Stories and interviews from the 70's, 80's, and 90's about music row in Nashville with legendary music producer Harold Shedd.
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#18 Shotgun Effie - with Mitchell Fox
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1:03:35Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! In episode 18 Harold, Russ, Brian and Wade have a chat with legendary artist manager, Mitchell Fox. Mitchell started his career with Led Zeppelin which led to a chance encounter with Richard Young of the Kentucky Headhunters. He went on to manage the Headhunters nearly 50 years! Harold signed the Headhunters in 198…
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#17 Maybe It Was Memphis - with Ed Seay
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1:34:31Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! In episode 17 Harold, Russ, and Wade sit down with icon engineer and producer, Ed Seay. If you are a fan of the podcast you have heard Ed's name from Harold many times. Harold's famous quote "If you don think you can get your record any better, let Ed Seay mix it". Sit back and relax and enjoy today's stories. This…
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#16 Mrs. Steven Rudy with Mark McGuinn-Bobby Boyd-Jeff Moseley
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1:25:35Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! In episode 16 Harold and Russ sit down with Mark McGuinn, Jeff Mosely, and Bobby E. Boyd. This trio of friends have seen all sides of the music business in Nashville. Sit back and relax and enjoy today's stories. This is Behind the Shedd. More about today's guests: Mark McGuinn was signed to VFR Records in 2001, a …
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#15 As Good As I Once Was with Coach Barry Switzer
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40:21Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! In Episode 15, Harold, Russ, and Wade get in the huddle with Coach Barry Switzer. Coach Switzer is a former college and professional football coach. He served for 16 years as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma and four years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). H…
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#14 Bread and Butter with Dean Mathis (Pee Wee)
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1:04:10Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! In Episode 14, Harold, Russ, and Wade sit down with legendary singer and 60's superstar, Dean Mathis. Dean is a singer, song writer, guitar and fiddle player, recent steel guitar player, but best known for his role in The Newbeats. The Newbeats were a 1960s American pop vocal trio, led by Larry Henley with Dean and…
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#13 Should've Been a Cowboy with Eddie Kilroy
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1:32:59Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! In Episode 13 Harold, Russ, and Wade sit down with legendary music producer and real cowboy, Eddie Kilroy. Harold and Eddie met in engineering school in Texas in 1959!! A lifelong friendship was born. Here's a little about Eddie - After moving to Nashville, Kilroy gained a position as a producer at Mercury Records.…
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Episode 12: El Mongo. Guest Curly Corwin Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! In Episode 12 Harold, Russ, and Wade sit down with legendary music man and oil man, Curly Corwin. Curly has loved music all his life, from playing instruments with his family as a child, to owning Master Mix and Song Emporium in Nashville, to writing songs about life with hi…
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#11 Achy Breaky Heart with Don Von Tress
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1:28:19Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! In Episode 11 Harold, Russ, and Wade sit down with legendary songwriter, Don Von Tress. Don wrote arguably the most recognized country song in the world, Achy Breaky Heart performed by Billy Ray Cyrus. He also wrote Evergreen performed by our good friend Jeff Copley. Sit back and enjoy listening to Don recap his li…
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#10 Somebody Should Leave with Eric Hurt & Nick Autry
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1:16:33Welcome back to Behind the Shedd. In Episode 10 Russ and Harold sit down with Eric Hurt and Nick Autry. Both these guys are on fire in Nashville right now. Nick's songs have over 100 million streams and Eric's leadership at Empire Nashville led to Shaboozey's record breaking run with A Bar Song (Tipsey). Here is some more info about todays guests: …
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#9 40 Hour Week with David Ferguson (Fergie)
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1:55:54This week on Episode 9 - Mr. David Ferguson, or Fergie, the legendary sound engineer and producer who started with Cowboy, Jack Clement, and worked with Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, John Prine, U2, Sturgill Simpson and Tyler Childers. Fergie has it done it all in Nashville so this week he sits down with Russ Zavitson and his ol' breakfast buddy, H…
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#8 I'll Always Come Back with Brian Rawlings
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1:23:09In Episode 8, Russ Zavitson, Wade Smith, & Harold Shedd sit down with the very talented, Brian Rawlings. You may remember Brian from episodes 1-4. Brian Rawling's gut has driven more revenue in one year than most companies make in a lifetime. Brian is a one man think tank with over 20 years of experience as an award-winning publisher and as an exec…
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#7 Upstairs Downtown with Doyle Brown (Cadillac)
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1:56:53In this episode of Behind the Shedd we welcome our dear friend, Doyle Brown. Doyle is a master song-plugger and dominated country music in the 80's. He has worked for Welk Music Group, and Polygram Publishing and during that time he led his team to dozens of BMI, CMA, ACM, ASCAP and Grammy awards. If you are enjoying this podcast series please visi…
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Welcome to episode 6 of Behind the Shedd! In this episode we welcome Jason Morris. You may remember Jason from the first four episodes of Behind the Shedd in a group setting, but in this episode he sits down on his own with producers Russ Zavitson & Wade Smith, and the host, Mr. Harold Shedd. We explore how the Music Mill Studio was built and how H…
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#5 Mountain Music with Chuck Bedwell
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1:38:25Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! In this episode we sit down with Chuck Bedwell. Chuck has worked with just about everyone in Nashville but has always held a special place in his heart for the Music Mill Studio and working with Harold. If you wanted to get a song to Harold, Chuck was the conduit. The music row legend sits down with us and reflects…
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#4 Roll On (Podcast Premeire Part 4)
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1:16:15In episode 4 we continue discussions with Harold Shedd, Brian Rawlings, Jason Morris, Chuck Bedwell, Russ Zavitson, and Wade Smith. More country music history and hilarious stories continue with these amazing music row legends.By Wm. Wade Smith
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#3 Tennessee River (Podcast Premeire Part 3)
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1:37:33The boys are back.. Join Brian Rawlings, Jason Morris, Chuck Bedwell, Russ Zavitson, Wade Smith, and Harold Shedd for another trip at the junction of memory lane and music row.By Wm. Wade Smith
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#2 Don't Tell My Heart (Podcast Premeire Part 2)
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1:21:05Creators & Guests Wm. Wade Smith - Producer Russ Zavitson - Producer Harold Shedd - Host Brian Rawlings - Guest Chuck Bedwell - Guest Jason Morris - Guest In this episode we continue conversation with Brian Rawlings, Chuck Bedwell, Jason Morris, Russ Zavitson, Wade Smith, and Harold Shedd. Harold and Russ discuss Billy Ray and the phenomenon that f…
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Creators & Guests Russ Zavitson - Producer Wm. Wade Smith - Producer Harold Shedd - Host Brian Rawlings - Guest Jason Morris - Guest Chuck Bedwell - Guest In our first episode we hang out with Brian Rawlings, Jason Morris, Chuck Bedwell, Russ Zavitson, Wade Smith, and of course Harold Shedd. The boys go back in time to share stories and catch up.…
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Creators & Guests Russ Zavitson - Producer Wm. Wade Smith - Producer Harold Shedd - HostBy Wm. Wade Smith
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