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Episode 115: James Cramer - Barbwire
Frontman of San Diego country outfit Barbwire, 20-year Navy vet, and the guy who didn't pick up a guitar until he was almost 30 — James Cramer pulls up a chair and tells it all.
Carrying Grandpa's amp & belting out Hank Sr. at 11 years old
"You either need tits or you play an instrument" — the advice that started it all
The gig he booked by lying about having a band… then had one weekend to find one
Dragging an entire mariachi band onstage — and other Swallow's Inn mayhem
A brand-new, unreleased song performed LIVE in studio
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