The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – March 6, 2025

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:00pm | Russ Tolman

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Tonight on The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, we're spinning some Gill Landry tunes and chatting with the man himself direct from his rustic abode in the hills near Three Rivers, Calif. Gill is a two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist who got his start busking on the streets of New Orleans and the Pacific Northwest. After immersing himself in American folk music, Gill worked with Nashville's Old Crow Medicine Show from their van-and-trailer days to Grammy wins and induction into the Grand Ole Opry. These day, he's dedicated to his own writing and solo creative pursuits. He'll join Russ Tolman as well as Jon Langford on stage tomorrow in Indio, Calif. Don't miss the fun at 9 p.m. Pacific here on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org – also available on your favorite podcast apps!

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour playlist for 03/06/2025

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:00pm | Russ Tolman

Thu, 03/06/2025

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour

Artist	Title	Album	Label	Link
Gill Landry	Dead Language
Gill Landry	Denver Girls
Gill Landry	Waiting for Your Love
Gill Landry	Nobody's Coming
Gill Landry	Take This Body
Gill Landry	Always Here Tonight
Gill Landry	The Place They Call Home

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About Russ Tolman

Russ first landed in Davis in 1976, quickly ensconcing himself in the somewhat welcoming arms of KDVS, where he did a show under his own name and the moniker Dexter Deadbolt until 1986. Along the way, Tolman met fellow K-Deviants Steve Wynn and Kendra Smith, who along with Gavin Blair and Steve Suchil formed Davis's first new wave band, Suspects. Steve and Kendra left for LA, eventually forming the Dream Syndicate. Russ and Gavin reunited in True West, who in the course of their two albums crisscrossed the U.S. multiple times; were singled out in a Rolling Stone feature in 1984; toured Europe and the U.K., making the front pages of the big three music publications of the day: the NME, Melody Maker, and Sounds; and opened for REM on their 1985 Fables of the Reconstruction tour, after which Russ left the band.

On the radio side with the handle Ranger Russ, Tolman was among the original DJ line-up of KYLO "Grassroots Radio," which started up in Davis in '79 playing folk, outlaw country, swing, honky tonk, and what-have-you. Russ eventually became program director until getting the axe in '83, just in time for True West's first tour.

Along with the release of his first solo album, Totem Poles and Glory Holes (recorded in Davis), Russ moved south to LA in 1986. Seven more albums have followed over the years. Russ is currently writing for his ninth, which he plans to record in Nashville.

Tolman is excited to be back in the radio saddle. After a recent couple-year stint on internet start-up Gimme Country, Russ is ready to get his feet back on the ground with some good old terrestrial broadcasting. Join him for a musical whirlwind on the Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour.