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Artist Spotlight Podcast Series

Nov 17, 2021

Beth Riley had a chance to chat with a great blues man, Joe Louis Walker.  They talk about his new album "Eclectic Electric" (30th album since his debut album in 1985), covering iconic songs such as "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon and having Waddy Wachtel who was the original guitar player on that song be a...


Oct 6, 2021

Ray Benson from Asleep At The Wheel joins us on the latest Artist Spotlight Podcast Series.  We talk about their brand new album (Half A Hundred Years), recent passing of "Commander Cody" George Frayne, living in Texas, what keeps the band going, desert island discs, a time period he would go back to if he was able to...


Jun 2, 2021

Author Joel Selvin joins James and Beth Riley on Artist Spotlight Podcast Series to talk about his amazing new book, Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, and the Myth of the California Paradise.  It bookends between Jan Berry, Dean Torrence and others harmonizing in the showers after football practice...


May 5, 2021

Beth and James Riley's guest this week is Bad...and Nationwide!  Billy F. Gibbons talks about his new album, Hardware, surf music, his Whisker Bomb hot sauce and lots more!  Billy shares some great stories and just a blast to chat with.


Mar 10, 2021

Singer-songwriter Randell Kirsch joins James and Beth Riley on this week's Artist Spotlight Podcast Series!  Topics include how they've been spending time during the pandemic, his early influences, his band The Pranks (with Jeff Foskett), Show Of Hands (a trio he was in with his wife LuAnn Olson who also joins us in the...