Episode 6: Great Replay from 2020! Boss, Mark Almond, Shuggie, Journey, Flying High

August 10, 2026 Linda Mills

Hello and welcome back! This is Tales Vinyl Tells, I’m Brian. How are you? I hope you like this show for you today and I hope you’ll stay with us for the whole show. Can you believe this was Episode 6? A miracle and now up to 210! Today’s playlist includes Mark Almond, Shuggie Otis, The Brothers Johnson, and The Byrds. There’s another installment of Tales Brian Tells, which could stir up some good memories or make some new ones. When you hear a song here, I hope you’ll maybe say “I remember the first time I heard that song. It was the first time I ________”.( you fill in the blank).

I want to say hello and thanks for listening to you listeners who have downloaded this program from Apple, Safari, Chrome and Lavf, on Mac OSX, Linux, iOS, Windows and Android platforms, in the US, Singapore, Mexico, Hong Kong, Canada, Germany, Croatia and the Netherlands, in that order from top down. Glad you like! Any ideas? Suggestions? Email thoughts to me at TalesVinylTells@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening today. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
6.1 Rosalita-Springsteen and The E Street Band
6.2 One Way Sunday-Mark Almond
6.3 Strawberry Letter 23-Shuggie Otis/Brothers Johnson
6.4 Bell Bottom Blues-Derek and The Dominoes
6.5 Take the Money and Run-Crosby & Nash
6.6 Long Time Gone-CS&N
6.7 Love Me Do-Beatles
6.8 Lights-Journey
6.9 Eight Miles High-The Byrds

Episode 5: The Nickel Show-Featuring Tales Brian Tells. Starship, Eagles, Boz

August 3, 2026 Linda Mills

Hello again and thanks for tuning in, whether it’s your first time or you’re a returning fan of the album rock of the late 60s &70s here on Tales Vinyl Tells. Yes! This is the fifth show of the program, released in 2020. Musically, this program starts off playing a piece of the Richie Havens song, “No opportunity necessary, no experience needed”, from 1970s “Time and a Word” LP from Yes, before the Yes album, and followup with Roundabout from Fragile. Jon Anderson, Chris Squire,Peter Banks and Tony Kaye. These are some of the cuts I have repeated even though I think there’s such a ginormous library available to me that repeats are kept to a minimum. Hope you enjoy it! Let me know where you are and let me know who your favorites are from that era and I may just throw it into the file and play it soon.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:

5.1 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed/Roundabout-Yes
5.2 Love Song-Lesley Duncan/Elton John
5.3 I’m a Man-Spencer Davis Group/CTA
5.4 Fast Buck Freddie-Jefferson Starship
5.5 Playing in the Band-Grateful Dead
5.6 Train Leaves Here This Morning/Midnight Flyer-Eagles
5.7 Spanish Moon-Little Feat
5.8 Space Cowboy-Steve Miller Band
5.9 Only Time Will Tell-Asia
5.10 Baby’s Calling Me Home-Boz Scaggs/Steve Miller Band

Episode 195: Celebration Of Life In The Present. It Is A Gift, After All.

July 27, 2026 Linda Mills

Hi again and welcome to another Tales Vinyl Tells. This is an ear-pleasing excursion into the great music from the albums of the 60s & 70s. Sometimes outside those decades too. and we’re celebrating life more these days with some tunes that might describe my ways …or not…maybe they do yours too. Each of these songs from my Celebration of Life playlist have a connection with me. It’s a playlist for my celebration of life service, whenever that times comes and it is inevitable. And sure, there are some that are just great tunes, like Affinity’s version of All Along the Watchtower with the really nice keyboard action from Lynton Naiff. Even Green Day to-day. This is episode 195, I’m Brian Hallgren and in this hour, we’ll share “some” of the Tales Vinyl Tells, celebrating life every day. I’m glad you’re here. I’m glad I’m here.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
195.1 All Along the Watchtower-Affinity
195.2 Laughing-Guess Who
195.3 I’m a Man-Chicago/Spencer Davis Group
195.4 Every Breath-Police
195.5 Couldn’t Love You More-Sade
195.6 We May Never Pass This Way Again-Seals & Crofts
195.7 All Along the Watchtower-Affinity
195.8 Into the Mystic-Van Morrison
195.9 Good Riddance-Green Day
195.10 Last DJ-Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
195.11 Lookin For The Summer-Chris Rea
195.12 Lies-Clapton/John Mayer
195.13 Third Rate Romance-Amazing Rhythm Aces

