The Kayden Gordon Show Today's Best Country Mix.
We got a lot coming up for you next.
We got interviews with Marilyn Carter and Craig Leoyd,
Flint Adams, Beck Black, and Tim McGeary right here
on The Kayden Gordon Show, including last week's guests.
So stay tuned.
The Kayden Gordon Show.
Today's Best Country Mix.
I got my buddies down at the Honky Tonk in the old Friday
night, cold beer and pool sticks, a ride on cue for a Texas
size hell of a time.
Girl, since you drove away, I'm in a lonely star state.
I could hop in my truck, me and old Willie could ride just
a couple hours down to the coast, a bazillion girls
with Brazilian tins, but not a single one I'm needing to hold.
Oh, since you couldn't stay, I'm in a lonely star state.
I need that wake up smile, says baby, stay here a while.
How I need my sweet soulmate.
Sure ain't a moonshine jar counting shooting stars,
and I'll wait just as long as it takes.
I'll be watching for a little red Wrangler Jeep
to come flying around the bend.
Old school of blaring on the radio,
hair flying in the wind.
Yeah, girl, until that day, I'll be in a lonely star state.
I need that wake up smile, says baby, stay here a while.
How I need my sweet soulmate, sure ain't a moonshine jar
counting shooting stars, and I'll wait just as long as it takes.
Yeah, since you drove away, I've been in a lonely star state.
Since you said you couldn't stay, I've been in a lonely star state.
I've been in a lonely star state, until you come back one day, I'll be in a lonely star state.
God has his little ways to make big things happen every day.
One land, one dozen flies away.
Really soon a new little baby gets made up.
Oh, God has his little ways.
He can make a mountain, he can make oceans.
He can make rivers run to the sea.
He can make the moon glow and the grass grow.
He can make a difference in you and me.
God has his little ways to make big things happen every day.
One land, one dozen flies away.
Really soon a new little baby gets made up.
Oh, God has his little ways.
I was down hard when my daddy died.
I cried and cried when I buried him that day.
It wasn't very long, we heard a different song.
A new kind of crying came our way.
Round and round are the circle guns.
Seasons change, they come and they go.
Through it all, one thing I know.
Oh, God has his little ways.
God has his little ways to make big things happen every day.
One land, one dozen flies away.
Really soon a new little baby gets made up.
God has his little ways.
Oh, God has his little ways.
That's so awesome to hear. So why don't we take a moment to introduce yourselves and tell us a
little bit on how you got started in music. We can start with Craig. Yeah, thank you. So I've been
only singing and performing now for about, I think it's about four years. And yeah, I came,
I went to a show that Marilyn and her better half were performing in and really enjoyed the show
there and got talking to them, got talking to some other performers and decided that I really
wanted to get involved in performing and songwriting and went on from there really.
And it's been fantastic to work with Marilyn and David and others to be able to turn my ideas into
songs and release music. And for you, Marilyn? Well, I've been doing it a very long time.
I've been probably a professional musician for about 35 years and been doing Carter and Carter
since 2000, so 23 years. And had been doing it full time prior to the pandemic, but currently
have a day job as well, just to pay the bills because life got a bit tricky over the pandemic
as it did everywhere. But I love music and it's been a huge part of my life, not just as Carter
and Carter, but we also did a lot of covers bands over the years and we worked with lots of different
artists like Craig, we helped produce and write other people's albums. And yeah, I just love
being in the studio. I love that music has the soul connection with people. I think that's the big
attraction for me and particularly country music because it's all about the story and about the
lyric and about the melody. And yeah, I love that a lot. If you had an opportunity to duet or
collaborate with any singer, who would you choose and why? Well, switch it around and go to Marilyn
this time. Well, that's easy. That's easy for me. My hero, if you want to put it that way, the woman
who inspired me to become a recording artist was Amy Grant back all those years ago. You probably
say Amy Grant. She's around about my age, a bit older, but I followed her career and I got a record,
an old-fashioned record we call it now, that LP given to me for my 21st birthday and it was her
lead me on album. And yeah, if I could do a duet with her, I'd be jumping at the chance.
And for you, Craig?
Yeah, mine would definitely be Garth Brooks. I'm sure you know. I grew up listening to
Garth's music on a little radio under my pillow when I was supposed to be sleeping at night.
And he's influenced my songwriting, my sound, my taste of music enormously. I love the way
he performs. I love the big show nature of his events as well that he puts on. So yeah, I'd love
the opportunity to even meet him, let alone sing with him.
Now, do you guys have any upcoming projects or singles that we can look forward to?
Craig, I don't know if you want to jump in on that one or Marilyn.
Doing very well and that was co-written with Marilyn and with the other half, David as well.
It's a beautiful song in my mind. It tells the story of a little store out in a little
place called Taggaty, which is in a rural part of Maryland. And I think it's a little
bit like a sort of gang will you put that into words, but it's a bit like a small town,
a rural part of Victoria and really quirky owners. The little store now is the only thing left in
this little town. Everything else has closed down. The school has gone. The other shops have gone.
And we wanted to pay homage to that that little store. And there's other similar little stores
right across particularly rural Australia that are really the lifeblood of the community. So
It was a fantastic experience recording it and getting to do it with Marilyn.
And as far as Carter and Carter goes, we've released eight albums over our career so far
and we're due to start recording another one. So I'm hoping that that will be something happening
in 2024. We've just been enjoying the opportunity to work so much with other artists. David and I
are big on the collaboration. I just think it's an injection of energy and injection of colour
into our own songwriting. It makes us better, it gives us other ideas and we get to write
about things that perhaps we wouldn't always write about. For example, there's a song on Craig's
album. It's his first album called The Other Side of Me and there's a song on there called
The Final Call which I'm sure Craig will release down the track but it's a murder ballad and I just
keep saying to people I would never probably write a murder ballad if Craig hadn't come to us with
the idea and I gotta tell you it's one of my favourite songs. So yeah it's really great and
yeah we'll just keep working on songwriting camps we do here in Australia and we teach music and
yeah keep writing with other people and hopefully something from Carter and Carter like I said in
2024. Now if people want to learn more about you two where can they find you? Craig we can start
with you. Yeah so probably best place to go is my website craigloyd.com.au or craigloyd.co.uk.
You can also find my music on all of those normal streaming platforms of Spotify and
Apple Music and all those other places as well. Yeah same for us if you google Carter and Carter
we have a little trouble with the and or you know A-N-D or the ampersand which is that funny little
symbol but if you if you just google Carter and Carter Australia country music you'll find us
we're on all the places too including YouTube and Spotify and Apple Music all of those places
and yeah we'd love to for people to tune in and say g'day. That's a naughty thing to say isn't it
say g'day. If you had one message to tell anyone that might be listening or any of your fans what
would you tell them? Marilyn you can start out. I'd like to say that go for whatever your dream is
and you know we hear anything is possible and sometimes we go oh you know it's not really
possible if I wanted to be a world famous surfer and I've never been in the surf and I'm 50 years
old probably not possible but you know things like that do happen but at a general level just go for
your dreams and if there's something that you're passionate about even if you don't get to the big
end goal that you you may be starting off with the journey towards fulfilling that passion and
doing the things that you love is so important and I think that we have health and happiness
and you know longevity around being happy and being joyful and that's about following and doing
things that you love. What do you guys like doing at Sadate Music? Do you have any hobbies, interests
anything like that Craig? So for me the music writing recording is very much my hobby I've got
a day job too which is a really really busy day job so for me yeah the music is the big one also
spending a lot of time with the the family and kids they're at that age where they're playing an
awful lot of sport and other interests music and things as well so yeah that keeps me keeps me pretty
busy. Yeah and I live on a farm here converts to acres about 23 acres on top of a mountain and we
grow everything organically and I've got about 45 animals so that keeps me busy I've got a huge big
veggie garden and an orchard music of course is in there as a hobby and I've got two daughters and
four granddaughters so I'm also very much about family in fact family should I should have just
said it is always at the top of my list same as Craig and yeah it's just we just want to spend as
much time yeah for me doing the things that that I really enjoy. Awesome well Craig, Marilyn is there
anything that I forgot to mention that you guys would like to mention today?
