Gary Stewart: The Five Essential Songs, Plus Opinions on Jill Scott, Mandy, Indiana and Aldous Harding

About this episode

The episode features an interview with music writer Jimmy McDonough discussing essential songs by Gary Stewart and reviews of new albums by Jill Scott, Mandy, Indiana, and Aldous Harding.

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by returning guest and favorite music writer Jimmy McDonough. Jimmy recently released a biography 40 years in the making, Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks, and joins the show to help Jim and Greg run down five essential tracks from the cult country artist. The hosts also review new albums from Jill Scott, Mandy, Indiana, and Aldous Harding. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3RuYwkS Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah   Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops   Featured Songs: Gary Stewart, "Honky Tonk Man," Honky Tonk Man (Single), RCA, 1981 The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 Jill Scott, "Offadaback," To Whom This May Concern, Blues Babe, 2026 Jill Scott, "Liftin' Me Up," To Whom This May Concern, Blues Babe, 2026 Jill Scott, "Pay U on Tuesday," To Whom This May Concern, Blues Babe, 2026 Mandy, Indiana, "Sevastopol," URGH, Sacred Bones, 2026 Mandy, Indiana, "Magazine," URGH…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot

Guest: Jimmy McDonough

Topics covered

• country music
• album reviews
• music biography
• essential songs
• new releases

Keywords

• Gary Stewart
• Jill Scott
• Mandy Indiana
• Aldous Harding
• music review
• essential songs
• country artist

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Honky Tonk Man, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, To Whom This May Concern, URGH, Train On The Island

Books & works: Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks

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