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So, um, we have interviews coming up in just a few moments with Gable and John DeRosa,
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Hello and welcome to the Kaden Gordon Show today's best country mix.
Joining me right here today is Gable He-Gable. How are you?
I'm so good. How are you?
I am doing alright. Thanks for coming on the show.
Of course. Thank you so much for having me.
So let's get started by getting to know you a little bit and how you got started in music.
Well, so, I spent part of my childhood in the Smokies and got a lot of exposure to a lot of wonderful music up there,
specifically bluegrass and gospel and all that good jazz.
Then my family, they moved, uh, me and my parents and my sister, we all moved to Texas,
because my parents are both Texans. They're both originally from Texas.
Uh, and that's where I got introduced to more like country, more modern kind of country western acts like, uh,
the Chicks and George Strait and, uh, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn and just fell in love with music over time.
What is it about music that you absolutely love about it?
Oh my gosh, that I think my favorite part of music is and specifically country music,
because that's, that's, you know, it's just my love is the stories behind it and the people behind it.
There's no other genre where people dive half as deep or tell half as, in my opinion, half as well structured, you know, stories.
I mean, you really have to get personal in this genre and be willing to open yourself up and speak from experience.
And if you don't have certain experiences and you aren't willing to do that, I think people can tell.
If someone was to write a song about you, what do you think that they would take the time to write about?
Oh, that's really good one.
Well, I think if somebody were to write a song about me in my life, um,
I would hope that it would be about, you know, may love maybe, maybe adventures or something exciting that we got to share together.
Friendship, family, different experiences like that.
Do you have any upcoming singles or projects you want to tell us a little bit about today?
Yes, my first single that's actually off of my first project just got released.
It's called Rumor Mill and it's part of my debut EP, which the entire EP is able to buy in CD form on my website.
And I'm releasing each song slowly over the next few months in single form until everything is on streaming.
So be sure to keep an eye out for that.
The next song that is that I'm going to be releasing off that EP onto streaming is called Diamond in a Rhinestone World.
And that should be out here in a in the next couple of weeks.
What do you like doing outside of music? Do you have any hobbies, interests, anything like that?
Oh, yes. So I shoot archery pretty regularly.
I love to go out and shoot hay bales and different targets and things.
I love yoga. I love to stretch and get a good relaxing breath in and go do that.
I'm a really big avid hiker. I really love to go out into the woods, up and down different trails, find different animals, different plants.
A lot of them I've taken upon myself to learn the names of and kind of discover as I discover them and as I go.
And part of that, I think, is from growing up in the Smokies, we were pretty close to Great Smoky Mountain National.
And if you've ever driven through Knoxville or Gatlinburg or any of that, the towns are all kind of just cornered in there.
Where do you see yourself in the next couple of years or where do you want to be?
In the next couple of years, I'd love to be sharing what I do with everybody.
My big end goal is really just to write, make good music, you know, make good music that tells a story and touches people's hearts
and really supports, you know, country music and the communities that are a part of the country music family.
And so I think for me, if that means being on the top of the chart and all that, I would love it.
If it means writing and going for other people and going from town to town and playing shows for the few that love it,
then that's what that means. But, you know, to my own self be true, first and foremost.
If you had an opportunity to go anywhere in the world to perform, where would you go and why?
Oh, my goodness. Man, that's a really good one.
I would love, I think it depends, like, is it a show that I would be headlining?
It would be somebody else's show. Would it be some kind of showcase or something?
Would it be a festival? There's so many amazing concerts and shows out there.
Of course, there are the big ones that I think are goals for me. Like, I would love to play at the Grand Ole Opry someday.
I'd love to play the Ryman to just, I don't know if they'd even let me in the building right now,
but I'd love to go and do that. And that's a huge goal.
If it's somewhere outside of the United States, I think it would be really interesting to go and check out some of the Scandinavian countries
because they're apparently like really big into country music and I didn't know that.
And it would be great just to share, you know, any venue I'd be grateful for, like inside the United States, outside the United States.
And I've had the opportunity to play so many great places already.
It's all just about sharing the music with people that love it.
If people want to learn more about you, where can they find you?
If y'all would like to learn more about me, y'all can find me on my website.
It is www.gable.gable.com.
That again, that www.gable.gable.com.
If you had one message to tell anyone that might be listening right now, what would you tell them, Gable?
You can truly do anything that you set your mind to.
And if you work hard and you're loving and kind to people, eventually you will be found and you'll be seen.
