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Six Pack of Stax – Volume Four

Posted by Pods & Sods on 2019-03-07
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Six Pack of Stax - Volume FourSix Pack of Stax – Volume Four

What is soul music?

In our latest collection of Stax gems brought to you by hosts Lee McCormack of The Tramps Like Us Podcast, Mr Brian Jacobs, and Eric Miller of Pods & Sods, we answer that very question. And more – like who is paying the note on Shirley Brown’s fella’s car??  Not a ton of research, not a ton of pontificating, just three friends sharing some of the greatest rock & soul the world has ever known.

In Volume Four, we’re unpacking some classics by Wilson Pickett, The Staple Singers, JJ Barnes, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, and Shirley Brown.

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Six Pack of Stax – Volume Three, A Holiday Special

Posted by Pods & Sods on 2018-12-11
Posted in: booker t & the mgs, brian jacobs, christmas, lee mccormack, otis redding, rufus thomas, six pack of stax, stax records, steve cropper, the emotions, the staple singers, william bell. Leave a comment

Six Pack of Stax - Volume Three, A Holiday SpecialSix Pack of Stax – Volume Three, A Holiday Special

A short, sweet, and random collection of Stax Christmas and holiday gems brought to you by your hosts Lee McCormack of The Tramps Like Us Podcast, Mr Brian Jacobs, and Eric Miller of Pods & Sods. Not a ton of research, not a ton of pontificating, just three friends sharing some of the greatest rock & soul the world has ever known. Last episode Lee brought his triangle, this time he has his acoustic guitar at the ready!

In Volume Three, we’re unpacking some holiday classics by Booker T & The MGs, The Staple Singers, The Emotions, William Bell, Otis Redding, and Rufus Claus himself, Mr Rufus Thomas.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

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Six Pack of Stax – Volume Two

Posted by Pods & Sods on 2018-11-01
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Six Pack of Stax - Volume TwoSix Pack of Stax – Volume Two

A short, sweet, and random collection of Stax gems brought to you by your hosts Lee McCormack of The Tramps Like Us Podcast, Mr Brian Jacobs, and Eric Miller of Pods & Sods. Not a ton of research, not a ton of pontificating, just three friends sharing some of the greatest rock & soul the world has ever known.

In Volume Two, we’re unpacking some classics by Johnnie Taylor, Booker T & The MGs, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Linda Lyndell, and The Black Moses himself, Isaac Hayes.

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Six Pack of Stax – Volume One

Posted by Pods & Sods on 2018-09-26
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Six Pack of Stax - Volume OneSix Pack of Stax – Volume One

A short, sweet, and random collection of Stax gems brought to you by your hosts Lee McCormack of The Tramps Like Us Podcast, Mr Brian Jacobs, and Eric Miller of Pods & Sods. Not a ton of research, not a ton of pontificating, just three friends sharing some of the greatest rock & soul the world has ever known.

In Volume One, we’re unpacking some classics by Otis Redding, Booker T & The MGs, The Staple Singers, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding with Carla Thomas, and The Veltones.

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Gun Violence In Music – 21 Lives and 516 Years Gone

Posted by Pods & Sods on 2018-03-15
Posted in: al jackson jr, booker t & the mgs, chicago, Christina Grimmie, del shannon, Dimebag Darrell, felix pappalardi, Jam Master Jay, john lennon, Keith Emerson, kurt cobain, marvin gaye, nirvana, Notorious B.I.G., Pantera, peter tosh, rhett forrester, Roger Troutman, Ronnie Montrose, sam & dave, sam cooke, selena, stax records, terry kath, the beatles, the wailers, Tupac Shakur, Wendy O'Williams, Zapp. Leave a comment

Gun Violence In Music - 21 Lives and 516 Years GoneGun Violence In Music – 21 Lives and 516 Years Gone

In this very special episode, we’re joined by more than a dozen of our friends from the podcast community for a retrospective of all those musical greats lost as a result of gun violence.

Some of these stories involve domestic abuse, suicide, robbery, murder, but all of them are stories of gun violence.

A gun in every single one of these scenarios turned a moment of crisis or crime into a fatality. Irreversible.

Join the fight for common sense gun reform today by texting JOIN to 64433.

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EM68 – William Bell

Posted by Pods & Sods on 2018-01-17
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Stax legend William BellWilliam Bell joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days of discovering music, seeing Sam Cooke as a kid, getting started with The Del-Rios as a young teenager, how he first connected with Stax Records, meeting Sam Cooke and what he learned from him, what the environment was like working with such Stax legends as Booker T & The MGs and Mavis Staples, he shares a wonderfully funny road story from his time touring with Otis Redding, what it was like to tour in the segregated South as part of the Stax family, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr, bringing that full circle in regards to performing You Don’t Miss Your Water for the first African American President at The White House, how he connected with John Leventhal, how the 2016 Grammy winning This Is Where I Live came together and what it means to his career, life on the road and what’s next.

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EM32 – Steve Cropper

Posted by Pods & Sods on 2016-06-14
Posted in: blues brothers, booker t & the mgs, career retrospective, eddie floyd, eric's episodes, eric's interviews, includes music, interview, otis redding, sam & dave, stax records, steve cropper, wilson pickett. Leave a comment

2016-05-31__em31Steve Cropper joins Eric in conversation. Steve wears so many hats and has done so much in his long career, it’s hard to describe.  Legendary guitarist, songwriter, and producer from Stax Records, Booker T & The MGs, Otis Redding, The Blues Brothers Band, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett and so much more.  We talk about some of the iconic songs he’s written and/or worked on, Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay, Knock On Wood, In The Midnight Hour, Soul Man, Green Onions, Last Night and so many more.  We talk about him discovering the guitar and music in general, how he connected with Stax Records and we talk about his friendships with The Beatles and about their attempt to record Revolver at Stax.  And so much more, such a humble and talented guy, hope you enjoy!

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