Noted Stories
Noted Stories is a weekly podcast that explores the true stories behind the songs of artist and songwriter David Ray Skinner. Drawing from more than 50 years of songwriting, each 24–25 minute episode features two or three of Skinner's original songs, along with the inspiration, experiences, and moments that gave them life.
Noted Stories
Latest Episodes
Lone Star Stories
This episode is called “Lone Star Stories,” and it’s all about Texas. The three songs include a fictional romance, a larger-than-life true story and a Texas-sized tall tale.I wrote the first song, “Café Texaco,” not ...
Bible Story Songs
Growing up in Nashville during the 1950s and ’60s, I spent many Saturday afternoons watching Flatt & Scruggs. When they removed their hats, Lester would announce it was time for a “sacred number.” In that tradition, this episode of <...
All Thumbs
“All Thumbs” is mostly about my brief and checkered career as a hitchhiker. I first tried hitchhiking during a college fraternity race to Atlanta. I managed to survive the experience so later, I dreamed of hitching to California and wrot...
The Greatest Generation
Growing up in Nashville during the Civil War centennial, I was fascinated by stories of soldiers and battles from another era. What I didn’t realize at the time was that I was surrounded by another generation of heroes—men and women who had jus...
