Story Behind the Song: A Songwriter and His Use of Onomatopoeia

About this episode

Lilly Faye Kraemer interviews Nashville songwriter Layng Martine Jr. about his song 'Way Down' and his songwriting process.

Join Lilly Faye Kraemer as she interviews Layng Martine Jr., a Nashville songwriter, and the story behind the song he wrote, "Way Down," the last song Elvis recorded, as well as other fun songs he wrote.

People in this episode

Host: Lilly Faye Kraemer

Guest: Layng Martine Jr.

Topics covered

• songwriting
• music history
• Elvis Presley
• onomatopoeia
• Nashville

Keywords

• songwriter
• Elvis
• Nashville
• music
• onomatopoeia
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Way Down

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