I am proud to announce a new portion of the Suburban Cat Daddy blog called "The Lodge Sessions." These sessions are devoted to the art of songwriting and the people that create those songs. Often, it feels like songwriters take a bit of a backseat in the music world, often struggling to be heard and get paid for the art they create.

     My goal is to talk to songwriters from all levels of the music world. I am interested in their histories, their stories and of course, their songs. I ask the artist to bring 3 or 4 songs and 1 cover that influenced them. I want to create a permanent document for fans and other artists. Myself and engineer Dave Polster sit down with the artist and record their songs and then talk with the artist about themselves and their craft.

The Lodge Sessions -- #1:

     Chris Allen. Chris has been playing music around Cleveland and beyond for over twenty years. He fronts the popular regional band Roosevelt and plays somewhere in the Cleveland area almost every night of the week. Check out his website here. He is also involved with the very popular Ohio City Singers a Holiday band that also helps out several charities.

Technical Info --
   
Recorded Feb, 2015 in the Lodge Room, Fairview Park, Ohio.
Original Multi Track Recording: Dave Polster
Editing: Dave Polster
Mixing: Dave Polster
Dave's Website: http://www.davepolsteraudio.com

Host: Clint Holley
Produced By Clint Holley

Song List:
1) Odessa
2)Too Late to Cry
3)Factory
4)Burn Down the Road


Listen to Chris Allen -- Lodge Session #1 here.

Audio Nerds: Lodge Session #1 -- .wav file

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Radio Show 10-16-2015


Dale Watson -- Cowboy Lloyd Cross
James Mc Murtry -- Lost In the BAckyard
Doc and Merle Watson --The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Mel Tillis -- Honky Tonkin'
Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys -- You've Got Some Cheatin' To Do
Kitty Wells -- I Heard The Jukebox Playing

Waylon Jennings -- Waymore's Blues
Joe William's Washboard Blues Band -- Baby Please Don't Go
Johnson Mountain Boys -- Our Last Goodbye
Connie Smith -- I'll Be There
Johnny Horton -- Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
Joe Ely -- Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown

The Time Jumpers -- Leavin' and Saying Goodbye
Merle Haggard -- Wine Take Me Away
Longview -- Listen to My Hammer Ring
Gary Stewart -- Flat Natural Born Good Timing Man
Marty Stuart -- Wishful Thinking
Mel Tillis -- Honky Tonkin'

Dwight Yoakam -- Floyd County
Flatt and Scruggs -- Why Don't You Tell Me So
Delmore Brothers -- Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
George Jones -- Honky Tonk Downstairs
Gillian Welch -- Lowlands
The Good Old Boys -- I Just Came to Get My Baby Out of Jail

Woody Guthrie -- Do Re Mi
Hank Williams -- You're Gonna Change
Darrel McCall -- Bury the Bottle With Me
Junior Brown -- A Way to Survive
Guy Clark -- Black Diamond Strings

Johnny Cash -- Drive On
Reno and Smiley -- I Wouldn't Change You If I Could
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton -- If Teardrops Were Pennies
Dave Evans -- One Loaf of Bread
Ricky Skaggs -- It's Mighty Dark to Travel
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys -- Texas Playboy Rag
Larry Sparks -- Long Journey Home

Had a great time this past weekend. Some great call ins and an epic fail where I try to introduce Molly and Tenbrooks and end up playing "Cave In" by Warren Smith.

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Made In America Show #2

Dale Watson -- If I was a Truckin Man
The Louvin Brothers -- There's A Higher Power
Nathan Abshire -- Cajun Two Step
Wanda Jackson -- First To Know
The Country Gentlemen -- East Virginia Blues

Del Shannon -- Weary Blues From Waiting
Floyd Tilman -- I Love You So Much It Hurts
Mac Wiseman -- Shackles and Chains
Tom T. Hall -- Second Handed Flowers
George Strait -- I Met a Friend of Your Today
Aunt Idy Harper and The Coon Creek Girls -- Poor Naomi Wise

Bill Monroe -- I am a Pilgrim
Bill Monroe -- Plant Some Flowers By My Grave
Dwight Yoakam -- I Sang Dixie (Unreleased)
Bill Kirchen -- Nitro Express
Sturgill Simpson -- The Storm
David Miller -- Jailhouse Rag

Don Gibson -- Woman, Sensuous Woman
Flatt and Scruggs -- Old Time Preacher
Suzy Boguss -- If We Make It Through December
Buck Owens -- Foolin' 'Round
Mel Tillis -- Brand New Mister Me
George Jones -- It Scares Me Half to Death

The Stanley Brothers -- This World is Not My Home
Hank Snow -- The Hobo's Last Ride
Roy Buchanan -- Caruso
Roy Acuff -- Not a Word From Home
Johnny Paycheck -- Talk About Me
The Little Willies -- I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Hank Williams -- I'd Still Want You

Marvin Rainwater -- The Wanderer In Me
Webb Pierce -- A Walk on the Wild Side of Life / No One But Me
Maddox Bothers and Rose - Alimony
David Ball -- Down at the Bottom of a Broken Heart
Warren Smith -- Bad News Gets Around / Cave In