BONUS EP: The Journey Of The Million Dollar Show - The Bobby Bones Show

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[00:00]
Bobby Bones
Picture yourself going for a drive. What comes to mind? Potholes. Those guys on motorcycles that drive up in between you in the lane. Sleepy truck drivers. Red light runners. Distracted Pedestrians crossing where they shouldn't. Yeah, sometimes it feels like the road is out to get you. But thankfully, Hyundai offers available class exclusive advanced safety features that help protect you and your family. They put your safety first and everything else second. For example, you can change lanes with much more confidence thanks to the available Blind Spot View monitor, which shows you a live video feed of your blind spots. Learn more about Hyundai@Hyundai USA.com or call 562-314-4603 for complete details. Okay, so this podcast basically about the million dollar show and the journey of the million dollar show from day one to now, brought to you by Hyundai. I love Hyundai. It's all about the journey with Hyundai. I think we've done $8 million shows, which, by the way, this is airing after our last one, but we. We haven't done the last one yet. That's. We're just days away from that. So Eddie's here too. And so mostly it's just. Man, thinking back about how we started this thing, the genesis of it was Eddie and I have been doing a bunch of free shows. Also. We sucked. Not that we're Grammy award winning now anyway, but we were playing parodies in.
[01:25]
Eddie
Restaurants, like barbecue joints. And they would just move the tables out of the way. And there were 50 people.
[01:31]
Madeline Edwards
Yes.
[01:31]
Bobby Bones
And 22 of them were just having brisket already.
[01:35]
Eddie
Yeah. Wondering what is this on stage?
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Bobby Bones
And we would get a car. We'd rent a car just in the suit would drive us. We'd find an opening act, which for a long time it was Kelsey Ballerini. So we would get in the car and we would drive to North Carolina. We would drive to Tallahassee, Florida. We would do all these places that were somewhat. They were far enough to drive, but they weren't comfortable, meaning we couldn't get there in an hour. The first ever show we did those, the Raging Idiots, was the amy show for 30 ABES.
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Eddie
Yeah.
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Bobby Bones
Here in Nashville at a pavilion. Remember that crap?
[02:10]
Eddie
Yeah. And people showed up.
[02:12]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. But it wasn't for us. There were other artists there, too.
[02:13]
Eddie
True.
[02:14]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, it wasn't. That wasn't for us.
[02:16]
Eddie
I think one thing you've been really good at is surrounding us with really good artists in our shows, you know, so when we do play, we do have some other good artists that come. Hence the million dollar show, man. Like, that's what's so awesome about it. It's not us. It's so much. So many good artists around us.
[02:32]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. The first one, there were other artists there. Then after that, it was. And we would, you know, do it. But Kelsey wasn't known then. But what we would do is, in my mind, it didn't matter if I said where we were playing, like, on Instagram, but it was always, how can I sell this thing? How can I market it as being sold out, even if it's 30 people? So we'd go play a restaurant, and nobody else could fit, but I'd be, like, sold out. Raging idiots. And we'd play, like, parodies, basically. And lots of covers. Yeah. With ukuleles. And it was just Eddie and I. And so we would do these shows, and we did them for, like, six months. We donated all the money. I even paid for the gas out of my own money. And then we started to do slightly bigger venues. And I just wanted to be able to say everything was sold out. Because I wanted to create the idea to people that it was hard to get into one of our shows not knowing how bad we kind of were. Where it was fortunate for us was we were getting better the more we played, which makes sense. But, man, we played early on. It was. It was rough. The places weren't good to play, and we weren't that good. But remember the barbecue place in D.C. when the fire alarm went off? That was then. We waited, and it was kind of a disaster because the people were outside in the heat, and then they had to wait for another. Wasn't our fault. But then we went and played.
[03:51]
Eddie
That was so long ago.
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Bobby Bones
It was forever ago.
[03:53]
Eddie
I can't even remember when that was.
[03:55]
Bobby Bones
And so we just did this for a long time. We donated all the money. All the money. And in my mind, it was, if we get to a million dollars, I want to have a celebration concert because we didn't keep any of the money. I want to have a celebration concert here in Nashville somewhere. And the idea wasn't at the Ryman at first. And I remember going. And Roddick had asked me, hey, can you come out to the event? And if you guys want to play, great, but you'll be part of the music. And I said, man, if we hit this and we do this, the money raised there, we'll just count that, because that's money. We're playing at a charity event. And so it hit a million bucks. And I remember calling, like, my management guy and being like, hey, we should set up a show. I. I don't know for what, but we should do the. Call it the million dollar show and celebrate that we raised a million dollars for charity. And he's like, great. How about the ryman? I'm like, there is no way people are gonna come to this.
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Eddie
Oh, he mentioned the ryman.
[04:49]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. It wasn't me.
[04:49]
Eddie
Okay.
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Bobby Bones
Cause I was like, what about the sitgo? What about the car dealership? Yeah. I just wanted people to be there. We did play a car dealership early on.
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Eddie
We did. In Wichita, Kansas.
[04:59]
Bobby Bones
We didn't make any money. Neither did a charity. The station just kept that money, I think.
[05:02]
Eddie
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Bobby Bones
I mean, there was no money.
[05:03]
Eddie
We never saw any money.
[05:04]
Bobby Bones
Yeah.
[05:05]
Eddie
What I did see was a bunch of cars that were just moved out of the lot. And then that's where the people stood.
[05:10]
Bobby Bones
And we use the word people loosely.
[05:12]
Eddie
They were bodies.
[05:13]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. There weren't that. Well, there weren't that many people there. So we got to a million bucks. So we set the show to be six or seven months away, but in the process, the raging idiot started to pick up a little steam. I feel like I marketed it so effectively that even though we weren't good, but we were getting better. People were like, I need to go see this. And then we were doing the radio show saying we were coming to the different towns. And. And so before we had done the first million dollar show, we raised $2 million. And I was like, dang, we should call it the $2 million show. And Tom was like, that's too confusing. So.
[05:43]
Eddie
But we made 2 million.
[05:45]
Bobby Bones
We go, we do the first ever million dollar show with the idea of maybe we can get people to come and play with us because we had a band. And the reason we had a band is because festivals were asking us to play, because big, big festivals, bigger than we should have played. And we were playing after. We were playing. Yeah. After people that were bigger than us.
[06:05]
Eddie
And were actually no position to be in those slots.
[06:09]
Bobby Bones
Our band was really great, but we didn't, like, have songs and I can't sing. So we're playing massive festivals all over the country. We played Stagecoach. We played at the Gorge. What's that festival?
[06:21]
Eddie
The Watershed.
[06:22]
Bobby Bones
Watershed. We did them all. We did Faster Horses.
[06:25]
Eddie
Yeah.
[06:26]
Bobby Bones
And we got to be. Okay now. We had the full band. And so we go and I just make a couple calls myself for the first ever show. And Derrick Spentley played and Brett Eldridge played. Little Big Town played. And it was me just making an ass. Like, would you guys mind showing up and playing with our Band. And because I knew them, they were all like, yeah, great. And it was awesome. We made a few hundred thousand bucks and so we're like, cool. What a fun memory. We'll never do that again.
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Eddie
Yeah, like a one off. Right?
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Bobby Bones
Well, we celebrated the million bucks and so. But we were such a. And I still am such a long term partner with St. Jude that they were pumped about it. They were like, can't wait till next year. And I was like, oh, no, next year. So then I'm all freaking out about it, but they're like, we're gonna go tour and just start playing shows and try to get better. And we didn't. We kept just. Then we started touring our brains off. Signed a little record deal. Didn't really do anything record wise. And they were like taking money, not.
[07:26]
Eddie
Illegally, but I didn't realize that's the record deal. Yeah, that's what that means.
[07:30]
Bobby Bones
Because they weren't really promoting it, so. And then I bought the record deal back and had to pay money to do that, so. But we were on and we went from a car to a van, dude.
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Eddie
We were full fledged. We were a band. We were a touring band.
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Bobby Bones
Yeah, we went to a van, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[07:47]
Eddie
But what I'm saying is, like, struggling artists, because we're radio people. Like, we had a radio show and on the weekends we. We were a touring band.
[07:55]
Bobby Bones
We would leave right after the show and either Tim, our security guard, just in the suit, would drive us and we'd try to sleep in the back of the van. We take whomever the opener was. Still, a lot of times it was Kelsey. But then we'd switch it out a little bit. If we'd had a Hyundai, then it had been much easier. A fleet of Hyundai probably would have.
[08:12]
Eddie
Done five shows in a weekend.
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Bobby Bones
Dude. And so we do it. We'd leave, wake up early, do the radio show, get in a car immediately. A van. There are no beds and vans.
[08:22]
Eddie
No.
[08:23]
Bobby Bones
Drive to wherever, do a show that night. I remember once we went down to.
[08:27]
Eddie
You thinking Georgia, Augusta. Yes.
[08:29]
Bobby Bones
Where we drove back. Well, not even that. We played in like a strip center.
[08:32]
Eddie
Yeah. It was like a strip mall.
[08:34]
Bobby Bones
And there's like a little. It was like a dance floor and there were like eight people there.
[08:36]
Eddie
Mm.
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Bobby Bones
It was terrible.
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Eddie
But the reason I remember that is because we were like, do we wait and just drive in the morning or should we just drive tonight? And Justin, the suit was like, I'm driving.
[08:46]
Bobby Bones
I. I think Tim drove.
[08:48]
Eddie
Or was it Tim? Maybe they both did. They just but either way, we fell asleep. We woke up by two.
[08:52]
Bobby Bones
Oh, we cheated. We were like, we'd rather just drive home tonight. And by drive home, that meant we'd rather just go to sleep while you guys drive home.
[08:58]
Eddie
Correct.
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Bobby Bones
Dude. We were exhausted, and we didn't even know what we were doing. We're just raising money. And so we did it pretty consistently six or seven months. And then it was getting close to, okay, are we doing the Million Dollar show too? And I'm like, I don't know. Can we get people to do this show?
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Eddie
You had already exhausted your asks with all your friends.
[09:17]
Bobby Bones
Yes. So I needed my team to ask people based on the success of the first show. So that's what we did. And they asked Rascal Flatts, Sam Hunt, Craig Campbell Brothers, Osborne, Thomas Rhett. Did I say the band?
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Eddie
Perry, you have not.
[09:35]
Bobby Bones
And then at the end, what I knew was gonna happen was Garth was gonna come out and present a check because he said, we didn't know how much it was gonna be. And Garth comes out, presents a two million dollar check. And then he was out on stage, and we were just like, let's sing one. Because he wasn't gonna sing, but he wasn't not gonna sing.
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Eddie
And he was already there.
[09:53]
Bobby Bones
He was there, and it's not like he's gonna say no. So he sang. And we did what? Friends in low places.
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Eddie
Friends in low places.
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Bobby Bones
It was awesome.
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Eddie
Highlight of my life.
[10:01]
Bobby Bones
Million out of three. Urban. This one was super cool because it was urban. And Darius. And Darius came out and did Purple Rain. And Darius also did a Hootie song.
[10:11]
Eddie
He did, which. And I think he did Wagon Wheel.
[10:13]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. And I just thought doing the Hootie song was so much fun. Luke Combs, Dan and Shay, Marin Morris. So now, though, it started to be a thing, and I was like, maybe I don't have to continue to, like, grind at this thing because of the success it's had. And we were donating all the money. We never kept any of the money that people would just say yes. Much easier. And then it was also, how do we get people that maybe aren't in the country space? Because we had better than Ezra, which was an alternative band that I used to love. And Million dollar show 4. Luke Bryan, Lady A Cole Swindell John party. Three doors down was that show, and that was awesome. Brad from 3 Doors Down.
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Eddie
Those are, like, our selfish requests, for sure.
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Bobby Bones
Sharna showed up because I had one Dancing with the Stars that year. So we did a dance that was awesome. It's Super. Gavin degraw played that one, which was awesome.
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Eddie
Oh, yeah.
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Bobby Bones
Million dollar show 5. We had Brooks and Dunn. I just remember it with Brooks and Dunn being at rehearsal and rehearsing with Ronnie. And I didn't know Ronnie as well yet.
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Eddie
In a warehouse, like, in a little warehouse rehearsal space.
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Bobby Bones
And he's just there singing away.
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Eddie
Yeah.
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Bobby Bones
And we're like, this is crazy.
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Eddie
Sounding amazing.
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Bobby Bones
Brett Young, Foreigner I Want to Know what Love Is. Colby Calla came out. Lainey Wilson, before Lainey had a single song.
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Eddie
Oh, yeah. With her bell bottoms.
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Bobby Bones
I was like, dude, I'm a big fan of Lainey. Let's get her out. No record, no song yet. She came out, did Queen, Fat Bottom Girls. Sam Hunt came back. Sawyer Brown played. So we had, like five in a row, and it was kind of killing. And we had raised just on these shows, like, a million bucks. But there was no Million dollar show in 2021 and 2022. Because the pandemic.
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Eddie
Yeah, dumb pandemic.
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Bobby Bones
And they were like, hey, you could still do one. But we couldn't have any of the kids out there. None of the St. Jude people either. So I was like, I don't think we're going to do it during the pandemic. And I thought maybe we'd never do it again.
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Eddie
Because I will say, a highlight, too, is a lot of these kids, patients come out, and if they're healthy enough, they. They just have a night and they get to enjoy music. And it's really cool to see them having fun. I mean, everyone's having fun, but the kids are back there having fun. It's really cool to see.
[12:07]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. And to have the kids there to show people what's the reality of it. So these kids come and they tell their story on stage as well. And so without that, I was like, man, I don't want to do it. So we came back 2023. Michelle Branch, which was super cool. That was a selfish one. Tracy Lawrence was going to perform, and he got sick, like, the day of.
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Eddie
And he even rehearsed.
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Bobby Bones
Yeah. I wasn't there for rehearsal.
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Eddie
He rehearsed that one and then didn't play because he got sick.
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Bobby Bones
And we had Dirks on the show that morning, and Dierks played Million Dollar show one. We were like, tracy Lawrence is sick. And he's like, oh, I'll cover. So Dierks came in and covered for Tracy Lawrence and played a Tracy Lawrence song. Scott Staff from Creed, which he was awesome.
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Eddie
Unbelievable.
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Bobby Bones
Jake owen played that one. Million Dollar Show 7 party. Megan Maroney Sam Hunt, Nate Smith, Ben Rector, Matt Carney.
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Eddie
Come on.
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Bobby Bones
This is last year.
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Eddie
This is last year.
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Bobby Bones
Yeah. Ian Muncik, Edwin McCain, which was fun. Lauren Watkins, Post Malone showed up at.
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Eddie
The end and met everyone and stayed.
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Bobby Bones
And took pictures with everybody after the.
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Eddie
Show was over for an hour.
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Bobby Bones