Episode 193: Replay from 6.6.25: Salute to Brian Wilson and Sly Stone

July 21, 2026 Linda Mills

I have been working on a new series of these shows for a little while now and I’ll tell you about that in a few minutes. And it will affect everyone of us in our lifetime. Don’t be scared, don’t fret, there’s lots of great album cuts from the 60s and 70s in the next hour and maybe even some unexpected songs. Today we salute a couple music geniuses who entered the room next door recently and we acknowledge their place in and between our ears. Brian Wilson and Sly Stone aka Sylvester Stewart will be heard to eternity and I’m Brian Hallgren, this is Tales Vinyl Tells, and I hope you’ll enjoy what’s in store today and on every Tales Vinyl Tells. they’re all FREE and available on your favorite podcast app and the podcasts are usually a little longer and contain important information. So here are today’s stories that long playing albums convey, these are the tales vinyl tells.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
193.1 Heroes and Villains-Beach Boys
193.2 Our Prayer/Heroes and Villains-Brian Wilson and Friends Live
193.3 If You Want Me to Stay-Sly and The Family Stone
193.4 She’s a Mystery To Me-Lovin’ Spoonful
193.5 Stealin’-Uriah Heep
193.6 Dance to the Music/Higher/Music Lover-Sly and The Family Stone at Woodstock 8/69
193.7 God Only Knows/Feel Flows/Warmth of the Sun/Cali Girls-Beach Boys
193.8 Mood Indigo-Four Freshmen

Episode 17: From Jan 19, 2021 A Love Episode

July 14, 2026 Linda Mills

Episode 17: This is a love episode, suggested by Linda and approved by me. You’ll hear tunes about good love, lost love and I can think of a few that could make a 2nd love episode possible. Hear Arthur Lee and LOVE, Pure Prairie League, Chamber Brothers, Beatles and more. Listen loud, listen often. Replays are a treat too!

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:

17.1 All You Need Is Love-Beatles
17.2 Fallin’ In and Out of Love/Amie-Pure Prairie League
17.3 Love, Peach and Happiness-Chamber Brothers
17.4 Me and Bobby McGee-Janis Joplin and Full Tilt Boogie
17.5 Kiss of Life-Sade
17.6 She Comes in Colors-LOVE with Arthur Lee
17.7 She’s a Rainbow-Rollin’ Stones
17.8 Alone Again-LOVE with Arthur Lee
17.9 Crazy Mama-JJ Cale
17.10 Heart of the Night-Poco
17.11 Still the One-Shania Twain
17.12 Still the One-Orleans
17.13 Baby, It’s You!- Smith

Episode 126: Letting It All Hang Out!

July 6, 2026 Linda Mills

Do you remember “Let it (all hang) out” by The Hombres? I dug it up and play it today. The Memphis band released that in 1967 (how old were you?) and the song has been redone by David Lee Roth and John Mellencamp among others. It was let out in the beginning of the psychedelic era. You’ll also hear my spotlight on Chris Hillman, who was a Byrd, played with The Flying Burrito Bros, Stephen Stills’ Manassas, Desert Rose Band, JD Souther and Richie Furay and had success as a solo act. He’s a player, for sure. There’s even a pair from The Beau Brummels.

Get your instrument ready for our first JimJam on this episode. We play The Stones’ Lady Jane together. The story behind this segment is in a previous blog here.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:

126.1 The Rock-The Who
126.2 Heading For the Light-The Travelin’ Wilburys
126.3 Want to Tell You-Beatles
126.4 Let It All Hang Out-The Hombres
126.5 Multicolored Lady-Gregg Allman
126.6 Landslide-Fleetwood Mac
126.7 Just a Little-Beau Brummels
126.8 Laugh Laugh-Beau Brummels
126.9 Break-Aphrodite’s Child
126.10 Every Little Thing-Yes
126.11 Lady Jane-Rolling Stones
126.12 You Belong-Chris Hillman
126.13 Bells of Rhymney-The Byrds
126.14 It Doesn’t Matter-Manassas
126.15 She Don’t Love Nobody-Desert Rose Band
126.16 Somebody Must Be Wrong-John David Souther
126.17 Hot Burrito #2-Flying Burrito Brothers

Episode 10:From 2020, "Truth" is the theme. Liar, Fresh Garbage.

