Set It Straight with Midland

Did a homeless Billy Ray Cyrus try to cash a $1.6MM royalty check at a bank drive thru? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep9. A Stolen Helicopter On Johnny Cash’s Lawn (FT. CARLENE CARTER)

Nov 20th, 2019 40m 37s

Did a young cadet named Kris Kristofferson steal a Coast Guard helicopter and land it on Johnny Cash’s lawn in order to pitch him a song? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep8. The Song That Took 90 Years To Hit #1 (FT. KETCH SECOR)

Nov 13th, 2019 47m 26s

A teenaged Ketch Secor turned an unfinished Bob Dylan demo into a song so popular, some venues banned its performance. But that’s just part of the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep7. Was Tammy Wynette Served Divorce Papers At The “Stand By Your Man” Recording Session? (FT. THE SHADY LADIES OF MUSIC CITY)

Nov 6th, 2019 45m 51s

“Stand By Your Man” is an iconic song about marital fidelity, notoriously recorded during the middle of a break up. Or was it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep6. Threatening The Life of Waylon Jennings (FT. BILLY JOE SHAVER)

Oct 30th, 2019 42m 35s

Legend has it that Honky Tonk Heroes, Waylon Jennings’ iconic album, wouldn’t have happened without a violent studio confrontation between Jennings and songwriter Billy Joe Shaver. But is it true? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast

Ep5. Elvis’s Last Song (FT. TONY BROWN)

Oct 23rd, 2019 44m 31s

What actually happened at the infamous and chaotic Jungle Sessions, the last time Elvis recorded before he died? Producer Tony Brown was there, and joins to tell his version of the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c

Ep4. A “Diss Track” Written About The Guy Who Sang It (FT. DWIGHT YOAKAM)

Oct 16th, 2019 42m 12s

Were the incendiary lyrics of Dwight Yoakam’s hit record, Streets of Bakersfield, actually written about Buck Owens? Dwight Yoakam joins to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep3. Crossdressing At The Opry (FT. TANYA TUCKER)

Oct 9th, 2019 37m 41s

Was Tanya Tucker booed off the stage of the Opry in 1978 for playing rock songs and dressing her band in women’s clothes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep2. How To Lose $20MM On A #1 Mega Hit (FT. EARL BUD LEE)

Oct 2nd, 2019 39m 3s

Songwriter Earl Bud Lee allegedly sold the rights to his biggest song, Garth Brooks’ Friends in Low Places, to settle a bar tab. We dig into the legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep1. Did Gram Parsons’ Road Manager Steal & Burn His Corpse? (FT. PHIL KAUFMAN)

Sep 25th, 2019 45m 14s

What happened to the body of country rock legend Gram Parsons? Midland speak with his former road manager, Phil Kaufman, to see what he might know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coming 9/25: Set It Straight with Midland

Sep 24th, 2019 1m 22s

Each week, Midland explore shocking, strange, and surprising stories from country music history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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