story Mar 11, 2022

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Ernest is a songwriter and solo artist born and raised in Nashville, TN. He’s written 5 No. 1 for artists like Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown and more! He tells Bobby about how the first instrument he picked up was a banjo given to him by his adopted parents and then first started out with a career in hip-hop. He’s now been able to make his Opry debut, have a single climbing up the country charts and just put out a new album called “Flower Shops” that’s available now.

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