June 30, 2026 Linda Mills

The original hour was recorded in late 2020 during Covid. It was a big election year, ending Trump's first term, when Covid was running wild because leadership didn't seem to care to stop the wildfire. So this is a show with songs about lying, cheating, crying and drinking. Don't be mistaken! It is a program about the great rock albums of the 60s and 70s.

Episode 10: Let’s call this the second season opener. It’s about truth. It’s about honesty…in all things. I’m working on it and see some holes in my life. This one rocks quite a bit with Derek and the Dominoes, Liar, Jeff Beck, Journey and more. Happy listening! Join the Tales Vinyl Tells Album club and get notice of every episode upload.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:

10.1 Maxoman-Foreplay
10.2 Tell the Truth-Derek and The Dominoes
10.3 Beck’s Bolero-Jeff Beck
10.4 Liar-Capability Brown
10.5 Bluebird-Hookfoot
10.6 Coconut-Harry Nilsson
10.7 Tequila Sunrise-Eagles
10.8 Fresh Garbage-Spirit
10.9 Who’s Crying Now?- Journey
10.10 Go Back Home-Stephen Stills

Episode 192! New And Improved! Lots Of LPs To Hear. So Little Time.

June 22, 2026 Linda Mills

Hello and welcome to another Tales Vinyl Tells. Our trek into the great album rock of the 1960s and 70s is what we focus on here. The albums that came out during that time carried at least one maybe two really great numbers and my mission is to dig some of those hidden gems out and share them with you. I’m Brian Hallgren and these are the Tales Vinyl Tells. Looking over our playlist today we’ve got some J.J. Cale, one from the Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow, the Kinks, Joe Walsh, the Dukes of September and if we have the time we’re gonna slip one in from Stevie Wonder. If you’re listening on the radio or online but not in podcast form you might want to check the Podcasts out because they contain usually more music and messages that you want to hear. Or not. Regardless, these are the stories that songwriters and artist wanted to tell you. These are the Tales Vinyl Tells.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
192.1 Boureé-Jethro Tull
192.2 Hymn 43-Jethro Tull
192.3 Coyote-Joni Mitchell
192.4 The Pretender-Jackson Browne
192.5 Ride the River-Clapton and JJ Cale
192.6 She Has Funny Cars-Jefferson Airplane
192.7 Someday Soon-Judy Collins
192.8 Well Respected Man/Come Dancing-The Kinks
192.9 Turn to Stone/ Meadow- Joe Walsh
192.10 Pretzel Logic-Dukes of September ( Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, Donald Fagen)
192.11 Bluebird-Buffalo Springfield
192.12 I Was Made to Love Her-Stevie Wonder

Episode 191! A Dive Into The Great Album Rock Of The 60s & 70s.

June 15, 2026 Linda Mills

Welcome back to the 60s and 70s….music, that is. It’s Tales Vinyl Tells! Today we jump into the time machine and re-visit 1966, Woodstock and what’s that smell? There’s Something in the air. I’ve got a cut from Ummagumma, even Deep Purple. My name’s Brian Hallgren and this is my trip, Tales Vinyl Tells, since 2019. Some of the best album rock of the 60s & 70s. Starting off today with The Boss, captured Live in Dublin, Ireland.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
191.1 Don’t Want You No More-ABB Debut LP
191.2 It’s Hard to be a Saint in the City-The Boss
191.3 Strange Brew-Cream
191.4 If I were a Carpenter-Tim Hardin at Woodstock 8/69
191.5 The Narrow Way Pt 3-Pink Floyd from Ummagumma
191.6 Something in the Air-Thundercap Newman
191.7 Pushin’ Too Hard-The Seeds
191.8 Have You Ever Loved a Woman-Derek and the Dominoes
191.9 I’m So Afraid-Fleetwood Mac
191.10 Strange Kind of Woman-Deep Purple
191.11 Kosmic Blues-Janis
191.12 Don’t Want You No More-ABB reprise

