Del McCoury
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Oct 15, 2026
Jake StargelGUEST
Yeah, Mitch Simpson, uh, he had a, um, a Chevrolet dealership in Cleveland, Georgia, and he would put on these awesome bluegrass festivals there.
Jake StargelGUEST
That year I think he had Ron Sutton & Friends, uh, you know, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Del McCoury.
Jake StargelGUEST
I think David Grisman came that year.
Dan MillerHOST
Okay.
Frank EvansGUEST
But the one studio I really like to record in is with this guy named Sean Sullivan, who's recorded a n- a number of albums.
Frank EvansGUEST
He did a lot of work for, um, Sturgill Simpson, and Del McCoury, and Ricky Skaggs, and uh, he's East Nashgrass and all the kind of, a lot of contemporary bands.
Frank EvansGUEST
Uh, and he's just really good about, he just k- you know, he's good at, um, sort of not staying in the, he, he kinda gets out of the way in, in a very smart way, and, but also you know that you can trust that the tones he's getting are kind of aligned with the sort of aesthetic that you're going for.
Frank EvansGUEST
And he has a lot of different tool belts, uh, or tools in his tool belt that he can use in terms of getting different aesthetics, you know? And whether it's kind of more live off the floor or isolated, and, um-
Paul TrenwithHOST
It's sort of rock and roll-based, but he often plays bluegrass music on it.
Paul TrenwithHOST
It's really a weekly two-hour rock and roll history show, but it's got all sorts of music, like I think he played Del McCoury last week and, um, uh, just all sorts of things there.
Paul TrenwithHOST
Lots of laughs, a lot more laughs than listening to me talking about bluegrass.
Paul TrenwithHOST
And, uh, it's available of course on all the usual streaming channels like Apple and Spotify, and, uh, but it's also broadcast on Free FM on Wednesday nights.
Corby DavidsonHOST
Incredible.
Bob SturmHOST
And so he and Alison Brown have recruited a, a couple of legendary bluegrass vocalists, Del McCoury and Dan Tyminski.
Bob SturmHOST
Never heard of them, but evidently in the bluegrass circles, they are legends.
Corby DavidsonHOST
They're ballers?
Roger WilliamsGUEST
And then, um, when he left, uh, they got...
Roger WilliamsGUEST
They had befriended and they got Bill Sage, who used to play fiddle, uh, with Del McCoury.
Dan MillerHOST
Huh.
Roger WilliamsGUEST
And he was living in Pennsylvania, so he bit- had a bit of a commute, but-
Lyal StricklandGUEST
Yeah, yeah
Rich ReardinHOST
... interview Del McCoury and, and guys like that.
Rich ReardinHOST
Um, the McCoury sons travel in McCouries.
Rich ReardinHOST
We were at, uh, WFHB, which is a local community radio.
Mo PitneyGUEST
American folk music, really.
Mo PitneyGUEST
And then I fall in love with J.D. Crowe & The New South because Dad talked about it all the time, and Del McCoury and all of that stuff.
Mo PitneyGUEST
And so my brother ends up getting my Uncle Jay's old Kay bass, uh, from him, that lived in our kitchen, and I start playing banjo.
Mo PitneyGUEST
I tried to start playing steel guitar a little bit.
John ChapmanHOST
Yeah.
Mo PitneyGUEST
But [clears throat] anyways, we would sit in our kitchen, me, my dad, and my brother.
Mo PitneyGUEST
Uh, I started playing guitar, fell in love with Tony Rice, fell in love with Jimmy Martin rhythm, Del McCoury rhythm, Larry Sparks rhythm and playing.
Mo PitneyGUEST
And I just played all of those songs that I loved.