And you will have your place and you will have your time.
Don't worry and try not to, if you're waiting on that right now, try not to worry about it.
If you had an opportunity to duet or collaborate with any singer, who would you choose and why?
Oh my gosh, Miss Dolly. Miss Dolly Parton.
I mean, I'm sure so many people say that she's such an icon for so many reasons and everybody loves her for one reason or the other.
But, you know, for me personally, she was one of the first country singers I ever heard.
She's like, in my opinion, one of the best writers of all time. And vocally, I've been told that in a lot of ways we have kind of a similar sound.
And I would love to be able to learn from her and gain knowledge from her by collaborating with her.
And Gable, is there anything that I forgot to mention that you would like to mention today?
Well, let's see. If you all would like to listen to my music, I am on every single streaming platform.
You can just look at my name, Gable, G-A-B-L-E, or you can access it through my website.
All my links to all of my music are on my website, if you have any issues.
And all my social media, if you all would like to follow me, it's at itsjustgable on all platforms.
That's at its-I-P-S-just-Gable, G-A-B-L-E.
Gable, thank you so much for taking the time to come on the Cading Order Show today's Best Country Mix.
We definitely appreciate your time and support.
Thank you, Kayden. Thank you so much for having me. It was a pleasure.
Hello and welcome to the Cading Order Show today's Best Country Mix.
Joining me right here today is John DeRosa. John, how are you?
I'm very good, thank you.
You're so welcome. Thanks so much for taking the time to come on the show today.
Sure, definitely. Definitely excited about it. Glad to be here.
So let's get started, beginning to know you a little bit, and how you got started in music.
Sure, well, I've always loved music, and just like about everybody else, but I was in my early 20s,
and suddenly picked up a guitar and kind of knew how to play it, and within three months I was in the band, and never stopped since.
Is there something about music that you absolutely love about it, John?
Yeah, it takes me to another world. I can go and visit places I can't normally visit without music.
If someone was to write a song about you, what do you think that they would take the time to write about?
Oh boy, that's a good one. Probably how much I love to laugh, how much I love my family, how much I love life,
and then also all the little hills and valleys that come with that. Sometimes good, sometimes bad.
So actually, my entire life is just one big country song.
If it wasn't for music, what do you think you'd be doing right now? Do you know what career path you would have gone down if it wasn't for music?
Yes, absolutely. I'd be doing archaeology and history.
There you go, there you go. That would be really, really cool.
Yeah, I've always loved history. It's a passion of mine. I still do, and sometimes even incorporate music within it.
Years ago, I was in the metal detecting a whole bunch, and NBC News actually did a story about me.
I've metal detected about 30 years, and I did find some stuff, and I found some major stuff in the early 2000s
that indirectly had to do with the Declaration of Independence. I found it outside of Philadelphia.
I keep everything, and I hold it sacred. There's a couple items here and there that were really spectacular and wound up giving to museums.
That's really, really cool.
Yeah, I love it.
Do you have any upcoming singles or projects you want to tell us a little bit about today?
Yeah, actually I've got a couple things coming out. There's been a song that I've been working on for a long time.
I originally wrote it for my grandmother. It's an old East Tribune song. Many years ago, I was in a heavy metal band. I had long hair.
I used to drive her back and forth to Hilton Head, South Carolina, to visit my aunt. One day, we were listening to Ricky Nelson and Fats Domino and Chuck Berry and a couple other people.
I was singing along, and she couldn't believe that a guy in the heavy metal music liked the oldies. I was like, yeah, Grandma, I love it.
She was like, well, I always wondered what happened in that music. I loved it so much. One day, I turned on the radio, and it was gone.
I wanted to write a song about it. She never did get a chance to listen to it, but all the bands I had throughout the years, I would show them it, and they would always make me play it.
Well, last year and this year, I decided to record it, and it will be coming out. It's going to have some guest musicians on there. I'm really happy about it.
I'm really looking forward to doing it. Then I have a new song. It's a cover tune coming out June 9th, but that's another one I'm really happy about. It came out really well.
It's an old Olivia Newton John song. I did it for somebody, and I got the licensing for it, so I'm releasing it June 9th.
What do you like doing outside of music? Do you have any hobbies, interests, anything like that, John?
Outside of music? Yes.
Like you said, the metal detecting thing, definitely. I have a 1929 Chevy fire truck that I love. I take it out and put it in the yard, and I drive it around the neighborhood, and neighbors love it. Sometimes I play guitar out of the back of it. Just try to have some fun with life.
