Today we have a stellar episode for you.  We are interviewing Catherine Powers and Jake Brown.  These two have co-authored a book and been instrumental in the writing of a screen play and putting together a soundtrack focusing on the life and times of legendary musician and songwriter, Freddy Powers.  The book is called The Spree of ’83 – The Life and Times of Freddy Powers. Freddy is most well known for penning songs with, for and playing alongside Merle Haggard for decades. But, there’s a lot more to Freddy’s life and story that you’ll hear during this interview.  I was absolutely in awe of some of the stories about Freddy that you’re about to hear Catherine and Jake tell. For our die-hard Red Dirt fans, you should be familiar with one of Freddy’s hits called “Natural High” that Stoney LaRue often covers and that my fiddle playing buddy, Jeremy Watkins absolutely kills on, whenever he sings it. The book, audiobook, and soundtrack can all be found simply by googling it, but you can also go to www.jakebrownbooks.com to get more info. I’ll also have the pre-order link in the show notes for this episode. SPREE OF '83 PRE ORDER LINK So, here comes another damn fine episode of The Troubadour featuring Catherine Powers and Jake Brown, the authors of “The Spree of ’83: The Life and Times of Freddy Powers!” How YOU can support the podcast! If you’re interested in supporting the podcast and helping us FREE CARLY from the bondage of editing every episode CLICK HERE and help us hand off this part of the process to a third party! There’s another way to support the podcast AND ALSO earn some free swag in the process.  CLICK HERE to check it out. You can listen to our wonderful podcast by clicking on any of the following links: The Troubadour Podcast Website, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean