TMP338 RANDY ELLIS CRUISES IN

About this episode

Randy Ellis, a Grammy Award-winning guitarist, joins the Troubled Men to discuss his musical journey and various topics from road construction to personal anecdotes.

The Grammy Award-winning guitarist with Chubby Carrier and Tyron Benoit also played with departed local legends Michael Ward and Dino Kruse. Under the Choupic Sessions umbrella, he releases recordings from his long-running songwriting collective. Once a regular at Snake and Jake's, tonight Randy returns to the scene with the Troubled Men. For him, it's a definite step down. Topics include road construction, water main breaks, a Glyn Styler recording session, a cast party at Francis Ford Coppola's, a St. Patrick's day parade, the Brain Tuner, unfunny comedies, "The Bear," Mel Brooks, smoking, a poll, a gondola crash, the Liberace Museum, John Mooney at Madigan's, Thibodaux, Bayou Lafourche, mourning, 10,000 hours, a coma, G.I.T., Los Angeles, strippers, Tommy Tedesco, Levon Helm, Steve Masakowski, UNO, Russ Broussard, Keith Keller, Jack Snyder, Tabby Thomas, touring, German bikers, a family band, band camaraderie, Taj Mahal, a publishing company, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Lonely Frog" by Randy Ellis Outro Music: "Tippy Toes" by Tyron Benoit and Choupic Sessions Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here…

People in this episode

Hosts: René, Manny

Guest: Randy Ellis

Topics covered

• music
• interviews
• songwriting
• local culture
• personal stories

Keywords

• Randy Ellis
• Chubby Carrier
• Tyron Benoit
• songwriting
• music
• interview
• local legends
• St. Patrick's day parade
• Los Angeles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Choupic Sessions, Iguanas

Books & works: The Bear, Just Keeps Raining, Lonely Frog, Tippy Toes

Places: Thibodaux, Bayou Lafourche, Los Angeles

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