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Stories Behind the Songs

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs. This is a weekly podcast hosted by Chris Blair in Nashville, TN. After over 20 years in Nashville and owner of the famous music venue The Listening Room, CB has become friends with some of the biggest names in music, the writers behind the hits and amazing industry leaders. In this podcast, he sits down with those friends and shares their stories. You’ll hear about the songs you know from radio, you’ll hear from brand new artists and much more. Whether you have

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01:03:58

Jordan Rager: All Out of Beer

Stories Behind the Songs ·

2024/10/15

Jordan Rager joins us this week on Stories Behind the Songs! Jordan landed his very first number one on the charts with a song called “All Out of Beer” by none other than Jason Aldean for his 2016 LP, They Don’t Know. We take a look at the stories behind a couple of his songs and get to hear a couple of them. In this episode, Jordan and I also talk about Whiskey Jam and the many nights he “snuck in” to meet people in the music industry, growing up with two loves–sports and music, spending 10 years

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00:56:36

Victoria Banks: Saints & Angels

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2024/10/08

Victoria Banks joins us for this week’s new episode of Stories Behind the Songs! Victoria is what some people in the music industry would call a “unicorn” - she writes her best stuff completely 100% (meaning all by herself), and she has several accolades to her name including the Canadian Artist and Songwriter of the Year. Some of Victoria’s cuts include “Saints and Angels” by Sara Evans, “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” by Mickey Guyton, and the one-and-only Reba McEntire’s most recent single, “I

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00:52:18

Adam Craig: Church Pew or Bar Stool

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2024/10/01

We’ve got a TLR favorite on this week’s episode of Stories Behind the Songs - Adam Craig!Adam has so many impressive cuts like “Church Pew or Bar Stool” by Jason Aldean, “Close Your Eyes” by Parmalee, and George Strait’s 2024 single from his upcoming album, “MIA Down In MIA”. We dive into those songs as well as the story behind his unreleased Cody Johnson cut written with Jordan Walker and Matt Rogers that will be on Cody’s next album. Adam also talks about his past publishing and record

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00:44:54

Cody Hibbard: What Does It Mean To Be Country?

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2024/09/24

Cody Hibbard joins us for this week’s new episode of Stories Behind the Songs! Cody is an artist and songwriter to watch here in Music City. Just a month ago, he released his second full length album, Long Ride in a Short Bed, featuring songs like “Rollin’” and “Set In My Ruts”. We dive into the title track, “Long Ride in a Short Bed” as well as “Had It Been A Boy”, and Cody plays a verse/chorus of both of those incredibly moving songs. In this episode, we also talk about solo-writing versus

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00:52:22

Craig Campbell: Living on the Outskirts of Heaven

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2024/09/17

Craig Campbell joins us this week on Stories Behind the Songs! Like most of our guests, Craig grew up in a musical family, but he started his career as a correctional officer. He knew music was his passion so he spent a lot of his time playing in bars and bands on Broadway. It’s a good thing he did because he was discovered while playing “The Stage” on Broadway and landed his very first record deal. He shares his journey from performing there to writing his debut single, "Family Man,"

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00:44:22

Danny Myrick: "She's Country" - From Mississippi to...

Stories Behind the Songs ·

2024/09/10

This week, Danny Myrick and I sit down in the beautiful Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. We're here for our very first TLR on the Road show and I just had to get some time with Danny to dive into the stories behind some iconic songs he has written.. Danny has some classic cuts like ⁠“International Harvester” by Craig Morgan⁠ and ⁠“She’s Country” by Jason Aldean⁠, and we dive into both stories on this week’s episode. We also talk about his friendship and collaboration with the late, great ⁠Leslie

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00:41:51

Rebecca Lynn Howard: Forgive and The Loving Mary Band

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2024/09/02

Rebecca Lynn Howard is today’s guest on Stories Behind the Songs!Rebecca is an artist and songwriter who has cuts with artists like Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, and John Michael Montgomery. Her 2002 single, Forgive, is a crowd-favorite here at The Listening Room, so we dive into the story behind that song – including how Faith Hill almost cut it until Rebecca played it for her own A&R guy and knew it was meant for her. In this episode, we also discuss her clever 2024 single,

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00:30:01

Faren Rachels: Bell Bottom Country & The Rug

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2024/08/27

Faren Rachels joins us for this week’s new episode of Stories Behind the Songs!Faren has been a longtime friend and co-writer of Lainey Wilson and has several cuts with her including “Weak-End” and “This One’s Gonna Cost Me” off of her 2022 breakout album, Bell Bottom Country. In this week's episode, Faren also talks about some of the songs that she’s released herself like her powerful 2023 single, “The Rug” written with Austin Goodloe and Lydia Vaughan. She shares about not wanting to be a

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00:53:44

Sammy Arriaga: Miami Music & the COUNTRY SIDE

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2024/08/20

We’ve got Sammy Arriaga on this week’s brand new episode of Stories Behind the Songs! I’ve known Sammy for over 10 years, and it was such a good time to catch up with him today. Sammy and I talk about his 2021 album release, Boots x Beats, which features songs like “COUNTRY SIDE” and “take my phone.” Sammy goes into how the Miami music scene he was raised in with heavy R&B and EDM influences meshed with the storytelling of country music to create the unique sound he has today. We dive into his

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00:31:23

Carly Pearce: Every Little Thing (THROWBACK!)