Episode 190: What Should I Name This One

June 8, 2026 Linda Mills

I hope I caught you at a good time. After all, this is a program about the great album cuts of the 60s and 70s. This is Tales Vinyl Tells and I am Brian Hallgren. Today we continue to feature a lot of the songs from the year 1969, in particular. These cuts may not be what you expect to hear from the album and we’ll hear from the Kinks, The Mothers of Invention, Simon and Garfunkel and more this time. I’m glad you’re here and I hope you’ll stay with me for this hour of some of the greatest music ever recorded.

And thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. If you want to hear a Tales Vinyl Tells when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org, we do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
190.1 She’s so heavy (nibble), You Never Give Me Your Money-Abbey Road Yummies
190.2 Absolutely Free-The Mothers of Invention
190.3 Fakin’ It-Simon and Garfunkel
190.4 Last of the Steam Powered Trains-The Kinks
190.5 Pretty Polly-The Byrds
190.6 Chest Fever-The Band
190.7 Astral Weeks-Van Morrison
190.8 Nowhere Man-Beatles
190.9 Rainy Day, Dream Away-Jimi Hendrix Experience
190.10 Mr. Moonshine- Fat Mattress w/Noel Redding, Hendrix’ bassist
190.11 No Expectations- Rolling Stones
190.12 Sally Go ‘Round The Roses- Pentangle
190.13 Dark Eyed Woman-Spirit

Episode 189: One Of The Main Musical Topics Of The 60s: Protest!

June 1, 2026 Linda Mills

One nonviolent way to show one’s displeasure/disgust/disagreement is to protest. In a letter to the editor, written in a blog, by contacting your lawmakers, taking it to the streets and there are many other ways. Pete Seeger was known for his songs protesting mistreatment of workers and war itself, and over time there has been a great abundance of songs and actions of protest. Marvin Gaye, CCR, Nina Simone, Dylan, Lennon and many others wrote and performed their protest songs from What’s Goin’ on?, Blowin’ in the Wind to Fortunate Son, Give Peace a chance and Strange Fruit. In the future you’ll hear an episode of Tales Vinyl Tells dedicated to protest songs. Please send your ideas to me at TalesVinylTells@gmail.com and yours may well be included. And when you email me, please be sure to let me know who and where you are. I mention protest songs because we kick off with a real kicker from Quicksilver Messenger Service and include Petty, Joni, Cheech, Chong, Nick and more. Thanks for listening.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:

189.1 What About Me?-Quicksilver Messenger Service
189.2 At The Chime of the City Clock-Nick Drake
189.3 All That You Dream-Little Feat
189.4 Brown Eyes- Fleetwood Mac w/Peter Green
189.5 You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere-Dylan and The Byrs
189.6 What Am I Living For-Mark Almond
189.7 Listen to Her Heart-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
189.8 Roadhouse Blues-The Doors
189.9 Trouble Child/Twisted-Joni Mitchell/Cheech & Chong
189.10 Here Comes The Sun-Nina Simone

Episode 184: Some Of The Vinyl Goodies From 1969

May 25, 2026 Linda Mills

Hello and welcome! It’s another Tales Vinyl Tells, an excursion into the great album cuts of our vinyl records of the 60s & 70s. Today we’re tuned into some of the 1969 releases that rocked and changed the consciousness of the world. Tommy, the Who’s Rock Opera came out in 69. So did the Stones’ Let It Bleed, Santana’s first, The Stooges debuted with Iggy Pop and the first two Zeppelin LPs came out in that year. So did Abbey Road. And “The Band” LP, with Cripple Creek and The night they drove old dixie down. Yeh! It was a great musical year, 1969. I’m Brian Hallgren. I’ve been doing this podcast since December 2019 and the radio program since January of 2022. And here’s today’s episode, #184, exposing some of the Tales Vinyl Tells. Welcome to the camp.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
184.1 Flor d’Luna (Moonflower)-Santana
184.2 We’re Not Gonna Take It/See Me Feel Me/I’m Free-The Who
184.3 Treat/No One To Depend On-Santana
184.4 Christine’s Tune-The Flying Burrito Brothers
184.5 Trout Mask Replica- Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
184.6 1969-The Stooges
184.7 Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You-Led Zeppelin
184.8 Bring It On Home- Zeppelin
184.9 King Harvest-The Band
184.10 Monkey Man-The Rolling Stones
184.11 I Ain’t Superstitious-Jeff Beck

