{"id":249,"date":"2009-03-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-11-05T16:10:22","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T21:10:22","slug":"arthur_godfrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/arthur_godfrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs and Stories #54 and #55: No, the OTHER Arthur Godfrey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2699\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-249-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories54.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories54.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories54.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories54.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?powerpress_pinw=249-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories54.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"songs_and_stories54.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>This April makes five years that I&#8217;ve been running the open mic night at the Wooden Nickel Bar and Grill here in town, so I thought it fitting to talk to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthurgodfreyonline.com\/press.html\" target=\"_blank\">award-winning<\/a> songwriter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthurgodfreyonline.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Arthur Godfrey<\/a> (no relation to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Godfrey\" target=\"_blank\">the original<\/a>). (Arthur started the open mic way back in the &#8220;early 2000&#8217;s&#8221;. He ran it, along with local songwriter <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelgaither.com\/b2\/blogs\/index.php?blog=2&amp;title=songs_and_stories_42_the_sherry_austin_i&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\" target=\"_blank\">Sherry Austin<\/a>, before I took it over in 2004.)<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthurgodfreyonline.com\/bio.html\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelgaither.com\/b2\/blogs\/media\/arthur.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Originally from Boston, Arthur is based in Nashville these days. In &#8220;Songs and Stories&#8221; #54, Arthur explains what brought him to the west coast and how running an open mic allowed him to meet other local musicians. He gives some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascap.com\/nashville\/murphy\/murphy14.html\" target=\"_blank\">great tips<\/a> for folks who might be working on their first songs and also tells us how he got the name &#8220;Arthur&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>Clickto hear <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories54.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Songs and Stories&#8221;<\/a> #54 (time = 19:59, size = 22.9 mb)<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn &#8220;Songs and Stories&#8221; #55, Arthur tells the stories behind (and plays) &#8220;Richard&#8217;s Song&#8221; and &#8220;Broken Wings&#8221; (from his new record, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthurgodfreyonline.com\/music5.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Broken Wings&#8221;<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p> Click to hear <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories55.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Songs and Stories&#8221;<\/a> #55 (time = 16:25, size = 18.8 mb)<\/p>\n<p><b>CD Giveaway<\/b> Want to win a copy of &#8220;Broken Wings&#8221;? 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