Bob Pickett Radio

Bob Pickett Radio

You think that Bob Pickett has a lot of stories after 47 years in radio? Damn right he does. Don't buy the book, listen to the podcast!

Episodes

Let's chat with Craig Morgan

October 6, 2025 • 8 mins
Craig has his own locker at the Grand Ole Opry? What's in it? Also Craig was a demo singer before he got his record deal. Amazing stories as Bob visits with Craig Morgan.....listen in!
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It's Oak Ridge Boy Duane Allen

September 12, 2025 • 27 mins
When Bob first started in radio in 1977, one of his first airshift was playing Gospel Music on Sunday mornings. That's where Bob first heard the Oak Ridge Boys. Later the Boys dove into Country Music and they have been there making history. It's taken nearly 50 years, but Bob finally got to visit with Oak Ridge Boy member Duane Allen. Here's the conversation!
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Catching up with Hobie Hubbard of Sawyer Brown

August 14, 2025 • 7 mins
Sawyer Brown is coming to Cedar Park! Let's catch up with Hobie Hubbard of Sawyer Brown. This band has been together for over 40 years. Anyone remember watching the band on "Star Search"? They won the grand prize!
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How did the movie "Urban Cowboy" happen? Here's the real story revealed by Sanford Brokaw

June 8, 2025 • 25 mins
One of the biggest movies during the summer of 1980 was "Urban Cowboy." Want to know more about the history of this legendary movie? Bob talks with the legendary Sanford Brokaw about his role in country music history including the legendary movie "Urban Cowboy." Here's part one of this insight into one of country music's most influential movies.
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The Country Music thing Tour with Josh Turner

May 14, 2025 • 13 mins
Don't you wish you had a voice as rich as Josh Turner? Want to find out how Hank Williams Sr is responsible for introducing the world to Josh......just listen.
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A broadcasting Legend, Tumbleweed Smith

May 13, 2025 • 14 mins
When I was a kid growing up, I would plan my mornings around a radio broadcast on my hometown radio station KXOX in Sweetwater, Texas. I would always make sure that I was by the kitchen radio at 7:30 each morning so I would not miss Tumbleweed Smith and the "Sounds of Texas." Now over 50 years later, I finallly meet, on phone, and visit the man whose stories made me want to become a radio boradcaster. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the...
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Bob Pickett visits Bill Medley

May 8, 2025 • 17 mins
You know the songs "You've Lost That Loving Feelin"" "Unchained Melody", now meet the man and voice behind radio's most played songs Bill Medley. Bill is touring and has just released a country album called "Straight From The Heart"........and see the Righteous Brothers in concert. Go to RighteousBrothers.com for dates.
PS do you know what famous Icon sang background vocals on "You've Lost That Loving Feelin'"?
Listen now!
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Eric Church visit from early 2011

May 5, 2025 • 7 mins
It's fun going back in time and discovering these old interviews before the artists became superstars. Here's Eric Church right before his breakout album "Chief" from early 2011.
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Blast from the past. Bob visits with Loretta Lynn

April 25, 2025 • 13 mins
I treasure these old interviews that I've been finding. Here's one from the legendary Loretta Lynn from 2020.
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Billy Currington from back in 2009

April 23, 2025 • 9 mins
Bob sat down with Billy Currington in April 2009 to talk about island life and also Billy's new song "People Are Crazy" a song that Billy had to fight for to record. You will not believe who originally had the song on "hold" to record but decided no to record it. Listen in!
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Catching up with Tim Rushlow from The Frontmen

April 4, 2025 • 10 mins
Next week is my birthday and I get to celebrate with a special concert from the Frontmen. Tim Rushlow, Larry Stewart and Richie McDonald April 10th at the Haute Spot. Let's jump back and catch up with Tim as we talk about some of the biggest country hits from the 90's.
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Hey it's Tim McGraw!

March 26, 2025 • 5 mins
Superstar is his middle name! Here's an interview from 2024with Tim talking about the early days of the Strait tour and also what's next when it comes to his acting career.
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Check out this interview with Kenny Rogers from 2013

March 20, 2025 • 8 mins
Kenny Rogers was awarded the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. I spoke with Kenny by phone hours before he was given the award.It was one of the last times I was able to interview Mr. Rogers who we lost on March 20, 2020. Dive in and remember one of the greatest.
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Charlie Pride's first career wasn't music, it was baseball.

March 18, 2025 • 5 mins
Remembering Charlie Pride on what would have been his 91st. Bob had the chance to video interview Mr Pride back in 1990. Here are some audio soundbites from that interview.
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Want to hear about George Strait's audition for the Ace In The Hole band?

March 14, 2025 • 5 mins
The lead singer for the Ace In The Hole band fired the entire band and they needed a new lead singer. What did they do and who did they find? Amazing story and do you want to know the first song George Strait sang with his new band......dive in as Mike Daily tells Bob the story.
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Why is John Michael Mongomery saying goodbye to the road?

March 12, 2025 • 27 mins
Special expanded version today with special guest John Michael Montgomery. He is saying goodbye to touring...why? It's not a short answer.
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The Late Great Charlie Daniels

March 11, 2025 • 5 mins
I always enjoyed getting to chat with Charlie Daniels.....there was no BS with Mr. Daniels. It was always the truth. We had a conversation one time about the Country Music Hall of Fame. I thought that limiting the selection of only 3 members a year was bad, Mr. Daniels felt the opposite. Here's a clip from that conversation. By the way if you would like to see the video interview, it's on the Bob Pickett Radio channel on YouTube. T...
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Radio in the 70's

March 10, 2025 • 5 mins
I saw something on Facebook the other day talking about the good ole days of radio and it took me back to the 70's and 80's. Here is a peek behind the curtain.
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John Michael Montgomery talks about the secret ingredient for a hit song.

March 5, 2025 • 5 mins
John Michael Montgomery is saying goodbye to the road, goodbye to touring at the end of this year. Remember the first time you heard John Michael Montgomery's song "The Little Girl" on the radio? John was surprised the label wanted him to record the song.
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Ray Benson helped name Wynonna "Wynonna"?

March 4, 2025 • 3 mins
True story and certainly country music history. Ray Benson first told me over 13 years ago how Wynonna Judd got her stage name.
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