Music City Scene Tony Jenkins

I'm late in getting this interview posted.  I didn't want to wait... so here is the episode.  I will update the show notes later.
 
This is the best interview MCS has had to date.
 
Thank you to the Hi-Jivers!!!

In this episode, Earle Nelson from Quinlan, TX tells his story.  Starting in the 70's as a performer at the legendary, Great American Food and Beverage Company... seriously... check this place out, it is legendary.  Earle Nelson only started pursuing his dream of writing songs that other artists covet and live performance in the last 4 years.  In all honesty, based on this conversation, Earle Nelson has had a creative mind his entire life but the goal of raising his family made him make other choices along the way.  While over the years he has had some good starts at finding outlets to pursue his creativity, he really put on hold his dream to perform.  In 2016, Earle left a corporate job, downsized his life and started pursuing music as a career.  He moved from Philadelphia to Quinlan, TX and jumped in with both feet.Since that time, he hasn't wasted anytime as he has honed his skills anywhere he could find to work out the kinks... from New York City to Austin, TX and many places in between.  He's the Austin-Nashville-Philadelphia traveling artist.  Based on our experience in the interview, Earle Nelson does not wait for things to happen... he makes them happen.  He's living life to pursue his passion and he wastes no time in moving to go get what he wants.
 
Music City Scene went to see Earle perform at the Commodore Grill on July 27th.  Unfortunately, the live recordings of Earle's performance didn't make it to the podcast, as someone (Tony) accidentally didn't save those files.  Instead, we have 3 songs from Earle's YouTube page that are in this podcast:
Quiet Desperation @ 13:35
Daddy I'm Sorry @ 47:35
Nothing But Your Love To Wear @ 1:27:20
 
Earle has stories in his life that will work well with songwriting and performing.  In 4 years of pursuing his dream, he's probably done enough work that most people would take 10 years to do.  To watch him perform, you would think he has been doing this for quite some time.  His influences are John Cougar Mellencamp (tongue in cheek, listen to the interview), but the one that he did cite for real... was Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks.
 
One thing is for sure, Earle has life experiences and a creativity where he will have material that he can use to write for years to come.  He's passionate and he knows what is important in life.  As a thinker, a watcher, and observer... he's pursuing his dream and having a great time doing it.  MSC wishes him much success and we look forward to catching up with Earle again.
 
Where can you find Earle Nelson:
 
Facebook - Earle Nelson
Facebook - Earle Nelson and the Broken Promises
EarleNelson.com 
 

Guest co-host this week, Jennifer Jenkins.
 
Tennessee right now… Covid19… 93,936 cases… 38,000 active death toll @ 967; Party Busses that serve alcohol have been ordered to close; Bars and Restaurants  that serve alcohol ordered to close at 10pm; places like Commodore Grill and The Listening Room… where you can hear songwriters in the round are open with restrictions reducing capacity.
 
Sucking On A Chili Dog Segment
 
Marathon Village and Motor works located on the corner of 12th Ave North and Clinton Street - west/nw of downtown, 5 min uber.  www.marathonvillage.net
If you come to Nashville - one place you have to visit is Marathon - it is a stop on all the trolly tours.
Everything is handicap accessible here, there is FOOD, and there is plenty of parking - free on the street or $10 in the lot
This is a destination.  If you come here, you will spend several hours.
Places here that are noteworthyFirst… the MOTORWORKS
Antique Archieology, Jack Daniels Store and many others.  There is music at both of these locations from time to time, check internet pages.
Third Coast Comedy Club (www.thirdcoastcomedy.club)
Food - deli, bang candy, coffee, wine
Distilleries:  Corsair (https://www.corsairdistillery.com/), Tennessee Legend, and Nelson's Green Brier Distillery/Belle Meade Bourbon (https://greenbrierdistillery.com/)
Marathon Music Works (www.Marathonmusicworks.com)Private events, fundraisers, concerts, festivals…
Wizards Beer Festival (Aug 14)
Yacht Rock Revue (70/80's tribute band) Sept 4.
Ticket events just restatted.  Their schedule doesn't kick back in solid until September/October


 
 
OLD TIME FEELING - Guy Clark. 
 
Born, Monahan, TX - 1941 - 2016 (http://guyclark.com/)
Folk Singer, Country, Singer-Songwriter - released more than 20 albums
Recorded covered by:  Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, Kathy Mattea, Lyle Lovett, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Will Nelson, Brad Paisley, .
2014 Grammy for best folk album:  My Favorite Picture of You
On his passing, the NYTimes - called him "a King of the Texas Troubadours".
What got me into Guy Clark?  Someone introduced me to the album - "Together at the BlueBird Café" - in-the-round concert with Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark - PURE GOLD!  Recorded in Sept. 1995 this album shows a true bond between these three artists.
To understand Guy Clark and this genre… that some describe at … go back and watch the 1976 documentary film - "Heart Worn Highways". https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405963/IN the about of HWH… it describes these guys as the founders of the Outlaw Country movement. 
All these guys are visionaries who either wrote songs for or have been covered by artist from different genres all over the world… in numerous languages: rock singers/country/pop… etc…(Rodney Crowell - Shame on the Moon, Bob Seger), Townes - If I Needed You - COVERED BY 61 different Artists - "Dashboard Confessional"… Dashboard Confessional - If I Needed You. 
Look at American rock/alternative country today… people like Ryan Adams, Jay Farrar… and bands that they were in like Whiskeytown, SonVolt, Uncle Tupelo… all have some of this "Outlaw Country".
In the Heart Worn Highways documentary, you have:David Allan Coe… prison, mamas, trucks…
Charlie Daniels… the devil went down to Georgia…
Steve Young… 7 Bridges Road
Gamble Rogers… comedy folk country
Larry John Wilson - Ohoopee River Bottomland
Townes Van Zandt - STUD… song-writer, Pancho and Lefty (Willie)… and many others… probably one the best songwriters to ever live… could have been better than Dylan.  1996… Sonic Youth drummer, Steve Shelley - tried to record TVZ… drunk, fell, broke hip and in Jan 1, 1997… died.
Guy Clark… performs LA Freeway… and several others.

Also, a 2015 film, Heart Worn Highways Revisited...

Sucking On A Chili Dog in Germantown and artist spotlight on Tyler Childers

With Craig Morrison, discussing his journey as the son of Lucky Starr who was the first to record "I've Been Everywhere" in Australia to an artist and entertainer in his own right in both Australia and the United States.

Season 1, Episode 2 of Music City Scene.  In this episode, our guest, Ronnie Crutcher has been a professional musician for most of his life and has been a professional musician on the Music City Scene since 1995 and today does solo work, plays with the Nashville based Rockabilly band Hillbilly Casino, as well as teaches guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and upright bass.