Country Fried Rock

Series produced by Sloane Spencer

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Country Fried Rock introduces exciting new music and lets you eavesdrop on the kinds of conversations that happen among artists at late-night diners after gigs.

Musicians inspired by American roots music discuss their influences ranging from early rock and roll, traditional country, bluegrass, R&B, to soul. Listeners hear personal conversations about the early days of a musician's development, from cover bands and school band all the way to getting dropped by a major label and owing more than they made--to finding pleasure in writing music for its own sake, and forging a career in a new media world.

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are today's music discovery portals, and Country Fried Rock curates the best roots music, connecting with familiar themes and music that make even the most unusual band accessible.


82 Pieces

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Caption: Ben Tanner by ConcertCapture.com, Credit: Daniel DeSlover
Keyboard player and audio engineer, Ben Tanner, plays music with the Alabama Shakes, and has joined with his long-time friend, John Paul White, of ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR, WLPR , KKRN, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Press photo from the band
If you think you know Shonna Tucker from her years playing bass with Drive-By Truckers, then you are in for a surprise with her debut album of her ...

Bought by Prairie Public, Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KKRN, KMXT and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Continuing our series focused on new music coming from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, we talk with Matt Green of Belle Adair (and also of The Pollies). B...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KDPI 89.3 FM , KMXT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Austin Lucas Stay Reckless
Austin Lucas quit a prestigious children's choir that toured the world when he walked in one day in a Ramones tee shirt and decided to form his fir...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KKRN, WLPR , KFOK-LPFM, KKRN and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 58:06
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Album Cover
Lauren Staley fronts The Whiskey Gentry, a roots band from Atlanta that draws heavily from bluegrass and traditional country storytelling. With a ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WSLR, WLPR , KKRN and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Official Press Photo from the Dirt Daubers
JD Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers went electric on Wild Moon, and if you only knew their old time acoustic debut, Wake Up Sinners, and have not seen the...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KKRN, and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 14, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: We Are Not For Sale: Songs Of Protest, Credit: Skillet Gilmore
Caitlin Cary and Jon Lindsay formed the NC Music Love Army after a long phone conversation inspired by a song quickly written and posted on YouTube...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: I'm A Stranger Here, Credit: Album Cover
The Devil Makes Three‘s fourth record, I’m A Stranger Here, brings on board some serious heavyweights for the band’s New West Records debut. Produ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KHNS, KFOK-LPFM, KGLT and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Fiction, Fact, Or Folktale?, Credit: album cover
Have Gun, Will Travel got their name from the movie Stand By Me, when the boys are walking along the railroad tracks singing the theme to the TV We...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR, WLPR , WSLR, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 58:03
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: John Moreland, Credit: Official Press Photo
Oklahoma songwriter, John Moreland, has been described by noted colleagues as "the best living songwriter nobody knows," and the humble, self-effac...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KFOK-LPFM, KKRN, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Goodnight Tender, Credit: album cover
Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls usually makes punk-leaning solo records, but her new album, Goodnight Tender, is an homage to her bluegrass, country, a...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KFOK-LPFM, KHNS, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Parker Millsap, Credit: Album Cover
Parker Millsap benefits from the long tradition of Oklahoma songwriters, his father's love for rock and roll, and his Pentecostal upbringing, someh...

Bought by KZUM, Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR, WLPR , KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Half The City, Credit: Album Cover
St. Paul & The Broken Bones bring Southern Soul to new audiences with their debut album, Half The City, on Single Lock Records -- the small Alabama...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR, KRZA, WSLR, WLPR and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: The Big Beat, Credit: Album Cover
Interview with SiriusXM radio host on Little Steven's Underground Garage, Manfred Jones, about his band of more than 2 decades, The Woggles.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WSLR, WLPR , KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Images 13 Dex Romweber Duo, Credit: Album Cover
Dex Romweber Duo makes more rock & roll music with just 2 people on stage than anyone, which one would expect from former members of Flat Duo Jets ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KRPS, WLPR , KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Legendary punk rock guitarist, Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham, released his debut solo album, Salvation Town. This roots rock album brings catchy hooks...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WLPR , WLPR , KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Credit: Crooked River Burning album cover
Aaron Lee Tasjan has played guitar for the New York Dolls, Drivin N Cryin, and The Golden Palominos, his own bands, Semi Precious Weapons and the M...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WLPR , WLPR , KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Drew Holcomb Good Light, Credit: Official Album Cover
This is the full radio version with music. After 18 months on the road with a full band and a baby, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors are going throu...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, KKRN, WLPR , WSLR and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: John Howie, Jr & The Rosewood Bluff, Everything Except Goodbye, Credit: Cover Art By Skillet Gilmore
John Howie, Jr. has been regionally successful with his prior band, The Two Dollar Pistols, but when he broke up the band to bring in other influen...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, KKRN, WLPR , and KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Dom Flemons/Prospect Hill, Credit: Official Album Cover
Dom Flemons interprets traditional music with a distinct rhythmic drive, using instruments like bones and quills.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WSLR, KSRQ, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7