Episodes
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Episode 34 - Farewell to Bess & Erica's Rock 'N Roll Music Hour
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Well this was a difficult show to put together.
I enjoyed the 2 years my grandmother and I devoted to doing our special show but in observance of the one year anniversary of her death I think it's time to bring our show to a close.
It doesn't mean I won't do episodes to honor her and my grandfather's birthday but I felt it time to end Bess & Erica's Rock 'N Roll Music Hour. It just isn't the same without her and never will be.
So on this episode I bid farewell to our wonderful show and spent 12+ hours putting together all my favorite parts of ALL 24 episodes we did together.
I hope you enjoy this special show and just a HUGE thank you to everyone that was involved in making our show so special
(in order of appearance on the show):
Fast Mollasses
Nora Lee Hayter
Loyd Lanning
The Hazelwoods
Ethan Shane
Sunshine
CJ Ramone
Denver Dalley
Miwi La Lupa
Josh from Grimey's
Shannon Pollard
Cheetah Chrome
Linnea Quigley
Dave Cantrell
Jennifer Armstrong
I covered her song:
"A Little Girl's Dream of Nashville"
And thank you as always to every single listener and fan of our show and us. We love you.
Goodnight.
And as always please download all our songs for FREE here:
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Episode 29 - Happy Birthday Bessie Lanning!
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
On this episode we celebrate the first birthday of Bess' since her passing. We miss her so much so this was really a tough one, but I felt it only appropriate since we have done birthday episodes for Floyd to do this one for Bess!
Today we celebrate your incredible talent and birth January 31st, 81 years ago.
My mother Tara sings:
"Satin Sheets" by: Jeanne Pruett
I sing:
"The Ballad of Bessie Lanning" acoustic by: Me, Erica Case
I love you so much granny.
Happy Birthday from here on earth from all of us.
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Episode 27 - Halloween Special Guest Linnea Quigley!
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Monday Oct 30, 2017
It's that time of year again to have a Halloween special and Bess wouldn't have this year any different. So, I was lucky enough to get in contact with legendary scream queen Linnea Quigley, and talk about her iconic horror films she's been in and her upcoming work.
I cover: "Partytime" (Zombie version) by: 45 Grave
Linnea as Trash in Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Linnea with Dinah Cancer the lead singer of 45 Grave
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Episode 25 - Celebrating The Life and Legacy of Bessie Lanning
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Well, if you know me or if you keep up with us on social media you've heard of the painful passing of the better half of this show, and my grandmother Bess.
She made me promise I wouldn't stop playing my music or going on so here I am carrying on the show and she appointed and approved her daughter/my mother Tara Lanning to stand in as a co-host tonight and from time to time.
On this episode we celebrate her beautiful life and legacy by sharing covers we dedicate to her, some of her classic guitar pickin', and sharing some wonderful recordings of her and I that have never been posted before.
We hope you all enjoy.
We miss you and love you more than any words could ever express Bess.
Live recordings featured in the episode:
"Kansas City" - Fats Domino
"Walk & Talk" - Norma Jean
"Hey, Good Lookin'" - Hank Williams
"Sweet Fern" - The Carter Family
"Fox on the Run" (guitar riff she's played for years)
My mom, Tara Lanning covers:
"Little Rich Boy (Little Rich Girl)" by: Marty Robbins
I cover:
"My Little Lady" by: Jimmie Rodgers
When we went to see Jerry Lee Lewis for her birthday
Representing all of us as a trio when we played "Mule Skinner Blues" together
Sweet picture of Tara and Bess
As always get ALL our covers for FREE here:
https://soundcloud.com/bessielanningofficial
https://soundcloud.com/erica-case1
https://soundcloud.com/taralanning777
*And shout out to Chris Hardwick and his Nerdist Podcast:
http://nerdist.com/podcasts/nerdist-podcast-channel/
for featuring us and telling people to listen to our show!
Thank you Chris we love you!
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Episode 24 - Special Guest: Shannon Pollard of Plowboy Records
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
On this episode we have a VERY special guest!:Shannon Pollard, president of Plowboy Records AND Eddy Arnold's grandson!
We were lucky enough to call him up for a phone interview.
We all cover Eddy Arnold songs of course:
I brought back my grandmother Bessie Lanning's cover of:
"I Walk Alone" (Feat. Me)
I cover:
"It's a Sin"
I also brought back my mother, Tara Lanning's cover of:
"Tip of My Fingers"
Thank you again SO much Shannon for taking the time to speak with us and making this episode special!