Episode 183: Remembering Marianne Faithfull, Jesse Colin Young And Roy Ayers, Jr. + More

May 18, 2026 Linda Mills

Replaying from March 2025. Welcome back to this hour that we call Tales Vinyl Tells. It’s your chance to hear some of the great album rock from the 60s and 70s mostly. We’ve been doing these programs since late 2019 and have covered lots a ground. You know and I know that we’ve just scratched the surface of recorded rock, so the new shows keep coming. The reruns aren’t bad either. They can be heard on your favorite podcast app. Just search for Tales Vinyl Tells.

Today we’re going to say thanks and farewell to Marianne Faithfull, Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods and vibraphonist Roy Ayers Jr. The music under me is Roy Ayres with Herbie Mann at the 1969 Harlem summer of soul extravaganza with a song cowritten by Isaac Hayes. Those three have entered the room next door, as Henry Diltz coined the phrase. You also get some of the blues with Boz Scaggs and Duane Allman, together. So these are the stories that songwriters and artists want to convey to you. These are the Tales Vinyl Tells.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:

183.1 Hold On, I’m Comin’-Roy Ayers and Herbie Mann
183.2 Guardian Angel-The Stills-Young Band
183.3 She’s My Girl-The Turtles
183.4 Something Better (Live)-Marianne Faithfull
183.5 As Tears Go By-Marianne Faithfull
183.6 Sweet Tears-Roy Ayers Ubiquity
183.7 Toast to Freedom (Long Version)-Amnesty International (Carl Carlton, Larry Campbell, others)
183.8 The Only One I Know-The Charlatans
183.9 Codine Blues-Amazing Charlatans
183.10 I Scare Myself-Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
183.11 Darkness, Darkness-The Youngbloods
183.12 Get Together-Jesse Colin Young
183.13 Loan Me A Dime-Boz. Scaggs & Duane Allman

Episode 210: Brand New! Country Joe & Dave Mason Salute, Barefoot Jerry, CDB, Elvin, Kooper & More!

May 11, 2026 Linda Mills

Hello and welcome again, to an hour of Tales Vinyl Tells as we dig into the great album rock and important music from the LPs of the 60s and 70s that spun and still spin today on turntables around the world. I’m Brian Hallgren and it’s my blast to be bringing you the Tales Vinyl Tells since 2019. This is episode 210 and today we salute Barefoot Jerry’s guitarist Mac Gayden, Country Joe McDonald and the superb Dave Mason. They’ve all left us recently (or have they?) You need to stay for the entire hour! It’s a good one!

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
210.1 That’s ok, he’ll be your brother someday-Barefoot Jerry
210.2 You can’t get off with your shoes on-Barefoot Jerry
210.3 Days Gone By-Joe Walsh
210.4 Still in Saigon -CDB
210.5 Struttin’ my stuff, y’all-Elvin Bishop
210.6 Everlasting Love-Carl Carlton
210.7 Not so sweet Martha Lorraine, Fish Cheer, Feel Like I’m Fixin to die rag- Country Joe
210.8 World in Changes live, Sad and Deep As You, All Along the Watchtower
210.9 All you fascists bound to lose-Billy Bragg and Wilco
210.10 Al Kooper-I stand alone
210.11 Can’t Quit Her-Blood Sweat & Tears

Episode 182: The Final Vinyl That Sold More Than 15 Million Units! Buffy, Bob, Jakob, Cat!

