Discover real country music on the "Red Dirt America" podcast with Chuck Taylor. Explore the sounds of the Texas music movement, Red Dirt and Americana music scenes. Ditch the mainstream and tune in for a journey through the heart of "Our Kind of Music" (OKOM). Support the show at https://anchor.fm/chuck-taylor/support
Latest episodes
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31 min
Red Dirt America ep 19 - Adam Hood
Adam Hood takes us inside the making of his latest album Bad Days Better. Hear Hood speak candidly about his journey to sobriety, what it was like to work with music industry great…
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17 min
Red Dirt America ep 18 - Drake Milligan
Back on Dec 13th of 2021, I interviewed Drake Milligan on my All Star Morning Show on KHYI in Dallas, Tx. Recently, Drake appeared on AGT and my YouTube livestream from that interv…
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27 min
Red Dirt America ep17 - Seth Walker
Seth Walker is an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter who's getting set to drop his 11th studio album I Hope I Know. I had a conversation with Seth about that album, h…
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20 min
Red Dirt America ep16 - John Sebastian
Season 2 of Red Dirt America kicks off with Music Icon John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful. Legendary musician John Sebastian takes listeners back to the golden days of rock and…
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23 min
Red Dirt America ep15 - Joshua Ray Walker
On this episode of Red Dirt America, I talk to Joshua Ray Walker who released his third album in three years! That's quite an accomplishment considering 2 of the albums were put ou…
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29 min
Red Dirt America ep14 - Jason Boland
Jason Boland and the Stragglers have been in the forefront of Texas and Red Dirt music for over 20 years! They're dropping a brand new album on Dec 3rd produced by Shooter Jennings…
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22 min
Red Dirt America ep13 - Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll's 8th album drops on Oct 29th, I talked with Hayes extensively about that album, life during the pandemic as a musician, and the healing power of music, which led to hi…
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29 min
Red Dirt America ep12 - Randall King
Randall King is a rising country star who's put in the work and has been compared to the likes of George Strait and Alan Jackson. He has a major label deal with Warner Bros and has…
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20 min
Red Dirt America ep11 - Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel
In this special episode of Red Dirt America, I talk with my longtime friend Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel. The band is celebrating, to quote Ray, "Half A Hundred Years!" The ne…
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37 min
Red Dirt America ep10 - Bart Crow
In this episode, I catch up with Bart Crow who's getting set to release his new album "Pretty Good Heart" on Oct 30th! He and his family are living on the road in an RV, we talk ab…
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49 min
Red Dirt America ep9 - Josh Abbott
Josh Abbott is a road warrior, touring the Texas/Red Dirt scene for over a decade. I have a one on one with Josh about his new album, the pandemic, family, his career, and he even…
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31 min
Red Dirt America ep8 - The Flatlanders
Texas Legends Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, & Jimmie Dale Gilmore first got together as the Flatlanders in 1972, they were together for a year, put out one album and then...their individ…
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23 min
Red Dirt America ep7 - The Wild Feathers
This episode was recorded on Aug 5, 2021 as the Wild Feathers were playing a show in the Dallas market with Blackberry Smoke and the Allman Betts Band. The Wild Feathers formed in…
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23 min
Red Dirt America ep6 - Curtis Grimes
You may remember Curtis Grimes from The Voice (he was on Cee Lo Green's team and made it to the quarter finals) or you may know him from his 12 number 1's on the Texas Country Char…
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24 min
Red Dirt America ep5 - Jesse Dayton
Jesse Dayton is a Killer guitarist and artist in his own right! Originally from Beaumont, TX, Jesse has played with Waylon, Johnny Cash, Ryan Bingham and many others. He's worked w…
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21 min
Red Dirt America ep4-George Thorogood
On this episode I talk with Rock & Roll legend George Thorogood. The episode was recorded on the eve before his Grand Ole Opry debut. We talk about his career and music and his lov…
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30 min
Red Dirt America ep3 - Rodney Crowell
This episode was recorded as Rodney was getting ready to drop a new album on July 23, entitled "Triage". Rodney and Chuck talk about the album, the pandemic, the song that changed…
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12 min
Red Dirt America ep2 - Darryl Worley
Darryl Worley burst onto the country music scene in 1999 with his debut album on Dreamworks. He had a successful career with three number ones and 18 chart topping singles, now, he…
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15 min
Red Dirt America: Steve Earle
Call it Texas music, call it Americana, call it Red Dirt...We call it Our Kind Of Music... and it's a growing response to the trend of "pop" country music. This is REAL Country mus…