Where do you see yourself in the next couple years, or where do you want to be?
I thought at my age, I'm 58, 57, something like that. I stopped counting a while ago. Everybody else laughs at me, but I'm around here somewhere. I thought it would be over with, honestly.
I was a former guitar player, lead guitar player for a multi-golvin' platinum Nashville recording artist. His name is Jamie Teachner. He just wrote the anthem for the new Space Force. I'm real proud of him.
I thought that time of my life was gone, and then all of a sudden, I decided to write this song called Thirteen, and it has just taken off like a rocket. It continues to grow. Daily, weekly, monthly, it just expands far beyond what I could have imagined. I'm just having fun with this ride.
If people want to learn more about you, where can they find you?
They can find me at www.johnderozamusic.com.
If you had one message to tell anyone that might be listening right now, what would you tell them?
Follow your dreams, stay with your dreams, don't give up. There's always a possibility. You only fail when you don't do anything. As long as you try, that's not failing. That's just figuring out another way to do it right.
What advice would you give somebody that might want to start doing music, whether that be writing, singing, performing?
If you really want to do it, just do it. Don't let doubts get in you. Don't let other people say, you can't. You can do anything you want to do if you put your mind to it. You just got to do it. That's all it is. That's the simple thing. Just do it.
If you had an opportunity to play anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
Oh boy, that's a good one. The entire world is wide open. I would love to play in Europe somewhere, maybe the UK or Germany or Italy. I don't have a specific spot I would like to go play.
I would love to share my music with people that want to hear it, that want to see me play, that want to hear what I write or see the show that I perform.
It's kind of fun watching the different people around the world friend me on Facebook or send me messages. I have this lady in Italy. She goes nuts over my stuff. She's constantly inviting me. They come to Italy. She's probably out of about 30, 40 people to my friends list alone because she's so excited about what she likes, what I do.
That makes me excited. That makes me want to do it more.
Absolutely. John, is there anything that I forgot to mention that you would like to mention here on the show today?
No, other than you can find me on Facebook. You can find me on Instagram. My Instagram is John D'Rosa Jr. It's just John D'Rosa on Facebook. I have a lot of stuff coming up in the future. Keep an eye out.
On May 21st, I'm playing at a baseball stadium in Somerset, New Jersey. Then July 8th, I'm opening up for Ace Freely. I'm really excited about that. Ace Freely is a guitar player. Kiss in case some of you youngins don't know.
Well, John, thank you so much for taking the time to communicate and show today's Best Country Mix. We definitely appreciate your time and support. Thank you.
Sure. Thank you very much and enjoy my song 13. Thank you.
Hello and welcome to the Kayden Gordon Show today's Best Country Mix. Joining me right here today is Adrian from the Heartland Roots Band. How's it going, Adrian?
Hi, Kayden. All good, thank you.
Thanks so much for taking the time to come on the show.
No problem at all.
So let's get started by getting to know you a little bit and how you got started in music.
Well, the Heartland Roots Band has been going on for a few years now.
And in the beginning it was a pretty low key kind of band. We were playing a kind of like a little kind of acoustic type, folky country type thing.
And then over a period of time, it got a little bit more serious and a little bit bigger and a little bit louder and evolved over a period of time into what we are now, which is a big, loud six piece rocking country band.
And we obviously the UK country scene compared to the American country scene is much, much smaller. But in terms of UK country bands, we're pretty much the number one UK band, UK country band.
We've won the UK CMA Awards two years running and we're hoping to win it again this year. And we've got some good numbers on our Spotify and we've had 11 singles in the top 20.
And we've played some pretty big gigs and festivals over here. But that's, you know, we haven't got fans in the USA, but it's more of a kind of it's more of a cult thing in the USA for us, I suppose.
If someone was to write a song about you, what do you think that they would take the time to write about?
What, me personally? Yes. God knows. If someone's writes a song about me, I've no idea. I was just talking about this with some people who are here right now.
How, when people meet you, do they get the right impression or the wrong impression? I have no idea what they would say about me. Some people seem to really like me, some people don't.
I don't know why that is, but you know, it is what it is. I don't know why anybody would say, I'm sorry. That's the first question anybody's ever asked me. It's completely stumped me.
What advice would you give somebody that might want to start doing music?