May 4, 2026 Linda Mills

I hope you're having a good day. I'm going to play the final vinyl of the 29 albums of all time that sold more than 15 million copies and this one is not the biggest selling LP, but stayed on the charts for 1,716 weeks! That's the equivalent of 33 years! Also, one in 14 Americans own or have owned a copy of this album. I have the album as well as had the eight track and I even remember where the tracks changed, in fact I played the eight track on the school bus I drove in the early 70s. On this episode of Tales Vinyl Tells you'll also hear Buffy Sainte-Marie, Cat Stevens and many more.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. If you want to hear a Tales Vinyl Tells when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
182.1 Breathe-Pink Floyd
182.2 Money Honey-Ry Cooder
182.3 On The Dark Side-John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band
182.4 Pink Floyd “Dark Side” Medley
182.5 Carry It One-Buffy Sainte-Marie
182.6 One Headlight-The Wallflowers
182.7 Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine-Bob Dylan
182.8 Another Day- Paul McCartney
182.9 Rosalinda-Billy Joel
182.10 Oh Very Young-Cat Stevens

Episode 181: More Of The Best Selling LPs, Alanis! Traffic! Bowie!

April 28, 2026 Linda Mills

It’s another adventure into that great album rock of the 1960s and 1970s. In fact we are continuing to wind down the 29 best selling albums of all time that sold more than 15 million copies as of July 22, 2022 and listed by insider.com. We’re down to number two and there’s more great music ahead today from the 60s and 70s and beyond. Today you’ll hear Cream, in a few minutes we’ll play a cut from one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, David Bowie, Traffic and a lot more.

Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. If you want to hear a Tales Vinyl Tells when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here. We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

PLAYLIST:
181.1 Agua de Beber-Twist of Jobim, asstd artists
181.2 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl-Ten Years After
181.3 Moonage Daydream-David Bowie
181.4 Crossroads-Cream
181.5 Bad Love-Eric Clapton
181.6 Ironic-Alanis Morissette
181.7 Hand in My Pocket-Alanis Morissette
181.8 Three Little Birds-Bob Marley and The Wailers
181.9 Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys-Traffic
181.10 Scarborough Fair-Sea Level
181.11 World Turning-Fleetwood Mac

Episode 180! Here In Gator Landing, Fla There's No Time To Lose!

April 20, 2026 Linda Mills

Today’s hour is a visit to the radio program of November 2022 on RadioFreeNashville.org and is a salute to the spirit of Nicolette Larson and her work as a successful solo artist and her work with The Doobies, Neil Young and many of the artists that Ted Templeman produced.

I’m here for a short while longer near the Atlantic, and when I look way out on the horizon of that great ocean, first there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

I’ve had two roommates from long ago recently pass away and I hope you will let people know how you feel about them, unless you don’t like them and in that case, do what’s right.

There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.

PLAYLIST:
180.1 Les Brers in A Minor--Allman Brothers Band
180.2 Don’t Bring Me Down-Eric Burdon and The Animals
180.3 Give A Little-Nicolette Larson
180.4 Out in the Woods-Leon Russell
180.5 Real Love-Doobie Brothers w/Nicolette
180.6 Lotta Love-Nicolette Larson
180.7 13 Questions-Seatrain
180.8 Long May You Run-Stills-Young Band
180.9 One of These Things First-Nick Drake
180.10 There is a Mountain/Mountain Jam(edited)-Donovan/Allman Brothers

Episode 209: Absolutely NEW! Except for the tunes. They've been around and round many times.

April 13, 2026 Linda Mills

Hello again. This hour, it’s another Tales Vinyl Tells, a sojourn into a lot of the album cuts from the 60s & 70s mostly. The music is jam packed today and I hope we get to all that I’ve chosen for today’s show. We’re going to honor and say thanks to a couple major players in the music of the 60s & the 70s. These two artists have influenced and entertained so many other artists and especially us , the listeners. Both John Hammond Jr. and Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts entered the room next door recently. You’ll also hear some Seger, Outlaws and more. You can email me at talesvinyltells@gmail.com. The tune under me is Tree of Life from Dash Crofts. The Doors are next.

There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.

PLAYLIST:
209.1 Tree of Life-Dash Crofts
209.2 People are strange-Doors / Kit Sebastian-1st
209.3 No man’s land-Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band from Against the Wind
209.4 Moonlight Mile-Rolling Stones
209.5 I’m Tore Down-Push Come to Shove-2007 John Hammond Jr
209.6 Crosscut Saw- 1968 John Hammond Jr
209.7 Give Me a 32 20- John Hammond Jr
209.8 Crying Eyes- JJ Cale
209.9 Lions-Dire Straits-1st album
209.10 Your mind is on vacation-Mose Allison
209.11 High on a Mountain-Seals and Crofts
209.12 Thunderfoot Live-Seals and Crofts
209.13 Hurry sundown-Outlaws

Episode 101/144:Joni, Dave, John David, Dan, Tim. They’re all here!

April 6, 2026 Linda Mills

Hope you’ve been enjoying those Tales Vinyl Tells. As you can see, this was prerecorded so I could take an amazing adventure , with my gal and her sister. Places we visited include Istanbul, Athens, Rome and Cannes.
There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.

Playlist:

101.1 Winners-Delicate Steve
101.2 Chelsea Morning-Joni Mitchell
101.3 Sun’s Still Shining-Moody Blues
101.4 Do I look Worried-Tedeschi Trucks Band
101.5 Chelsea Morning-Dave Van Ronk and The Hudson Dusters
101.6 You Don’t Know Me-New Riders of the Purple Sage
101.7 Kind Woman-Buffalo Springfield
101.8 Kite Woman-John David Souther
101.9 Ticket to Ride-Beatles
101.10 Power of Gold-Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg
101.11 Are you experienced-Hendrix Eperience
101.12 Time Won’t Let Me-The Outsiders
101.13 Woman-Peter & Gordon (written by Paul McCartney, aka Bernard Webb)
101.14 I Love to Watch a Woman Dance-Eagles
101.15 Moonshine Whiskey-Van Morrison

Episode 97: Gershwin Prize winner! Winner, winner, got a spinner!

March 30, 2026 Linda Mills

From May 2024: The aging process on humans is real. What we do and don’t do may play a big part in how that process affects us or not. The vinyl LPs of that era and the new ones being purchased today will last a lot longer than the color in our hair or our smooth and youthful skin. All I’m saying is that the age of rock is so wide and varied, from Elvis to Zappa, we have a lot of ground to cover in these short one-hour shows. And, who knows, maybe listening to the music of our youth may give a moment in time when we can enjoy those times or not. Admit it, it wasn’t all bad. If you have some input, like my friend, Puh-mella did, let me know your taste in music, who/what/when. Email all your comments to me at TalesVinylTells@gmail.com.

There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.

PLAYLIST:
97.1 Rhapsody in Blue-Gershwin/ Bela Fleck
97.2 60 Years On-Elton John
97.3 Come Down in Time-Sting
97.4 Madman Across The Water-Elton John
97.5 Happy House-Shuggie Otis
97.6 Strawberry Letter 23-Shuggie Otis
97.7 Closer to the Ground-Joy of Cooking
97.8 JIMJAM-Powderfinger-Neil Young & Crazy Horse
97.9 Heart of Rock and Roll-Huey Lewis & The News
97.10 Perfect World-Huey Lewis & The News
97.11 Jacob’s Ladder-Bruce Hornsby & The Range
97.12 Ain’t No Sunshine-Bill Withers

PLAYLIST:

PLAYLIST:

Get your instrument ready for our first JimJam on this episode. We play The Stones’ Lady Jane together. The story behind this segment is in a previous blog here.

PLAYLIST:

10.1 Maxoman-Foreplay10.2 Tell the Truth-Derek and The Dominoes10.3 Beck’s Bolero-Jeff Beck10.4 Liar-Capability Brown10.5 Bluebird-Hookfoot10.6 Coconut-Harry Nilsson10.7 Tequila Sunrise-Eagles10.8 Fresh Garbage-Spirit10.9 Who’s Crying Now?- Journey10.10 Go Back Home-Stephen Stills

PLAYLIST:

PLAYLIST:

I’ve had two roommates from long ago recently pass away and I hope you will let people know how you feel about them, unless you don’t like them and in that case, do what’s right.

Playlist:

10.1 Maxoman-Foreplay
10.2 Tell the Truth-Derek and The Dominoes
10.3 Beck’s Bolero-Jeff Beck
10.4 Liar-Capability Brown
10.5 Bluebird-Hookfoot
10.6 Coconut-Harry Nilsson
10.7 Tequila Sunrise-Eagles
10.8 Fresh Garbage-Spirit
10.9 Who’s Crying Now?- Journey
10.10 Go Back Home-Stephen Stills