Today, I am joined by two absolute cultural legends, the one and only Swamp Dogg (who just turned 83) and his collaborator, Moogstar!!!
We discuss how his recent documentary Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted came to be and how it took over 8 years to complete, why Jerry Williams Jr. had to become Swamp Dogg, his iconic album cover art and album titles including Ratt On, Gag A Maggot and Total Destruction To Your Mind, how the documentary feel more like a narriative film, Tom Kenny (Mr. Show, SpongeBob SquarePants) popping out of the bushes to talk to Swamp Dogg, Swamp Dogg deciding to go independent and pay for his own recordings, Moogstar’s comfort level sharing his life in the documentary to help others, how Moogstar and Swamp Dogg got on each others radar, Dr. Jerri, working at Atlantic records in A&R, befriending John Prine and starting their life-long friendship, writing for Gene Pitney and then getting fired, having top 10 hits in the charts, releasing the1-800 informercial classic Beatles Barkers record, being part of Jane Fonda's F.T.A./Fuck The Army and how it eventually started to come unraveled, breaking down the lyric \"sitting on a cornflake\", Swamp Dogg's cookbook, performing on the Outlaw Country cruise with Steve Earle, how to be a truly independent creative force, dealing with rejection and how to live out your dreams.
Heads up...this episode may have the most laughter per second...much needed, so enjoy!
SWAMP DOGG:
SWAMP DOGG DOCUMENTARY: swampdogggetshispoolpainted.com/
SWAMP DOGG MUSIC: theswampdogg.com/music
SWAMP DOGG CONTEMPLATES THE AFTERLIFE LP: https://s-curverecords.com/two-tracks-from-upcoming-swamp-dogg-album-debut-today-searching-for-heaven-and-acid-tongue/
MOOGSTAR: instagram.com/moog_star/
COOKBOOK: store.pioneerworks.org/products/pre-order-swamp-dogg-if-you-can-kill-it-i-can-cook-it
GENE PITNEY: She’s a heartbreaker: youtube.com/watch?v=AULvmliobq4
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