And so between the shows and the other work that we've done, we've been able to raise over $27 million for St. Jude over the years. And it's super cool that we have long term partners. Like I feel like St. Jude thinks that I and that we're a partner. And Hyundai is awesome. And Hyundai has been a long term partner with me in the show and they're supporting the million dollar show. They have their own initiative initiatives as well. And so the Hyundai Hope on Wheels initiative has donated over $250 million to pediatric cancer research. So, you know, we're running alongside each other, doing the best we can, trying to help out as many people as possible. But what they've done this year is they've included $20,000 million dollar show in St. Jude. So I'm very thankful that Hyundai did that. You know, since 1998, Hyundai hope on Wheels has worked tirelessly to support the families, researchers, doctors, and children impacted by childhood cancer. To this day, Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded grants totaling over $250 million. So thanks to Hyundai Motor America and its nationwide dealers and thanks for being a part of the million dollar show. Now that was kind of the walkthrough. What's your favorite single performance of all time? Gosh.
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Eddie
I think it's gonna have to be Garth Brooks, Friends in Low Places. Cause that's the one that I tell everyone about. Cause Garth, just like you said, showed up, wasn't expecting to sing. But what people don't realize is that we are the house band. So our band that we put together is the house band for a lot of the artists that come up and sing. So when Garth came up, it's like, we're ready to go. We all know Friends in Low Places and we sang it. And just the fact that the goat is standing right, not to mention on the Ryman stage. And you're singing one of country music's biggest songs with him. Dude, that's just a highlight of my life.
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Bobby Bones
I think mine's Brooks and Dunn because we did three songs with them and they let me pick the songs. And with Garth, we kind of just sang a little bit of like the background of like the choruses. But with Brooks and Dunn, like we sang all of it.
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Eddie
All of it.
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Bobby Bones
And they were like, what do you mean? What do you want to do? And I was like, let's do my Maria. Let's do it.
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Eddie
That was cool.
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Bobby Bones
Yeah. And so to do all and like, to be an integral part of three Brooks and Dunn songs and them standing out there, like, to me, Brooks and Dunn is probably my favorite. And when it comes to artists, we try to book artists, too, that aren't country. Now there are a couple. Like, Post Malone was awesome, but he went out and did that acoustic. Hanson was crazy. And they did mbop, but they did that acoustic. Because if we don't have time to rehearse or they get in late, we're just like, don't worry about playing with the band. If you guys want to play acoustic, just do your own thing.
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Eddie
Yeah, with Hanson, they came from out.
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Bobby Bones
Of town, but, like, better than Ezra, because I loved Better than Ezra. And then we did. Oh, and then when Dirks did Hootie the Blowfish and sang a Hootie and.
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Eddie
The Loafish, Darius did.
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Bobby Bones
Oh, yeah, sorry, Darius. Michelle Branch. Whenever the Wreckers did their thing and Michelle Branch did her, that was super cool because that was just being selfish and picking stuff we wanted to pick.
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Eddie
And two, our buddy Ahmad proposed to his wife on that's True on stage there. Do you remember what year that was, dude?
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Bobby Bones
I don't know. Years, Anything.
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Eddie
But that was cool. He said he wanted to propose to his wife, and he did it in the middle of the Million Dollar show.
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Bobby Bones
I remember no years. I remember no song titles. I remember no book titles. I know nothing. And, you know, part of this, too, has been me finding artists that haven't popped yet that are really good. And I'd put Laney on that.
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Eddie
Like, you've done such a good job at that.
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Bobby Bones
Laney, she hadn't hit yet. And I was like, man, Lainey, you're awesome. Come do it. But we've done that with a few artists, and one of them is Madeline Edwards. And we're going to talk with Madeline in just a second. But Madeline's like, next level, and she played the piano. I'll let her tell her story, but we'll talk to Madeline Edwards coming up in just a second. Picture yourself going for a drive. What comes to mind is it potholes or those motorcycle guys that drive up in between cars? That's always annoying. Sleepy truckers, red light runners, people crossing the street where there aren't crosswalks. And then there's almost an accident because they shouldn't do that. Now the Truth is, the road can feel unpredictable, like it's out to get you at every turn. But it does not have to be that way. Hyundai's available advanced safety technology is designed to keep you protected against the many challenges that the road throws your way. From standard forward collision avoidance assist to available Blind Spot View monitor, Hyundai's vehicles offer available features designed to help safeguard you and your loved ones. You can change lanes with more confidence. This is awesome. It's the available Blind Spot View monitor, which shows you a live video feed of your blind spots. The standard forward collision avoidance assist can help prevent or mitigate accidents by alerting you of an imminent collision and automatically applying the brakes if you don't. Hyundai vehicles are equipped with the standard driver attention Warning system, which constantly monitors your attention levels. Once detected, it sounds alerts, gives visual cues to help bring your focus back on the road. Learn more about hyundai@hyundai USA.com you can also call 562-314-4603 for complete details. Hyundai vehicles have won over 120 IIHS Top Safety Awards from 2006 to 2024. As of December 2024, the road can have many things on it that you're prepared for or not prepared for. But be as prepared as you possibly can. I love my Hyundai. I think you're going to love the available Blind Spot View monitor. For me, it's a game changer, and be sure to check it out again. Hyundai USA.com okay, Madeline Edwards is here. You text me. I'm glad you did, because I didn't know you had new music coming out. I didn't know anything unless, like, my people were like, hey, I got new music. And you're one of the few people that I would be like, oh, that's cool. Let me. Let me take a look. So I was super excited to hear that because you know why I was surprised? Because it's been a long time.
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Madeline Edwards
Wait, can I tell the story from my perspective? I texted you, I think.
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Bobby Bones
Okay, hold.
[19:05]
Madeline Edwards
And then you didn't text me back.
[19:07]
Bobby Bones
Correct.
[19:08]
Madeline Edwards
And then days later.
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Bobby Bones
That doesn't mean I wasn't listening. For the record.
[19:12]
Madeline Edwards
No, he doesn't. Of course you were listening.
[19:15]
Eddie
Does not text me back.
[19:16]
Bobby Bones
Fine.
[19:17]
Eddie
Well, but he's listening.
[19:18]
Madeline Edwards
He ghosted me for, like, a couple days. If his team reaches out to me, is that technically ghosting?
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Bobby Bones
No. And I didn't ghost because I was not. We. Other than like, social media being like, what up? Like. Like, it's not like every Tuesday night we have a set time to text. I do Value you as a person. And I would never just completely ignore. But what happened was you text me, and I was like, oh, cool. And. And before I could say anything as far as let's do this or that, I said, hey, Scuba Steve, I want to get Madeline up, and here's what I want to do, and I love it. That was it. So I didn't ghost you.
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Madeline Edwards
It was giving you a hard time.
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Bobby Bones
I know, but I'm giving it back. Delayed gratification.
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Madeline Edwards
Yes. Yes.
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Bobby Bones
So you text me. I took care of it.
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Madeline Edwards
I did. Thank you for having me. I take it was very much like, yo, I'm Indy, I'm doing my own pr. Like, that's what you said.
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Bobby Bones
I'm doing my own pr.
[20:14]
Madeline Edwards
In not so few words, I was like, here's the new music. Here's the story. Are you in or not?
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Eddie
Yeah, I do want to hear it, actually.
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Madeline Edwards
Oh, my God.
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Bobby Bones
It was nothing embarrassing, I don't think.
[20:23]
Madeline Edwards
No, it's not.
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Eddie
Do you remember it, Madeline?
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Madeline Edwards
Do I remember what?
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Eddie
The text.
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Madeline Edwards
Oh, of course. I think it was just like, you in or. Nah.
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Bobby Bones
Yeah, yeah.
[20:31]
Eddie
That's straightforward.
[20:33]
Bobby Bones
I know this might be a long shot, which, by the way, me speaking here, it wasn't a long shot, because if she texts me one way or the other, I'm going to respond. But the new chapter for my album starts on March 21st. I'd love to sit down and talk with you about it if you're interested in helping me promote it. I'm doing all my own pr. No pressure, obviously. Just wanted to float this your way. And then the song, and then it's a. You know, my phone's Bluetooth isn't working.
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Eddie
That's. It's like the voice memo.
[21:00]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I had. And so all I did is that morning. Because I don't want to lead her astray and say, hey, Scuba, let's bring her up and do this thing and take care of her, and that's it.
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Eddie
Madeline, is that. Is that hard to send a text like that? Because you are doing your own promotion?
[21:14]
Madeline Edwards
Yes. I mean, listen, it's Bobby Bones.
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Bobby Bones
Oh, yeah. That massive star.
[21:19]
Madeline Edwards
The most massive. Like, I listened to you growing up, you know, so it's weird to send a text like that and be like, okay, we're doing this on our own. Let's see if you know, if this works for you.
[21:33]
Bobby Bones
To say that. That you're texting me is unfair because, Eddie, look at we. This is how much we've texted over time.
[21:38]
Eddie
That's a lot of conversation.
[21:39]
Bobby Bones
It's. It's a lot. It's not like she got my number and is like, I'm nervous to text him.
[21:45]
Madeline Edwards
No, it's just been a minute. Yeah, I know. I kind of disappeared for a little bit.
[21:48]
Bobby Bones
Me too. Everybody disappeared but you, which is why I'm excited you're here. It. It's been a few years since you've had stuff, like, new stuff. So what's up? What's up with that?
[22:00]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, man. I mean, I'm putting out a new album, and I want to talk about your show. You know, we don't have to.
[22:06]
Bobby Bones
No, no, I'm here. I'm here to talk about you right now.
[22:09]
Madeline Edwards
Okay, so let him ask the question. No, I'll let you direct.
[22:13]
Bobby Bones
You're in my home, so I've planned the meal, so we're gonna start with this course talking about you. Okay, so let me ask this. What'd you do the last three years? What was going on?
[22:25]
Madeline Edwards
A lot. I've been working on this album for the last three years, and it's been a lot of good and a lot of bad. I. Last year, lost my brother. He got diagnosed with schizophrenia and took his own life. And that was really tough. And, you know, it just kind of kept leading into, like, a hell of a year. And so a few months after that, I lost my team. And, I mean, that's honestly the most insignificant part of the story. The story is beautiful because I got to see so much fruit in my life because of this community I have in Nashville and how much people surrounded me, and they came around me when this happened, like they always have. When my husband was in the hospital, they came around me. When my brother passed, they came around me. And it was just such a. Just such a beautiful story of artistry and storytelling in Nashville and how that always kind of comes first, and it's always the pinnacle. And I think people saw this story and were like, you know what? We don't care what happened. We just kind of want to help push this story into the world because we think it's really beautiful. And my. My family's come from a lot. I mean, I've come on your show before, and I've talked to you about my dad and, you know, surviving abuse and me and my siblings just kind of banding together and just surviving the odds. And so the fact that I get to tell this on the other side of things with my brother being gone is like, man, it's. Life is so precious, and time is so precious. You know, it's funny. When I came on your show last time, I think you asked me a question of, like, what do you want? And I kept answering like, I want a Grammy or something, some bullshit like that.
[24:09]
Bobby Bones
Has that changed?
[24:11]
Madeline Edwards
I mean, if I asked you that.
[24:12]
Bobby Bones
Question, hey, Madeline, what do you want now? What do you want?
[24:15]
Madeline Edwards
I have everything I want now.
[24:18]
Bobby Bones
That's perspective.
[24:19]
Madeline Edwards
It is. I live a beautiful life. You know, I get to walk into a studio almost every day and make music and write stories with beautiful people, and I think that's. That's the best life in the world.
[24:33]
Bobby Bones
You shared a lot about your brother. Let's go pre your brother that couple years and then post your brother. Were you working on something and did that change after that very difficult time? You're still in that difficult time, but did that change what you were creating and how you were creating it?
[24:52]
Madeline Edwards
No, actually. Well, yes and no. I had already started an album about the redemption of my family and our story and us kind of banding together in the name of Jesus and trying to live an absolutely normal life against the odds. And I think Jonah's passing just further propelled that story and just showed that we could come together in some pretty significant ways. My family is just so strong. I'm so proud of my siblings and the way we tell our story. My brother out in Houston, his name is Micah Edwards. He goes by Mr. Texas Soul. And, you know, he's the second oldest, so he and I would step in a lot and parent the younger kids when, you know, when they were off doing their thing and my dad wasn't around and my mom was just kind of surviving abuse. And, you know, my brother and I, it took a toll on our relationship, being parents and not just getting to be best friends and siblings. And so there was a lot of time that passed where, you know, it was a lot of tension. And it's crazy. It's so full story because I invited him here to Nashville to come right with me for his record. And while he was riding with me, we got like, the last minute call to do the Opry for Dolly Parton's birthday. And I told him, I'm like, listen, I. I'll only do this on one occasion if that's. If my brother can sing a song with me on the Opry stage. And so that was his first time being at the Opry ever. How'd that go? It was incredible. I mean, we did some back catalog of dollies, and we got texts from our siblings all night being like, man, we get to feel Jonah's spirit again. It's like our family is surviving. We get to see our story continue to thrive by seeing us kind of like, be up on that stage together. It's crazy. Like, there's so many full circle things like that.
[26:51]
Bobby Bones
I feel like, too, what you're saying is a bit of a parallel with the song Sunshine and the Rain, because rain is the difficulty and how you see the sunshine whenever it's raining. I mean, tell me about the song.
[27:05]
Madeline Edwards
I wrote it with Foy Vance. He's incredible. He's an incredible singer, songwriter in the folk space. And he's done a lot of stuff with Ed Sheeran. And, you know, I came in with a song a few months after Jonah passed, and it's called Other side Grief and major C. And I walked into the studio and it was just me and him. And he's crazy. He has this, like, crazy, like, twisted mustache, and he looks like a character out of, like a Lord of the Rings film or something. It's wild. But I walked in, I'm like, I have this song, you know, I would love for you to finish it with me. And I walk in and he's like, you know, I think you have this song done. I'm gonna go get coffee for an hour, and you're gonna finish this song by yourself. And then we're gonna start another one. And so he left for an hour and left me in this room with like all of these instruments and this beautiful grand piano. And it's just this gorgeous loft space. I can't remember whose studio it was actually, now that I'm thinking about it. But I just stayed there for an hour and finished out the song. And then he came back, and then we wrote Sunshine and the Rain together. So.
[28:11]
Bobby Bones
And this is the first song of eventually the album. Right. So what's the plan, time wise on other songs? And then when does the full body the album come out?
[28:23]
Madeline Edwards
So Sunshine in the Rain will come out on March 21st, and then I'll be releasing single number two, six weeks after that, and then single number three six weeks after that.
[28:35]
Bobby Bones
That's what it is like every month in a couple weeks.
[28:38]
Madeline Edwards
Well, the album's gonna drop in June, so a few, you know, weeks before the Bob and Willie tour, which is exciting.
[28:45]
Bobby Bones
And I do for sure want to talk about that. And I'm not gonna play the whole song because it's not out yet. I want to steal it, but from my phone. From far away. Here it is. That's all you get. The end.
[28:54]
Eddie
It's just playing in the room. Don't worry about it.
