{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Circling The Drain ","title":"Deborah Allen: From “Baby I Lied” to Elvis’ Bus and Back Again :: Ep 20 Circling the Drain Podcast","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0053fc55\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3800,"description":"In this episode, country artist and hit songwriter Deborah Allen joins the Three J’s for a warm, funny, and deeply personal conversation.\nDeborah shares:\nThe story and long tail of her signature hit “Baby I Lied”\nEarly days at Opryland, touring Russia with Tennessee Ernie Ford, and how Shel Silverstein nudged her into songwriting\nGrowing up in Memphis around the sounds of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Mitchell, Al Green, and the Hodges brothers\nHow she wound up sleeping on Elvis’ tour bus and later cutting pioneering overdub duets with Jim Reeves as “The Mystery Girl”\nGetting a brand-new song from Prince after a brief meeting at Sunset Sound\nA major health scare, surgery at Vanderbilt with Dr. James Netterville, and why she says “the devil’s not stealing my smile”\nCelebrating her mom’s 100th birthday, her mom’s younger boyfriend Ed, and the belief that every person you meet is a gift\n\nHighlights & Timestamps\n0:40 – Introduction to Deborah & “Baby I Lied” on country, pop, and AC radio\n7:35 – Opryland, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Russia tour & meeting Shel Silverstein\n12:19 – Memphis influences: Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Mitchell, Al Green\n18:39 – Elvis’ bus at her parents’ shop & “I slept in Elvis’ bed”\n23:10 – Overdubbing duets with Jim Reeves & the “Mystery Girl” campaign\n29:30 – Pushing for her own songs at MCA & “Don’t Worry ’Bout Me Baby”\n34:56 – Writing hits for others: Patty Loveless and “Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)”\n35:06 – Prince writes her a song as Joey Coco after a Sunset Sound encounter\n41:33 – Her mom at 100, Ed’s nightly visits, and Opry birthday roses\n50:12 – Metastatic carcinoma scare, holistic support, and successful surgery\n1:01:22 – How old friendships (doctors, musicians, neighbors) ended up saving her\n\nFollow Johnny B:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/john.e.bozeman\nFollow Jay Harper:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/harperjeff\nFollow Jim:\nwww.jmvos.com\n\nCircling The Drain is produced by It's Your Show dot Co\nwww.itsyourshow.co","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jbzYKmJ73FZVZuxNcZj5UcgwQO6RpVkbuouo8pAnG9E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZDgz/NDgxODNlYjBlNzky/MzU1NWY1YmZjM2Jj/NDlkNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}