Children of Song

Before Tammy Wynette sang with George Jones, Margie Singleton cut a whole 14 song album and sang powerful harmonies with the country music superstar. A prolific songwriter, Margie perfected her craft on the Louisiana Hayride and even performed there one night with Elvis. As we'll hear, these are just two highlights of a legendary career that has spanned over seven decades. In this episode, Margie takes us through her remarkable journey, where we'll learn the inspiration behind some of her biggest hits and find out why she continues to write songs and delight crowds to this day. Subscribe and download on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Tune In, Stitcher. Margie sings some of her top hits including, Lie To Me, which she wrote for Brook Benton, Keeping Up with the Joneses, which she sang with Faron Young and the more recent, Jesus Is My Pusher. We'll also hear a bit of her latest single, Heaven or Hell, which has audiences buzzing and standing on their feet wanting more. Robert K. Oermann hosts this entertaining episode with the series producer Brad Newman by his side. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. We want to know what you think. Pitch us an artist, or simply spread the word and find out more about the series. #childrenofsong

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This week the feisty and uber-talented Cherish Lee joins the podcast and reveals what it was like growing up with her famous parents. Her daddy Johnny Lee, who's also featured in this episode was a legendary honky-tonk hero and her mother Charlene Tilton, was the sexy siren who turned heads and broke hearts on Dallas, one of biggest television shows of all time. Subscribe and download on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Tune In, Stitcher. In this episode, Cherish tells some great stories including the time her father gave her a famous Martin guitar, which she promptly painted with glitter nail polish. You'll hear Johnny Lee describe what it was like raising his little songwriter/poet and hear the pride in his voice as he talks about his daughter following him on stage and into this often uncertain profession. Cherish reveals that even though she had the backing of her famous dad, she's still suffered her share of set-backs in the music industry, but perseverance and drive along with a winning personality have kept her dreams alive. Cherish talks about how she made her latest album, Tequila Cowgirl for just 15-hundred bucks, a sum so low it doesn't seem possible by today's standards. But as she says, "where there's a will, there's a way" and Cherish is not the type who's gives up easily. This "can do" attitude serves her well as she carves out a new career in Nashville while raising her young son with her husband, Chase Christopher. Robert K. Oermann hosts this interesting look at an up-and-coming artist with the series producer Brad Newman by his side. As you'll hear in this episode, Cherish Lee is a real spitfire who's poised to take the country music industry by storm. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. We want to know what you think. Pitch us an artist, or simply spread the word and find out more about the series. #childrenofsong

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In one of his last interviews, David Cassidy talks candidly about his childhood, his quick rise to fame on The Partridge Family and the 49-year career he spent making music and entertaining audiences around the world. Subscribe and download on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Tune In, Stitcher. In this episode, David describes the life of a teen idol, one that involves being stuffed in the trunk of a Toyota to escape a crowd at Madison Square Garden, only to be left alone in a dressing room in Queens for three hours. As Gunnar Nelson says, "now that's Rock & Roll." Cassidy is as revealing as he his reflective in talking about sneaking by 30,000 fans disguised in a wig and women's clothes before a record crowd at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. Through his stories, you can also see an artist who is coming to terms with retirement and saying goodbye to his fans. Joined by Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, this episode looks at the eerie similarities between their late father Ricky Nelson and David Cassidy. We discover both had grandmothers who taught piano, both had strong influential fathers and both men grew up in New Jersey. In this episode the Nelson twins are incredibly generous and giving to a man they call a friend, but who's also clearly a mentor and father figure. The series producer Brad Newman hosts this special episode, which is one of our very best. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. We want to know what you think. Pitch us an artist, or simply spread the word and find out more about the series. #childrenofsong

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Our trip through Nashville continues, where we're joined by the best-selling female gospel artist of all time: CeCe Winans. The eighth child of ten musically-talented brothers and sisters, this 10-time Grammy Award winner grew up destined to touch people's lives through the power of song. Though she initially resisted, CeCe made her mark in the church choir when she was just three years old, raising the rafters with "Fill My Cup Lord," which she reprises for us in this segment. Subscribe and download on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Tune In, Stitcher. Gospel was the only music that played in CeCe's Detroit home, so it was no surprise that she and her brother, BeBe would go on to flourish in this genre. On tour, the brother and sister duo captured many fans, including the eyes and ears of the late Whitney Houston. In this episode, CeCe recalls meeting Whitney for the first time, and how that one night led to years of collaboration and most importantly, friendship. CeCe is joined by her son Alvin Love III, who produced her latest album. The two share heartwarming stories accented by CeCe's angelic voice as she sings everything from the first gospel song she ever performed, to her Grammy winning hits. This is a talent, a voice, and an episode that shouldn't go unheard. Our host, Robert K. Oermann and the series producer, Brad Newman take us along for this spiritual ride. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. We want to know what you think. Pitch us an artist, or simply spread the word and find out more about the series. #childrenofsong

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This week the Rock & Roll and Country Music hall of famer Brenda Lee joins the series for a wide-ranging interview that looks back at her childhood, her incredibly long career and the mentor she's become for young female artists like Taylor Swift, Lauren Alaina and LeAnn Rimes. Subscribe and download on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Tune In, Stitcher. In this episode, Ms. Lee shows why she's one of the most likable stars of her generation. Down to earth and generous to a fault, you'll hear how this amazing talent took care of her family after her father's death and though she was short in stature, her voice rang out like the size of her heart touching the world for generations. Great stories abound in this segment, including one about the Beatles who opened for Ms. Lee on a tour through England, a gem about Patsy Cline who once rescued Brenda after getting stiffed from a gig in Texas and a very funny tale about her chain-smoking Mama. Robert K. Oermann hosts this wonderful look back with a musical giant and the series producer Brad Newman comes along for the ride. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. We want to know what you think. Pitch us an artist, or simply spread the word and find out more about the series. #childrenofsong

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