[28:56]
Bobby Bones
That's all you get just playing in the room. Nobody can have it. So when you say Bob and Willie. Bob Dylan.
[29:03]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah. Casual.
[29:05]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. How'd that. How'd that come about? That's pretty. That's pretty cool.
[29:07]
Madeline Edwards
I have an incredible agent that stuck with me through all this, and she's the one that got me the Stapleton tour for my first tour. And, you know, she reached out to the right people and said, I think this is a story that needs to be heard. This is a woman who survived a lot, and she keeps pressing forward with this story of redemption and how you can live between joy and pain in a really beautiful life. And so, I don't know. She sent them my demos and my work tapes, and then they got back to her, like, I think a day later and offered me the tour quicker.
[29:40]
Bobby Bones
Than I got back to you. Bob Dylan got back quicker than that. Wow.
[29:43]
Eddie
And Willie.
[29:44]
Bobby Bones
That's right. And with Willie, how'd that come about. Same thing.
[29:47]
Madeline Edwards
Same thing. It's the same tour. Outlaw tour.
[29:50]
Bobby Bones
Oh, that's right. I'm thinking of Cheryl Crowe. You're doing stuff with Cheryl, Right?
[29:54]
Madeline Edwards
So Outlaw is gonna be Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Cheryl Crow Waxahachie, and me for that little coaster that's the whole.
[30:02]
Bobby Bones
All that's on the same show. Dang. That's not wild.
[30:05]
Eddie
I feel like Bob and Willie have been touring, done, done shows together for so long.
[30:10]
Madeline Edwards
I think they have. Yeah. I think they've done the Outlaw tour together before, actually, now that I'm thinking.
[30:15]
Eddie
About it, that's really cool.
[30:15]
Bobby Bones
But, yeah, that's pretty legit.
[30:17]
Madeline Edwards
Mm.
[30:18]
Bobby Bones
I'd for sure, like, want to get him to sign something. But I guess you gotta be cool, huh?
[30:22]
Madeline Edwards
I mean, do you want to come with me?
[30:23]
Bobby Bones
No, no, no.
[30:25]
Eddie
You know what he means, though.
[30:26]
Bobby Bones
I don't want to go anywhere.
[30:26]
Eddie
Like, how do you ask Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson for an autograph without looking not cool?
[30:30]
Bobby Bones
I don't think so.
[30:32]
Madeline Edwards
I think they would. Nah, maybe they wouldn't, actually.
[30:34]
Bobby Bones
Have you met Bob Dylan at all ever?
[30:36]
Madeline Edwards
No.
[30:37]
Bobby Bones
Met Willie at all? I've met Willie. Super nice. Super nice, right?
[30:41]
Madeline Edwards
He seems super nice.
[30:42]
Eddie
Super nice.
[30:43]
Bobby Bones
Gentle but old.
[30:44]
Madeline Edwards
Yes.
[30:45]
Eddie
Like, he doesn't have to give you a minute of. But he will give it to you, and he will look at you the whole time and talk to you for as long as you want.
[30:51]
Madeline Edwards
You've met him too?
[30:52]
Eddie
Oh, yeah.
[30:52]
Madeline Edwards
Oof.
[30:53]
Bobby Bones
Yes.
[30:54]
Madeline Edwards
Did y'all smoke weed with him, though?
[30:55]
Bobby Bones
He did.
[30:56]
Eddie
No, I did not. That's my biggest regret in my life.
[30:57]
Bobby Bones
Oh, I thought they offered it to you.
[30:59]
Eddie
He offered it to me, but I'm.
[31:01]
Madeline Edwards
Pretty sure he's just on Eddie's now.
[31:02]
Eddie
I was driving, and I drove to Willie's ranch with me and a reporter that were gonna interview him about some relief show he was gonna do.
[31:09]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[31:09]
Eddie
And we got there in his ranch, and so what's really cool is his bus is parked outside. Like, three buses parked outside, plugged in. And his house is up on a hill. He never goes in the house. He lives on the bus.
[31:21]
Madeline Edwards
Really?
[31:22]
Bobby Bones
He says that's comfortable.
[31:23]
Eddie
He says his wife's up there. But he's like, this is. This is where I stay.
[31:26]
Madeline Edwards
I'm dead.
[31:27]
Eddie
Yeah. So then, like, after 45 minutes, he busts out a joint and offers it.
[31:33]
Madeline Edwards
Wait, when was this?
[31:35]
Eddie
Probably 2000. I would say around 2000.
[31:39]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[31:39]
Eddie
And I said, I can't believe I'm driving. And he's like, oh, you should have.
[31:44]
Madeline Edwards
You should have gotten a hotel.
[31:45]
Bobby Bones
This Uber.
[31:46]
Madeline Edwards
You should have just slept in your car. Like, honestly.
[31:49]
Eddie
I know.
[31:49]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, maybe. No Ubers in the.
[31:52]
Eddie
No.
[31:53]
Bobby Bones
And you can't really put a pen at Willy's house.
[31:55]
Eddie
No. And his ranch is so out. It's so far out there.
[31:57]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, my gosh. Was this in Austin?
[31:59]
Eddie
This was in Austin.
[32:00]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[32:00]
Bobby Bones
That's where I met him, too, was Austin. He did the show.
[32:02]
Eddie
What did you guys. You guys talk about?
[32:04]
Bobby Bones
He was in Dukes of Hazzard, the movie with Jesse Simpson.
[32:09]
Madeline Edwards
He was.
[32:10]
Eddie
That's right.
[32:11]
Bobby Bones
And so he came in the studio because he lived in Austin, so he just came in the studio. Yeah. It's super cool. I know his son pretty well, too. I know a son better than.
[32:18]
Eddie
I know.
[32:18]
Madeline Edwards
Lucas is so great.
[32:19]
Bobby Bones
He's awesome.
[32:20]
Madeline Edwards
I love him.
[32:21]
Bobby Bones
And, man, when he sings, I know. It's like religion in your guts.
[32:26]
Madeline Edwards
I know.
[32:26]
Bobby Bones
It's like there's a little church service happening right in your belly. And so I'm super happy you're here. And, you know, we were talking before you came in about the million dollar show that we've been doing for a long time. And I was talking about, like, some of the artists that I brought in selfishly, like, from bands that I loved when I was a kid to, like, people that are my friends. And then it was like, there are artists that I have said, man, they are so good. I want to put them on stage even if they haven't popped yet. And I say yet, because I've never put anyone on that I don't believe is gonna just pop like crazy. And you're obviously one of them. Were you last year or the year before? My years get messed up.
[33:00]
Madeline Edwards
I think it was like 2022.
[33:02]
Bobby Bones
See, Covid's probably my brain for no one. Whoa.
[33:05]
Eddie
I wouldn't have thought that.
[33:06]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Was that your first time you were there?
[33:08]
Madeline Edwards
You were playing guitar?
[33:09]
Eddie
Of course. Yeah.
[33:09]
Bobby Bones
Was that your first?
[33:10]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah, that was my first. Yes, it was. And you took a video of me crying during soundcheck, which, if you still have that, I want you to airdrop it to me.
[33:17]
Bobby Bones
I don't know if I still have that.
[33:20]
Eddie
That was amazing too, because it was just soundcheck.
[33:23]
Bobby Bones
I'll look, I'll look.
[33:24]
Eddie
And for people that don't know, it's like the day of the show is sometimes just the only time we can really rehearse with the people playing the show. And we do it from like all day till the show starts. And, yeah, you got really emotional.
[33:37]
Madeline Edwards
I mean, how can you not, like, you feel the history? Also, I think I was still so new to Nashville that, like, soaking that all in and just realizing, like, hey, I always have to have these little check ins with my 13 year old self and be like, hey, you did this. Like, I almost just said, hey, you did it. Like, she said, she almost did that.
[33:58]
Bobby Bones
She did it again.
[33:59]
Madeline Edwards
I did it anyway. Sorry, but you have to, like, it goes by so fast. This industry is so fast paced. And then before you know it, everything's gone. And so I'm having to, like, mentally take these checkpoints of this is what you've always wanted to do. And you get to hear your voice fill this space. Make sure that you congratulate your younger self for doing that. And so I think in that moment when you caught me crying, it was just me recognizing that I'm getting to do everything that I've always wanted to do. And it doesn't take Grammys and it doesn't take any crazy awards or recognition. It's just getting to understand that you get to sing in front of people and let them hear your story. It's cool.
[34:39]
Bobby Bones
Then at night, you crushed. And they loved you, obviously.
[34:42]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, I did crush you.
[34:43]
Bobby Bones
Crushed.
[34:43]
Madeline Edwards
It was so good.
[34:45]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. And that's so cool for you to know you did so. Because you did. I mean, you absolutely walloped the room and they appreciated you walloping the room. It was a real. It was a real moment. But, yeah, it's always important for me, like in my personal film, my cup self, is to find people that deserve it. Or maybe will deserve it in the future. Maybe they don't even know they deserve it yet. And go. All right, here's a little taste of the big legs. Let's see how you do. And then you just crushed. It was awesome.
[35:14]
Madeline Edwards
Thank you. Thank you. Well, so did you. And so did you.
[35:18]
Bobby Bones
You know, I tend to.
[35:19]
Eddie
No, we didn't.
[35:20]
Bobby Bones
I tend.
[35:21]
Eddie
How musical are you? Cause, like, one thing I did notice when you walked in, even the first time we rehearsed, like, you know. You know what you want. You know what you're doing. You know what to tell Walker on keys. Like, hey, you need to play this. And, like, how musical are you? Like, could you play everything?
[35:37]
Madeline Edwards
Well, I can play keys and drums. I just started on guitar last year, and I'm absolute. It's absolute. It's so bad.
[35:43]
Bobby Bones
I've been doing it for more than a year, but I'm that, too.
[35:45]
Eddie
Yeah.
[35:45]
Madeline Edwards
So bad. You're better than I am, though.
[35:48]
Bobby Bones
Possibly.
[35:49]
Madeline Edwards
I can only play in drop D right now.
[35:51]
Bobby Bones
Okay.
[35:52]
Eddie
Well, you just probably don't even know what that means.
[35:55]
Bobby Bones
Of course. I know.
[35:56]
Madeline Edwards
I'm just saying. But, yes, I. I would like to consider myself musical. I'm producing my album right now, or I'm gonna produced it.
[36:02]
Bobby Bones
So I think something, too, is that you and Ringo Starr. I was talking with him. He was at the house doing the podcast last week, and we were talking about. Because the Beatles are put in the book outliers about doing 10,000 hours. And he's like, yeah, we're referencing the book. Because they would play six hours at these. Six hours. Six hours every day. But you had to play a lot in, like, restaurants.
[36:23]
Madeline Edwards
Yes.
[36:23]
Bobby Bones
Like, for hours and hours where you had to learn how to be so versatile that all.
[36:27]
Madeline Edwards
That was the best I ever sounded. Mm.
[36:30]
Bobby Bones
What do you mean?
[36:31]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, man. Like, your voice is a muscle because it's just worked.
[36:35]
Bobby Bones
You're working.
[36:36]
Madeline Edwards
I would sing five nights a week for like, four or five hours a night and play piano and sing, and my voice was just cream of the crop. I need to. I need to do that again.
[36:47]
Bobby Bones
And your piano skills, I'm sure, were sharp as crap, too, because, I mean, you're doing it so often, even if you don't realize it. Like, you're on.
[36:53]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, yes.
[36:53]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. So when he said, are you musical? I thought, well, you kind of. If. Even if you are, which you always have been. Like, those blades were sharpened so much.
[37:02]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[37:02]
Bobby Bones
By that. Four or five nights a week. For four or five hours a night. When it maybe doesn't feel so glamorous. But who cares? You're paying the bills, right? That's that stage of life. We all had those where you're, like, happy to do something you love and pay the bills.
[37:14]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, man. I mean, I feel like that prepared me coming to Nashville. I'm so grateful for playing in steakhouses where people didn't give a crap if I was singing to them. Because, you know, you come into Nashville with almost more performance capability than some of these TikTok people that are coming in with none. So I'm totally good with that, you.
[37:32]
Bobby Bones
Know, and also when you play that long that often, you learn that a mess up really doesn't matter. And you learn how to. You learn how to correct it quickly. You know how to bounce back even if you don't correct it quickly. Because show must go on. Like, there are all these little skills that you can only get by doing it wrong. When I started doing stand up, that was it. Like, I would be freaking out. Ah, screwed up. Screwed up. But then I would do it wrong so many times.
[37:54]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[37:54]
Bobby Bones
Sun comes up. Sun comes up tomorrow. Regardless, five minutes from now. I can't be thinking about that like a defensive back playing football. Okay, they just threw a touchdown over your head. You can't think about that or it's going to affect the rest of your performance. And I'm sure that was valuable in that world.
[38:08]
Madeline Edwards
And if you point it out, it's actually kind of funny.
[38:11]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, until. But I'd point it out like eight times in a row. And so then I was like, okay, we get it. It's not that funny. So, okay, so here's where we are. Sunshine in the rain is out. You'll be dropping songs every month and a half or so. You're on tour with, I mean, awesome people. That's crazy. And you go to Madeline Edwards music dot com. I did not ignore you. And you do know that now, right?
[38:33]
Madeline Edwards
Like, I do know. You did more than not ignore me. You, because it happened, went above and beyond. Yes.
[38:39]
Bobby Bones
Well, she messaged again. This is my head. You message me and I go. I can respond back with an answer that's going to seem like bull crap and go, hey, I don't know what's happening. I don't know what our schedule is. Would love. And I would have meant that, but it would have sounded like typical garbage that everybody says here all the time. So I thought to myself, I'm going to say nothing because I would rather not think. I would rather not her think I'm, like, lying or kicking the game.
[39:04]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, my God, you're wild.
[39:05]
Bobby Bones
So I said nothing. And I was like, I'd rather her think that I'm ghosting her or have changed.
[39:10]
Madeline Edwards
Which I wasn't offended. You're so, like, you're busy, I'm busy.
[39:13]
Bobby Bones
We're all busy.
[39:14]
Madeline Edwards
I wasn't going to be offended if you didn't. I just, you know.
[39:17]
Bobby Bones
But I thought. And then it'll be extra like, oh, I knew I had faith in that guy because I came up and talked to Scuba and we got it all set up. And I didn't even know you come up today because we're doing this today and we're all good.
[39:30]
Madeline Edwards
It all worked out.
[39:31]
Bobby Bones
Made sure that other things were cool in this situation. Like, that they, you know, so it's great.
[39:36]
Madeline Edwards
Random Hyundai sponsorship. Like, what the hell, man?
[39:39]
Bobby Bones
I did not ignore you.
[39:40]
Madeline Edwards
What the hell? How do you find this? Like, how does he do that?
[39:44]
Bobby Bones
Do what?
[39:45]
Eddie
Yeah, yeah.
[39:46]
Madeline Edwards
Be specific.
[39:47]
Bobby Bones
No. Yeah, how do I do what? I don't know. You're even saying, like, how do you.
[39:49]
Madeline Edwards
Find random, like, Hyundai sponsorships for artists? Like, what. What is this?
[39:54]
Bobby Bones
So I. Hyundai is. That's my. My team.
[39:57]
Madeline Edwards
Okay.
[39:57]
Bobby Bones
So I'm a partner with Hyundai. Have been a Hyundai guy forever.
[40:00]
Madeline Edwards
Okay.
[40:01]
Bobby Bones
Love it. And when they're like, who do you love? I'm like, I love her. Let's get her in.
[40:05]
Eddie
It's that easy.
[40:06]
Bobby Bones
And let's get her in. Let's promote her. Let's heck, let's start. Let's break off a little something for.
[40:10]
Madeline Edwards
Well, I appreciate you thinking of me for that.
[40:13]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Because it could have been.
[40:14]
Madeline Edwards
Thank you.
[40:14]
Bobby Bones
You know what? It could have been anybody, but it was you.
[40:16]
Madeline Edwards
Damn, dude, I know what.
[40:18]
Bobby Bones
But 10%.
[40:20]
Madeline Edwards
Hey, listen, I'll give you. I'll give you 20. You want 20?
[40:24]
Bobby Bones
Really great to see you.
[40:26]
Madeline Edwards
It's good to see you.
[40:26]
Bobby Bones
Looking forward to seeing this next phase play itself out.
[40:31]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[40:32]
Bobby Bones
And the question, like, what do you want? It's changed. You've changed. Perspective has been. What has changed that. And perspective is, like, the greatest thing we can get. And you don't get perspective without going through hard times. No one in my life has ever got great perspective because everything was fun and easy. Like, it is the most valuable tool that you could possibly have. But you have to get it through difficult situations. And I'm very sorry that. I'm very sorry about your brother. I feel terrible for you with what happened with you growing up. But from that, you have a toolkit that not only will make you better, but will help others, and there's real value in that. So I appreciate you and appreciate the time and good luck with the music.
[41:14]
Madeline Edwards
Thank you. Thanks for having me.
[41:15]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. There she is. There's nobody to clap. It's just us.
[41:17]
Eddie
It's just us.
[41:18]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, it's just us.
[41:18]
Eddie
Go, Madeline.
[41:19]
Bobby Bones
Single. Clap.
[41:20]
Madeline Edwards
Bobby Bones.
[41:21]
Eddie
The Bobby Bones joke.
[41:25]
Bobby Bones
Picture yourself going for a drive. What comes to mind? Potholes. Those guys on motorcycles that drive up in between you in the lane. Sleepy truck drivers. Red light runners. Distracted pedestrians crossing where they shouldn't. Yes, sometimes it feels like the road is out to get you. But thankfully, Hyundai offers available class exclusive advanced safety features that help protect you and your family. They put your safety first and everything else second. For example, you can change lanes with much more confidence thanks to the available Blind Spot View monitor, which shows you a live video feed of your blind spots. Learn more about Hyundai at hyundaiusa. Com or call 562-314-603 for complete details.

