About this episode

The episode features Jeff Hanna and Billy Bob Thornton discussing their experiences and stories related to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

This week. "Naked Lunch" gets down to the real Nitty Gritty and celebrates the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- the first band David ever saw  --  with the group's Jeff Hanna and returning "Naked Lunch" guest and Jeff's longtime buddy and former roadie and lead Boxmaster, Billy Bob Thornton. With great stories involving Steve Martin, Linda Ronstadt, Jack Benny, Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Michael Nesmith,  and so many more. For more on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, go to https://nittygritty.com. For more on Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters, go to https://theboxmasters.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at ⁠philrosenthalworld.com⁠. And you can watch this whole "Lunch" -- and many more --  on YouTube on the Phil Rosenthal World channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: David Wild, Phil Rosenthal

Guests: Jeff Hanna, Billy Bob Thornton

Topics covered

• music
• storytelling
• celebrity
• entertainment
• community

Keywords

• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Billy Bob Thornton
• Jeff Hanna
• music stories
• celebrity anecdotes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Boxmasters

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