This is a recording of my "live" tribute show heard on KBWD 1380 Brownwood TX. So being "live" and recorded off the AM signal, the sound isn't the best. But I was mostly proud of how I navigated a live commercial free show for over an hour.

That Quintessential New Wave Instrument...The Harmonica?!

Feb 7th, 2020 1h 3m

So you remember my Cowbell episode, well here's another show devoted to a fringe, novelty instrument. However this episode has a twist. In my countdown tonight, there's only songs from the New Wave 80's era.There's just something about the

Song Numerology

Jan 23rd, 2020 55m 51s

I dip into the archives to bring you an episode that aired back in spring 2018, but was never podcasted. I follow the strict rule here of only playing songs with numbers and nothing else in the title. This, of course probably leaves out many

A Toast to Neil Peart

Jan 15th, 2020 1h 8m

Meet Joe and Valarie Nelson. I've known Val from sharing the Brownwood Lyric Theatre stage with her. She's supremely talented! Plus, she's a RUSH fan! What??? A female RUSH fan???!Val will get her own show on GDR soon on 90's rock, but tod

The Queen of Country Rock-LINDA RONSTADT

Jan 9th, 2020 1h 27m

What can I say? I was inspired and a bit smitten by "The Sound of My Voice", the Linda Ronstadt documentary. I was never a huge LR fan, but her story is just so darn interesting! And I had a blast this week rediscovering her music.I do bel

Top 20 Songs Released in 2019

Jan 1st, 2020 1h 44m

A Van Halen cover album, a couple of 72 year old rockers, Icelanders, a mopey dude rejoins a band, 3 Canadian acts, the most sympathetic pop singer, 2 Irish bands, some guy from Buffalo and the best live TV performance of the year. AND MORE!

Glory Days of 40's Radio! It's a Wonderful Life Radio Play

Dec 23rd, 2019 1h 35m

OK, this is a classic departure, but hey, 1940's radio WAS the glory days for some. And THIS is just the kind of fare that your parents and grandparents would immerse themselves in, before TV brought this industry to a screeching halt. I wa

Top 20 Christmas Songs with Sarah Schappell

Dec 12th, 2019 1h 46m

Join Paul and daughter Sarah as they count down their Top 20 Christmas songs. They'll also reveal 3 Christmas tunes on their "naughty" list, plus share some traditional Christmas hymns sung like you've never heard them before. This is a sho

1967: The Summer of Love

Dec 5th, 2019 2h 6m

With winter fast approaching, warm up to the summer sounds of 1967 San Francisco. We "live it" with former San Franciscan John Sommer. Recorded live at the KBWD studios in Brownwood TX in the summer of 2017.

My Obscure 90's Music Memories

Nov 20th, 2019 1h 48m

The 90s was a weird time for me musically. I wasn't super into grunge. Hair metal (certainly not my thing) was thankfully dying out. And my 70's & 80's music heroes were either breaking up, trying to reinvent themselves or dead. So I starte

Forgotten Gems of the Nineties

Nov 14th, 2019 1h 48m

I share 20+ songs that I was rockin' to in the nineties. How many of them do you know?

Special Halloween Edition: Top 20 Creepy, Sinister Rock and Roll!

Oct 31st, 2019 1h 20m

Some that just might give you nightmares and others that are more lighthearted. Enjoy this fast-paced look at the songs that I think of when I think Halloween. Make it your Trick-or-Treating soundtrack!

A 6 Pack of Rock & the Unbeliveable Harmonies of The Highway Sisters

Oct 24th, 2019 1h 17m

The highway for KK Bodiford & Amelia Presley (The Highway Sisters) hasn't always been the smoothest of rides. Individually, each has enjoyed moments in the fast lane where their careers appeared to be taking off. KK competed on season 1 of Nash

Obscure Songs of the 70's Part 2: 1976-1979

Oct 17th, 2019 1h 9m

Ok, I don't want to give away any of the songs here. But you will hear the following names brought in relation to these hidden gems: Badfinger, Cheap Trick, Billy Squier, Fleetwood Mac, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Steel Breeze & Van Halen. This sho

Obscure Songs of the 70's Part 1: 1970-1975

Oct 10th, 2019 45m 21s

You'll hear from an American Power Pop band, British pioneers of hard rock, a sexy crooner, a bubble gum band, a disco group (pre-disco) , a duo that went on to be huge with another band, a could-have-been band, a demo that went on to be a solo

My Top 10 Eddie Money Songs

Sep 19th, 2019 53m 39s

We start off talking Ric Ocasek, but ultimately decide to save that tribute till next week. This week it's all Eddie Money. 10 (actually 11) songs with stories behind all of them.

You Got Robbed!

Aug 16th, 2019 1h 52m

Listen as Paul, KOXE radio personality Starr and producer Jill discuss everything Rob Thomas. Lots of Matchbox stuff here and of course, we talk about THAT song! You know the one that started out as a great Latin summer jam and then ultimately

Rock's Intersection with Texas HS Football

Aug 8th, 2019 1h 24m

It's a homecoming for newly hired Sammy Burnet and his staff at history rich Brownwood High School. Listen as we talk about how rock music and high school football go hand in hand. THE MUSIC TALK STARTS AT ABOUT 10 MINUTES IN. Recorded in 20

JOURNEY "E5C4P3" - the Deepest of Dives

Jul 25th, 2019 1h 47m

Host Paul Underwood combines personal eyewitness memories, band interviews, listeners stories, unique forgotten audio and more researched facts than anyone has ever assembled for an album dissection, to bring you a complete picture of Journey's

Top 20 Styx Songs!

Jul 11th, 2019 1h 52m

The definitive commercial free rock radio show, Glory Days Radio brings you their Top 20 Styx songs. If you don't learn something about one of the greatest Prog/Pop bands of all time, then you're a bigger Styx nerd than host Paul Underwood. T

Top 20 Artists/Bands from Texas

May 26th, 2019 1h 43m

Here's a recording from my May 16th 2019 Glory Days Radio show heard live on KBWD. Who's your favorite?

AEROSMITH: America's Rock & Roll Band

Apr 30th, 2019 1h 40m

Here's my April 25th "live" KBWD broadcast featuring my FIRST favorite band. The highs and lows from this band out of Boston. You'll hear from both Toxic Twins (Steven and Joe) and you'll also hear "Walk This Way" completely deconstructed to

Famous Jingles with Kathy Campbell

Apr 28th, 2019 1h 36m

Take a fun trip down memory lane with our guest Kathy Campbell. How many of these jingles do you remember? What breakfast cereal did The Rolling Stones endorse? Who changed the fortunes of Pepsi Cola by changing the words to his hits? (note

My Top 20 Semi-Obscure 80's Bands

Mar 14th, 2019 2h 3m

Recently, someone asked me if I had one band that changed me or made me who I am today? After careful consideration....Cheap Trick? Aerosmith? The Cars? , I came to the conclusion that more than a band, I was influenced by 2 radio stations.M

GDR's Favorite Rock Instrumentals!

Jan 23rd, 2019 1h 35m

All told, we share 34 of our favorite rock instrumentals and try to tell you at least one interesting fact on each. We organize this show by dividing it into 5 sections:I. Guitar VirtuososII. Tribute to E.V.H.III. Instrumentals that MUS