ON THIS EPISODE OF MY CELEBRITY SERIES PODCASTS I VISIT WITH ONE OF THE TOP BLUES GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD, ROBERT CRAY. HE HAS LITERALLY PLAYED WITH EVERYBODY IN THE MUSICAL WORLD FROM TRADITIONAL BLUES ARTISTS LIKE JOHN LEE HOOKER AND MUDDY WATERS TO THE ROLLING STONES. COMING UP NEXT, THE MY CONVERSATION WITH GRAMMY AWARD WINNING BLUES GUITARIST ROBERT CRAY

ON THIS EPISODE OF MY CELEBRITY SERIES PODCASTS I REMINISCE ABOUT AN ENCOUNTER I HAD WITH AWARD WINNING SONGWRITER JOE SOUTH. HIS GRAMMY WINNING SONG "GAMES PEOPLE PLAY" WAS A FAVORITE OF MINE, BUT IT'S THE SONGS HE WROTE THAT YOU WOULD KNOW RIGHT AWAY. I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN, DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS AND HUSH. COUNTRY, ROCK AND DEEP PURPLE, TALK ABOUT A MULTI TALENTED WRITER. WHAT FOLLOWS IS MY MEMORY OF INTERVIEWING JOE SOUTH ON MY ATLANTA RADIO SHOW IN 1981. COMING UP NEXT, NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE, JOE SOUTH ON SANFORD'S CELEBRITY SERIES PODCASTS.

ON THIS EPISODE OF OUR CELEBRITY SERIES PODCASTS WE FEATURE A BOXING CHAMPION FORCED TO RETIRE DUE TO AIDS. TOMMY MORRISON WAS THE WBO HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION AND PLAYED THE ROLE OF TOMMY GUNN IN ROCKY 5. BUT IN 1996 HE WAS FORCED TO RETIRE FROM BOXING AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE AIDS VIRUS. I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH TOMMY IN 2007 BEFORE HIS APPEARANCE AT A MARTIAL ARTS EVENT AT CLIFF CASTLE CASINO.

ON THIS EPISODE OF OUR CELEBRITY SERIES PODCASTS WE FEATURE THE LOUISIANA MAN, THE RAGIN CAJUN FIDDLER EXTRAORDINAIRE DOUG KERSHAW. THE BAYOU IS THE BACKDROP FOR THIS WORLD FAMOUS ARTIST THAT I GOT TO KNOW AS A KID IN HIGHSCHOOL AND MET HERE IN PRESCOTT MANY YEARS AGO AT WATSON LAKE PARK. THIS INTERVIEW WAS JUST BEFORE I GOT TO SEE DOUG PLAY IN LAUGHLIN AND WE HAD A GOOD OLD TIME.

ON THIS EPISODE OF OUR CELEBRITY SERIES PODCASTS WE FEATURE A ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME LEGEND ERIC BURDON FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY BRITISH INVASION BAND THE ANIMALS. AS A LEAD VOCALIST AND SONG WRITER, ERIC WAS A PART OF TWO OF THE MOST PLAYED SONGS IN MUSIC HISTORY, HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN WITH THE ANIMALS AND SPILL THE WINE WITH WAR.

ON THIS EPISODE OF OUR CELEBRITY SERIES PODCASTS WE FEATURE A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY ROCK BAND BLUE OYSTER CULT, ERIC BLOOM. BOTH AS A LEAD VOCALIST AND SONG WRITER, ERIC WAS A PART OF TWO OF BLUE OYSTER'S BEST KNOWN SONGS, DON'T FEAR THE REAPER AND BURNIN FOR YOU. I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH THIS RELUCTANT ROCK STAR BEFORE HIS APPEARANCE AT THE THUNDER VALLEY RALLY IN COTTONWOOD.

ON THIS EPISODE OF OUR CELEBRITY SERIES PODCASTS WE TALK WITH THE GOLDEN BOY OF BOXING OSCAR DE LA HOYA. OSCAR WAS POUND FOR POUND ONE OF THE BEST FIGHTERS OF HIS DAY AND ON THIS OCCASION HE WAS GETTING READY TO HOLD A BIG EVENT IN PHOENIX ONLY TO BE STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS BY THE DEATHS OF THE 19 HOTSHOTS FROM PRESCOTT. YOU'LL HEAR IN OSCAR'S OWN WORDS HOW THE GRANITE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOTS WERE IN HIS THOUGHTS ON THIS DAY.

ON THIS EPISODE OF OUR CELEBRITY SERIES
PODCASTS WE FEATURE FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE MIKE HUCKABEE. WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COMING UP
IT'S A GOOD TIME TO TALK WITH THE GOVERNOR AND GET HIS THOUGHTS ON
THE CURRENT STATE OF POLITICS. LISTEN FOR WHAT GOVERNOR HUCKABEE
TELLS ME ABOUT THE NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND JEWS