Episodes
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!
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
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:
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
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
Episode 4 - Special Guest Nora Lee Hayter
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
This week is VERY special!
Our special guest Mrs. Nora Lee Hayter is one of the LAST living relatives to the Carter Family and second cousins to June Carter Cash.
We go on site to her home here in Franklin and chat with her about her life and growing up in the Carter Family.
She also plays with us on her special auto-harp gifted to her by the one and only Mother Maybelle Carter and she plays an original song,
"My Clinch Mountain Home" about her life story.
A photo of Nora and her sister with Johnny Cash.
My grandmother and I play with her as well and we cover Johnny Cash and Porter Wagoner's
"Green, Green Grass of Home."
My grandmother Bessie sings an old gospel song
"The River of Jordan"
CHECK OUT MORE PHOTOS OF HER AND THE CARTER FAMILY HERE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bess-Ericas-Rock-N-Roll-Music-Hour-Podcast/664642440313996