I just want to say thank you Kayden for reaching out to us over here in Australia we really
appreciate the airplay and the interview and the contact I love this song of Craig's it's been a
great honour to do a duet with him as well and I just think that this song is so full of nostalgia
for so many people growing up in small towns or having that small town experience where it's
you're not just a number you're your name and I think this song really brings that out so
thanks very much for having us. Yeah likewise just want to say thank you it's really nice that we get
to put our music out there and people listen to it and it's obviously people like you and shows
like yours that get our music out there so just a big thank you to to you the station and everyone
else that listens to the music and supports our music as well. Craig and Marilyn thank you so much
for taking the time to come on the Kayden Gordon Show today's best country mix we appreciate your
time and support thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
It's a reminder of how we used to be
One big family right there on Main Street
Paints a little faded the roofs seem better days the signs no longer hanging
We don't need it to find our way As I walk through the door
He's sitting at the counter Making me my coffee
Smiles and turns my way As I cross the creaky boards
It's like I've always been here Everything around me warms my soul
There's something about this little country store It feels like home
His door is always open He's got everything you need
Send a letter by your beer Right there on Main Street
You can tell your story Tell him anything
He's good at listening Right there on Main Street
We don't mind the clutter Or the thick dust on the shelves
He's the one we come for For more than what he sells
As I walk through the door
He's sitting at the counter Making me my coffee
Smiles and turns my way As I cross the creaky boards
It's like I've always been here Everything around me warms my soul
There's something about this little country store It feels like home
He survived the fire He survived the storm
The world moves on so quickly But he's still standing strong
He brings us all together We don't have to be alone
Come to his little country store
As you walk through the door
He'll be sitting at the counter Making cups of coffee
With a smile on his face As you cross the creaky boards
You'll feel something familiar Everything around you warms your soul
There's something about this little country store
There's something about his little country store
There's more to his little country store It feels like home
Separated from the distant shore Shallow living
Left me cold and won't suffocate in A sea of sin
Crawling for the guilt again
In a world where the shame and doubt Still is hidden
Still it reaches out against the tide I roll on
Clinging to his everlasting arms
How can you drown the man who walks on water?
Nothing I can do to break free
She's gripped, holding me forever With all my heart
I believe the one who walks on water
Rescues me from a past
I sure do regret from a certain future Of selfishness from myself
And my own way, surrendering I find in my faith
How can you drown the man who walks on water?
Nothing I can do to break free
She's gripped, holding me forever With all my heart
I believe the one who walks on water
There is a river of forgiveness flowing
Come, taste and see
How can you drown the man who walks on water?
Nothing I can do to break free
But she's gripped, holding me forever With all my heart
I believe the one who walks on water
The one who walks on water
Rescues me
Who walks on water
I saw the light, it shined so bright
When you kissed me in your arms last night
And I saw the light on your front door
And I saw the light on your back door
And I saw the light on your front porch
You were sitting with a stranger of sorts
Don't call me darling, call me on the phone
You would call me if you were alone
So here's a quarter, call me if you can
I'm a bona fide honey dear
Lé, lé, lé, lé, lé
Don't call me darling, I'm not your sweetheart
You are playing the villain's part
Don't play no games, boy, hold him if you can
I don't need a, a poker playing man
Don't call me darling, call me on the phone
You would call me if you were alone
You know I hate those text messages
Just look at the payphone, something
Don't call me darling anymore
Hey, oh yeah
Like the smokin' pops of a Harley
And the rumble that they make
Is the laughter of a child
Her first July parade
You got a baseball diamond on a summer night
You got a hot dog and an ice cold beer
And you're singing the national anthem
And you're holding back a tear, yeah
It's what we do, it's who we are
It's where we stand
American made, yes I am
It's American made, oh yes we can
It's what we do, it's who we are
It's where we stand as Americans
The depression didn't break us
Our people held on strong
It taught us what was important
And sometimes we could be wrong
And the fathers had fought before us
And the sacrifice they made
There's an eighteen year old standing in the sand
And he's doing the very same, yeah
It's what we do, it's who we are
It's where we stand
American made, yes I am
American made, oh yes we can
American made, it's tried and true
American made, it's me and you
It's what we do, it's who we are
It's where we stand
American
When the towers fell around us
We knew just what we had to do
One nation under God
One country for me and you
And we all cried for freedom
For what was right and what was true
And we all stood together
We were all red, white and blue, yeah
It's what we do, it's who we are
It's where we stand
American made, yes I am
American made, oh yes we can
American made, it's tried and true
American made, it's me and you
It's what we do, it's who we are
It's where we stand
As American
American made
Let's get started by getting to know you a little bit
and how you got started in music
Yea, well I kind of grew up in music
my mother was a Baptist piano player
and kind of sat on the front row most of my life
and I kind of was enthralled in music
I had a musical family
and I've done it my whole life
the whole thing about taking the piano lessons, guitar lessons and all that stuff.