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The Bobby Bones Show: BONUS EP - The Journey Of The Million Dollar Show

Host: Bobby Bones
Guest: Eddie and Madeline Edwards
Release Date: March 19, 2025

Introduction

In this special bonus episode of The Bobby Bones Show, host Bobby Bones and co-host Eddie delve deep into the evolution of their signature event, The Million Dollar Show. This episode provides an intimate look at the show's origins, growth, and the impactful partnerships that have made it a monumental success.

Early Beginnings

Bobby Bones opens the discussion by reflecting on the humble beginnings of The Million Dollar Show, initially a series of free shows that were far from polished.

Bobby Bones [01:25]: “Eddie and I have been doing a bunch of free shows. Also, we sucked. Not that we're Grammy award-winning now anyway…”

The duo recount their early performances in unconventional venues like restaurants and strip malls, often facing low attendance and technical challenges.

Eddie [01:30]: “Restaurants, like barbecue joints. And they would just move the tables out of the way. And there were 50 people.”
Bobby Bones [02:06]: “First ever show we did those, the Raging Idiots, was the amy show for 30 ABES here in Nashville at a pavilion. Remember that crap?”

Despite the rocky start, their dedication never wavered, and they continued to perform consistently, even donating all proceeds from these initial shows.

Growth and Milestones

As Bobby and Eddie honed their craft, The Million Dollar Show began to gain traction, attracting more attendees and better venues. Their strategic marketing aimed to create an illusion of sold-out shows, fostering a sense of demand.

Bobby Bones [02:31]: “I think we marketed it so effectively that even though we weren't good, but we were getting better. People were like, I need to go see this.”

Their persistence paid off, and the show started attracting top-tier artists, transforming it into a significant event in the music scene. Notable performances included appearances by Kelsea Ballerini and others who became regulars.

Bobby Bones [05:04]: “We raised $2 million. And I was like, dang, we should call it the $2 million show. And Tom was like, that's too confusing.”

Charitable Partnerships and Hyundai Collaboration

A pivotal aspect of The Million Dollar Show has been its commitment to charity, particularly supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Bobby Bones shares how the show’s success has translated into substantial donations, surpassing the million-dollar mark multiple times.

Bobby Bones [13:13]: “Between the shows and the other work that we've done, we've been able to raise over $27 million for St. Jude over the years.”

Partnering with Hyundai, a long-term supporter, has further amplified their charitable impact. Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels initiative has contributed over $250 million to pediatric cancer research, aligning seamlessly with the show’s mission.

Bobby Bones [13:12]: “Hyundai has been a long-term partner with me in the show and they're supporting the million dollar show.”

Highlights and Favorite Performances

Throughout the episode, Bobby and Eddie reminisce about standout moments and favorite performances from The Million Dollar Show’s history.

Eddie [14:21]: “I think it's gonna have to be Garth Brooks, Friends in Low Places. Cause that's the one that I tell everyone about.”
Bobby Bones [14:58]: “I think mine's Brooks and Dunn because we did three songs with them and they let me pick the songs.”

Other memorable moments include performances by Lainey Wilson, Brooks & Dunn, and special guest appearances by artists like Post Malone and Lauren Watkins. Each performance not only entertained but also contributed significantly to their fundraising efforts.