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2024/08/13

Today marks exactly 1-1/2 years since we re-launched the Stories Behind the Songs Podcast. So, we thought we'd take you back to our very first episode with the amazing and beautiful Carly Pearce! Carly has been a very good friend for many years and when I originally had this idea to do this podcast, Carly was my very first guest and she had just put her first single out to radio. This was February of 2017! It’s funny to see how far we have come with video quality since then and I had a lot less

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00:53:59

Jenna LaMaster: Drunk Thoughts

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2024/08/06

Jenna LaMaster is a talented up-and-coming singer-songwriter here in Nashville and if you haven’t heard of her yet, you definitely will soon. We loved having her on as this week's guest on Stories Behind the Songs Podcast! She started out in Nashville working 14 hour days at a ranch outside of town before signing a publishing deal at Shelter Music - which she signed mid-pandemic!She has several cuts with Ashland Craft including “Your Momma Still Does”, written with Jonathan Singleton and

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00:50:36

Rachel Thibodeau: Billy Currington's "Good...

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2024/07/30

Rachel Thibodeau is this week’s guest on Stories Behind the Songs!Rachel has not only written for some of the biggest names in country music but is also working with some of the most exciting up-and-coming talent in Nashville. You may know her from her long-time collaborative relationship with Luke Bryan with whom she wrote Billy Currington’s massive hit, “Good Directions” on his 2005 album, Doin’ Somethin’ Right. She also has several cuts with Martina McBride and is working to develop the

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00:41:47

Lexie Hayden: Countin' Rainbows

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2024/07/23

For this week’s new Stories Behind the Songs, we’ve got Lexie Hayden here with us!Lexie has some hilarious stories about getting her start here in Nashville - like when she was put on the spot as an intern to sing live on the Bobby Bones radio show. We talk about her 2020 release, You Heard Right and why she’s excited to be putting out her first full length album soon, not during a pandemic. We also talk about her collaborative relationship with Priscilla Block (who she met as a server here at TLR)

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00:57:27

Bryan White: God Gave Me You

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2024/07/16

We have 90's country star, Bryan White, with us on this week's episode of Stories Behind the Songs!I’ve known Bryan for years - even before I met him, I was learning to play his songs on guitar to impress the girls in my college dorm. In this episode, we discuss some of his biggest songs including “Someone Else’s Star” and “Rebecca Lynn” as well as the songs he’s written for other big artists like Diamond Rio. We also talk about the challenge of writing uptempo when you’re used to writing

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00:53:50

Keesy Timmer: Yeah Boy! (Kelsea Ballerini)

Stories Behind the Songs ·

2024/07/09

We’ve got my buddy Keesy Timmer on this week’s new episode of Stories Behind the Songs!Keesy has had a really interesting path that has led him to our stage today.Keesy has been writing with Kelsea Ballerini since she was a teenager and co-wrote the hit song, “Yeah Boy” with her and Forest Glen Whitehead. In this episode, Keesy shares how the song started from a funny moment with Kelsea and wound up earning a shoutout from Taylor Swift herself.We also cover Keesy’s recent cut with up-and-comer Zach

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00:44:43

Matt McKinney: "Did you know Tulsa spelled backwards...

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2024/07/02

Matt McKinney is our guest on this week’s new Stories Behind the Songs!Matt got his start here at The Listening Room - not on our stage but as a server. Since then, he has landed cuts with some of the biggest names in country music right now like “Part Of It” by Jordan Davis, and he has a HANDFUL of songs on Elle King’s 2023 album Come Get Your Wife. He also has an unreleased song called “Weatherman” that has been a big fan favorite here at The Listening Room for a while now, and Matt shares that

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00:50:10

Adam Hambrick: How Not To (Dan+Shay), Somebody Else...

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2024/06/25

Adam Hambrick joins us this week on the Stories Behind the Songs podcast!Adam has several huge artist cuts along with a successful artist career of his own. Some of my favorite cuts of his that we’ll talk more about in this week’s episode are “How Not To” released by Dan + Shay (which was actually almost cut by Rascal Flatts) and “Somebody Else Will” by Justin Moore (which was ALSO almost cut by Rascal Flatts). He also recently put out his debut full-length solo album, “Free Country” back in 2023

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01:01:37

Brian White: Watchin' You (Rodney Atkins), Jason...

Stories Behind the Songs ·

2024/06/18

I’m so excited to have my good buddy Brian White on this week’s episode of the Stories Behind the Songs podcast! Brian White’s career in music has spanned over many decades and many genres - he got his start in Christian and gospel music and toured for about 15 years doing that. He eventually fell in love with the storytelling of country music and has become a true legend here in Music City. Brian not only has plenty of hits to his name, but he’s written more than a few country classics as well

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00:48:50

Rocky Block: Man Made A Bar (Morgan Wallen & Eric...

Stories Behind the Songs ·

2024/06/11

We’ve got Rocky Block with us for this week’s new episode of Stories Behind the Songs!I have known Rocky for years because I was close friends with his father and it’s been so cool to watch his career take off, from playing bass on a cruise line to having several top 40 hits, all within just a few years. It seems like Rocky has a writing credit on every hit single and #1 album lately. He’s collaborated with some of the biggest names in country music and has too many great cuts to list, but a few

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01:14:29

Jordan Feliz: Valet job to The River

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2024/06/04

Jordan Feliz, GMA Dove Awards Winner and Platinum selling Christian artist, joins us for this week’s Stories Behind the Songs!Jordan has definitely come a long way in the industry. He started his career in Nashville working as a valet to make ends meet and living paycheck to paycheck. We actually met for the first time while he was doing the valet here at The Listening Room. Jordan talks about how this exposed him to meeting so many other talented musicians that worked here and played the stage

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