#5 Mountain Music with Chuck Bedwell

Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! Today, we have the pleasure of hosting a truly special guest, Mr. Randall Foster. With a wealth of knowledge spanning various aspects of the music industry, Randall offers us an insightful master class on the intricacies of today’s music business. From sync and licensing to other related topics, Randall captivates his audience by simplifying complex music business concepts, ensuring that everyone can grasp the underlying principles. It’s an honor to have him join Harold, Russ, and Wade for this exclusive interview. This is Behind the Shedd. From Randall - randallfoster.net "Do what you love and you'll never “work” a day in your life."

Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! Today's guest has been a friend and past business partner with Harold. From managing and publishing artists to stocking Cracker Barrels with music, Jack key has worn many hats in the music business. What a treat to have him sit down with Harold, Russ, and Wade. This is Behind the Shedd. BIO: Jack Key is a forty-three year veteran of the music industry, beginning his career with Key Talent, Southern Arts/Newkeys Music, Inc. and Rice Records in the early 1970's. As co-owner and president of a talent agency, a record company, and a publishing company, Jack has been involved in virtually every facet of the music business. He brings expertise in artist management and booking, songwriter/publisher royalties and contracts, copyright procurement, mechanical and performance licensing, foreign sub-publishing and domestic and foreign sync licensing master lease and acquisition. Thanks to our Behind the Shedd Members on Patreon. Ron Ledet - Stacy Shedd - Kay Wilson Patreon episode supporter, Richie Ferguson! Behind the Shedd podcast is a weekly podcast series available on all major podcast platforms. This podcast relives music row memories from Nashvilles most successful independent music producer, Harold Shedd. Harold owned and operated the Music Mill Studio on Roy Acuff Place in Nashville and was later head of Mercury Records Nashville. Created by Wm. Wade Smith. Produced by Russ Zavitson and Wm. Wade Smith Original Behind the Shedd theme song written by Russ Zavitson Sound and audio by Russ Zavitson Cameras by Mike McKee Director of Photography & Editing by Matt Holbrook at InFocus Media Associate producers Brian Rawlings, Chuck Bedwell and Jason Morris Get caught up on the latest episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/@BehindTheShedd/videos Check out all our Youtube shorts here: https://www.youtube.com/@BehindTheShedd/shorts

Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! Today we have a special guest who had what Harold called "The toughest job in the business" - Music promotion. Ralph Carroll was instrumental in 90's country radio play. He was VP/Promotion under Harold Shedd at Polydor and a dear friend. You never know, Harold may pull him off the golf course and back into music.. BIO Following 11 years in radio, Carroll’s label career began when he moved to Nashville in 1989 doing Pop promotion with Polydor and Giant. He was Polydor’s Country VP/Promotion under label head Harold Shedd in 1995 when he launched R&R And Associates, an independent promotion firm promoting Country, Alternative, CHR, CHR/Rhythmic and AC radio. His radio career included on-air and programming stints at WQLT/Florence, AL, WCGQ/Columbus, GA and KKFR/Phoenix.

Welcome back to Behind the Shedd! Today we have a very special friend and guest who has written some really great country songs. Mr. Donny Lowery has one of the most unique paths into the country music business, we think you'll enjoy is journey. BIO Donny is probably best known as the co-writer of Alabama’s “Old Flame,” a song that went all the way to #1 on the Billboard country chart and became one of the group’s enduring classics. But that is only part of the story. Over the years, Donny has had more than 100 songs recorded by artists including Alabama, Reba McEntire, Randy Travis, Glen Campbell, Restless Heart, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Billy Ray Cyrus and many others. His catalog also includes songs like “Stand a Little Rain,” “Say What’s in Your Heart,” and “Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right).” And then there’s the other side of Donny’s story. Alongside songwriting, he built a career as a fisheries biologist! Thanks to our Behind the Shedd Members on Patreon. Ron Ledet - Stacy Shedd - Kay Wilson Patreon episode supporter, Richie Ferguson Behind the Shedd podcast is a weekly podcast series available on all major podcast platforms. This podcast relives music row memories from Nashvilles most successful independent music producer, Harold Shedd. Harold owned and operated the Music Mill Studio on Roy Acuff Place in Nashville and was later head of Mercury Records Nashville. Created by Wm. Wade Smith. Produced by Russ Zavitson and Wm. Wade Smith Original Behind the Shedd theme song written by Russ Zavitson Sound and audio by Russ Zavitson Cameras by Mike McKee Director of Photography & Editing by Matt Holbrook at InFocus Media Associate producers Brian Rawlings, Chuck Bedwell and Jason Morris Get caught up on the latest episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/@BehindTheShedd/videos Check out all our Youtube shorts here: https://www.youtube.com/@BehindTheShedd/shorts

Welcome back to Behind the Shedd. Well, today is different. Harold, Russ, and Wade sit down with a really good friend of ours, Mr. Bruce Guthrie. Bruce and Harold have been working on Harold's life story for an upcoming book. We sat down with Bruce, to discuss updates on the book and to give you a little background information on, Bruce. So usually, if we go to side bar to discuss something or figure something out, we edit that to keep from boring you guys to much. However, this episode goes sideways fairly quickly and we decided to leave it all in so you can get an idea of some behind the scenes from Behind the Shedd. So, it's our pleasure, Mr. Bruce Guthrie. BIO Bruce Guthrie is an award-winning journalist who has lived in three states including Arkansas, Missouri and Georgia. During his nearly 20-year career, Bruce has served as managing editor and sports editor for numerous publications. He and his wife, Dana, who is also a journalist, are based in Carrollton, Georgia. Bruce met Harold Shedd in 2021 during a meeting about an article for his 90th birthday. Being a Harold Shedd fan, Bruce and Harold hit it off and began discussing a book about Harold's life and career. Thanks to our Behind the Shedd Members on Patreon. Ron Ledet - Stacy Shedd - Kay Wilson Patreon episode supporter, Richie Ferguson Behind the Shedd podcast is a weekly podcast series available on all major podcast platforms. This podcast relives music row memories from Nashvilles most successful independent music producer, Harold Shedd. Harold owned and operated the Music Mill Studio on Roy Acuff Place in Nashville and was later head of Mercury Records Nashville. Created by Wm. Wade Smith. Produced by Russ Zavitson and Wm. Wade Smith Original Behind the Shedd theme song written by Russ Zavitson Sound and audio by Russ Zavitson Cameras by Mike McKee Director of Photography & Editing by Matt Holbrook at InFocus Media Associate producers Brian Rawlings, Chuck Bedwell and Jason Morris Get caught up on the latest episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/@BehindTheShedd/videos Check out all our Youtube shorts here: https://www.youtube.com/@BehindTheShedd/shorts