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(From 9/22/2022) John Dooley and Charlie Moss chat with singer-songwriter Amanda Shires on "Make Music Happen," a podcast from the Songbirds Guitar and Pop Culture Museum in downtown Chattanooga.

(From 10/24/2022) John Dooley and Charlie Moss chat with singer-songwriter Paul Thorn on "Make Music Happen," a podcast from the Songbirds Guitar and Pop Culture Museum in downtown Chattanooga.

Richard Winham shares a session from Jennifer Daniels & Jeff Neal, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

The two guests on this month’s Open Book are Jennifer Daniels and Peggy Douglas.

(Aired 2/11/23) In this episode, we talk with folk musician and founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John McEuen, about his career, his new book, and the 50th anniversary of the band’s seminal album: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."

(Aired 4/08/23) We talk with Mexican-American conductor Ismael Sandoval of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera - and we discuss the history of Mariachi and the importance of the tradition in Mexican society. Our special musical guest is Mariachi Aventurero from Dalton, Georgia.

(Aired 1/14/23) In 1972, a little-known Memphis band named Big Star released its first album, "#1 Record." Join us as we celebrate the album's 50th anniversary - and talk to our special guest, Jody Stephens from Big Star, who also performs a short set with our house band, Zowie and The Vanguard.

(Aired 10/08/2022) The inaugural episode of “The Songbirds Radio Hour” focuses on Chattanooga's famous 9th Street - now known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - and how the thriving Black community helped shape the music career of legendary blues singer Bessie Smith.

(Aired 11/12/2022) CBGBs and the 1970s New York City's punk scene are the stuff of legends - and right in the mix of it all was the band Television. Join us as we interview Television's co-founding member and guitarist Richard Lloyd about his time at CBGB's - and more.

John Dooley and Charlie Moss chat with country artist Nick Shoulders about his punk rock roots, his dissatisfaction with the current state of country music, and how his songs address it on "Make Music Happen," a podcast from the Songbirds Guitar and Pop Culture Museum in downtown Chattanooga.