#401 - Terry McBride On The Origin Story of McBride and The Ride + His Famous Dad Didn’t Want Him To Do Music + Why His Grandparents Called The Cops On Him + How Trying to Get George Strait to Record His Song Landed him a Record Deal
Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast
Nashville Podcast Network
4.8 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Legendary songwriter and lead singer of McBride and The Ride, Terry McBride (@TerryMcBrideMusic), talked to Bobby Bones about how he formed McBride and The Ride and shares the origin story of their name. Plus, he talks about how Brooks & Dunn have recorded over 25 songs he's written, and what it's like to be a songwriter in Nashville. Terry also recalls how his dad didn't want him to pursue music and shares the story about why his grandparents once called the cops on him. He also shares stories from when he toured with John Fogerty and Huey Lewis in the 80s and how trying to get George Strait to record a song he wrote landed him a record deal. Terry will also reveal why McBride and The Ride got back together and released new music for the first time in 20 years, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | And he immediately put us on tour with the Judds before the farewell tour, right before that. |
| 0:10.5 | What's that like? |
| 0:11.5 | Oh, it was mind blowing because they're doing those sheds. |
| 0:13.5 | You know, they're one of the biggest acts in the country. |
| 0:16.5 | I would go out and ride horses out of the farm with them and why don't I really pick me |
| 0:20.5 | in, long mirror motorcycle and I had a bike coming. |
| 0:23.5 | They were just couldn't have been better to me. |
| 0:26.5 | Episode 401, Terry McBride, singer, songwriter, lead singer and bassist of McBride and the ride. |
| 0:33.0 | So a couple things. |
| 0:34.0 | One, let's talk about songs he wrote. |
| 0:36.0 | If you see him, if you see her, Reba, Brooks and Dunn, here's a little clip of that. |
| 0:41.0 | If you see her, if you see her, lots of Brooks and Dunn rides here and you'll hear why as we get into the interview, |
| 0:53.0 | play something country, Brooks and Dunn. |
| 0:56.0 | I'll play something country. |
| 0:58.0 | Okay, one of my favorite songs. |
| 1:00.0 | Cowgirls don't cry. |
| 1:01.0 | Reba, Brooks and Dunn. |
| 1:07.0 | I think it's a sad song I've ever heard in my life. |
| 1:09.0 | At least one of them. |
| 1:10.0 | From his own voice, his own catalog, McBride and the ride here is Sacred Ground. |
| 1:22.0 | That was the number one song. |
| 1:23.5 | Here's the top five song going out of my mind. |
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