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:
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
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
Friday Nov 25, 2016
Episode 17 - Happy Birthday Floyd Lanning! / Special Guest Denver Dalley
Friday Nov 25, 2016
Friday Nov 25, 2016
This is a HUGE episode!
Not only is it in celebration of my grandfather, Floyd Lanning's birthday, we have another special celebrity guest!
I was lucky enough this episode to catch a fantastic interview with Denver Dalley of The Desaparecidos, fronted by Conor Oberst also of the band, Bright Eyes.
He was awesome enough to call me on his only day off tour and chat about what he's been up to since the Desaparecidos had to cancel their own tour, knowing Conor from when they were teens, and his major contribution and composition in the band.
I cover:
"Buy a Little Time With Her" - Floyd Lanning (off his album Pretty Boy Floyd)
"Man and Wife, the Former (Financial Planning)" - Desaparecidos
"Gossimer Thin" - Conor Oberst (off his new album Ruminations)
My mom covers:
"Tips of my Fingers" - Eddy Arnold
My grandmother Bessie covers:
"Beginning of Goodbye" - Floyd Lanning (also off his album Pretty Boy Floyd)
And the show ends with my grandfather's version of "Tips of My Fingers" solo on acoustic guitar.
The birthday cake my mom made for one of my grandfather's birthdays
One of my favorite photos of him. He was an avid bodybuilder.
PRETTY BOY FLOYD by Floyd Lanning DOWNLOAD FREE HERE:
Buy the physical copy here:
http://ericacase.bandcamp.com/
And buy the '45 vinyl @ Grimey's Preloved and New Music in Nashville, TN.
As always download ALL our covers for FREE here!:
soundcloud.com/bessielanningofficial
And keep up with us here:
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Episode 13 - Tom Hiddleston and I Saw The Light
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
On this episode we cover Hank Williams songs and talk about his biopic, I Saw The Light starring the currently very popular Tom Hiddleston.
I cover:
"Hey Good Lookin'"
My mom Tara covers:
"Your Cheatin' Heart"
My grandmother Bessie covers:
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Find ALL our covers from this episode and all episodes at:
www.soundcloud.com/erica-case1
www.soundcloud.com/taralanning777
www.soundcloud.com/bessielanningofficial
And as always get my grandfather, Floyd Lanning's amazing posthumous album: PRETTY BOY FLOYD here!
www.soundcloud.com/floydlanning
and visit: www.ericacase.com and keep up with us there!
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Episode lucky number 7 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY FLOYD LANNING!
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Monday Nov 09, 2015
I am just elated to put together this very special episode dedicated to my grandfather, Floyd Lanning.
In this episode we have my mom Tara Lanning back on for us to all talk about and celebrate Floyd's colorful life.
I play:
"Make the World Go Away" by: Eddy Arnold
My mom, Tara Lanning plays:
"Help Me Make it Through the Night" by: Sammie Smith
My grandmother Bessie Lanning plays:
"Chained to a Memory" by: Eddy Arnold
then WE ALL play:
"Mule Skinner Blues" by: Jimmie Rodgers
And the last song played is "Shes Like Heaven" an original song written by my grandmother, and sang by the one and only, Floyd Lanning.
Thank you SO much for tuning into this VERY special episode.
Download PRETTY BOY FLOYD free here!:
www.soundcloud.com/floydlanning
Find us all HERE:
www.ericacase.com
Saturday Jul 18, 2015
Episode 6 - Bess & Erica's Rock 'N Roll Music Hour
Saturday Jul 18, 2015
Saturday Jul 18, 2015
This episode is a music episode!
Staying true to our title this whole episode is devoted to us singing songs and having some good laughs.
Bessie Lanning sings:
-"Waiting for a Call" an original by: her Bessie Lanning
-"Walk and Talk" by: Johnnie Ray
-"Kansas City" by: Fats Domino (featuring me)
-"For the Good Times" by: Ray Price (featuring me)
I, Erica Case sing:
-"The End of the World" by: Skeeter Davis
-"Big River" by: Johnny Cash
-"I Don't Know When" an original by: me, Erica Case
Check me out at: www.ericacase.com
and check out my grandmother at: https://www.facebook.com/BessieLanning?fref=ts
and our podcast Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bess-Ericas-Rock-N-Roll-Music-Hour-Podcast/664642440313996?fref=ts
Monday Apr 13, 2015
Episode 5 - RECORD STORE DAY 2015
Monday Apr 13, 2015
Monday Apr 13, 2015
On this weeks podcast we talk Record Store Day 2015 which is Saturday the 18th of April.
We talk about mine and my mom, Tara Lanning's, releases and she shares some AMAZING stories from my great uncle Loyd about growing up with my grandfather Floyd Lanning.
I am re-releasing "The Ballad of Floyd Lanning" on Record Store Day cased in a special hand stamped cardboard CD case with prize inside and I'm helping my mother release an original called "I'm Not Losing You" also in a sweet CD case personally designed by yours truly.
My mom covers:
"Desperado" by: The Eagles
I cover:
"Double Life" by: Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes)
The intro is my cover of Johnny Cash's "Cry! Cry! Cry!"
The outro is the end of "The Ballad of Floyd Lanning"
Check me and all my merch including these CDs out at: ericacase.bandcamp.com
Check out the rest of my family on:
www.ericacase.com