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Episode 210: Brand New! Country Joe & Dave Mason Salute, Barefoot Jerry, CDB, Elvin, Kooper & More!

 
Hello and welcome again, to an hour of Tales Vinyl Tells as we dig into the great album rock and important music from the LPs of the 60s and 70s that spun and still spin today on turntables around the world.  I’m Brian Hallgren and it’s my blast to be bringing you the Tales Vinyl Tells since 2019.  This is episode 210 and today we salute Barefoot Jerry’s guitarist Mac Gayden, Country Joe McDonald and the superb Dave Mason.  They’ve all left us recently (or have they?) You need to stay for the entire hour!  It’s a good one! 
Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.
PLAYLIST: 210.1 That’s ok, he’ll be your brother someday-Barefoot Jerry210.2 You can’t get off with your shoes on-Barefoot Jerry210.3 Joe Walsh-Days Gone By210.4 Still in Saigon -CDB210.5 Struttin’ my stuff, y’all-Elvin Bishop210.6 Everlasting Love-Carl Carlton210.7 Not so sweet Martha Lorraine, Fish Cheer, Feel Like I’m Fixin to die rag- Country Joe210.8 World in Changes live,  Sad and Deep As You,- Welcome to the Canteen, All Along the Watchtower210.9 All you fascists bound to lose-Billy Bragg and Wilco210.10 Al Kooper-I stand alone210.11 Can’t Quit Her-Blood Sweat & Tears

Episode 182: The Final Vinyl That Sold More Than 15 Million Units! Buffy, Bob, Jakob, Cat!

Episode 182: The Final Vinyl That Sold More Than 15 Million Units! Buffy, Bob, Jakob, Cat!
May 4, 2026
I hope you're having a good day. I'm going to play the final vinyl of the 29 albums of all time that sold more than 15 million copies and this one is not the biggest selling LP, but stayed on the charts for 1,716 weeks! That's the equivalent of 33 years! Also, one in 14 Americans own or have owned a copy of this album. I have the album as well as had the eight track and I even remember where the tracks changed, in fact I played the eight track on the school bus I drove in the early 70s. On this episode of Tales Vinyl Tells you'll also hear Buffy Sainte-Marie, Cat Stevens and many more.
Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. If you want to hear a Tales Vinyl Tells when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.
PLAYLIST:182.1 Breathe-Pink Floyd182.2 Money Honey-Ry Cooder182.3 On The Dark Side-John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band182.4 Pink Floyd “Dark Side” Medley182.5 Carry It One-Buffy Sainte-Marie182.6 One Headlight-The Wallflowers182.7 Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine-Bob Dylan182.8 Another Day- Paul McCartney182.9 Rosalinda-Billy Joel182.10 Oh Very Young-Cat Stevens

Episode 181: More Of The Best Selling LPs, Alanis! Traffic! Bowie!

Episode 181: More Of The Best Selling LPs, Alanis! Traffic! Bowie!
April 28, 2026
It’s another adventure into that great album rock of the 1960s and 1970s. In fact we are continuing to wind down the 29 best selling albums of all time that sold more than 15 million copies as of July 22, 2022 and listed by insider.com. We’re down to number two and there’s more great music ahead today from the 60s and 70s and beyond. Today you’ll hear Cream, in a few minutes we’ll play a cut from one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, David Bowie, Traffic and a lot more.
Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. If you want to hear a Tales Vinyl Tells when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.
PLAYLIST:181.1 Agua de Beber-Twist of Jobim, asstd artists181.2 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl-Ten Years After181.3 Moonage Daydream-David Bowie181.4 Crossroads-Cream181.5 Bad Love-Eric Clapton181.6 Ironic-Alanis Morissette181.7 Hand in My Pocket-Alanis Morissette181.8 Three Little Birds-Bob Marley and The Wailers181.9 Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys-Traffic181.10 Scarborough Fair-Sea Level181.11 World Turning-Fleetwood Mac

Episode 180! Here In Gator Landing, Fla There's No Time To Lose!

Episode 180! Here In Gator Landing, Fla There's No Time To Lose!
April 20, 2026
Today’s hour is a visit to the radio program of November 2022 on RadioFreeNashville.org and is a salute to the spirit of Nicolette Larson and her work as a successful solo artist and her work with The Doobies, Neil Young and many of the artists that Ted Templeman produced.I’m here for a short while longer near the Atlantic, and when I look way out on the horizon of that great ocean, first there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
I’ve had two roommates from long ago recently pass away and I hope you will let people know how you feel about them, unless you don’t like them and in that case, do what’s right.
There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.
PLAYLIST:180.1 Les Brers in A Minor--Allman Brothers Band180.2 Don’t Bring Me Down-Eric Burdon and The Animals180.3 Give A Little-Nicolette Larson180.4 Out in the Woods-Leon Russell180.5 Real Love-Doobie Brothers w/Nicolette180.6 Lotta Love-Nicolette Larson180.7 13 Questions-Seatrain180.8 Long May You Run-Stills-Young Band180.9 One of These Things First-Nick Drake180.10 There is a Mountain/Mountain Jam(edited)-Donovan/Allman Brothers

Episode 209: Absolutely NEW! Except For The Tunes. They've Been Around And Round Many Times.

Episode 209: Absolutely NEW! Except For The Tunes. They've Been Around And Round Many Times.
April 13, 2026
Hello again.  This hour, it’s another Tales Vinyl Tells, a sojourn into a lot of the album cuts from the 60s & 70s mostly.  The music is jam packed today and I hope we get to all that I’ve chosen for today’s show.  We’re going to honor and say thanks to a couple major players in the music of the 60s & the 70s.  These two artists have influenced and entertained so many other artists and especially us , the listeners.  Both John Hammond Jr. and Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts entered the room next door recently.  You’ll also hear some Seger, Outlaws and more.  You can email me at talesvinyltells@gmail.com.  The tune under me is Tree of Life from Dash Crofts.  The Doors are next.
There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.
PLAYLIST:209.1 Tree of Life-Dash Crofts209.2 People are strange-Doors / Kit Sebastian-1st209.3 No man’s land-Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band from Against the Wind209.4 Moonlight Mile-Rolling Stones209.5 I’m Tore Down-Push Come to Shove-2007 John Hammond Jr 209.6 Crosscut Saw- 1968 John Hammond Jr 209.7 Give Me a 32 20- John Hammond Jr209.8 Crying Eyes- JJ Cale209.9 Lions-Dire Straits-1st album209.10 Your mind is on vacation-Mose Allison209.11 High on a Mountain-Seals and Crofts209.12 Thunderfoot Live-Seals and Crofts209.13 Hurry sundown-Outlaws

Episode 101/144:Joni, Dave, John David, Dan, Tim. They’re All Here!

Episode 101/144:Joni, Dave, John David, Dan, Tim. They’re All Here!
April 6, 2026
Hope you’ve been enjoying those Tales Vinyl Tells. As you can see, this was prerecorded so I could take an amazing adventure , with my gal and her sister. Places we visited include Istanbul, Athens, Rome and Cannes. There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.
 
Playlist:
101.1 Winners-Delicate Steve101.2 Chelsea Morning-Joni Mitchell101.3 Sun’s Still Shining-Moody Blues101.4 Do I look Worried-Tedeschi Trucks Band101.5 Chelsea Morning-Dave Van Ronk and The Hudson Dusters101.6 You Don’t Know Me-New Riders of the Purple Sage101.7 Kind Woman-Buffalo Springfield101.8 Kite Woman-John David Souther101.9 Ticket to Ride-Beatles101.10 Power of Gold-Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg101.11 Are you experienced-Hendrix Eperience101.12 Time Won’t Let Me-The Outsiders101.13 Woman-Peter & Gordon (written by Paul McCartney, aka Bernard Webb)101.14 I Love to Watch a Woman Dance-Eagles101.15 Moonshine Whiskey-Van Morrison

Episode 97: Gershwin Prize Winner! Winner, Winner, Got A Spinner!

Episode 97: Gershwin Prize Winner! Winner, Winner, Got A Spinner!
March 30, 2026
From May 2024: The aging process on humans is real. What we do and don’t do may play a big part in how that process affects us or not. The vinyl LPs of that era and the new ones being purchased today will last a lot longer than the color in our hair or our smooth and youthful skin. All I’m saying is that the age of rock is so wide and varied, from Elvis to Zappa, we have a lot of ground to cover in these short one-hour shows. And, who knows, maybe listening to the music of our youth may give a moment in time when we can enjoy those times or not. Admit it, it wasn’t all bad. If you have some input, like my friend, Puh-mella did, let me know your taste in music, who/what/when. Email all your comments to me at TalesVinylTells@gmail.com.
There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.
PLAYLIST:97.1 Rhapsody in Blue-Gershwin/ Bela Fleck97.2 60 Years On-Elton John97.3 Come Down in Time-Sting97.4 Madman Across The Water-Elton John97.5 Happy House-Shuggie Otis97.6 Strawberry Letter 23-Shuggie Otis97.7 Closer to the Ground-Joy of Cooking97.8 JIMJAM-Powderfinger-Neil Young & Crazy Horse97.9 Heart of Rock and Roll-Huey Lewis & The News97.10 Perfect World-Huey Lewis & The News97.11 Jacob’s Ladder-Bruce Hornsby & The Range97.12 Ain’t No Sunshine-Bill Withers

Episode 98: THE ALBUM ROCK OF THE 60S & 70S DOESN'T GET OLD. ONLY WE DO, IF WE ALLOW IT.

Episode 98: THE ALBUM ROCK OF THE 60S & 70S DOESN'T GET OLD. ONLY WE DO, IF WE ALLOW IT.
March 23, 2026
The aging process on humans is real. What we do and don’t do may play a big part in how that process affects us or not. The vinyl LPs of that era and the new ones being purchased today will last a lot longer than the color in our hair or our smooth and youthful skin. All I’m saying is that the age of rock is so wide and varied, from Elvis to Zappa, we have a lot of ground to cover in these short one-hour shows. And, who knows, maybe listening to the music of our youth may give a moment in time when we can enjoy those times or not. Admit it, it wasn’t all bad.  
There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.
 
PLAYLIST:98.1 Lunatic Fringe-Red Rider98.2 Something in the Air-Thunderclap Newman98.3 One of These Days-Pink Floyd98.4 Some Day, Some Way-Marshall Crenshaw98.5 One of These Days-Ten Years After98.6 River Song-Dennis Wilson98.7 Until I Hear It From You-Gin Blossoms98.8 Last DJ-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers98.9 Something About You-Boston98.10 Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love-Boston98.11 Famous Blue Raincoat-Leonard Cohen98.12 Susanne-Judy Collins98.13 A Nibble of Riviera Paradise-Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble

Episode 141: Dickey Betts Salute , A Sleigh Ride On Nantucket? Details Here

Episode 141: Dickey Betts Salute , A Sleigh Ride On Nantucket? Details Here
March 16, 2026
The proverbial circle of life continues to turn and we might find ourself getting in touch with our own mortality as time moves on. This week I reminisce, as I often do hearing this music. The sense input usually brings up feelings, emotions, thoughts, people, smells, tastes, sometimes things I could have done better or differently. But the music doesn’t change and that’s why I enjoy doing this podcast and radio show.
There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.
Playlist
141.1 Les Brers in A minor-Allman Brothers Band141.2 Join Together -The Who141.3 Master of Disaster-John Hiatt141.4 Nantucket Sleighride-Mountain141.5 Highway Call-Dickey Betts & Great Southern141.6 Out to get me-Dickey Betts & Great Southern141.7 In Memory of Elizabeth Reed-Allman Brothers Band141.8 Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd141.9 Run Gypsy Run-Dickey Betts & Great Southern

Episode 140: Another 15 Million Unit LP, Long Time Since Phoenix Flew And More

Episode 140: Another 15 Million Unit LP, Long Time Since Phoenix Flew And More
March 10, 2026
The ironies in life… This hour-long show just played on RadioFreeNashville.org and yesterday I was informed that Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band had passed away peacefully. He was 80. Jaimoe is the soul survivor of the original ABB now. The irony being that this particular episode started off Wednesday on radiofreenashville.org talking about the Allman Brothers at Fillmore East sessions from the summer of 1971. In fact, the second and third tunes from that session, on this episode, are from those Fillmore East fabulous concerts. If you didn't catch it during the live radio show, I was living in South Florida and was hanging out with some people I would call cool and we were doing a lot of concerts (and a fair amount of extracurricular recreational things). The concerts were affordable, like five dollars to eight dollars and we didn't mind traveling an hour to the Miami Jai Alai fronton to see the Allman Brothers Band live. That allowed plenty of time to get our heads right. It was a big party! It was the Fillmore East sessions! We were blown away. And in the first three months that the double album was on the market, it's sold a half million copies. I still have mine and you probably know I'm in love with it! Stormy Monday is a killer, You Don't Love Me is a great jam and the four sides contain wall-to-wall great southern rock.
Thanks for listening today.  My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com.  If you want to hear a Tales Vinyl Tells when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org, we do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.