Yeah, okay. I think that's an easier question for me because I would just say, anybody who's new to doing music, I just, I would say, try to learn all the time. You're never too old to learn and you're never too old to learn off somebody younger than you.
And I spent a lot of time working in music. I always felt like that I could write songs and I always knew I could play.
But when I first got to, it started to happen for me a little bit. I started to really hone down what I was doing in terms of songwriting. I realised that I would just, what I've got a bit of a niche in now is that I've worked out how to make, how to say simple things and make them count, I suppose.
And find a market as well. So for instance, I like all kinds of music, but I worked out that one of the kinds of music I liked, which was country music, I realised there was a market, a growing market for it in the UK.
And I realised that I could, I could have, you know, make that successful and have a career in that. And that's what's happened really. And I'd say be true to yourself and what you believe in and the kind of things you'd expect to hear really, you know, about being honest about what you do and what you can do.
Don't be worried about other people being technically better than you. I don't care about things like that. If someone's, say if I see someone who's amazing guitarist flashing all over the fretboard, doing a 20 minute long solo, it doesn't worry me because that's just them doing their thing.
That's not my thing. It might not be even something I like, but I respect them. But it's not what I do. What I do is I can sing and I can play, and I just, I try to do my thing. And I'm not the lead singer in our band.
We've got a beautiful young woman who's a singer in our band. I'm just a songwriter and I kind of like put it together a little bit, you know.
Do you guys have any upcoming singles or projects you want to tell us a little bit about today?
Yeah, sure. We're actually going into the recording studio this Friday and Saturday. We're going to record our next single. Our next single is going to be called Midnight Call.
And it's going to be the first single from the new album which we're going to be making. So that's something which we're really excited and looking forward to doing.
Walk me through a somewhat typical day of Adrian.
Oh man, you're really giving me some questions there. A typical day for me, I suppose, is like most other people, fairly ordinary. I mean, I just do ordinary things like everybody else do.
You know, I get up like a proper Englishman. I have tea first thing in the morning. Then I have some coffee after that to kind of really kick myself into my day.
And then, you know, this time of year I like to get outdoors. I like to go walking. I like to be out in the elements.
And then while I'm out walking, I'm in the rhythm of while I'm walking, I kind of, that's when I sort of get more ideas for my music in the kind of rhythm of walking.
Sometimes even when I'm driving I can do that as well. I might record a few little snippets of lyric or whatever they get onto my phone.
And then maybe in the evening, depending if I'm going out or staying in, if I'm staying at home, I might sit and sit with my wife and watch some TV, watch some Netflix.
Or if we're not doing that, I might pick up my guitar or sit down at the piano and start putting some ideas down. But they're kind of typical, just pretty much ordinary stuff, I guess, really.
If you weren't doing music right now, what do you think you'd be doing?
If I weren't doing music, well, I'm always going to be doing music, so I can't really even answer that. If I wasn't successful at doing music, I'd still be doing music because if you're a singer, you don't suddenly stop singing.
You don't be a singer so you could sing in front of people. You might just sing in the shower.
But if you're a songwriter, if self-expression is something which you do, you can't stop yourself doing that, even if nobody is remotely interested in what you're doing.
So if I wasn't doing being a musician, well, earlier in my career, I was a teacher.
And I have done that and that's fine, but it's not what I want to do all the time. The only thing I want to do all the time is do music and that's where I'm at, really.
If people want to learn more about you, where can they go to find more information?
Well, they can go to...we have a website which is www.theheartlandrootsband.co.uk. But really, the way you see the most updated stuff about us, if you want to hear our music, you go to Spotify, The Heartland Roots Band, or go to YouTube, the same thing.
And we've got a big presence on Facebook, Instagram. Yeah, please come on, give us a like and you'll find everything about all of the band. There are six of us, not just me.
There's Anna on keyboards, Paul on drums, Nick on bass, Lee on guitar, and Hannah is the lead singer. So there's lots of people to interact with if you want to come on and talk to us.
If you had one message to tell anyone that might be listening, what would that message be?
Be yourself.
Absolutely, I definitely agree with that. And Adrian, is there anything that I forgot to mention that you would like to mention today?
Hey, I don't know, but good luck to you, Caden, in all that you do. I see you're a very busy guy on media, working in radio and TV, and best of luck to you, and hopefully we can chat again soon.
Adrian from The Heartland Roots Band, thank you so much for taking the time to come on The Cading Order Show today's Best Country Mix. We definitely appreciate your time and support.