Got older, Caden, and joined a band and got a lot of experience like that, playing a lot
of cover tunes as well.
We've all heard this same story, you know.
Just doing a lot of country cover stuff and I started writing, you know, I went in the
Marine Corps after high school and did that for six years and honorably discharged and
got out of there and pursued music in Nashville, kind of moved up here and started with a publishing
company.
Started actually singing, Caden, I started singing songs for a publishing company, Sony
Tree Music.
And I was doing songs for other writers and during that time I was just meeting, you know,
producers, writers and things like that and that's kind of how I got started.
If you had any advice to give to anyone that might want to start doing music or pursue
a career in music, what would you tell them, Flint?
This is what I would tell them, Caden.
I would say pick an instrument, I don't care what it is, start playing, accompanying yourself
and learn about yourself and music.
I think that's the best advice I could give anyone.
I mean, obviously you can take up, you know, advanced lessons and this and that and the
other but I think learning about what you're good at is just getting an instrument and
doing it on your own and really coming into yourself as a musician, songwriter.
That's what I would say.
Do you have any upcoming singles or projects that we can look forward to?
Well you know, I had the single Who Walks on Water, a Christian release and it was released
Caden on April 14th.
So it's doing pretty well.
Nicole at Brickshore Media, obviously doing a lot of good work.
Randy Smith, a private label artist, doing a great job.
Rachel Albertson, just a lot of help.
You know, I haven't heard much of it because it's only been out of, you know, what, three
weeks now.
So it hasn't been out long and just excited about that.
I've got an upcoming event, 615 Live and it's kind of a CMA Fest weekend.
I think it's June the 8th, Caden, at 12.
I'm doing a little acoustic show during that time.
I think, like I said, about 12 p.m. so looking forward to doing that and kind of get out
and meet and greet with people.
If someone was to write a song about you, what do you think that they would take the
time to write about?
What would they write about me?
I think, you know, I don't want to put myself on a pedestal but I've been through some hard
times.
I've had some failed country record deals here in Nashville.
I think it would be a never quit song, Caden.
Something of that nature.
Never quitting always wins.
What do you like doing outside of music, Flint?
Do you have any hobbies, interests, anything like that you like to do?
Caden, I love to play golf.
A little side story on that.
When I moved to Nashville, obviously we all as musicians and upcoming artists, we had
to get a side job.
I got a side job as a PGA Tour caddy.
I caddy for a lot of stars.
Vince Gill is a good friend of mine.
I caddy for him a long time.
I got to talk about music.
I got to mingle Caden with the stars here in Nashville.
Actually a golf course just outside of Nashville.
Also a few years later a golf course here in Nashville.
A lot of stars were members.
I got a lot of insight doing that.
To answer your question, golf is my passion other than music.
It really is.
I think the passion I get from golf is intertwined with music.
It's an individual thing.
I love to compete against myself.
Does that make sense?
Yeah, I definitely see what you're saying.
That makes sense.
Yeah.
Yeah, so I love golf.
I love the challenge of it.
I'm just very passionate about that sport.
Walk me through a somewhat typical day of Flint Adams.
Flint Adams.
Well, first thing I grab a cup of coffee, Caden, like most people.
It usually takes me a little while to get started with a little Jebalia coffee and get
up and after that do a little breakfast.
I usually play at least an hour, Caden, of guitar.
If I have a melody that I've been playing throughout the last few weeks, I'll continue
to do that until I have an idea.
Now I don't know where that idea comes from.
Sometimes it's talking to people throughout the prior weeks, the days, whatever.
Then I'll incorporate that in the melody.
That's kind of how I wrote Who Walks on Water.
I had a melody and I said, well, I don't have a title.
I don't have anything to write about.
Usually, as you know, songwriters want to... We all say the same thing, Caden, but
we want to say it in a different way.
That's what I kind of wanted with Who Walks on Water.
We always say, well, Jesus saves us from here, but I wanted to write a song about how Jesus
saves us without saying Jesus saves us.
Obviously, Jesus walks on the water.
I wanted a kind of an illustration of that.
To answer your question in the morning, I usually am looking for an idea.
Not every day I come up with an idea, but that's what I try to do.
Flint, if people want to learn more about you, where can they find you?
Well, I haven't been out a lot.
There's an event, June the 8th, at the Cambry Hotel of CMA Fest.
I'm going on at 12 p.m.
I'm going to do a little acoustic set, about 15, 20 minutes.
I think I might do three or four songs.
Come on out and hang out with me.
Get to know my personality and get to know what my heart writes about.
You can find out there.
If you had one message to tell anyone that might be listening or any of your fans, Flint,
what would you tell them?
I would tell them two words.
Don't quit.
Whatever it is, don't quit because you're going to be enticed so many times and so many
ways to quit, whatever you're inspired to.
I'm not even talking about music.
I'm just talking about life in general.
I'm going to say don't quit.
Don't listen to the naysayers.
Really believe in yourself and learn and grow in your craft, whatever that is.
If it's music, great.
If it's computers, great.
If it's music, find out about your craft and do it.
Just do it.
Flint, where do you see yourself in the next five to 10 years or where do you want to be?
I want to have three or four great songs under my belt, really great songs that impact people's
lives, Kaden.
I do.
I want to have songs that inspire people, that motivate them.
That's where I'd like to be.
Flint, is there anything that I forgot to mention that you would like to mention here
on the show today?
Off the top of my head, Kaden, I think we've covered a lot of stuff.
Well Flint Adams, I just want to take a moment to thank you so much for coming on the Kading
Order Show today's Best Country Mix.
We appreciate your time and support, so thank you.
Hey Kaden Gordon, thank you so much.
Look forward to seeing you someday.
Hello and welcome to the Kaden Gordon Show today's Best Country Mix.
Joining me right here today is Beck Black Beck.
How are you?
I'm doing splendid.
How are you doing?
I am doing wonderful.
Thank you so much for taking your time to come on the show today.
My pleasure.
So, let's get started by getting to know you a little bit and how you got started in the
music industry.
Happenstance, I was acting in a film as a sailor and as a muse.
I thought about the role for a while and I started writing the song called The Sailor
Song.
And then it became the theme for the short film that was produced by David Lynch's nephew,
also named David.
I really had no inclination that I was a writer or anything like that.
I had gone to film school, everything for writing screenplays and being an actor and
music sort of fell into my lap and I believe that music chose me.
And that's when I started my career is when I realized I could write songs.
What is it about music that you absolutely love about it?
Music is the universal language.
Everyone can understand it no matter what the lyrics are.
Everyone can dance to the beat, no matter what genre it is.
Even animals love music.
That's what I love about music.
Everyone can.
They even say that trees might even love music.
We don't know, like plants even grow better to classical music.
Music is healing.
It's emotive.
It's healing both for the writer and for the listener I believe.
That's why I love music.
What advice would you give somebody that might want to start doing music, whether that be
like performing, writing, singing?
What would you tell them?
The best advice I can give as a seasoned musician and business woman and composer is to protect
your music.
You need to learn the music business, be thorough in understanding what master sound recording
means, writing and publishing, and copywriting your music, and just being smart about how
you're going to make your music happen.
Music also comes at a budget.
What's the trade?
What are you going to do to help others?
Make sure that everybody understands what their role is.
That is my best advice in the music industry.
Do you have any upcoming singles or projects you want to tell us a little bit about, Beck?
Well, I have a new album coming out in the fall, Electric Cowgirl, with two singles that
have already released, Gotta Get Back to My Baby and Don't Call Me Darling.
