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Rick & Bubba University Podcast

Ep 161 | The Guitarist Behind That Muscle Shoals Sound | Travis Wammack

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4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Travis Wammack is a legendary guitarist and recording artist whose guitar licks have been featured on an estimated 60 million records sold. He was the first to develop and use the fuzz tone for an electric guitar. At the age of 16, he had his 1963 number-one hit, “Scratchy,” and by 1969, Wammack’s skills landed him in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. There he teamed up with legendary producer Rick Hall at FAME Studios to record songs with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Little Richard, Mac Davis, Clarence Carter, the Osmond Brothers, Bobbie Gentry, Sam Cooke, and many others. Sit down with a legend and find out why Rolling Stone called Travis the “Fastest Guitar Player in the South” on this episode of "Rick & Bubba University"! Sponsors: Raycon: Whether you’re working from home these days or just working on your fitness, now’s the perfect time to get a pair of Premium Wireless Earbuds. Raycon ear buds start at about ½ the price of other premium brands you’ll find out there on the market -- but they sound just as amazing. You’ll get 15% off your order when you go to https://BUYRAYCON.com/rickbubbapod. Ladder is revolutionizing an age-old industry offering term life insurance at a personalized price, that can flex as your needs change. Why not pay a bit each month to protect the ones you love? Ladder makes it impressively fast and easy to get covered. You just need a few minutes, and a phone or laptop to apply. Ladder’s smart algorithms work in real-time, so you’ll find out instantly if you’re approved. No hidden fees. Cancel any time. At Ladder, they've created a painless way to get the life insurance coverage you need for those you care about most. Check out Ladder today to see if you’re instantly approved. Go to https://ladderlife.com/rickbubba. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello I'm Ian Sulling and I'm with one of McCain's farmers who grow their

0:04.0

petite hang on these are odd-looking potatoes. That's kale Ian. You do know you

0:08.9

need potato to make chips right? Yes but we don't just grow potatoes we actually

0:13.8

rotate different crops to help keep the soil healthy. So we eat McCain chips I'm

0:17.7

helping do some good. Exactly yeah you're supporting the move to regenerative

0:21.8

farming. By the way I do know the difference between kale and potatoes. Of course

0:27.2

you do. McCain let's all check in.

0:37.6

Welcome to another edition of Rick and Bubba University the podcast

0:42.4

Professors Rick and Bubba here handing out degrees in common sense that now

0:47.4

of course a superpower and Bubba if you love music have we got one for you

0:53.5

today we are honored to have back on the podcast someone who we've had on the

0:57.6

show before Travis Walnut and he has quite a list of people he's worked with

1:03.5

Rick. Travis welcome to Rick and Bubba University the podcast are you buddy my

1:08.4

pleasure man good morning to both of you guys. Born and Walnut Mississippi the

1:13.5

pride of Walnut Mississippi I mean when you look at your career Travis I mean

1:19.0

I'm looking at at one time Rolling Stone magazine that did an article about you

1:25.3

and said you were the fastest guitar player they had ever seen that's kind of

1:30.4

in your trademark as a guitar hero so how in the world did this develop this

1:37.1

ability to play the guitar with with such fervor you obviously have been

1:42.2

playing since you were young you had a number one hit when you were 16 so so

1:45.8

when did this where did this happen tell us this the foundation of your guitar

1:50.2

playing well my dad came in when I was eight years old with a guitar and said here's

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