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My guest today is North Carolina based singer and songwriter, Chuck Brodsky. I first heard about Chuck through our mutual friend, Jeff Lionz. Jeff, who knows about my undying love for baseball, sent me a couple of Chuck's CD's (The Baseball Ballads and The Baseball Ballads 2) in the mail. I put them both in my car and listened on drives for the next two months. I was taken by the stories and the amount of thought and research that was put into each lyric. In addition, all his songs seemed to give life to unsung heroes of the game. Rather than singing about any ol' no-hitter, Chuck sings about the one Dock Ellis threw on LSD. He also has a song called, "Death Row All-Stars," which is a tragic tale about how a warden in Rawlins, WY used baseball to set execution dates.\n\nThough he's a member of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and has 22 songs in the Baseball Hall of Fame Sound Recording Library, Chuck is far from being labeled a "baseball songwriter." He's written about the hollocaust, politics, and many other topics during his monumental career that spans over three decades. \n\n(now quoting form chuckbrodsky.com)\n\nChuck and his songs have appeared in several films and on tv. His beloved Philadelphia Phillies featured an interview with him along with his song \u201cWhitey & Harry\u201d in the documentary \u201cRichie Ashburn: A Baseball Life.\u201d The 2003 Sony Pictures release \u201cRadio\u201d included a cameo by Chuck as well as his closing title track. \u201cMoe Berg: The Song\u201d appears in the PBS film \u201cJews and Baseball: An American Love Story\u201d (2010).\nHis music has been featured on ABC\u2019s Good Morning America, NPR\u2019s All Things Considered, Dr. Demento, ESPN, PBS, and by NFL Films.\n\nKathy Mattea\u2019s recording of Chuck's song \u201cWe Are Each Other\u2019s Angels\u201d appears in the film \u201cDear Mr. Goodlife\u201d (1998). The African Children's Choir Of Uganda also recorded the song on their "Love Is A Journey" CD. \u201cBlow \u2018em Away\u201d has been recorded by David Wilcox and many others, and also appears on the Christine Lavin produced \u201cLaugh Tracks.\u201d\n\nSports Illustrated placed "The Ballad Of Eddie Klepp" among the 25 Greatest Songs About Sports of All\u2013Time. In April of 2019 Chuck was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall Of Fame for his Baseball songwriting. (end quote from chuckbrodsky.com)\n\nSpecial shoutout to Kerrville Folk Festival!\n\nIf you enjoy the podcast, please let others know, subscribe or write a review. 5 star ratings and reviews on Apple Music as well as subscribing to our YouTube Channel help us out the most!!\n\nIF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST IN A MONETARY WAY, I'M NOW ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/andysydow\n \nYou can support my artist career and this podcast for as little as $3 per month. The price of one cup of coffee helps keep this podcast on its feet. Any and every contribution is greatly appreciated!\n\nGuest Links:\nWebsite: https://www.chuckbrodsky.com/\n\nGuest Music:\n"Radio" by Chuck Brodsky (BMI)\n"Letters in the Dirt" by Chuck Brodsky (BMI)\n\nEpisode Music:\n**All original music by Andy Sydow\n\nSponsors:\nA huge thanks to our sponsors, PQ Mastering and Narrator RF.\nFor any sponsorship inquiries, shoot me an email at middleclassrockstar@gmail.com\n\nhttp://pqmastering.com\nhttps://narratorrf.com