Bobby Pinson on Toby Keith’s Last No. 1 & the Call He’ll Never Forget

Reid Isbell (0:00)

Yo, what's up, you're off in God's Country with your main boy, Dan, and your side boy, Dan, also known as The Brothers Hunt. And get ready for this one, man. We have a legend in God's Country this week, Bobby, I'm gonna say it, freaking Pinson.

Dan Isbell (0:14)

Man, I feel like I was on a horse herding cats there for a little while, but everything that he was drilling was correct. The guy's correct.

Reid Isbell (0:26)

He's had a 30-year career in this town. He's had hits in all of those eras that he's been around. A real life singer too. A real life singer. Goes in deep on his relationship with Toby Keith. He was like a brother to him.

Man, just a lot of cool things there. You're gonna love this podcast. Hey, also, big news.

Dan Isbell (0:44)

Big news.

Reid Isbell (0:45)

Last OG logo merch drop happening right now. Check this out. We got a green one that went off the charts last time we put it out. And so it's there. And then you boys had to throw a maroon one in them for them dogs.

Dan Isbell (0:58)

Hell state, Camario Taylor is the truth.

Reid Isbell (1:00)

Dude, hopefully number one in the Heisman race right now.

Dan Isbell (1:02)

Number one.

Reid Isbell (1:03)

Number one in the Heisman race right now. Also four and oh, two and oh in the SEC. We got Alabama this weekend. This is gonna come out after this game. So I'm hoping we're five and oh, just beat top 10 Alabama at home.

Go get you a shirt to commemorate the season. Camario Taylor, Mississippi State, be a dog. Or if you're a Texas A&M fan, or I don't know where we're from, Hardin County.

Dan Isbell (1:23)

There's their maroon. And while we're just running OG logos, let's give away a cooler, dude.

What was that?

A grizzly bear. Oh, okay.

Reid Isbell (1:35)

A grizzly bear. Yeah, okay.

Dan Isbell (1:37)

Let's give away a grizzly bear.

Reid Isbell (1:38)

Okay, we're gonna give a logo one.

Dan Isbell (1:40)

Old logo, let's give away a cooler and let's do it. Bobby was dropping mega knowledge points.

Reid Isbell (1:48)

We kind of did this and dinged through the second half one. Yeah, you need a bell right there. Just ding, just a one ding.

Dan Isbell (1:54)

He was dropping bombs, dude. So if you want to win this cooler, why don't you comment your favorite Drop bomb. Bomb, knowledge bomb drop in the comments. And we'll give you a cooler because this is awesome. Give me the grizzly again.

We have the turkey gobble, Ray.

Reid Isbell (2:15)

You got a turkey gobble yourself, Ray.

Dan Isbell (2:16)

I love putting Ray on the spot. Anyway.

Reid Isbell (2:19)

Give me a cooler, that's huge.

Dan Isbell (2:20)

If you want a cooler, comment your favorite knowledge bomb from Bobby Pinson and we'll give it away, bro.

Reid Isbell (2:28)

Yeah, man. Y'all keep subscribing, keep following.

We're still rolling. We're still rocking. We've been turning up. Stay turning up. Stay turned. Enjoy Bobby Pinson. We'll check y'all next time.

Dan Isbell (2:40)

See you, bye.

Bobby Pinson (2:41)

See you. What's up, bro?

Reid Isbell (2:48)

Hailing from Texas, Panhandle.

We got a husband and a daddy. He's been known to host a heck of a time at his big red barn for picking and gridding.

Bobby Pinson (2:58)

We're leading with that.

Reid Isbell (2:59)

He's written some of the biggest songs in the genre for Toby Keith, Eric Church, Sugar Land, Jake Owen and more. BMI Songwriter of the Year. Just had a Cody Johnson hit. Numerous CMA and ACM awards and a Grammy NOM for 2020 Country Song of the Year.

He's a Nashville legend and we are so glad to have him out in God's Country with us. Why don't you welcome Bobby Pinson. That's right, man. Good to be here, man. That's right, good to be here.

Dan Isbell (3:25)

Man, I was excited to see our boy on the docket. I'm going to be honest, because I know what's coming. Even though I don't know what's coming, I know what's coming.

Reid Isbell (3:34)

Yeah, I'll start out with this and we'll get in. I knew what's coming when I heard, when I used to hear your cattle trailer rattling in a parking lot coming to an estate sale. You might as well leave. A farm sale. And I had one, there was one implement I wanted to do. And every one of those things, I would save up my money all summer, Bobby.

Bobby Pinson (3:52)