Interview with Madeline Edwards

A significant portion of the episode features an heartfelt interview with Madeline Edwards, an artist who has recently reconnected with Bobby and Eddie to discuss her new music and personal journey.

Madeline Edwards [19:04]: “I have everything I want now. I live a beautiful life. I get to walk into a studio almost every day and make music and write stories with beautiful people.”

Madeline shares her struggles, including the loss of her brother and the impact it had on her music and personal life. She emphasizes the importance of community support and how her experiences have shaped her artistry.

Madeline Edwards [22:06]: “I lost my brother. He got diagnosed with schizophrenia and took his own life. That was really tough.”

Bobby and Eddie provide Madeline with the platform to discuss her upcoming album, Sunshine in the Rain, set to release on March 21st. They delve into her creative process, collaborations, and the emotional depth of her new work.

Madeline Edwards [27:04]: “I walked in, I have this song, I would love for you to finish it with me. I finished the song by myself.”

The conversation highlights Madeline’s resilience and commitment to her craft, inspiring listeners with her story of overcoming adversity through music.

Behind the Scenes and Personal Anecdotes

Throughout the episode, Bobby and Eddie share amusing and touching behind-the-scenes stories, including interactions with legendary artists like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan.

Eddie [30:02]: “And so Outlaw is gonna be Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Cheryl Crow Waxahachie, and me for that little coaster that's the whole.”

These anecdotes not only provide a glimpse into the personalities behind the show but also underscore the deep connections they’ve cultivated within the music industry.

Conclusion

As the episode wraps up, Bobby Bones reflects on the incredible journey of The Million Dollar Show, celebrating its achievements and looking forward to future endeavors. The partnership with Hyundai and the ongoing support for St. Jude underscore their commitment to making a positive impact through music.

Bobby Bones [41:18]: “You're, you know, busy. We're all busy.”

The episode concludes on a high note, emphasizing the power of perseverance, community, and the unifying force of music.

Notable Quotes

Bobby Bones [01:25]: “We haven't done the last one yet. That's. We're just days away from that.”
Eddie [14:21]: “Garth Brooks, Friends in Low Places. Cause that's the one that I tell everyone about.”
Madeline Edwards [19:04]: “I have everything I want now.”
Bobby Bones [22:30]: “No, no, no. We're all busy.”
Madeline Edwards [27:04]: “Sunshine and the Rain will come out on March 21st.”

Impact and Legacy

The Million Dollar Show stands as a testament to Bobby Bones and Eddie's unwavering dedication to their craft and their philanthropic spirit. By consistently raising funds for St. Jude and fostering meaningful collaborations with artists, they have created a legacy that transcends entertainment, embodying the true spirit of community and generosity.

For more information on The Million Dollar Show and upcoming events, visit Madeline Edwards’ website or follow The Bobby Bones Show on social media.

