Sounds Good LLC

08/11/2025

A library is a wonderful recording space, perfect ambience and excellent acoustics!

We’ll take the recording machine across hill and dale to capture great music, sometimes the most inspired songs happen outside of the recording studio.

08/03/2025

Glen Dillon was a role model for everyone.

Tune in here:

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Today's show is a remembrance of a special Friendly Neighbor, Glen Simpson often appeared on the show, including a special set at the Grand Opening of the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in 2015. Glen also often played many live shows with our legacy host, the wonderful Elaine Purkey, all throughout the coalfields.

This show was recorded at the old Chapmanville Hugh School and features a special guest announcer, Matt Spurlock.

Mrs. Elaine Purkey opens the show, welcoming folks and introducing FNS favorite Kurt Conley with a solid bluegrass classic, ‘Rose of Old Kentucky’.

Glen Simpson and Glenn Dillon take the stage with a set of three originals, including ‘105 Degrees’, about another heat wave just a few years back.

They end their set with ‘Red Robin Inn’ about a wonderful establishment that was taken by the construction of Rt119. Glen's original songs are both humorous and insightful, and we’ll miss his musical storytelling.

The Guyan Gospel Group brings us a wonderful gospel message in the old time classic ‘Look What I Traded for a Mansion’, followed by Nick with West Virginian Blind Alfred Reed’s ‘Always Lift Him Up and Never Knock Him Down’.

Our host Elaine brings her powerful vocal to our next selection, ‘Shady Grove’, a traditional tune made popular by eastern Kentucky’s Jean Ritchie.

This show marks the first appearance of some wonderful folks who have become regulars on the show over the past few years, Maggie and Ricky bring a set of three songs, including two originals that showcase their great songwriting skills and musical abilities. One of their originals, ‘Sinners Like Us’ has all the makings of a gospel classic.

Friendly Neighbor Show favorites Mike Wilson, TC Tomcat and Bill Hunter bring us a classic country blues song, ‘When the Levee Breaks’, first recorded by Memphis Minnie and (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Minnie) Kansas Joe McCoy (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_Joe_McCoy) in 1929.

Elaine brings us our sponsor round up, reminding our listeners to patronize the folks that support the show, and then leads the congregation in ‘Will the Circle Be Unbroken’ to close out today’s show.

Generous support for today’s show has been provided by PB Holistics, LLC, total well-being, body, mind and spirit.

Thanks to our broadcast partner WVOW FM/AM, ‘The Voice of the Coalfields’, 20,000 Watts of common prayer.

Production assistance was provided by Sounds Good, LLC

We certainly appreciate y’all joining us this morning, we hope you’ll be back for our next musical journey Saturday mornings at 8:30 AM, ‘regular as clockwork’!

07/21/2025

A magical time recording The Great American Sacred Song Fester this afternoon!
We had the privilege of pressing the big red button with an amazing group of folks, most of whom were just back from Vocal Week at Augusta and they were at the top of their game!

We’re working with these tracks now for a future release on The Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbor Show.

07/13/2025

We had a wonderful session with Robin Kessinger and Robert Wilson, guitars for days!

Super crisp and clean sound from the Neumann KM184 into the ATI Paragon preamps.
The ATI employs a high-voltage preamp design, with power rails of ±48V, allowing for +24 dB of headroom at the microphone input.
With a 96V swing for the gain block, no transient distortion or clipping, open top end removes the veil.

07/05/2025

03/14/2025

Our pal Rob McNurlin is the subject of this wonderful award-winning documentary, and we are so proud to call him a ‘Friendly Neighbor’!

Rob carries on the American tradition of country music radio stars, riding the airwaves with ‘three chords and the truth’!

02/08/2025

We had a wonderful time recording with Johnny Staats and his musical compatriots at the FOOTMAD's Old Time Winter Breakdown III. Johnny Staats was kind enough to take time to step up to the Friendly Neighbor Show microphone and lay down some blistering tracks.
I have known Mr. Staats for better than 20 years, we had the pleasure of mastering his 2004 release ‘Wound for Sound’ as well as working with him several times on Mountain Stage.
Johnny and The Delivery Boys are carrying on the tradition of gentlemen Bluegrass players, courtly manners and lightning fast licks.

02/08/2025

The Friendly Neighbor Show is back with a new and exciting show at Prestige Piercing and Fine Jewelry in Huntington! Join host John Ellison and neighbors, along with Dale Blankenship, Mark Smith, Liam Farley, Matthew Brumfield, Nathan Fields, and more as they bring you wonderful classics and origina...

12/15/2024

Recording A Friendly Neighbor Christmas presented by the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum. Tune in to WVOW Radio Saturday morning at 8:30, December 21st. You will hear WV Southern Community Band, Thomas Jude Band, Andrew Adkins, Liam Farley and more!!

11/08/2024

Working with an American treasure like John Ellison is a privilege, his talent, wisdom and personal integrity make every session special!

I’m very proud to be considered for a nomination in the 2025 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards ballot for my recent album, Some Kind of Wonderful, in the category of “Best Americana Album”.

The album was produced & arranged by Roger Heijster featuring a remake of my classic hit as well 11 new songs. I sincerely appreciate all eligible Recording Academy / GRAMMYs and Americana Music Association members for taking the time to listen and consider voting for this album!

Thank you so much!

Stream album: https://open.spotify.com/album/3qQRJTf7HY62FWPpkIwYM1?si=KHmrQq9XQ3ycfcQRdxpoLw