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.
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Episode 28 - Happy Birthday Floyd Lanning! with guest co-host Shannon Pollard
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
It's November again and time to celebrate my grandfather Floyd Lanning's birthday, which was on the 9th!
It would be his 94th, to be exact, if he were still living.
I also had the honor and pleasure of sitting down with past special guest/ Eddy Arnold's grandson, Shannon Pollard, and having him as my guest co-host!
And he took part in the celebration by honoring his graparents' wedding day that happened this month as well on the 28th!
What a wonderful and special episode we got to share along with sharing the sentiment of honoring our amazing and talented grandparent's.
As I mentioned on Shannon's guest episode, Eddy Arnold was my grandfather's musical idol so this is pretty cool I got to share a couch with his own grandson.
Thank you so very much Shannon!
Intro: "Boquet of Roses" - Eddy Arnold
Cover by: my grandfather, Floyd Lanning
I cover:
"Jim, I Wore a Tie Today" - Eddy Arnold
(download FREE at: http://soundcloud.com/erica-case1 )
My grandfather in the 70's and his guitar
A lovely wedding card from Eddy and Sally's wedding day in the 40's
Eddy Arnold and his guitar
Get all my grandfather's music and Eddy covers at:
https://soundcloud.com/floydlanning
Keep up with all things Eddy Arnold at:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=official%20eddy%20arnold%20site
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
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