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[00:00]
Bobby Bones
Picture yourself going for a drive. What comes to mind? Potholes. Those guys on motorcycles that drive up in between you in the lane. Sleepy truck drivers. Red light runners. Distracted Pedestrians crossing where they shouldn't. Yeah, sometimes it feels like the road is out to get you. But thankfully, Hyundai offers available class exclusive advanced safety features that help protect you and your family. They put your safety first and everything else second. For example, you can change lanes with much more confidence thanks to the available Blind Spot View monitor, which shows you a live video feed of your blind spots. Learn more about Hyundai@Hyundai USA.com or call 562-314-4603 for complete details. Okay, so this podcast basically about the million dollar show and the journey of the million dollar show from day one to now, brought to you by Hyundai. I love Hyundai. It's all about the journey with Hyundai. I think we've done $8 million shows, which, by the way, this is airing after our last one, but we. We haven't done the last one yet. That's. We're just days away from that. So Eddie's here too. And so mostly it's just. Man, thinking back about how we started this thing, the genesis of it was Eddie and I have been doing a bunch of free shows. Also. We sucked. Not that we're Grammy award winning now anyway, but we were playing parodies in.
[01:25]
Eddie
Restaurants, like barbecue joints. And they would just move the tables out of the way. And there were 50 people.
[01:31]
Madeline Edwards
Yes.
[01:31]
Bobby Bones
And 22 of them were just having brisket already.
[01:35]
Eddie
Yeah. Wondering what is this on stage?
[01:37]
Bobby Bones
And we would get a car. We'd rent a car just in the suit would drive us. We'd find an opening act, which for a long time it was Kelsey Ballerini. So we would get in the car and we would drive to North Carolina. We would drive to Tallahassee, Florida. We would do all these places that were somewhat. They were far enough to drive, but they weren't comfortable, meaning we couldn't get there in an hour. The first ever show we did those, the Raging Idiots, was the amy show for 30 ABES.
[02:07]
Eddie
Yeah.
[02:07]
Bobby Bones
Here in Nashville at a pavilion. Remember that crap?
[02:10]
Eddie
Yeah. And people showed up.
[02:12]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. But it wasn't for us. There were other artists there, too.
[02:13]
Eddie
True.
[02:14]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, it wasn't. That wasn't for us.
[02:16]
Eddie
I think one thing you've been really good at is surrounding us with really good artists in our shows, you know, so when we do play, we do have some other good artists that come. Hence the million dollar show, man. Like, that's what's so awesome about it. It's not us. It's so much. So many good artists around us.
[02:32]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. The first one, there were other artists there. Then after that, it was. And we would, you know, do it. But Kelsey wasn't known then. But what we would do is, in my mind, it didn't matter if I said where we were playing, like, on Instagram, but it was always, how can I sell this thing? How can I market it as being sold out, even if it's 30 people? So we'd go play a restaurant, and nobody else could fit, but I'd be, like, sold out. Raging idiots. And we'd play, like, parodies, basically. And lots of covers. Yeah. With ukuleles. And it was just Eddie and I. And so we would do these shows, and we did them for, like, six months. We donated all the money. I even paid for the gas out of my own money. And then we started to do slightly bigger venues. And I just wanted to be able to say everything was sold out. Because I wanted to create the idea to people that it was hard to get into one of our shows not knowing how bad we kind of were. Where it was fortunate for us was we were getting better the more we played, which makes sense. But, man, we played early on. It was. It was rough. The places weren't good to play, and we weren't that good. But remember the barbecue place in D.C. when the fire alarm went off? That was then. We waited, and it was kind of a disaster because the people were outside in the heat, and then they had to wait for another. Wasn't our fault. But then we went and played.
[03:51]
Eddie
That was so long ago.
[03:52]
Bobby Bones
It was forever ago.
[03:53]
Eddie
I can't even remember when that was.
[03:55]
Bobby Bones
And so we just did this for a long time. We donated all the money. All the money. And in my mind, it was, if we get to a million dollars, I want to have a celebration concert because we didn't keep any of the money. I want to have a celebration concert here in Nashville somewhere. And the idea wasn't at the Ryman at first. And I remember going. And Roddick had asked me, hey, can you come out to the event? And if you guys want to play, great, but you'll be part of the music. And I said, man, if we hit this and we do this, the money raised there, we'll just count that, because that's money. We're playing at a charity event. And so it hit a million bucks. And I remember calling, like, my management guy and being like, hey, we should set up a show. I. I don't know for what, but we should do the. Call it the million dollar show and celebrate that we raised a million dollars for charity. And he's like, great. How about the ryman? I'm like, there is no way people are gonna come to this.
[04:47]
Eddie
Oh, he mentioned the ryman.
[04:49]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. It wasn't me.
[04:49]
Eddie
Okay.
[04:50]
Bobby Bones
Cause I was like, what about the sitgo? What about the car dealership? Yeah. I just wanted people to be there. We did play a car dealership early on.
[04:57]
Eddie
We did. In Wichita, Kansas.
[04:59]
Bobby Bones
We didn't make any money. Neither did a charity. The station just kept that money, I think.
[05:02]
Eddie
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[05:02]
Bobby Bones
I mean, there was no money.
[05:03]
Eddie
We never saw any money.
[05:04]
Bobby Bones
Yeah.
[05:05]
Eddie
What I did see was a bunch of cars that were just moved out of the lot. And then that's where the people stood.
[05:10]
Bobby Bones
And we use the word people loosely.
[05:12]
Eddie
They were bodies.
[05:13]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. There weren't that. Well, there weren't that many people there. So we got to a million bucks. So we set the show to be six or seven months away, but in the process, the raging idiot started to pick up a little steam. I feel like I marketed it so effectively that even though we weren't good, but we were getting better. People were like, I need to go see this. And then we were doing the radio show saying we were coming to the different towns. And. And so before we had done the first million dollar show, we raised $2 million. And I was like, dang, we should call it the $2 million show. And Tom was like, that's too confusing. So.
[05:43]
Eddie
But we made 2 million.
[05:45]
Bobby Bones
We go, we do the first ever million dollar show with the idea of maybe we can get people to come and play with us because we had a band. And the reason we had a band is because festivals were asking us to play, because big, big festivals, bigger than we should have played. And we were playing after. We were playing. Yeah. After people that were bigger than us.
[06:05]
Eddie
And were actually no position to be in those slots.
[06:09]
Bobby Bones
Our band was really great, but we didn't, like, have songs and I can't sing. So we're playing massive festivals all over the country. We played Stagecoach. We played at the Gorge. What's that festival?
[06:21]
Eddie
The Watershed.
[06:22]
Bobby Bones
Watershed. We did them all. We did Faster Horses.
[06:25]
Eddie
Yeah.
[06:26]
Bobby Bones
And we got to be. Okay now. We had the full band. And so we go and I just make a couple calls myself for the first ever show. And Derrick Spentley played and Brett Eldridge played. Little Big Town played. And it was me just making an ass. Like, would you guys mind showing up and playing with our Band. And because I knew them, they were all like, yeah, great. And it was awesome. We made a few hundred thousand bucks and so we're like, cool. What a fun memory. We'll never do that again.
[06:57]
Eddie
Yeah, like a one off. Right?
[06:58]
Bobby Bones
Well, we celebrated the million bucks and so. But we were such a. And I still am such a long term partner with St. Jude that they were pumped about it. They were like, can't wait till next year. And I was like, oh, no, next year. So then I'm all freaking out about it, but they're like, we're gonna go tour and just start playing shows and try to get better. And we didn't. We kept just. Then we started touring our brains off. Signed a little record deal. Didn't really do anything record wise. And they were like taking money, not.
[07:26]
Eddie
Illegally, but I didn't realize that's the record deal. Yeah, that's what that means.
[07:30]
Bobby Bones
Because they weren't really promoting it, so. And then I bought the record deal back and had to pay money to do that, so. But we were on and we went from a car to a van, dude.
[07:41]
Eddie
We were full fledged. We were a band. We were a touring band.
[07:45]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, we went to a van, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[07:47]
Eddie
But what I'm saying is, like, struggling artists, because we're radio people. Like, we had a radio show and on the weekends we. We were a touring band.
[07:55]
Bobby Bones
We would leave right after the show and either Tim, our security guard, just in the suit, would drive us and we'd try to sleep in the back of the van. We take whomever the opener was. Still, a lot of times it was Kelsey. But then we'd switch it out a little bit. If we'd had a Hyundai, then it had been much easier. A fleet of Hyundai probably would have.
[08:12]
Eddie
Done five shows in a weekend.
[08:13]
Bobby Bones
Dude. And so we do it. We'd leave, wake up early, do the radio show, get in a car immediately. A van. There are no beds and vans.
[08:22]
Eddie
No.
[08:23]
Bobby Bones
Drive to wherever, do a show that night. I remember once we went down to.
[08:27]
Eddie
You thinking Georgia, Augusta. Yes.
[08:29]
Bobby Bones
Where we drove back. Well, not even that. We played in like a strip center.
[08:32]
Eddie
Yeah. It was like a strip mall.
[08:34]
Bobby Bones
And there's like a little. It was like a dance floor and there were like eight people there.
[08:36]
Eddie
Mm.
[08:37]
Bobby Bones
It was terrible.
[08:38]
Eddie
But the reason I remember that is because we were like, do we wait and just drive in the morning or should we just drive tonight? And Justin, the suit was like, I'm driving.
[08:46]
Bobby Bones
I. I think Tim drove.
[08:48]
Eddie
Or was it Tim? Maybe they both did. They just but either way, we fell asleep. We woke up by two.
[08:52]
Bobby Bones
Oh, we cheated. We were like, we'd rather just drive home tonight. And by drive home, that meant we'd rather just go to sleep while you guys drive home.
[08:58]
Eddie
Correct.
[08:58]
Bobby Bones
Dude. We were exhausted, and we didn't even know what we were doing. We're just raising money. And so we did it pretty consistently six or seven months. And then it was getting close to, okay, are we doing the Million Dollar show too? And I'm like, I don't know. Can we get people to do this show?
[09:14]
Eddie
You had already exhausted your asks with all your friends.
[09:17]
Bobby Bones
Yes. So I needed my team to ask people based on the success of the first show. So that's what we did. And they asked Rascal Flatts, Sam Hunt, Craig Campbell Brothers, Osborne, Thomas Rhett. Did I say the band?
[09:33]
Eddie
Perry, you have not.
[09:35]
Bobby Bones
And then at the end, what I knew was gonna happen was Garth was gonna come out and present a check because he said, we didn't know how much it was gonna be. And Garth comes out, presents a two million dollar check. And then he was out on stage, and we were just like, let's sing one. Because he wasn't gonna sing, but he wasn't not gonna sing.
[09:52]
Eddie
And he was already there.
[09:53]
Bobby Bones
He was there, and it's not like he's gonna say no. So he sang. And we did what? Friends in low places.
[09:58]
Eddie
Friends in low places.
[09:59]
Bobby Bones
It was awesome.
[09:59]
Eddie
Highlight of my life.
[10:01]
Bobby Bones
Million out of three. Urban. This one was super cool because it was urban. And Darius. And Darius came out and did Purple Rain. And Darius also did a Hootie song.
[10:11]
Eddie
He did, which. And I think he did Wagon Wheel.
[10:13]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. And I just thought doing the Hootie song was so much fun. Luke Combs, Dan and Shay, Marin Morris. So now, though, it started to be a thing, and I was like, maybe I don't have to continue to, like, grind at this thing because of the success it's had. And we were donating all the money. We never kept any of the money that people would just say yes. Much easier. And then it was also, how do we get people that maybe aren't in the country space? Because we had better than Ezra, which was an alternative band that I used to love. And Million dollar show 4. Luke Bryan, Lady A Cole Swindell John party. Three doors down was that show, and that was awesome. Brad from 3 Doors Down.
[10:49]
Eddie
Those are, like, our selfish requests, for sure.
[10:53]
Bobby Bones
Sharna showed up because I had one Dancing with the Stars that year. So we did a dance that was awesome. It's Super. Gavin degraw played that one, which was awesome.
[11:00]
Eddie
Oh, yeah.
[11:01]
Bobby Bones
Million dollar show 5. We had Brooks and Dunn. I just remember it with Brooks and Dunn being at rehearsal and rehearsing with Ronnie. And I didn't know Ronnie as well yet.
[11:09]
Eddie
In a warehouse, like, in a little warehouse rehearsal space.
[11:12]
Bobby Bones
And he's just there singing away.
[11:13]
Eddie
Yeah.
[11:14]
Bobby Bones
And we're like, this is crazy.
[11:15]
Eddie
Sounding amazing.
[11:17]
Bobby Bones
Brett Young, Foreigner I Want to Know what Love Is. Colby Calla came out. Lainey Wilson, before Lainey had a single song.
[11:26]
Eddie
Oh, yeah. With her bell bottoms.
[11:28]
Bobby Bones
I was like, dude, I'm a big fan of Lainey. Let's get her out. No record, no song yet. She came out, did Queen, Fat Bottom Girls. Sam Hunt came back. Sawyer Brown played. So we had, like five in a row, and it was kind of killing. And we had raised just on these shows, like, a million bucks. But there was no Million dollar show in 2021 and 2022. Because the pandemic.
[11:44]
Eddie
Yeah, dumb pandemic.
[11:46]
Bobby Bones
And they were like, hey, you could still do one. But we couldn't have any of the kids out there. None of the St. Jude people either. So I was like, I don't think we're going to do it during the pandemic. And I thought maybe we'd never do it again.
[11:54]
Eddie
Because I will say, a highlight, too, is a lot of these kids, patients come out, and if they're healthy enough, they. They just have a night and they get to enjoy music. And it's really cool to see them having fun. I mean, everyone's having fun, but the kids are back there having fun. It's really cool to see.
[12:07]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. And to have the kids there to show people what's the reality of it. So these kids come and they tell their story on stage as well. And so without that, I was like, man, I don't want to do it. So we came back 2023. Michelle Branch, which was super cool. That was a selfish one. Tracy Lawrence was going to perform, and he got sick, like, the day of.
[12:31]
Eddie
And he even rehearsed.
[12:32]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. I wasn't there for rehearsal.
[12:34]
Eddie
He rehearsed that one and then didn't play because he got sick.
[12:37]
Bobby Bones
And we had Dirks on the show that morning, and Dierks played Million Dollar show one. We were like, tracy Lawrence is sick. And he's like, oh, I'll cover. So Dierks came in and covered for Tracy Lawrence and played a Tracy Lawrence song. Scott Staff from Creed, which he was awesome.
[12:50]
Eddie
Unbelievable.
[12:51]
Bobby Bones
Jake owen played that one. Million Dollar Show 7 party. Megan Maroney Sam Hunt, Nate Smith, Ben Rector, Matt Carney.
[13:01]
Eddie
Come on.
[13:02]
Bobby Bones
This is last year.
[13:03]
Eddie
This is last year.
[13:04]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Ian Muncik, Edwin McCain, which was fun. Lauren Watkins, Post Malone showed up at.
[13:08]
Eddie
The end and met everyone and stayed.
[13:11]
Bobby Bones
And took pictures with everybody after the.
[13:12]
Eddie
Show was over for an hour.
[13:14]
Bobby Bones
And so between the shows and the other work that we've done, we've been able to raise over $27 million for St. Jude over the years. And it's super cool that we have long term partners. Like I feel like St. Jude thinks that I and that we're a partner. And Hyundai is awesome. And Hyundai has been a long term partner with me in the show and they're supporting the million dollar show. They have their own initiative initiatives as well. And so the Hyundai Hope on Wheels initiative has donated over $250 million to pediatric cancer research. So, you know, we're running alongside each other, doing the best we can, trying to help out as many people as possible. But what they've done this year is they've included $20,000 million dollar show in St. Jude. So I'm very thankful that Hyundai did that. You know, since 1998, Hyundai hope on Wheels has worked tirelessly to support the families, researchers, doctors, and children impacted by childhood cancer. To this day, Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded grants totaling over $250 million. So thanks to Hyundai Motor America and its nationwide dealers and thanks for being a part of the million dollar show. Now that was kind of the walkthrough. What's your favorite single performance of all time? Gosh.
[14:22]
Eddie
I think it's gonna have to be Garth Brooks, Friends in Low Places. Cause that's the one that I tell everyone about. Cause Garth, just like you said, showed up, wasn't expecting to sing. But what people don't realize is that we are the house band. So our band that we put together is the house band for a lot of the artists that come up and sing. So when Garth came up, it's like, we're ready to go. We all know Friends in Low Places and we sang it. And just the fact that the goat is standing right, not to mention on the Ryman stage. And you're singing one of country music's biggest songs with him. Dude, that's just a highlight of my life.
[14:58]
Bobby Bones
I think mine's Brooks and Dunn because we did three songs with them and they let me pick the songs. And with Garth, we kind of just sang a little bit of like the background of like the choruses. But with Brooks and Dunn, like we sang all of it.
[15:10]
Eddie
All of it.
[15:11]
Bobby Bones
And they were like, what do you mean? What do you want to do? And I was like, let's do my Maria. Let's do it.
[15:14]
Eddie
That was cool.
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Bobby Bones
Yeah. And so to do all and like, to be an integral part of three Brooks and Dunn songs and them standing out there, like, to me, Brooks and Dunn is probably my favorite. And when it comes to artists, we try to book artists, too, that aren't country. Now there are a couple. Like, Post Malone was awesome, but he went out and did that acoustic. Hanson was crazy. And they did mbop, but they did that acoustic. Because if we don't have time to rehearse or they get in late, we're just like, don't worry about playing with the band. If you guys want to play acoustic, just do your own thing.
[15:48]
Eddie
Yeah, with Hanson, they came from out.
[15:49]
Bobby Bones
Of town, but, like, better than Ezra, because I loved Better than Ezra. And then we did. Oh, and then when Dirks did Hootie the Blowfish and sang a Hootie and.
[15:58]
Eddie
The Loafish, Darius did.
[15:59]
Bobby Bones
Oh, yeah, sorry, Darius. Michelle Branch. Whenever the Wreckers did their thing and Michelle Branch did her, that was super cool because that was just being selfish and picking stuff we wanted to pick.
[16:09]
Eddie
And two, our buddy Ahmad proposed to his wife on that's True on stage there. Do you remember what year that was, dude?
[16:15]
Bobby Bones
I don't know. Years, Anything.
[16:16]
Eddie
But that was cool. He said he wanted to propose to his wife, and he did it in the middle of the Million Dollar show.
[16:22]
Bobby Bones
I remember no years. I remember no song titles. I remember no book titles. I know nothing. And, you know, part of this, too, has been me finding artists that haven't popped yet that are really good. And I'd put Laney on that.
[16:39]
Eddie
Like, you've done such a good job at that.
[16:41]
Bobby Bones
Laney, she hadn't hit yet. And I was like, man, Lainey, you're awesome. Come do it. But we've done that with a few artists, and one of them is Madeline Edwards. And we're going to talk with Madeline in just a second. But Madeline's like, next level, and she played the piano. I'll let her tell her story, but we'll talk to Madeline Edwards coming up in just a second. Picture yourself going for a drive. What comes to mind is it potholes or those motorcycle guys that drive up in between cars? That's always annoying. Sleepy truckers, red light runners, people crossing the street where there aren't crosswalks. And then there's almost an accident because they shouldn't do that. Now the Truth is, the road can feel unpredictable, like it's out to get you at every turn. But it does not have to be that way. Hyundai's available advanced safety technology is designed to keep you protected against the many challenges that the road throws your way. From standard forward collision avoidance assist to available Blind Spot View monitor, Hyundai's vehicles offer available features designed to help safeguard you and your loved ones. You can change lanes with more confidence. This is awesome. It's the available Blind Spot View monitor, which shows you a live video feed of your blind spots. The standard forward collision avoidance assist can help prevent or mitigate accidents by alerting you of an imminent collision and automatically applying the brakes if you don't. Hyundai vehicles are equipped with the standard driver attention Warning system, which constantly monitors your attention levels. Once detected, it sounds alerts, gives visual cues to help bring your focus back on the road. Learn more about hyundai@hyundai USA.com you can also call 562-314-4603 for complete details. Hyundai vehicles have won over 120 IIHS Top Safety Awards from 2006 to 2024. As of December 2024, the road can have many things on it that you're prepared for or not prepared for. But be as prepared as you possibly can. I love my Hyundai. I think you're going to love the available Blind Spot View monitor. For me, it's a game changer, and be sure to check it out again. Hyundai USA.com okay, Madeline Edwards is here. You text me. I'm glad you did, because I didn't know you had new music coming out. I didn't know anything unless, like, my people were like, hey, I got new music. And you're one of the few people that I would be like, oh, that's cool. Let me. Let me take a look. So I was super excited to hear that because you know why I was surprised? Because it's been a long time.
[18:59]
Madeline Edwards
Wait, can I tell the story from my perspective? I texted you, I think.
[19:04]
Bobby Bones
Okay, hold.
[19:05]
Madeline Edwards
And then you didn't text me back.
[19:07]
Bobby Bones
Correct.
[19:08]
Madeline Edwards
And then days later.
[19:10]
Bobby Bones
That doesn't mean I wasn't listening. For the record.
[19:12]
Madeline Edwards
No, he doesn't. Of course you were listening.
[19:15]
Eddie
Does not text me back.
[19:16]
Bobby Bones
Fine.
[19:17]
Eddie
Well, but he's listening.
[19:18]
Madeline Edwards
He ghosted me for, like, a couple days. If his team reaches out to me, is that technically ghosting?
[19:24]
Bobby Bones
No. And I didn't ghost because I was not. We. Other than like, social media being like, what up? Like. Like, it's not like every Tuesday night we have a set time to text. I do Value you as a person. And I would never just completely ignore. But what happened was you text me, and I was like, oh, cool. And. And before I could say anything as far as let's do this or that, I said, hey, Scuba Steve, I want to get Madeline up, and here's what I want to do, and I love it. That was it. So I didn't ghost you.
[19:56]
Madeline Edwards
It was giving you a hard time.
[19:57]
Bobby Bones
I know, but I'm giving it back. Delayed gratification.
[20:01]
Madeline Edwards
Yes. Yes.
[20:02]
Bobby Bones
So you text me. I took care of it.
[20:04]
Madeline Edwards
I did. Thank you for having me. I take it was very much like, yo, I'm Indy, I'm doing my own pr. Like, that's what you said.
[20:13]
Bobby Bones
I'm doing my own pr.
[20:14]
Madeline Edwards
In not so few words, I was like, here's the new music. Here's the story. Are you in or not?
[20:19]
Eddie
Yeah, I do want to hear it, actually.
[20:20]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, my God.
[20:21]
Bobby Bones
It was nothing embarrassing, I don't think.
[20:23]
Madeline Edwards
No, it's not.
[20:24]
Eddie
Do you remember it, Madeline?
[20:25]
Madeline Edwards
Do I remember what?
[20:26]
Eddie
The text.
[20:27]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, of course. I think it was just like, you in or. Nah.
[20:30]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, yeah.
[20:31]
Eddie
That's straightforward.
[20:33]
Bobby Bones
I know this might be a long shot, which, by the way, me speaking here, it wasn't a long shot, because if she texts me one way or the other, I'm going to respond. But the new chapter for my album starts on March 21st. I'd love to sit down and talk with you about it if you're interested in helping me promote it. I'm doing all my own pr. No pressure, obviously. Just wanted to float this your way. And then the song, and then it's a. You know, my phone's Bluetooth isn't working.
[20:58]
Eddie
That's. It's like the voice memo.
[21:00]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I had. And so all I did is that morning. Because I don't want to lead her astray and say, hey, Scuba, let's bring her up and do this thing and take care of her, and that's it.
[21:10]
Eddie
Madeline, is that. Is that hard to send a text like that? Because you are doing your own promotion?
[21:14]
Madeline Edwards
Yes. I mean, listen, it's Bobby Bones.
[21:17]
Bobby Bones
Oh, yeah. That massive star.
[21:19]
Madeline Edwards
The most massive. Like, I listened to you growing up, you know, so it's weird to send a text like that and be like, okay, we're doing this on our own. Let's see if you know, if this works for you.
[21:33]
Bobby Bones
To say that. That you're texting me is unfair because, Eddie, look at we. This is how much we've texted over time.
[21:38]
Eddie
That's a lot of conversation.
[21:39]
Bobby Bones
It's. It's a lot. It's not like she got my number and is like, I'm nervous to text him.
[21:45]
Madeline Edwards
No, it's just been a minute. Yeah, I know. I kind of disappeared for a little bit.
[21:48]
Bobby Bones
Me too. Everybody disappeared but you, which is why I'm excited you're here. It. It's been a few years since you've had stuff, like, new stuff. So what's up? What's up with that?
[22:00]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, man. I mean, I'm putting out a new album, and I want to talk about your show. You know, we don't have to.
[22:06]
Bobby Bones
No, no, I'm here. I'm here to talk about you right now.
[22:09]
Madeline Edwards
Okay, so let him ask the question. No, I'll let you direct.
[22:13]
Bobby Bones
You're in my home, so I've planned the meal, so we're gonna start with this course talking about you. Okay, so let me ask this. What'd you do the last three years? What was going on?
[22:25]
Madeline Edwards
A lot. I've been working on this album for the last three years, and it's been a lot of good and a lot of bad. I. Last year, lost my brother. He got diagnosed with schizophrenia and took his own life. And that was really tough. And, you know, it just kind of kept leading into, like, a hell of a year. And so a few months after that, I lost my team. And, I mean, that's honestly the most insignificant part of the story. The story is beautiful because I got to see so much fruit in my life because of this community I have in Nashville and how much people surrounded me, and they came around me when this happened, like they always have. When my husband was in the hospital, they came around me. When my brother passed, they came around me. And it was just such a. Just such a beautiful story of artistry and storytelling in Nashville and how that always kind of comes first, and it's always the pinnacle. And I think people saw this story and were like, you know what? We don't care what happened. We just kind of want to help push this story into the world because we think it's really beautiful. And my. My family's come from a lot. I mean, I've come on your show before, and I've talked to you about my dad and, you know, surviving abuse and me and my siblings just kind of banding together and just surviving the odds. And so the fact that I get to tell this on the other side of things with my brother being gone is like, man, it's. Life is so precious, and time is so precious. You know, it's funny. When I came on your show last time, I think you asked me a question of, like, what do you want? And I kept answering like, I want a Grammy or something, some bullshit like that.
[24:09]
Bobby Bones
Has that changed?
[24:11]
Madeline Edwards
I mean, if I asked you that.
[24:12]
Bobby Bones
Question, hey, Madeline, what do you want now? What do you want?
[24:15]
Madeline Edwards
I have everything I want now.
[24:18]
Bobby Bones
That's perspective.
[24:19]
Madeline Edwards
It is. I live a beautiful life. You know, I get to walk into a studio almost every day and make music and write stories with beautiful people, and I think that's. That's the best life in the world.
[24:33]
Bobby Bones
You shared a lot about your brother. Let's go pre your brother that couple years and then post your brother. Were you working on something and did that change after that very difficult time? You're still in that difficult time, but did that change what you were creating and how you were creating it?
[24:52]
Madeline Edwards
No, actually. Well, yes and no. I had already started an album about the redemption of my family and our story and us kind of banding together in the name of Jesus and trying to live an absolutely normal life against the odds. And I think Jonah's passing just further propelled that story and just showed that we could come together in some pretty significant ways. My family is just so strong. I'm so proud of my siblings and the way we tell our story. My brother out in Houston, his name is Micah Edwards. He goes by Mr. Texas Soul. And, you know, he's the second oldest, so he and I would step in a lot and parent the younger kids when, you know, when they were off doing their thing and my dad wasn't around and my mom was just kind of surviving abuse. And, you know, my brother and I, it took a toll on our relationship, being parents and not just getting to be best friends and siblings. And so there was a lot of time that passed where, you know, it was a lot of tension. And it's crazy. It's so full story because I invited him here to Nashville to come right with me for his record. And while he was riding with me, we got like, the last minute call to do the Opry for Dolly Parton's birthday. And I told him, I'm like, listen, I. I'll only do this on one occasion if that's. If my brother can sing a song with me on the Opry stage. And so that was his first time being at the Opry ever. How'd that go? It was incredible. I mean, we did some back catalog of dollies, and we got texts from our siblings all night being like, man, we get to feel Jonah's spirit again. It's like our family is surviving. We get to see our story continue to thrive by seeing us kind of like, be up on that stage together. It's crazy. Like, there's so many full circle things like that.
[26:51]
Bobby Bones
I feel like, too, what you're saying is a bit of a parallel with the song Sunshine and the Rain, because rain is the difficulty and how you see the sunshine whenever it's raining. I mean, tell me about the song.
[27:05]
Madeline Edwards
I wrote it with Foy Vance. He's incredible. He's an incredible singer, songwriter in the folk space. And he's done a lot of stuff with Ed Sheeran. And, you know, I came in with a song a few months after Jonah passed, and it's called Other side Grief and major C. And I walked into the studio and it was just me and him. And he's crazy. He has this, like, crazy, like, twisted mustache, and he looks like a character out of, like a Lord of the Rings film or something. It's wild. But I walked in, I'm like, I have this song, you know, I would love for you to finish it with me. And I walk in and he's like, you know, I think you have this song done. I'm gonna go get coffee for an hour, and you're gonna finish this song by yourself. And then we're gonna start another one. And so he left for an hour and left me in this room with like all of these instruments and this beautiful grand piano. And it's just this gorgeous loft space. I can't remember whose studio it was actually, now that I'm thinking about it. But I just stayed there for an hour and finished out the song. And then he came back, and then we wrote Sunshine and the Rain together. So.
[28:11]
Bobby Bones
And this is the first song of eventually the album. Right. So what's the plan, time wise on other songs? And then when does the full body the album come out?
[28:23]
Madeline Edwards
So Sunshine in the Rain will come out on March 21st, and then I'll be releasing single number two, six weeks after that, and then single number three six weeks after that.
[28:35]
Bobby Bones
That's what it is like every month in a couple weeks.
[28:38]
Madeline Edwards
Well, the album's gonna drop in June, so a few, you know, weeks before the Bob and Willie tour, which is exciting.
[28:45]
Bobby Bones
And I do for sure want to talk about that. And I'm not gonna play the whole song because it's not out yet. I want to steal it, but from my phone. From far away. Here it is. That's all you get. The end.
[28:54]
Eddie
It's just playing in the room. Don't worry about it.
[28:56]
Bobby Bones
That's all you get just playing in the room. Nobody can have it. So when you say Bob and Willie. Bob Dylan.
[29:03]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah. Casual.
[29:05]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. How'd that. How'd that come about? That's pretty. That's pretty cool.
[29:07]
Madeline Edwards
I have an incredible agent that stuck with me through all this, and she's the one that got me the Stapleton tour for my first tour. And, you know, she reached out to the right people and said, I think this is a story that needs to be heard. This is a woman who survived a lot, and she keeps pressing forward with this story of redemption and how you can live between joy and pain in a really beautiful life. And so, I don't know. She sent them my demos and my work tapes, and then they got back to her, like, I think a day later and offered me the tour quicker.
