{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Second Cup of Joe...and John","title":"Tony Arata – Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9581ea80\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2057,"description":"“We can be broke anywhere, so why not Nashville?” were the fateful words from Tony’s wife Jamyi some 40 years ago.Once packed up from Thunderbolt, Georgia it didn’t take long for the aspiring singer/songwriter (and UPS worker) tohave a chance run-in with Garth Brooks. Tony explains the quirky inspiration for writing “The Dance,” which is amonghis four #1 country chart toppers and Brook’s admitted signature song. Dolly, Reba, Emmylou, Trisha, Patty Loveless andLainey Wilson have all recorded his songs. Not bad for a journalism major. AMONG THE TOPICS: WHY YOU CAN’T PICKAND CHOOSE YOUR MEMORIES, DISCOVERING THERE ARE TWO NINE O’CLOCKS, A 1967 OPEL KADET, AND WHY ATEENAGE SUMMER GAVE HIM KEYS TO THE KINGDOM.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pfNPpj4ZUPWLhWC1i74yfPMoa2udOEy_-INp3cfR-eo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwMDQ5LzE2Nzk0/MzYwNDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}