Ric Chetter - From Radioland

Episode 107: Joel Martin Is The Roswell Incident

In this episode, Ric talks about being turned into the NextDoor app's police for a comment he made in their social media. Also, a conversation with the Radio Memphis announcer Joel Martin. You hear him on the radio station and he handles the announcing work on this show. He's a great guy hailing from Roswell, New Mexico. He'll tell you about his start in the broadcasting business and how he found his way into our studios. Also in this show, music from The Southern Heavyweight Champions of Rock and Roll. The Fast Mothers.

Episode 106: Brother Sun Sister Moon

Recently, Dave Lambert and Donna Dahl paid a visit to Radioland. Actually, they were on the air with Ric at Radio Memphis during an episode of Booze & Blues. They are known as Brother Sun Sister Moon. It was a good time and a great conversation. They came all the way from St. Paul, Minnesota to be in Memphis and to spend a little time with Ric to talk about the blues and all things music. Plus, you'll hear a cut from their current CD available right now.

NEXT WEEK: A conversation with our show announcer Joel Martin, plus music from The Fast Mothers.

Episode 105: Lessons In Showbiz with Dianna Fryer

If you are in the business of show business or have desires to be in show business, it would be a good idea to pay extra attention to what Dianna Fryer has to say in this episode. Ric sits down with the boss again to talk about the constant changes being seen in the industries of music and show business. Not to mention what is happening in the world of commercial broadcast. Plus, new music from The Heavy Eyes.

NEXT WEEK: Brother Sun, Sister Moon Dave Lambert and Donna Dahl

Episode 104: The Grammy Nominated Cedric Burnside

In a recent broadcast on the Booze & Blues Show on Radio Memphis, Ric and Jeff sat down with one of the pre-eminent blues men of our day. He comes from a family of musicians and is the grandson of one R.L. Burnside. His current album is called Descendants of Hill Country and it has been nominated for a Grammy. It's a great conversation and you will hear a cut from the album right here.

NEXT WEEK: Studio Time with Dianna Fryer

Episode 103: Toni Green, Howard Grimes & John Gary Williams Talk Willie Mitchell

Every once in a while we capture a truly magical moment in Radioland. This was one of those moments. Ric & Jeff sat down with Toni Green, Howard Grimes and John Gary Williams to talk about their work with the great Willie Mitchell. How to be a great musician and entertainer as told from these legends. A fantastic talk about a fantastic producer and musician himself. Plus, music from The Mad Lads, produced by Willie Mitchell with lead vocals from a guest on this show, John Gary Williams.

NOTE: In the interest of time, parts of the original recording were edited.

NEXT WEEK: Grammy nominated artist Cedric Burnside.

Episode 102: Willie Hall Talks Blues Brothers & Isaac Hayes

It is always a good time when Willie "Too Big" Hall comes to the studios. On a recent appearance on the Radio Memphis show, Booze & Blues, Willie talks to Ric and Jeff about his work with the Blues Brothers and recording with Isaac Hayes. There are some great stories in this show about the early days of Stax and being on the road as a travelling musician in those great early days. Also in this episode, music from Isaac Hayes from a track Willie plays drums on.

NEXT WEEK: A tribute to Willie Mitchell with Toni Green, Howard Grimes and John Gary Williams with music from The Mad Lads.

Episode 101: Wrestling With The King - Jerry Lawler

One of the most iconic people of wrestling stopped in the studio for a chat about the business of wrestling and being a part of one of America's top 100 moments of television. Jerry "The King" Lawler sat down with Ric and they talked about the growth of wrestling and what it was like working with Andy Kaufman and recreating the whole scenario with Jim Carrey for the movie Man On The Moon. Apparently, working with Jim Carrey was "difficult" as the story Jerry tells will prove.

NOTE: Video of the incident in our discussion can be found HERE.

NEXT WEEK: Willie Hall keeps the time for The Blues Brothers.

Episode 100: A Conversation With The Boss - Dianna Fryer

In the brand new format of the show, Ric sits down with the General Manager of Pirate Radio Studios, Inc and Radio Memphis to have a chat about podcasting, listener trends in the digital world and what it takes to understand the business of show business. Also, as Ric enters the "decade of wisdom" he wonders what he has learned and what he needs to figure out. Plus, music from Rind Stars.

NEXT WEEK: Jerry Lawler.

Episode 99: Pausing To Look Behind

As we near a monumental number of episodes for this show, Ric takes a little look back over the history of this little show From Radioland. Nostalgic? Kind of. For a lot of shows, attaining this number is no big deal. For us it is. As we inch closer to the big triple digit show, Ric will give a little history behind the early days of the show and a peek of what is to come.

NEXT WEEK: The decade of wisdom and what is expected.

Episode 98: Being Unreasonable

It has been said on this show that being an asshole is an archetype all on its own. These people are everywhere. Ric feels as though he is surrounded by them. Maybe we truly are a product of our environment. If that is the case, we become the very things we detest. In this episode, Ric explores his stance on people and their issues and how he finds himself dealing with other peoples problems.

NEXT WEEK: A look back.