Drifting Cowboy
Hosted by Dillon Weldon · Dillon Weldon
4.9from 172 ratings
- 84
- Episodes
- 23
- Transcribed
- 172
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Drifting Cowboy
The Drifting Cowboy Podcast is where country music history and storytelling collide. Hosted by Dillon Weldon, each episode dives into the legends, lost stories, and behind-the-scenes moments that shaped country music. With guests like Travis Tritt, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Randy Travis, you'll hear real conversations that reveal the heart, humor, and history of the genre. Whether you grew up on country or just found it, this show brings you closer to the music and the people who lived it. New episodes every week.
- Publisher
- Dillon Weldon
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Aug 2023
- Latest episode
- 10 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
23 of 84 episodes have a transcript.
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The REAL Story Behind “Long Black Train” | Josh Turner
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
What David Allan Coe Was Really Like | His Band Tells All
20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
What George Jones Was Really Like | Nancy Jones Tells All
Inside a recent episode
The REAL Story Behind “Long Black Train” | Josh Turner
Published 10 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know, it's our choice. And we all have our own long black train. And, uh, but at the time, you know, I'm just, I'm going through, the motions, you know, I'm, I'm following the inspiration wherever it leads. And so I get back to my apartment that night, I sit on my bed and I just start strumming a B flat chord for what seemed like an eternity. And then all of a sudden the word started coming. There's a long black train coming down the line. And I wrote the first three verses in the chorus and went to bed that night, got up the next morning. First thought that crossed my mind was it ain't finished yet. […]
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- Josh Turner
- Gary Gentry
- Bobby Keel
- Nancy Jones
- David Allan Coe's son
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 83 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 89 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100
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- Quality
- 13
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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