[29:40]
Bobby Bones
Than I got back to you. Bob Dylan got back quicker than that. Wow.
[29:43]
Eddie
And Willie.
[29:44]
Bobby Bones
That's right. And with Willie, how'd that come about. Same thing.
[29:47]
Madeline Edwards
Same thing. It's the same tour. Outlaw tour.
[29:50]
Bobby Bones
Oh, that's right. I'm thinking of Cheryl Crowe. You're doing stuff with Cheryl, Right?
[29:54]
Madeline Edwards
So Outlaw is gonna be Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Cheryl Crow Waxahachie, and me for that little coaster that's the whole.
[30:02]
Bobby Bones
All that's on the same show. Dang. That's not wild.
[30:05]
Eddie
I feel like Bob and Willie have been touring, done, done shows together for so long.
[30:10]
Madeline Edwards
I think they have. Yeah. I think they've done the Outlaw tour together before, actually, now that I'm thinking.
[30:15]
Eddie
About it, that's really cool.
[30:15]
Bobby Bones
But, yeah, that's pretty legit.
[30:17]
Madeline Edwards
Mm.
[30:18]
Bobby Bones
I'd for sure, like, want to get him to sign something. But I guess you gotta be cool, huh?
[30:22]
Madeline Edwards
I mean, do you want to come with me?
[30:23]
Bobby Bones
No, no, no.
[30:25]
Eddie
You know what he means, though.
[30:26]
Bobby Bones
I don't want to go anywhere.
[30:26]
Eddie
Like, how do you ask Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson for an autograph without looking not cool?
[30:30]
Bobby Bones
I don't think so.
[30:32]
Madeline Edwards
I think they would. Nah, maybe they wouldn't, actually.
[30:34]
Bobby Bones
Have you met Bob Dylan at all ever?
[30:36]
Madeline Edwards
No.
[30:37]
Bobby Bones
Met Willie at all? I've met Willie. Super nice. Super nice, right?
[30:41]
Madeline Edwards
He seems super nice.
[30:42]
Eddie
Super nice.
[30:43]
Bobby Bones
Gentle but old.
[30:44]
Madeline Edwards
Yes.
[30:45]
Eddie
Like, he doesn't have to give you a minute of. But he will give it to you, and he will look at you the whole time and talk to you for as long as you want.
[30:51]
Madeline Edwards
You've met him too?
[30:52]
Eddie
Oh, yeah.
[30:52]
Madeline Edwards
Oof.
[30:53]
Bobby Bones
Yes.
[30:54]
Madeline Edwards
Did y'all smoke weed with him, though?
[30:55]
Bobby Bones
He did.
[30:56]
Eddie
No, I did not. That's my biggest regret in my life.
[30:57]
Bobby Bones
Oh, I thought they offered it to you.
[30:59]
Eddie
He offered it to me, but I'm.
[31:01]
Madeline Edwards
Pretty sure he's just on Eddie's now.
[31:02]
Eddie
I was driving, and I drove to Willie's ranch with me and a reporter that were gonna interview him about some relief show he was gonna do.
[31:09]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[31:09]
Eddie
And we got there in his ranch, and so what's really cool is his bus is parked outside. Like, three buses parked outside, plugged in. And his house is up on a hill. He never goes in the house. He lives on the bus.
[31:21]
Madeline Edwards
Really?
[31:22]
Bobby Bones
He says that's comfortable.
[31:23]
Eddie
He says his wife's up there. But he's like, this is. This is where I stay.
[31:26]
Madeline Edwards
I'm dead.
[31:27]
Eddie
Yeah. So then, like, after 45 minutes, he busts out a joint and offers it.
[31:33]
Madeline Edwards
Wait, when was this?
[31:35]
Eddie
Probably 2000. I would say around 2000.
[31:39]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[31:39]
Eddie
And I said, I can't believe I'm driving. And he's like, oh, you should have.
[31:44]
Madeline Edwards
You should have gotten a hotel.
[31:45]
Bobby Bones
This Uber.
[31:46]
Madeline Edwards
You should have just slept in your car. Like, honestly.
[31:49]
Eddie
I know.
[31:49]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, maybe. No Ubers in the.
[31:52]
Eddie
No.
[31:53]
Bobby Bones
And you can't really put a pen at Willy's house.
[31:55]
Eddie
No. And his ranch is so out. It's so far out there.
[31:57]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, my gosh. Was this in Austin?
[31:59]
Eddie
This was in Austin.
[32:00]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[32:00]
Bobby Bones
That's where I met him, too, was Austin. He did the show.
[32:02]
Eddie
What did you guys. You guys talk about?
[32:04]
Bobby Bones
He was in Dukes of Hazzard, the movie with Jesse Simpson.
[32:09]
Madeline Edwards
He was.
[32:10]
Eddie
That's right.
[32:11]
Bobby Bones
And so he came in the studio because he lived in Austin, so he just came in the studio. Yeah. It's super cool. I know his son pretty well, too. I know a son better than.
[32:18]
Eddie
I know.
[32:18]
Madeline Edwards
Lucas is so great.
[32:19]
Bobby Bones
He's awesome.
[32:20]
Madeline Edwards
I love him.
[32:21]
Bobby Bones
And, man, when he sings, I know. It's like religion in your guts.
[32:26]
Madeline Edwards
I know.
[32:26]
Bobby Bones
It's like there's a little church service happening right in your belly. And so I'm super happy you're here. And, you know, we were talking before you came in about the million dollar show that we've been doing for a long time. And I was talking about, like, some of the artists that I brought in selfishly, like, from bands that I loved when I was a kid to, like, people that are my friends. And then it was like, there are artists that I have said, man, they are so good. I want to put them on stage even if they haven't popped yet. And I say yet, because I've never put anyone on that I don't believe is gonna just pop like crazy. And you're obviously one of them. Were you last year or the year before? My years get messed up.
[33:00]
Madeline Edwards
I think it was like 2022.
[33:02]
Bobby Bones
See, Covid's probably my brain for no one. Whoa.
[33:05]
Eddie
I wouldn't have thought that.
[33:06]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Was that your first time you were there?
[33:08]
Madeline Edwards
You were playing guitar?
[33:09]
Eddie
Of course. Yeah.
[33:09]
Bobby Bones
Was that your first?
[33:10]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah, that was my first. Yes, it was. And you took a video of me crying during soundcheck, which, if you still have that, I want you to airdrop it to me.
[33:17]
Bobby Bones
I don't know if I still have that.
[33:20]
Eddie
That was amazing too, because it was just soundcheck.
[33:23]
Bobby Bones
I'll look, I'll look.
[33:24]
Eddie
And for people that don't know, it's like the day of the show is sometimes just the only time we can really rehearse with the people playing the show. And we do it from like all day till the show starts. And, yeah, you got really emotional.
[33:37]
Madeline Edwards
I mean, how can you not, like, you feel the history? Also, I think I was still so new to Nashville that, like, soaking that all in and just realizing, like, hey, I always have to have these little check ins with my 13 year old self and be like, hey, you did this. Like, I almost just said, hey, you did it. Like, she said, she almost did that.
[33:58]
Bobby Bones
She did it again.
[33:59]
Madeline Edwards
I did it anyway. Sorry, but you have to, like, it goes by so fast. This industry is so fast paced. And then before you know it, everything's gone. And so I'm having to, like, mentally take these checkpoints of this is what you've always wanted to do. And you get to hear your voice fill this space. Make sure that you congratulate your younger self for doing that. And so I think in that moment when you caught me crying, it was just me recognizing that I'm getting to do everything that I've always wanted to do. And it doesn't take Grammys and it doesn't take any crazy awards or recognition. It's just getting to understand that you get to sing in front of people and let them hear your story. It's cool.
[34:39]
Bobby Bones
Then at night, you crushed. And they loved you, obviously.
[34:42]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, I did crush you.
[34:43]
Bobby Bones
Crushed.
[34:43]
Madeline Edwards
It was so good.
[34:45]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. And that's so cool for you to know you did so. Because you did. I mean, you absolutely walloped the room and they appreciated you walloping the room. It was a real. It was a real moment. But, yeah, it's always important for me, like in my personal film, my cup self, is to find people that deserve it. Or maybe will deserve it in the future. Maybe they don't even know they deserve it yet. And go. All right, here's a little taste of the big legs. Let's see how you do. And then you just crushed. It was awesome.
[35:14]
Madeline Edwards
Thank you. Thank you. Well, so did you. And so did you.
[35:18]
Bobby Bones
You know, I tend to.
[35:19]
Eddie
No, we didn't.
[35:20]
Bobby Bones
I tend.
[35:21]
Eddie
How musical are you? Cause, like, one thing I did notice when you walked in, even the first time we rehearsed, like, you know. You know what you want. You know what you're doing. You know what to tell Walker on keys. Like, hey, you need to play this. And, like, how musical are you? Like, could you play everything?
[35:37]
Madeline Edwards
Well, I can play keys and drums. I just started on guitar last year, and I'm absolute. It's absolute. It's so bad.
[35:43]
Bobby Bones
I've been doing it for more than a year, but I'm that, too.
[35:45]
Eddie
Yeah.
[35:45]
Madeline Edwards
So bad. You're better than I am, though.
[35:48]
Bobby Bones
Possibly.
[35:49]
Madeline Edwards
I can only play in drop D right now.
[35:51]
Bobby Bones
Okay.
[35:52]
Eddie
Well, you just probably don't even know what that means.
[35:55]
Bobby Bones
Of course. I know.
[35:56]
Madeline Edwards
I'm just saying. But, yes, I. I would like to consider myself musical. I'm producing my album right now, or I'm gonna produced it.
[36:02]
Bobby Bones
So I think something, too, is that you and Ringo Starr. I was talking with him. He was at the house doing the podcast last week, and we were talking about. Because the Beatles are put in the book outliers about doing 10,000 hours. And he's like, yeah, we're referencing the book. Because they would play six hours at these. Six hours. Six hours every day. But you had to play a lot in, like, restaurants.
[36:23]
Madeline Edwards
Yes.
[36:23]
Bobby Bones
Like, for hours and hours where you had to learn how to be so versatile that all.
[36:27]
Madeline Edwards
That was the best I ever sounded. Mm.
[36:30]
Bobby Bones
What do you mean?
[36:31]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, man. Like, your voice is a muscle because it's just worked.
[36:35]
Bobby Bones
You're working.
[36:36]
Madeline Edwards
I would sing five nights a week for like, four or five hours a night and play piano and sing, and my voice was just cream of the crop. I need to. I need to do that again.
[36:47]
Bobby Bones
And your piano skills, I'm sure, were sharp as crap, too, because, I mean, you're doing it so often, even if you don't realize it. Like, you're on.
[36:53]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, yes.
[36:53]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. So when he said, are you musical? I thought, well, you kind of. If. Even if you are, which you always have been. Like, those blades were sharpened so much.
[37:02]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[37:02]
Bobby Bones
By that. Four or five nights a week. For four or five hours a night. When it maybe doesn't feel so glamorous. But who cares? You're paying the bills, right? That's that stage of life. We all had those where you're, like, happy to do something you love and pay the bills.
[37:14]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, man. I mean, I feel like that prepared me coming to Nashville. I'm so grateful for playing in steakhouses where people didn't give a crap if I was singing to them. Because, you know, you come into Nashville with almost more performance capability than some of these TikTok people that are coming in with none. So I'm totally good with that, you.
[37:32]
Bobby Bones
Know, and also when you play that long that often, you learn that a mess up really doesn't matter. And you learn how to. You learn how to correct it quickly. You know how to bounce back even if you don't correct it quickly. Because show must go on. Like, there are all these little skills that you can only get by doing it wrong. When I started doing stand up, that was it. Like, I would be freaking out. Ah, screwed up. Screwed up. But then I would do it wrong so many times.
[37:54]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[37:54]
Bobby Bones
Sun comes up. Sun comes up tomorrow. Regardless, five minutes from now. I can't be thinking about that like a defensive back playing football. Okay, they just threw a touchdown over your head. You can't think about that or it's going to affect the rest of your performance. And I'm sure that was valuable in that world.
[38:08]
Madeline Edwards
And if you point it out, it's actually kind of funny.
[38:11]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, until. But I'd point it out like eight times in a row. And so then I was like, okay, we get it. It's not that funny. So, okay, so here's where we are. Sunshine in the rain is out. You'll be dropping songs every month and a half or so. You're on tour with, I mean, awesome people. That's crazy. And you go to Madeline Edwards music dot com. I did not ignore you. And you do know that now, right?
[38:33]
Madeline Edwards
Like, I do know. You did more than not ignore me. You, because it happened, went above and beyond. Yes.
[38:39]
Bobby Bones
Well, she messaged again. This is my head. You message me and I go. I can respond back with an answer that's going to seem like bull crap and go, hey, I don't know what's happening. I don't know what our schedule is. Would love. And I would have meant that, but it would have sounded like typical garbage that everybody says here all the time. So I thought to myself, I'm going to say nothing because I would rather not think. I would rather not her think I'm, like, lying or kicking the game.
[39:04]
Madeline Edwards
Oh, my God, you're wild.
[39:05]
Bobby Bones
So I said nothing. And I was like, I'd rather her think that I'm ghosting her or have changed.
[39:10]
Madeline Edwards
Which I wasn't offended. You're so, like, you're busy, I'm busy.
[39:13]
Bobby Bones
We're all busy.
[39:14]
Madeline Edwards
I wasn't going to be offended if you didn't. I just, you know.
[39:17]
Bobby Bones
But I thought. And then it'll be extra like, oh, I knew I had faith in that guy because I came up and talked to Scuba and we got it all set up. And I didn't even know you come up today because we're doing this today and we're all good.
[39:30]
Madeline Edwards
It all worked out.
[39:31]
Bobby Bones
Made sure that other things were cool in this situation. Like, that they, you know, so it's great.
[39:36]
Madeline Edwards
Random Hyundai sponsorship. Like, what the hell, man?
[39:39]
Bobby Bones
I did not ignore you.
[39:40]
Madeline Edwards
What the hell? How do you find this? Like, how does he do that?
[39:44]
Bobby Bones
Do what?
[39:45]
Eddie
Yeah, yeah.
[39:46]
Madeline Edwards
Be specific.
[39:47]
Bobby Bones
No. Yeah, how do I do what? I don't know. You're even saying, like, how do you.
[39:49]
Madeline Edwards
Find random, like, Hyundai sponsorships for artists? Like, what. What is this?
[39:54]
Bobby Bones
So I. Hyundai is. That's my. My team.
[39:57]
Madeline Edwards
Okay.
[39:57]
Bobby Bones
So I'm a partner with Hyundai. Have been a Hyundai guy forever.
[40:00]
Madeline Edwards
Okay.
[40:01]
Bobby Bones
Love it. And when they're like, who do you love? I'm like, I love her. Let's get her in.
[40:05]
Eddie
It's that easy.
[40:06]
Bobby Bones
And let's get her in. Let's promote her. Let's heck, let's start. Let's break off a little something for.
[40:10]
Madeline Edwards
Well, I appreciate you thinking of me for that.
[40:13]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Because it could have been.
[40:14]
Madeline Edwards
Thank you.
[40:14]
Bobby Bones
You know what? It could have been anybody, but it was you.
[40:16]
Madeline Edwards
Damn, dude, I know what.
[40:18]
Bobby Bones
But 10%.
[40:20]
Madeline Edwards
Hey, listen, I'll give you. I'll give you 20. You want 20?
[40:24]
Bobby Bones
Really great to see you.
[40:26]
Madeline Edwards
It's good to see you.
[40:26]
Bobby Bones
Looking forward to seeing this next phase play itself out.
[40:31]
Madeline Edwards
Yeah.
[40:32]
Bobby Bones
And the question, like, what do you want? It's changed. You've changed. Perspective has been. What has changed that. And perspective is, like, the greatest thing we can get. And you don't get perspective without going through hard times. No one in my life has ever got great perspective because everything was fun and easy. Like, it is the most valuable tool that you could possibly have. But you have to get it through difficult situations. And I'm very sorry that. I'm very sorry about your brother. I feel terrible for you with what happened with you growing up. But from that, you have a toolkit that not only will make you better, but will help others, and there's real value in that. So I appreciate you and appreciate the time and good luck with the music.
[41:14]
Madeline Edwards
Thank you. Thanks for having me.
[41:15]
Bobby Bones
Yeah. There she is. There's nobody to clap. It's just us.
[41:17]
Eddie
It's just us.
[41:18]
Bobby Bones
Yeah, it's just us.
[41:18]
Eddie
Go, Madeline.
[41:19]
Bobby Bones
Single. Clap.
[41:20]
Madeline Edwards
Bobby Bones.
[41:21]
Eddie
The Bobby Bones joke.
[41:25]
Bobby Bones
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