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He's so desperate for a drink that after his wife hides all the car keys, he just wanders out into the garage. And fires up a 10 horsepower riding lawnmower. And he chugs eight miles down a Texas high...

14 Jun 20min

Imagine you're an 11 year old boy, right. You're living in Delhi, Louisiana. And you're just rummaging through your mom's closet. Like any kid looking for spare change to buy candy. But the Willy Wonk...

14 Jun 21min

Imagine, imagine telling a record executive in 1966 that your new band's business plan is to completely ignore electric guitars. Like instead of plugging in, you tell them you're going to play the kaz...

14 Jun 20min

You're working the door at a local bar in North Carolina. Just checking IDs and breaking up fights. And your career plan is to study criminal justice because your ultimate goal is to become a homicide...

14 Jun 17min

I want you to picture a recording studio. Standing right in front of the microphone is this 13 -year -old girl. She is there to record this really bouncy, infectious holiday tune. Right, basically jus...

14 Jun 19min

I want you to imagine just for a second, releasing a song so massive that it literally, it breaks the ceiling of its own genre. Oh yeah, like totally shatters it. Picture a track that becomes the firs...

14 Jun 19min

Imagine an artist who is just so dominant, so fundamentally woven into the fabric of American music that he held the record for the most number one hits across two entire decades. A literal titan of t...

14 Jun 19min

Imagine a five -year -old kid picking up a mandolin for the very first time. He's hanging out in a California pizza joint called that Pizza Place. Just a regular kid in a noisy local restaurant absorb...

14 Jun 17min