Tales From The Broken Spoke

He is a Texas music legend! Benny McArthur from the Ace In The Hole Band and from Texas Jamm Band joins Monte and Bob and talks about his early days at the Spoke.

This man is a LEGEND.....Bobby Earl Smith talks about his journey to Austin, his first gig at the Broken Spoke and many more legendary Austin Music Stories. Mr Smith is one of the reasons Austin is known as the Music Capital of the World.

Randy Steele joins Bob and Monte for more tales about Buddy Holley

I am a huge Buddy Holly fan and so is Monte, but we have met our match. Our buddy Randy Steele shares his love for Buddy Holly and his music.....fascinating stories and tales. And this is just Part 1 of our conversation.

Great insight from Alvin Crow on the history of the Broken Spoke and Alvin's story of talking Mr. White into hiring a kid from San Marcos named George Strait. Also a Tom Petty connection with Alvin from his Tulsa days. Amazing tales.....just listen.

Right beside the B-2 booth at the Broken Spoke, there is a Waylon Jennings guitar. Bob and Monte swap stories about the legendary Waylon Jennings and find out that they were at the same Waylon Jennings concert in 1979 in Lubbock.

James White's daughter, Ginny, joins Bob and Monte and recounts her favorite nights at the Spoke including the night Garth took the stage.

It's a new season for Tales of the Broken Spoke as we honor the legacy of the late James White

Great insight to Rodney's songs plus the scoop on Rodney's new album "Texas" which is a masterpiece.

Great tales from the legendary Rodney Crowell including the story of the time Jerry Jeff Walker stole Rodney's dog

Every building has a ghost...how about the Spoke?

Sam and Son, the Geezenslaws, hit the Spoke....in a bus!

Bob Wills was the first big act booked at the Spoke and the customers didn't believe Mr. Wills would show up for the gig.

Did you know that Mr White introduced Willie Nelson to Coach Darrell K Royal....listen to the real story.

Mr. White talks about the time Randy Travis stopped by to try the world famous chicken fried steak....and he took the plate with him.

Hollywood comes to The Broken Spoke...

We go back to 1964 when The Spoke was just outside the Austin City Limits....

Garth Brooks took the stage at a secret show at The Broken Spoke while in town for SXSW here's the story behind the show

We dive deep into George Strait's first appearance at the spoke when he was simply part of the Ace in The Hole Band and the on going story...

Join Bob Pickett as he sits down in the B2 booth... also known as the "Willie Nelson Booth" at the Broken Spoke, Why is it called the Willie Booth? well... you'll just have to give a listen

As you make your way through the new urban jungle that is South Austin, Texas you might over look a small inconspicuous building in the mix that has played a large part in the history of the foundation of Austin music and the Austin music scene.