Hello and welcome to The Cading Order Show today's Best Country Mix. Joining me right here today is Patty Reese. Patty, how are you?
Doing great, Caden. Great to talk with you.
Well, thanks for joining us.
Happy to be here.
So let's get started. We're getting to know you a little bit, and how you got started in music.
Okay, sure. Is that the first question? How did I get started in music?
Yeah.
Well, I just always loved music. No one in my family was playing music. I'm the youngest of seven.
There was nobody in my house like really hanging out playing guitars or anything like that, but I just was infatuated with Kasey Cason's Top 40. I listened to the radio constantly, and I just loved music, period. Wanted to be a part of it.
Oh, that's awesome.
If music wasn't an option for you, what do you think you'd be doing right now? Like if music wasn't an option, if, I mean, what would we do without it? But if it didn't exist, what other career path would you go down? What would you be doing right now?
Well, when I was in high school, they had these tests that they would have us take that would tell us, based on how we answered a plethora of questions, what would be the best career for us. And the career that came up for me was a rancher.
And I do love working outside. I do love working with animals. So that kind of life would be good for me. I like working with my hands. I like the kind of work where you do a day's work, and when the day is done, the work is done.
So, I've never worked at a desk. I've never worked in an office. I don't think I'm cut out for that kind of thing. So, yeah, something to do. Maybe farming. I don't know. Something like that.
Where do you see yourself in the next couple years, or where do you want to be?
Where do I want to be? I would like to be in a place where I've got a nice circuit touring with time off to write. Right now, it's like I just work and I write at the same time, and I always have.
But I've noticed some friends of mine, they tour, they work, and then they take time off and they write. But they've got it set up so that one finances the other. I never quite figured that out. So, maybe traveling a little more. My husband's going to retire soon.
But you know what? I'm a lifer. I'm in it to win it. My quote-unquote peers who are older than me, I don't see anyone retiring from music. You know what I'm saying?
Bruce Springsteen, I don't consider him my close peer, but I mean, Rolling Stones or Dolly Parton, I mean, who would have guessed when I was a teenager that these people would still be playing, and the most popular people in the world still? You know what I mean?
So if I were to follow their example, I'll still be playing, no matter what.
If you had an opportunity to play anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
Wow.
Anywhere in the world and where would I go and why?
That's a great question.
Well, I mean, for me, I would love to play the Ryman in Nashville, Tennessee, the Mother Church, because that is the heart and soul of the music I love.
And I don't just mean country. I mean like, you know, soulful, truthful music. Americana, great, great, great music.
So, even though I've been down there a million times, I haven't been on that stage. I've been there to see other people play, but I sure would love to be on that stage one day. That would be a dream come true.
If people want to learn more about you, where can they find you, Patty?
Well, I always say if you can't find me, it's because you're just not trying. My name is Patty Reese and that's P-A-T-T-Y R-E-E-S-E, like Reese's Pieces.
And if you just put my name in your search engine, my websites will come up, my social sites will come up. I'm streaming on all platforms.
This is my fourth album out and they've all charted. I'm out there. You can find me. So just put my name in your search engine or PattyReece.com, P-A-T-T-Y R-E-E-S-E, and you will find me.
If you had one message to anyone that might be listening, what message would you give them?
Don't ever give up. Don't ever give up. In your darkest hour, just don't give up. Nothing lasts forever.
Things that are great, things that are horrible. The only thing that stays the same is change.
I know for me, the saying, if nothing changes, nothing changes. Mood follows action. I just have to keep, like they say, throwing spaghetti on the wall.
People are going, guy, you just keep producing, you just keep putting it out there, and blah, blah, blah, blah.
But for me, a lot of it is just like you've got to just keep moving. Being still isn't really good for me. I don't think it's good for anybody, really.
I'm not saying go out there and paint a masterpiece. For me, a lot of times, it's just, hey, get up and walk to the mailbox.
Sometimes that's the 10-minute thought that takes me. It takes something for me to do that on a bad day, on great days.
Like today, I did a ton of gardening and played some music, and I did a bunch of stuff. But not all days are like that.
So just take it a little tiny bit at a time, and just don't get up. I'll also say, because you know what? People are watching.
People are watching, and we can be an inspiration, especially when things aren't good, as long as we just keep going.
Patty, is there anything that I forgot to mention that you would like to mention today?
Wow. I would just ask you to please check out my new single. It's called Lift Us Up. It's the new single off the same titled album, Lift Us Up, Patty Reese.
You can stream it or download it. I wrote it during the pandemic just to cheer myself up, really. I just wanted to write a happy song.
It starts out, who's going to lift us up? So please check it out.
Patty, thank you so much for taking the time to come on The Kaden Gordon Show today's Best Country Mix. We appreciate your time and support so much.
Thank you, Kaden. It's a pleasure talking with you.
Hello and welcome to The Kaden Gordon Show today's Best Country Mix. Joining me right here today is Sharon Persilla. Sharon, how are you?
I am doing fine, Kaden. How are you?
I am doing wonderful. Thanks so much for taking the time to come on the show today.
I am honored. I hope Massachusetts gets to hear me.
So let's get started by getting to know you a little bit and how you got started in the music industry.
Well, how I got started was actually when I was 10 years old, in the 70s, children didn't have really a good upbringing.
So my pain went to music. So my sisters had like the Carpenter's, Olivia Newton-John, stuff that I wasn't really known about.
So I would take them and I would listen to those records and listen to them.
And then one day I was like driving down the road with my dad in a station wagon singing Humming Along to Have You Ever Never Been Mellowed by Olivia Newton-John.
And my father screeched his tires and said, where did that come from?
But to let you know the background, we live in New Star, New Jersey.
So my aunt lived right across the street, right across the hall in those big buildings on Hamilton Street from May Rabbit, which was Eddie Rabbit's mom, the country singer Eddie Rabbit.
So I kind of knew him, kind of called him my honorary uncle. I was only three or four maybe years old seeing him.
Then my uncle, because my parents didn't go to church, so my uncle did go to church and he took us to the Newark church.
So we, me, my sisters and brothers went downstairs to Bible study and we knew this little girl named Nippy, same age as me, to come find out she was Whitney Houston.
So, you know, and we grew around a lot of people that were in the music.
But I guess I have to contribute the pain that I went through to music and I never went to anything else and just stay with music.
And just kept, actually Bill Turner knew me since I was 18 years old.
Bill Turner is a former lead guitarist for Bill Haley in the comments.
You know that one, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock song?
So he knew me. He knows me and he's still performing.
So I learned a lot from him and I did some work and studio for him besides my own.
I also sang, did some shows with Bobby Valley, which is Frankie Valley's younger brother.
So basically that's how I got started.
Sharon, I have to say, isn't that interesting that you went to Bible study when you were younger and then happened to find out it used to, it was actually Whitney Houston.
That, that opened my eyes. I was like, what? Wow.
Yep. It was Whitney Houston.
And I don't know if you know Dionne Warwick. Well, Dionne Warwick was her cousin.
Dionne Warwick sang that song walk on by, or you know, a lot, a lot of the 70s songs, but she actually babysat me and my sisters and brothers one time.
And she got us church clothes and stuff. She was good people.
And there was a show in the 70s called Good Times with JJ Walker, whatever that guy was named.
And we, me and my sister Maureen actually stayed at the father and his wife's, John Amos.
That's what his name was. John Amos.
And yeah, me and my twin sister Maureen, we stayed there.
So, and I got to tell you the other, other thing besides God, my sister Maureen,
she, she, because I went through a lot of pain when I was, I was a victim of sexual abuse when I was a child.
And nobody did it back then. Nobody did nothing about it. But my sister saw the rebellion, you know, how children rebel, throw things, smash things.
So she's got the tape recorders and she would bring it home and I would smash them.
She would never give up on me. And I thank her for that because I wouldn't be who I am today.
Yeah, absolutely. I thank Maureen for that.
What advice would you give somebody that might want to start doing music?
Where does that be like writing, singing, performing? What would you tell them, Sharon?
I would, I definitely would tell them, make sure that's the right lane they want to go into because a lot of kids are pushed into it and they find out later it really wasn't for them.
So I will, I would say to anybody, reach for your dreams, go for your goals, you know, and then if it doesn't work out, you go for something else.
Like this song, I have another original song called The Sun Shines Down. It's a yellow rose CD.
And I, somebody said that was climbing in Russia. And I was like, really?
But this song, I didn't think was going to, this country song, I didn't think people were going to relate to it.
But somebody said, oh, Sharon, I can relate to this song, you know, and I'm like, really, really surprised.
So, you know, I'm just, you don't question God's timing. I'm like, now God, really?
But, you know, I had a relationship with the late Loretta Lynn only on, only through Facebook.
And she would send me Bible verses and she would listen to my music and she would come at me and say, get your ass on the road.