Keep up with everything Eddy Arnold and Plowboy Records at:
https://www.facebook.com/Official-Eddy-Arnold-Site-162885280408/
Instagram: @officialeddyarnold
And go get that Eddy Arnold tribute record it's badass!
May Eddy Arnold's legacy live on!
Get ALL our covers for FREE download at:
https://soundcloud.com/bessielanningofficial
Monday May 29, 2017
Episode 23 - LIVE Review of Perfume Genius
Monday May 29, 2017
Monday May 29, 2017
On this episode I talk about my awesome experience LIVE reviewing Perfume Genius at their show here at the Exit/In here in Nashville, TN.
In short the show was EPIC, artful, and Perfume Genius' music is worthy of being in a score to a film.
I cover: "Queen" by Perfume Genius, of their album: Too Bright
My grandmother, Bessie, covers "Big Boss Man/High Heeled Sneakers"
by: Jimmy Reed/Tommy Tucker
SEE all the photos I took at the Perfume Genius / Serpentwithfeet show here!:
Get their new album No Shape and keep up with them at:
As always download ALL our covers FREE here!:
soundcloud.com/bessielanningofficial
BIG thank you again to Grandstand, Jeremy, and Shane for this oppurtunity to live review an awesome band!
(and the podcast outro is "Slip Away" off their new album No Shape)
Saturday Apr 29, 2017
Episode 22 - Record Store Day 2017!
Saturday Apr 29, 2017
Saturday Apr 29, 2017
On this episode we talk about my grandmother's EP Record Store Day release and debut her own autobiographical song she just finished writing!
This is everything that came inside!
(available for purchase at ericacase.bandcamp.com)
As always shout out to Grimey's Preloved and New Music in Nashville,TN for letting me host all my releases there all the time and to Grimey's TOO for having my release on their table!
Download ALL our covers/original songs here:
My grandmother's EP: https://soundcloud.com/bessielanningofficial/sets/bessie-lanning-ep
and my covers and songs: soundcloud.com/erica-case1
Friday Mar 31, 2017
Episode 21 - A Full Review of Conor Oberst's: Salutations
Friday Mar 31, 2017
Friday Mar 31, 2017
On this episode I do a FULL track-by-track review of one of my favorite artist's new album that came out on the 17th of this month.
Conor's publicist and I couldn't work out an interview in time due to him being busy on tour but I am happy I could do an album review anyway for this month's episode!
My grandmother and I as always do a cover each.
She does:
"Heartaches by the Number" by: Ray Price
and I do:
"Napalm" - by: Conor Oberst from Salutations
(and the show outro is the song Salutations, the title track from the album)
Make sure you buy/stream his amazing new album on iTunes and Spotify and go get the vinyl at:
And as always go download all our covers FREE at:
http://soundcloud.com/erica-case1
http://soundcloud.com/bessielanningofficial
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
Episode 20 - Celebrating Black History Month
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
On this episode we celebrate Black History in music and overall!
I cover "They Hung Him on a Cross" by Lead Belly
My grandmother sings her own version of a gospel classic:
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
And my mom and guest host, Tara Lanning sings:
" I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles
We hope you enjoy our show and that we can celebrate all the progress people of black history have made each and every day!
And as always download our covers for FREE here!:
http://soundcloud.com/erica-case1
http://soundcloud.com/taralanning777
http://soundcloud.com/bessielanningofficial
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Episode 19 - Happy Birthday Bess! / Special Guest Miwi La Lupa
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
This might be our best episode yet!
It's a birthday special for my amazing, talented grandmother Bessie who is turning 80 years old!!!
On this show we celeberate her birthday by singing songs she pesonally chose for this episode and she shares some beautifully colorful life memoirs along with some laughs.
Then we have VERY special guest Miwi La Lupa: singer, songwriter, and bassist for his own music as well as Conor Oberst's solo work!
Him and his team were awesome enough to take time out of their busy tour schedule to share a wonderful little interview with me.
I feature his song:
"Plagued by Rules (No Wolves)"
from his new album Beginner's Guide
I cover:
"Cold Moon" - Miwi La Lupa from Ended up Making Love
"Sweet Dreams" - Patsy Cline/Tammy Wynette
Then my grandmother and I sing:
"Apartment #9" - Tammy Wynette
"Everyday He's With Me" - Bessie Lanning
Please check out my grandmother's award winning poetry at:
Keep up with Miwi La Lupa's tour and buy his NEW album and merch HERE!:
http://www.miwilalupa.com/shop
And as always download all our covers for FREE on our Soundclouds
www.soundcloud.com/erica-case1
&
find my grandmother's original songs here: