Troubled Men Podcast
Troubled Men Podcast
René and Manny
TMP338 RANDY ELLIS CRUISES IN
1 hour 12 minutes Posted Apr 3, 2026 at 7:00 am.
Troubled Men
Manny on His Week
Glenn Styler on His New Music
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Eric Clapton on Rehab
Living Is a War
Mel Brooks on His 99 Year Old Body
Which Sound More Racist? Asian vs. Black
Consensus Reached on Immigration
Liberace in the Swiss Gondola
Guitarist Randy Ellis on The Bayou Swamp Band
John Mooney at Snake and Jake's
My Ancestry Story: From New Orleans, Louisiana
Mourning the Dead in New Orleans
How many years is 10,000 hours?
Practice for Days, Even Hours
Guitar Lessons from Thibodeau
Living With Strippers In Los Angeles
Tommy Did Asko On The Wrecking Crew
Playing Rock 'n' Roll With Strippers
Blues Guitar Lessons With Chubby Carrier
Get It Together
Dino Cruz on the Road With Dean Martin
Troubleman Podcast: Thank You!
Jimmy Chubbuck on Dino Cruz's Life
Chubby Carrier
Doug Baloch on Chubby's Muscles
Randy on Chubby Carrier's Family
On Playing With The Drummers
Chubby Carrier on His Grammy Win
Louisiana Blues Legends on The Big Easy
Tyron Benoit: We Started a Songwriting Session With My
Randy Ellis on Shoe Pick Sessions
Seniors Get Older
Trouble Men Stickers
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The Grammy Award-winning guitarist with Chubby Carrier and Tyron Benoit also played with departed local legends Michael Ward and Dino Kruse. Under the Choupic Sessions umbrella, he releases recordings from his long-running songwriting collective. Once a regular at Snake and Jake's, tonight Randy returns to the scene with the Troubled Men. For him, it's a definite step down.
Topics include road construction, water main breaks, a Glyn Styler recording session, a cast party at Francis Ford Coppola's, a St. Patrick's day parade, the Brain Tuner, unfunny comedies, "The Bear," Mel Brooks, smoking, a poll, a gondola crash, the Liberace Museum, John Mooney at Madigan's, Thibodaux, Bayou Lafourche, mourning, 10,000 hours, a coma, G.I.T., Los Angeles, strippers, Tommy Tedesco, Levon Helm, Steve Masakowski, UNO, Russ Broussard, Keith Keller, Jack Snyder, Tabby Thomas, touring, German bikers, a family band, band camaraderie, Taj Mahal, a publishing company, and much more.
Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman
Break Music: "Lonely Frog" by Randy Ellis
Outro Music: "Tippy Toes" by Tyron Benoit and Choupic Sessions
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