I'm in the middle of actually recording a few extra songs for the album because currently
we have five.
In order to try to go out for a CMA or a Grammy, you need at least seven songs to make an
album.
So, upcoming is the Electric Cowgirl.
Where do you see yourself in the next couple years, or where do you want to be?
Do you know what career path you would like to go down?
What would you like to do in the next couple years?
I would like to tour the album, Electric Cowgirl, compose a band, start out in Nashville, go
up and down the East Coast, then go west, and then take it globally.
That's what I really see.
In addition to Electric Cowgirl, I also have a rock album called Hollywood Boulevard.
So I'm a cross-genre artist.
I see myself touring in both genres.
I see myself hopefully winning some sort of accolade, and just having my music heard is
the biggest thing.
Because as an indie artist, the hardest thing is to get your music heard and your performance
seen.
If you weren't doing music right now, what do you think you'd be doing?
If I wasn't doing music right now, I'd probably be a music attorney.
During the pandemic, we all had to learn different things.
We weren't performing at that time.
The clubs were closed.
The tours were canceled.
So I took the time to learn about music law, about trademark, about copyright, and about
how to put all of my music into a PRO, which there's BMI, there's ASCAP, and really organizing
everything, doing the admin work.
I think organization is key.
So if I were not a musician, I have quite an interest in being an attorney for the music
industry.
I think that's what I would be.
Or I would be acting full time, because it's hard to put all of your energy into music
and then still have some leftover for the acting craft, which is a lot of auditions
and going to classes and such.
But I do auditions.
And during the pandemic, casting directors didn't want the artists to be in the room.
So I learned how to tape my own auditions.
So I would be also acting a bit more.
If I wasn't doing music full time, I would have more of the energy for that focus.
But again, I believe the universe wanted me to do music for some reason, and that's why
I'm doing it.
And it just, again, it was happenstance.
And I'm so thankful that I am a musician and that I have the gifts I have.
I just really want to share them with the world.
Walk me through a somewhat typical day of Beck Black.
A typical day in the world of Beck Black is calling my lovely assistant Cece and going
over our to do list, which includes doing music promotion, promoting to radio, attempting
to get exclusives written up about the music, doing a bit of admin work and taking a walk
in nature for an hour, getting some exercise and then getting back to the grind again.
Looking forward to the days that I can just create is what I'm looking forward to.
But that's a typical day is all of the promotion it takes.
Recently, I've been learning websites, how to update my website, how to add to it.
And that's really an artist's map is to have a website, I believe, and knowing how to do
these sort of things.
Every day it's also learning a new trade.
So I've I think a typical day is just taking on new tasks.
If people want to learn more about you, where can they find you?
Everyone can find my music at www.beckblack.com.
B-E-C-K Black.
B-L-A-C-K dot com.
Go there.
Click the listen here button.
Hear all the music I have.
Check out the videos, the events coming up, everything like that.
If you had one message to tell anyone back, what would you tell them?
One message I would tell everyone is to be yourself.
To be you, undeniably you, and learn how to say the word no.
Be respectful to others and be respectful to yourself, but make sure that you are you
and be you and don't let anyone tell you different.
I like that.
I like how you worded that.
Thank you.
Thank you, Kayden.
I think it's very important because I've been told you can't do rock, you can't do country,
you can't do pop, you have to choose one thing.
You can't be an actor and a musician.
And I don't believe that.
I am me.
I'm going to be me no matter what.
And I'm not going to listen to other people and what they have to say because it's just
an opinion and everyone has an opinion.
So just be you.
Absolutely.
Beck, is there anything that I forgot to mention that you would like to mention today?
I think you did a really great job covering everything today.
I would just like to add, it means a lot.
Support on social media.
You can support your fellow artists for free just by liking their posts, by commenting,
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It's really simple.
Support each other.
Artists that are listening right now, follow me on Twitter, Beck Black Music.
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Tell me that you liked what I said today or tell me if there was something that you wish
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Hello and welcome to The Kating Gordon Show today's Best Country Mix.
Joining me right here today is Tim McGeary.
Tim, how are you doing today?
I'm doing great.
