#415 - George Birge On His First Top 20 Single ‘Mind On You’ + What REALLY Happens When You Sign A Record Deal + Touring and Learning About the Industry from Toby Keith

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4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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George Birge (@GeorgeBirge) sits down to talk to Bobby Bones about what it's like having his first Top 20 single, "Mind On You," and how he had that song on hold for another artist to record and had to ask if he could record it for himself. George shares what his journey to success has been like and how he deals with imposter syndrome and discusses what really happens when you sign a record deal! He was born and raised in Austin, Texas, so he shares why he never left, how his parents emigrated to America and more. He also talks about going viral on TikTok, what he learned about the industry from Toby Keith, the moment he felt his career really started to take off and more!

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0:00.0	911, what's your emergency?
0:03.0	It's a nightmare we could never have imagined.
0:07.0	In a killer, we were still on the loose.
0:10.0	In the 1980s, we were in high school
0:12.0	losing friends, teachers, and community members.
0:15.0	We weren't safe anywhere.
0:17.0	Would we be next?
0:18.0	It was getting harder and harder to live in Mount Pine.
0:22.0	Listen to the Murder Years on the iHeart Radio app Apple Podcasts
0:26.0	or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	I'm comedian Gabby Watts, and I'm hosting a new history podcast
0:34.0	called American Filth, where we're diving into the filthy underbelly
0:38.0	of the good old U.S.A.
0:40.0	I'll be talking about a founding father who died from a DIY catheter.
0:44.0	The woman who wrote the dirtyest blue song ever recorded.
0:48.0	How the pilgrims smelled durable.
0:51.0	And of course, a 17th-century beast-geality panic.
0:55.0	Listen to American Filth on the iHeart Radio app Apple Podcasts
0:58.0	or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:28.0	I'm so embarrassed to say this, but my first date with my wife
1:30.0	I pulled the guitar out.
1:32.0	I covered some jaw hair.
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