My guest for this episode is the acclaimed North Carolina singer-songwriter John Ridgefield, who you can find on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@JohnRidgefield.

Chapters in the Episode are:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:00:43 John's Morganza! Theme
• 00:01:32 John's Musical Roots
• 00:05:06 John's Band History
• 00:10:55 Adventures of a Letter Carrier
• 00:13:58 Retirement and Housing
• 00:18:30 First Records, Fandoms
• 00:23:11 Duane Allman
• 00:24:37 Collecting and Streaming
• 00:26:10 John's Recording Plans
• 00:28:15 Guitar Lessons and Early Gear
• 00:29:38 Conclusion and Goodbyes
• 00:30:16 Outro

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In this final part of my 3-part discussion with singer-songwriter Richard Goldman, we complete our walkthrough of the tracks on Richard's 1997 album "Girls N' Cows," with Richard giving us the background on the writing and recording of the remaining 7 songs.

And as a special bonus treat, Richard has provided us with a new exclusive live performance of "If Only for a Moment," which I've included at the end of the episode.

Contents:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:01:05 On T.V. in 1968
• 00:04:52 Elevator Music
• 00:07:55 All of her Girlfriends are Braindead
• 00:09:37 At the Door
• 00:11:08 Carnival Girl
• 00:14:00 Wings
• 00:19:13 If Only for a Moment
• 00:22:22 The album's aftermath and the surprising durability of pop music
• 00:37:44 Farewell and hopes for a Super Deluxe Boxed Set version
• 00:38:45 If Only for a Moment (new exclusive live acoustic performance)
• 00:42:13 Outro

If you haven't already, be sure to check out part 1 of our discussion, where Richard describes how the album came to be, and part 2, where we began our walkthrough of the "Girls N' Cows" tracks and ended with an all-new exclusive live performance of Richard's song "Wings".

You can hear "Girls N' Cows" on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/3P4PHKELfM2gSobOWTXrCW?si=Xmr41wVMQZOVrkWDN54P7g and find Richard's collected demos on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/dragbunt.

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In this second part of my 3-part discussion with singer-songwriter Richard Goldman, we begin walking through the tracks on Richard's 1997 album "Girls N' Cows," and Richard gives us the background on the writing and recording of each song.

In this part we'll cover the first 8 tracks on the album, and as a special bonus treat, Richard has provided us with a new exclusive live performance of "Wings," which I've included at the end of the episode.

Contents:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:01:08 Hollywood Marriage
• 00:07:16 The Prettiest Girl at the Funeral
• 00:14:18 The Good Years
• 00:22:34 Devil Knows
• 00:28:25 Zsa Zsa
• 00:33:03 Airport Parking Lot
• 00:35:34 No Cows Allowed
• 00:38:55 Simple Days
• 00:40:11 Wings (new exclusive live acoustic performance)
• 00:42:56 Outro

If you haven't already, be sure to join us for part 1 of our discussion, where Richard describes how the album came to be, and in part 3 (coming soon) we'll complete our walkthrough of the "Girls N' Cows" tracks and we'll include yet another new exclusive live performance of a track from the album.

In the meantime, you can check out "Girls N' Cows" on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/3P4PHKELfM2gSobOWTXrCW?si=Xmr41wVMQZOVrkWDN54P7g and find Richard's collected demos on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/dragbunt.

Hit the subscribe button so you'll be sure to get notified when the new episode becomes available, and we'd love it if you'd leave a thumbs up and/or a comment to let us know what you think. Thanks for listening!