How's everybody out there in Radio World?
So for those that don't know much about you, why don't we take a minute to kind of introduce
yourself and tell us how you got started in music.
Okay, well, basically, I've been playing original music like a long time.
And in 83, 84, I was in the band called The Rescue.
And we were on A&M Records.
We used to open up for like Billy Idol and Duran Duran and Stray Cats, List N Persons,
every band that was like sort of famous in the 80s.
I can name them all, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Roxy Music, you know, that kind of stuff.
So I've always done that.
And I did a couple of solo records.
And then a friend of mine said, hey, you know, you should go up to Nashville because you
write a lot of songs.
So I said, okay.
And you know, and I was one of a rock writer, you know what I mean, and pop stuff like that.
So but you know, I thought, well, I had records out.
You're not a record deal.
And I went to Nashville and I got totally schooled, which was great.
And this song is a special thing.
But so and but so down here, I got a job as a paramedic and a flight medic.
And then I got a firefighter.
I was a part of the DMAT team.
We were at 9-11 at the ground zero.
We've been at Katrina.
I did that for 23 years.
I retired a few years ago and jumped back into music and the producing side of it now.
And also doing shows and shows in Europe.
I had shows last year in Scotland, Germany, Czech Republic and Portugal and Denmark.
So yeah, things are you know, it's fun.
And people love American music over there.
Love it.
You know, so it's fun to play for them.
So I did that for many years and I went up there.
So I've been going to Nashville and playing and writing with national people for the last
11, 12 years.
But when they first started talking, they say they got a single furniture in the room.
And that's basically for the video.
So like, you know, then American made that song.
It's like the smoking pipes of a Harley and the rumble that they make.
It's the laughter of a child's or 1st July parade.
You're at a baseball diamond on a summer night.
You got a hot dog and a nice cold beer and you're singing the national anthem and you're
holding a bag of tear.
And when I wrote that, you know, they were teaching me things, you know, about that.
And after two years of like, you know, trying to influence the Irish skull, you know, it
finally got through.
And I think that song was the film.
I felt like, okay.
Now, after I wrote this American made, I thought, okay, I'm getting it now.
And and seeing as that one.
So it's like that sounds very special to me.
And my and my father passed away a couple years ago.
He was an FBI agent.
He loved that song.
And I play it.
You know, you could see his eyes light up.
And so it was cool when I watched him when he watched me play it.
Okay.
That's awesome.
Tim, I know you have a song that we just recently did a promotion together with.
It is called American made.
Give us an opportunity to kind of tell us a little bit about that song, why you wrote
it.
And I know it has such a huge significance on your life.
So tell us a little bit about that one.
Yeah.
Well, like I said, you know, it was one of the songs when I first when I when I wrote
that song, I knew that like everything they were teaching me up in Nashville was like
it was it was finally making sense.
And I was trying to get it.
And but, you know, I was that's all the firefighter.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
9-11 came and it's like, you know, and I love the way our country came together, you know,
after that.
And I saw so many random acts of kindness after that.
And so I thought, like, you know, it's time to, you know, take some pride in our country
sometimes.
I mean, you know, not that we do everything right now.
You know, we don't have anything wrong.
You know, we make mistakes.
That's just it's human.
But this, you know, this song is just sort of like, you know, the joy of being who we
are as a country.
And so when I wrote it and I wrote it with that, you know, that verb to, you know, express
my love of, you know, our country and that's American made.
And I think when I say that, like, I mean, you know, there's things that we do.
And like I said, when things are at our worst, we seem to be the best.
You know, it's great.
And I love that about us because, you know, we sort of do it.
We get it going, you know, when it's when things are moving.
So I'm really excited about this last that this this you're getting this around for the
country to listen to.
And I will say every time I do play it, people love it.
I mean, just like this, you know, I get them all, you know, I make them yell like, oh,
I want to be hell yeah, you know, to make, you know, so all the men and women are going
around the world that are keeping us safe.
Because it's really true.
If we have like 900 bases, it's like we're all over the place.
And these people that are out there, these, you know, men and women that are doing the
job to keep our country safe so we can do what we do here.
And, you know, you know, I really sometimes we don't we forget what they do.
