The Jay Franze Show: A deep dive into the entertainment industry Podcast
1) Country Scandals, Replacement Singers, and Country Music News
What happens when country headlines collide with hard radio data and a lightning-rod debate about replacement singers? We open strong with legacy-name scandals and the messy myths that follow artists,...Show More
2) Southern Rock Songs That Shaped The Genre, Best Debut Album, and Country Music News
A list can be a time machine. We kick off by diving into 35 Southern rock songs that didn’t just top bar jukeboxes—they built a genre’s backbone. Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, 38 Special, and ...Show More
3) Corey Hooker (Corey Hooker & The Cadillac Preachers)
A left-handed guitar from a beloved grandpa. A band with grit and groove. A songwriter who lets chords decide the weather of a verse. That’s the heart of our conversation with Corey Hooker, where Amer...Show More
4) CMA Night Recap, Ruin a Bands Name With One Letter, and Country Music News
A live-sung medley that actually left us breathless. That’s how Lainey Wilson opened a CMA night that felt tighter, braver, and more fun than it’s been in years—and yes, she backed it up with Entertai...Show More
5) CMA Night Preview, Artists With the Most Style, and Country Music News
Awards night pressure meets a changing country music landscape. We break down the CMA slate with honest picks, why Entertainer of the Year is a different beast than Album of the Year, and how a solo-h...Show More
6) Country Stars That Have Vanished, Artist Who Don’t Have the Best Voice, and Country Music News
Two truths can live in country music at once: you can miss the artists who made your 90s radio sing, and still be curious about an AI act topping a digital chart. We open the show with a roll call of ...Show More
7) Darkest Country Songs, Best Album of All Time, and Country Music News
Ever wondered why the “darkest” country songs linger long after the last note fades? We crack open that list and find more than shock value—there’s craft, confession, and a lineage of storytelling tha...Show More
8) Kayn Falcon
Pop can sparkle and still say something. That’s the throughline as we sit down with recording artist Kayn Falcon, who blends Connecticut calm with New York urgency to craft synthwave-leaning pop that ...Show More
9) Artist Who Should Be In the Hall of Fame, Songs That Make You Crank It Up, and Country Music News
What actually earns a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame—longevity, hits, or the kind of influence that changes what country sounds like? We dig into the real criteria and test the hype with a cl...Show More
10) Robby Johnson, Songs You Hate to Love, and Country Music News
The first chord hits and the room lifts. That’s the magic Robbie Johnson chases with his country-flavored take on You Shook Me All Night Long—faithful to AC/DC’s fire, sparking new life with a searing...Show More