1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 played Folsom (hotel) last night, calling in from Willits; they played a Johnny Cash song last night; the 1st time they played Folsom Dallas' guitar player went to the prison to take a photo, only to learn that it's still a working prison &amp;amp; photos aren't allowed; touring as a 4-piece band, with a driver who sometime sits in; learned music as a kid from his grandmother, then his dad taught him &quot;House of the Rising Son&quot; on guitar...Dallas started writing songs when he was 12...he won his Junior High School talent show with &quot;Sweet Home Alabama&quot;; he grew up in New Braunfels, Texas, where Brian Duckworth (Robert Earl Keen's fiddle player) had a fiddle shop, &amp;amp; Brian encouraged Dallas to play music; Dallas landed his 1st record deal when he was 17, with his 20s pretty wild, until he started following a Shaman, &amp;amp; played with Dr. John in New Orleans; in his 20s he met Bob Dylan in L.A., who gave him some tips about the music business; Dallas started writing in earnest after that, had a son, &amp;amp; moved to Nashville where Sierra Ferrell sang on his album &quot;Southern Wind&quot;; Dallas wrote a song that Charlie Crockett covered about gambling, &quot;The Only Game in Town&quot;, &amp;amp; recently Dallas wrote a follow-up song that he performs with Ray Wylie Hubbard, &quot;Read 'Em &amp;amp; Weep&quot;; how does a tour come together? &quot;It comes down to festival anchor dates, &amp;amp; you fill in around that, playing where you know you have a following, or want to build a following.&quot; Dallas got to Santa Cruz the &quot;old school&quot; way, a legendary musician, Robert Earl Keen (or Brian Duckworth) got him in touch with a &quot;legendary promoter&quot;, Sleepy John Sandidge &amp;amp; Snazzy Productions, &amp;amp; he sold out the Ugly Mug last year; &quot;Music is a lot of odd jobs.&quot; The Money Question? (Are you able to make money with your music, &amp;amp; if so, how?): A: Yes! &quot;Very, very carefully...working very hard...but save some time &amp;amp; energy for your own family.&quot; Advice for the younger folks? &quot;If you get into music, do it because you love it. Avoid being corrupted.&quot; An interview on &quot;The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club&quot; with &quot;Dangerous Dan&quot; Orange airing Friday mornings on KZSC Santa Cruz, California. 2026 is Bushwhacker's 37th year on the air! Thanks for listening! To support KZSC (&amp;amp; these podcasts), please go to KZSC.FM and click on the &quot;Donate to KZSC&quot; button in the upper right-hand corner. Thanks! KZSC Santa Cruz http://kzsc.fm/talk <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42569640/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/205481170