Because, Kayden, I was bullied a lot. I went through a lot of bullying,
during my life. And I still do because of my looks. But, you know what, now I know how to deal with it.
And you know what Loretta Lynn said? She said, you know, they used to bully me because I wore those big fancy dresses and
with the crystals on it. You remember Loretta Lynn, right?
Yeah.
Call Miner's Daughter?
So she like made me feel so much better. She was, don't pay no mind to them.
You just keep going. And I was like, thanks, Loretta.
So, you know, I would tell anybody, you know, make sure it's your plane, make sure it's your right goal.
And practice makes perfect. Always practice because now, because of me listening to my sister's songs and their albums like Carpenter's Olivia.
I do Carpenter. I can sound like Karen Carpenter. I could sound like Olivia.
And, but that's just things I do on the side for people to make them happy because we did a Carpenter show and it was awesome.
People were like lined up outside.
But, and then there was a contest in Victoria, Australia, Pulse of the Valley's FM for Olivia, best sounding Olivia.
So everybody goes, oh, why don't you sign up? So send the audio tape in. And I did.
And then one night, two weeks later, my husband said, you know what? There's a radio station on the phone for you.
I go, really? Yeah, I got a phone. And it was a DJ.
And he goes, we got a lovely girl from the stage and her name is Sharon Priscilla and she's got a song and she won the Olivia and John contest.
Well, you know where I went like silent skating when Olivia got on the radio and told me I was going to take away her day job and that I won.
I said, I won just hearing her voice because I always want to hear her voice.
And the best thing to say that I can say to them, learn to take criticism and this business and don't get offended by it.
Because it only makes you more better at your craft.
Sharon, if people want to learn more about you, where can they find you?
At www.SharonPriscillaVieira.com
There are CDs up there. There's a tour date there. If somebody wants to book me for a venue in Massachusetts, just write a letter to there's like a thing in the back of the form you fill out and it will go to one of my promoters.
So, yeah. Sharon, is there anything that I forgot to mention that you would like to mention today?
Oh, they often go to, yes, they can go to Spotify.
If they have an Alexa, they can say Alexa, can you play Sharon Priscilla Vieira?
Music, iTunes, I'm all over.
Sharon, thank you so much for taking the time to communicate and order show today's best country mix. We appreciate your time and support. Thank you.
Thank you. Can I give some shout outs?
Sure.
I want to give a shout out to my husband Tommy for always being there for me.
My sister Maureen, my number one fan, and my family for their support. My London fans, Julie, and Australia fans, and everybody on Facebook and TikTok. Thank you so much for supporting me.
Hello and welcome to the Kaden Gordon Show today's best country mix. Joining me right here today is Don Carnivore. Don, how are you?
I'm good. How are you, Kaden?
I'm doing quite all right. Thanks so much for taking the time to come on the show.
Yes, no problem.
So let's get started by getting to know you a little bit and how you got started in music.
Well, I've been in music for a while. I used to play in bands in the early days. I don't play as much now. I mostly write and record. That's kind of what I focus on.
Just so people don't confuse me as the voice on the record, my voice has long been replaced on that tune. Since I wrote that tune, I use the same group of studio musicians and staying with the same singer. I like the guy that I'm using.
But it's all under my name, so it does seem like a misrepresentation of some sort that I'm not out there being the main artist. Clear that up right out of the bat so everybody knows.
And that's where I'm at. Mostly a songwriter, I would consider myself, and a producer.
What is it about music that you absolutely love about it, Don?
For me, I think it's necessary, like a therapy or, you know, it's just something I have to do. I have to get the headphones on, I have to listen to tracks, assemble tracks, write parts.
I don't know, there's something about it in many different ways. Now I can just sit at a piano and just be perfectly content sitting there clinking keys and listening to, you know, chord things.
And then I can also sit there and, you know, bang out some rock songs or whatever. So I mean there's so many aspects to music, whether, you know, or just listening. Let's say it's not even my music. I want to listen to someone else. I enjoy that tremendously too.
It's been a big part of my whole life.
If you had an opportunity to duet or collaborate with any singer, Don, who would you choose and why?
Any singer?
Yeah.
That's a tough one.
You know, it's so funny because my favorite singer is my daughter, who sang on a lot of tracks I did from the time she was probably 13 to 17 or 18 and then she doesn't want to be a singer. I mean that's what she, you know, I don't blame her.
I mean it's nobody needs to be a singer or whatever, be an entertainer, but she has such a wonderful tone to her voice and I don't know. I'd like to do a record with her.
As far as famous people, there's so many people I admire, but it would be hard for me to pick somebody. They're all good. I'd work with anybody that's talented, if I feel they're talented.
Do you have any upcoming singles or projects you want to tell us a little bit about today?
Well, the single that's out now is Everything Changes When I'm Around You and it's kind of a country feel single.
It's doing well as far as I can tell. I mean as far as people liking it and commenting and kind of building a buzz around itself with, you know, not a lot of promotion or anything and it's really fun to see. It's fun to watch people enjoy stuff like that.
Someone told me I needed a video and I just did a video with stock images, which is just clips you can find on the internet so there's no repercussion of putting this, you know, miniature movie together.
And I did that and put it up on YouTube just to see what, you know, I don't know. I've never done a video before and it, you know, when you think about it, it took me an hour to do a video whereas the song itself,
you probably got what 30, 40 hours in there at least, you know, on the one song. So, you know, between from writing to full production, mixing, mastering, I would say 40 hours.
So reasonable number of hours, if not more. But yeah, and so it's interesting but it does when you put pictures to the words, it does illustrate the lyric, you know, a bit and
I could say, you know, I mean, in the old days videos were big production items so I don't know. We'll see. We'll see what happens with it. That's all I'm at now. You know, you never know when inspiration hits when you write something.
When I wrote this song, I had nothing in my head it just came very quickly.
And I had just done a copy. I did a copy of a Robin Trower song called Bridge of Sighs and I changed it up completely change it up and so that's, you know, a long way away from a country version but and then suddenly within a week, boom, this song was there.
So you take what what they give you.
What advice would you give somebody that might want to start doing music.
Well, if your passion, follow your passion, you know, you know, it's not a.
You know, you're Ed Sheeran or somebody fantastic you know I don't know there's no guarantee what you're gonna, how you're going to survive in this business you know or even if you teach music or anything but if it's your passion you'll enjoy it and that's, that's good enough for you.
It's a strong will inside you.
If someone was to write a song about you, what do you think that they would take the time to write about Don.
We don't want that to happen.
We don't want that.
No, let's pass on that question.
Can I ask why.
I mean, you want to write a song about me but maybe someone like my wife or my daughter somebody, and I don't want them to do that so that's fine.
We'll just stay away from that idea.
Got it. Okay.
Don if people want to learn more about you where can they find you.
Well I mean I have songs up on Spotify, and I noticed they're all on YouTube I mean on YouTube you can now see my first ever video what I should, like I say I put it together in an hour so it's spectacular.
But I mean it's, I don't know it's interesting to do to see. But that's about, you know, the only place I mean I'm just trying to be out there and a couple of them in Apple has it.
It's a game so it's, I'm simple to find out there, and you know people want to enjoy it, you know, check it out there's all sorts of stuff for, you know, different flavors not not all country I've done a couple country but I do a lot of rock stuff
and now some easy listening, you know it's whatever you write, you know I wrote during the pandemic a couple things that are probably dated pandemic dated now but that's up for everybody to enjoy.
That's all I care about.
Don, do you have one message that you would like to give to anyone that might be listening whether that be my fans or your fans.
No, just, you know, peace and love. I mean that's what it's all about here right.
You know I heard a.
I guess it was the Michael grassy Tyson, and I got you whatever. He was talking on the science thing and he was just saying, you know that now see I'm going to make this a big mistake here and trying to paraphrase.
He was saying there was like from the whole time of existence has only been 100 billion people on earth. And you know you think about it so you are one of them and then when you think about the odds of you being conceived, compared to, you know, what we know
about how the reproduction works. You know you're one in a million, if you're here. It's a very special place you're very special person to have this opportunity to.
I hope people realize that. I mean I think it's a wonderful thought, you know.
Absolutely and Don is there anything that I forgot to mention that you would like to mention today.
I would like to say something on my mind to be like just like you to hear the new single.
And then came out so nice so. Don, thank you so much for taking the time to come on the catering today's best country mix. We appreciate it so much. That sounds thank you very much.
listening to all those interviews I hope you enjoyed it we had some stuff come up
so we had to put some of those interviews and add some fillers but we're
gonna be back to music right here on the KD Gordon Show with the last five
minutes that we got and then next week we'll have a lot of new music coming
your way on the KD Gordon Show today's best country mix
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