I'm Phoenix Chestnut
Who's Phoenix Chestnut? I am. My name is Felix Castaneda and Phoenix Chestnut is a pseudonym I created. My last name means Chestnut in English. I've been on this country music kick for several years now. First I was scratching the surface, now I'm digging deeper. I'm middle aged now. I've been nostalgic for my childhood ever since I turned fifty. My first memories of listening to country music is sitting in the back seat of my childhood babysitter Nita Taylor, and she always had on KRAK 1140 AM out of Sacramento. This was probably the late 1970's. I don't remember exact songs, but I can remember the catchy jingle and DJ Joey Mitchell on the radio. At Nita's house, she'd play Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, among others. I would imagine Buck Owens, Porter Wagoner, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Conway Twitty. Let's not forget Willie Nelson. I remember Nita being excited about the Loretta Lynn biopic, Coal...