Crazy Chester Records is an independent record label based in Muscle Shoals AL and Nashville TN. It is owned by record producer Andreas Werner. Home of the Crazy Chester Radio Hour music talk podcast.
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This episode features two of the most renowned bass players in history. David Hood is the bass player of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (aka The Swampers). He’s played on hit recordings by Aretha Franklin, Bob Seger, The Staple Singers, Paul Simon, Etta James, Willie Nelson and many others. Leland Sklar is a mainstay of the Los Angeles music scene and has worked with James Taylor, Carole King,…
Charlie Feldman is a songwriter and music executive from Birmingham, Alabama. His journey led him to Muscle Shoals where he played in a band that later became Smith Perkins Smith and wrote songs for Wilson Pickett, Mel & Tim, Arthur Alexander and Sea Level. He later worked for Screen Gems Music/EMI Publishing in Nashville, where he had a hand in placing Tony Joe White’s songs with Tina Turner,…
Gus Duffy is a musician and world class architect. Duffy was a member of the Four Winds, Webster’s New Word and Captain Electric and the Flying Lapels. He even briefly played drums in an early incarnation of the Jefferson Airplane. Most recently he’s been playing with the Lefty Collective, the Mid Town Quartet and the Nashville Jazz Workshop. As an artist he’s been active since 1973 and has…
Andreas Werner is a Blues Award winning record producer, songwriter, composer, musician and podcaster. He was mentored by some of the legendary musicians and songwriters from Muscle Shoals and Nashville and has worked with members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, the Muscle Shoals Horns, Donnie Fritts, Buzz Cason, Scott Boyer, Tommy Talton, Eddie Floyd, Doug MacLeod, Bettye LaVette, Tony Joe…
Returning guest Holger Petersen is a Canadian radio host whose Saturday Night Blues on CBC Radio and Natch'l Blues CKUA Radio have been long-time fixtures of the Canadian radio landscape. Petersen also founded Canada’s premier blues and roots label Stony Plain Records and the revered Edmonton Folk Music Festival. He is a member of the Order of Canada and has been honored by the Blues Foundation…
Hans Theessink is one of Europe’s preeminent and well respected blues and roots performers. Born in the Netherlands and based in Vienna, Austria, Theessink has released a couple dozen records and has collaborated with the likes of the Holmes Brothers, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson of The Band, Terry Evans, Ry Cooder, Richard Thompson, Big Daddy Wilson and Colin Linden. His most recent album is 75…
Internationally renowned blues musician and songwriter Doug MacLeod is back on the Crazy Chester Radio Hour to talk about his new album Between Somewhere And Goodbye with album producer and Crazy Chester Radio Hour host Andreas Werner. Between Somewhere And Goodby is out now on Reference Recordings and available on Doug MacLeod’s website, your favorite independent record store and all streaming…
Dick Waterman (1935-2024) was a legendary promotor, manager, photographer and writer who’s importance in the world of blues music can’t be overstated. In the 1960s, he was a driving force in reviving the careers of blues masters including Mississippi John Hurt, Bukka White, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Skip James, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Son House (as depicted in the 2016 documentary Two Trains…
Returning guest Mark Narmore is a songwriter, singer and musician best known for writing the number one country hit "That's What I Love About Sunday" for Craig Morgan and other hits like Shenandoah's "The Moon Over Georgia" and Blackhawk's "Like There Ain't No Yesterday" as well as cuts by Alabama, Brandy Clark, Reba McEntire and Josh Turner. Narmore grew up in Center Star, Alabama, surrounded by…
George Jackson (March 12, 1945 - April 14, 2013) was a legendary songwriter who wrote many classic songs including “Old Time Rock and Roll” (Bob Seger), “Down Home Blues” (Z.Z. Hill), “One Bad Apple” (The Osmonds), “The Only Way Is Up” (Otis Clay) and “Get Involved” (George Soulé). Born in Mississippi, Jackson is known for his association with the Muscle Shoals recording scene, first writing for…
