Charlie Worsham
Sep 1, 2026 · 59 min · 16 segments
Episode 368: He's one of Music City's most respected "multi-hyphenate" music-makers - an artist-singer-songwriter-picker-producer who's had his hand in scores of hit records while releasing…
Sep 1, 2026 · 59 min · 16 segments
Episode 368: He's one of Music City's most respected "multi-hyphenate" music-makers - an artist-singer-songwriter-picker-producer who's had his hand in scores of hit records while releasing…
Charlie WorshamGuestCraig HavighurstHost
in a Methodist basement had a meeting on a Monday night said serenity prayers folded up their chairs shared a sidewalk Marlboro light he said how about a cup of coffee she said I like the way that sounds once upon a second time divorce non-drinkers but come to maybe more than friends he comes over to the house for a movie on the couch cooks her supper every now and then they made things kind of official taking in that old half-blind house once upon a second time Once upon a second time
Once Upon a Second Time Around, the title track of Charlie Worsham's new album.
It's the kind of writing people come to Nashville to study up close and the kind of song that keeps the high art of country music alive.
A three-act story with those precise, selective details that bring the situations and characters alive.
I think about the whole reason that we call Merle Haggard the poet of the common man is he told the stories that nobody else was telling.
But it's certainly true of my life that, you know, If you're really out there living, chances are you're going to have to start over at some point and reinvent yourself.
There's a beauty even in the sadness of it and parting with the old version of yourself.
There's just a real grace you can give yourself at swinging that bat at life again.
And oddly enough, that song, part of the inspiration for the very first verse, because for anybody who just heard the song for the first time or hasn't heard it and they're popping in mid-show, it opens on an AA meeting, and that's where these two people kind of spark their romance.
I went to Berkeley and Boston, and coming from Mississippi, it was the most amazing culture shock one could hope for.
And here I was, dropped into this city with all the big fish from all the little ponds around the world, all my people.
I didn't know there were others like me, and that helped boost my confidence.
And at Berkeley, you'd go in to the school at night a lot, especially if you had my major, which was production and engineering, because I've been a gear nerd my whole life.
And that was the whole point of going was like, You mean I get to go into the studio for free? That was not for free, but to me at the time it was.
in a Methodist basement had a meeting on a Monday night said serenity prayers folded up their chairs shared a sidewalk Marlboro light he said how about a cup of coffee she said I like the way that sounds once upon a second time divorce non-drinkers but come to maybe more than friends he comes over to the house for a movie on the couch cooks her supper every now and then they made things kind of official taking in that old half-blind house once upon a second time Once upon a second time
Once Upon a Second Time Around, the title track of Charlie Worsham's new album.
It's the kind of writing people come to Nashville to study up close and the kind of song that keeps the high art of country music alive.
A three-act story with those precise, selective details that bring the situations and characters alive.
I think about the whole reason that we call Merle Haggard the poet of the common man is he told the stories that nobody else was telling.
But it's certainly true of my life that, you know, If you're really out there living, chances are you're going to have to start over at some point and reinvent yourself.
There's a beauty even in the sadness of it and parting with the old version of yourself.
There's just a real grace you can give yourself at swinging that bat at life again.
And oddly enough, that song, part of the inspiration for the very first verse, because for anybody who just heard the song for the first time or hasn't heard it and they're popping in mid-show, it opens on an AA meeting, and that's where these two people kind of spark their romance.
I went to Berkeley and Boston, and coming from Mississippi, it was the most amazing culture shock one could hope for.
And here I was, dropped into this city with all the big fish from all the little ponds around the world, all my people.
I didn't know there were others like me, and that helped boost my confidence.
And at Berkeley, you'd go in to the school at night a lot, especially if you had my major, which was production and engineering, because I've been a gear nerd my whole life.
And that was the whole point of going was like, You mean I get to go into the studio for free? That was not for free, but to me at the time it was.
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