Sometimes we don't, you know, we don't get it.
And I really appreciate what they do.
Like I really appreciate it because, you know, I'm sitting there singing on, you know, on
a beach, you know, with friends or something.
And like, you know, and I get to do that.
And so that's a lot of that's other part of it, too, because I've worked with like a lot
of veterans organizations, you know, does a PTSD and did some shows for them, raise
some money for some veterans.
So that, you know, needed some money and all that kind of stuff.
And I'm all about giving back.
And that's the thing is like because me, I'll say I'm a fortunate man, I have a beautiful
wife, we've married 43 years, you know, we've been through some some serious stuff.
You know, we lost a son 16 years ago to a car accident, 18 years old.
And we just, you know, I feel grateful because everything we've been through, we still stuck
together and and everything that's come in my life.
I mean, it's just I, you know, I try to stay positive on a regular basis, even sometimes
when things are tough.
But it seems to work out that way.
And it seems to things, I don't know, things are working and I'm just having a great time
doing music and writing music.
That's what I love to do.
Tim, if someone was to write a song about you, what do you think that they would take
the time to write about?
Well, I mean, I guess, you know, the thing is, what it means to be grateful on a regular
basis, what it means to be strong when when it's hard to be strong.
You know what I mean?
I mean, I'm not talking strong, you know, like lifting weights, I'm talking about strong,
like, you know, keeping it together when like, you know, somebody, you know, you know, I've
been like 36 years clean and sober.
So I beat that I'm done with that, that that part of my life is done.
You know, never going back to that ever, ever again.
Everybody, you know, we had down here, we lost the home, we were like homeless.
They put it back together.
I was working two jobs, you know, sleeping two to three hours a night, you know, but,
you know, perseverance.
And another thing, too, is whatever I do, I do 100 percent.
I don't do anything like half.
It's like all or nothing.
So, you know, when I went to be a paramedic and stuff, I rode more than anybody.
I studied all the time.
I was, you know, just wasn't I was smarter or anything.
I mean, it just it just I just worked hard and I made sure that whatever I was going
to do, I'm going to be the best at it.
You know, so what I'm doing now, even now, I got, you know, I have my studios called
Black Rose Studios and and I'm producing people.
But I have I have a person that's really versed and did a lot of my records, Ray Nesbitt,
which is a lot of songs of mine.
And he comes over once a week and and he we go to he teaches me stuff that, you know,
I don't know, and this dog for recording.
And so I will say, you know, I don't know, like, you know, full steam ahead.
You know, I mean, I just, you know, I tell the whole time, like especially like new musicians
I work with and stuff.
I say, you know, whatever you play, I say, I have stories.
So I was with my friend in Nashville and he said, hey, can you come in?
And I'm doing this open mic thing and he saw me to end the night with, can you come in?
I go, OK, sure, I'll be there.
Well, I've written three songs that day, three different people.
I was like my brain was fried.
But I'm pretty much like whatever I say I'm going to do, I do it.
You know what I mean?
Everyone sort of brings food to a big party.
But I do a private show and I tell them a lot about the songs, like behind the songs
and where I found it, you know, where they came from, what I was trying to say when I
wrote it, you know, or like who I co-wrote it with.
And I was like, it's fun.
And people get sort of like, you know, the the stuff in the back, you know, the stuff
that, you know, wow, I didn't know it was about that.
You know, and it was cool.
So it's really fun.
And I do do them all over the place.
So if anybody's listening to this radio station, I said, Tim, I'd love you to come out.
Yeah, I can make that happen.
Tim McGeary, thank you so much for taking the time to come on the Cade and Order Show,
today's best country mix.
We definitely appreciate your time and support.
Thank you.
Yeah.
And thank you so much for everything you do in Cade.
And I really appreciate what you know, how you're helping me out here.
And I think all the artists that you help, the independent artists that are trying to
get their music out.
And as you know, there's some really good music out there that people don't get to hear.
And what you do, you know, for these musicians and me, it's like it's been incredible.
And you're really helping the scene that people get to hear some stuff that they wouldn't
be able to except for your efforts.
The Cade and Gordon Show, today's best country mix.
Thanks you for listening.