From Radio Row to Honky Tonk Hero: Scott Southworth on Music, Faith, and Finding Your Lane :: Ep 31 Circling the Drain Podcast

About this episode

Scott Southworth shares his journey in country music and radio, discussing the blessings from life's challenges.

In this episode of Circling The Drain, we sit down with traditional country artist and former radio host Scott Southworth for a funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly deep conversation. Scott shares how “bad breaks” in life often led to his biggest blessings, from accidentally landing a radio show on WLAC to stumbling into a thriving traditional country career with fans across Europe. He talks about walking away from chasing radio hits, leaning into hillbilly-with-wit songwriting, and why he refuses to turn his shows into political sermons. You’ll hear behind-the-scenes radio stories, Merle Haggard concert etiquette, meeting legends like Dolly Parton, Aaron Neville, and John Prine, and how Scott discovered a forgotten live recording that became his new live album, “Scott Southworth and the Honky Tonk Anonymous Band.” If you love real-deal country, inside-radio war stories, and conversations about resilience, faith, and staying audience-focused as an artist, this episode is for you. 01:39 Serial killer names, three-part names, and dark radio humor 02:40 Introducing guest Scott Southworth and his bio line about writing songs and loving pie 03:36 The great pie debate: seasonal pies…

People in this episode

Hosts: John E. Bozeman, Jay Harper

Guest: Scott Southworth

Topics covered

• country music
• radio history
• personal stories
• faith
• songwriting
• resilience

Keywords

• country artist
• radio host
• songwriting
• Nashville
• live album
• resilience
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WLAC

Books & works: Scott Southworth and the Honky Tonk Anonymous Band

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