Gary Talley's Dadgum Podcast

Gary Talley's Dadgum Podcast
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Interviews, Memphis music, and a whole lot of dadgum fun!

Episodes

  1. 07/15/2025

    The Box Tops, The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson

    “This podcast is dedicated to Brian Wilson and talks about The Box Tops touring with the Beachboys in 1967 and 1968 in their private plane. The Beachboys toured with an extra rhythm section and a 16-piece horn section. The Box Tops played touch football, frisbee and jammed with the Beachboys on 2 U.S. tours and one Canadian tour.”

    16 min

  2. 06/28/2025

    Gary Talley of Box Tops Background and Bio

    Born in Memphis, TN in 1947. Gary was born into a musical family. He tells about constantly being exposed to music from his parents, the radio, records, and local Memphis musicians, including Elvis, Booker T and the MGs, and Travis Wammack. He tells about his first guitar and learning how to play and the many genres of music that influenced him, including gospel. country, folk, bluegrass, early rock n’ roll, blues, and R&B.

    15 min

  3. 05/30/2025

    Dallas – Ft. Worth Pop Festival in September of 1967

    Here’s a summary of our Box Tops appearance at the Dallas -Ft. Worth Pop Festival in September of 1967. It was the second huge American pop festival ( after Monterey Pop.) We meet The Doors, The Standells, The Electric Prunes, etc. and we meet our first hippies. There weren’t many in Memphis at the time.

    6 min

  4. 05/22/2025

    Seeing Jimi Hendrix

    In 1968, Steve Paul, the owner of “ The Scene” (a famous New York music venue ) told us that Jimi Hendrix was going to come to the club and sit in that night. Cleve Dupin ( our road manager) and I jumped in a cab and high-tailed it down there. This podcast tells about what we saw and heard that night. It was an unforgettable experience !!

    7 min

  5. 05/15/2025

    Box Tops London Part 3

    Back in London (after Paris trip) London press interview Box Tops about violence in America and we talk about the Beach Boys/ Charles Manson connection. Alex pisses off Charles Manson .

    6 min

  6. 05/07/2025

    Box Tops in London Part 2

    “ Swain and I go to Paris.” In this podcast , Gary and Swain Schaefer ( Box Tops’ keyboard player) take a trip from London to Paris . Gary visits Notre Dame Cathedral, loses his passport and has 2 stressful trips from Calais to Paris and from Paris back to London. In the process he runs out of money and sells his shoes.

    9 min

  7. 04/30/2025

    Box Tops Go To London Part 1

    In December of 1969, the Box Tops flew to London to do a 2-week tour of England. This podcast tells the fascinating story of why the tour never happened and what we did in London for those two weeks. We had a wonderful time , saw rhe sights in London , met some interesting people ( including King Ollie & The Raisins) heard some great music ( including Delaney & Bonnie) and Gary did a recording session at Abbey Road Studios.

    15 min

  8. 12/17/2024

    Intro and Start to Gary Talley Dadgum Podcast

    This the launching epidsode of the Gary Talley Dadgum Podcost. Lots more to come

    1 min
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