KJDY interviews Nashville country rocker Neil Mason of The Cadillac Three
By Logan Bagett on Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
JOHN DAY – The Grant County Fair will have no shortage in entertainment this year! Sawyer Brown will hit the stage on Friday, August 9th around 8:30 p.m. Before that happens, though, the critically acclaimed country rock band The Cadillac Three will lay down one of their high-energy shows for eager Eastern Oregon fans.
TC3’s drummer and co-songwriter Neil Mason joined KJDY’s Coffee Time host Logan Bagett for a conversation about the band, their songwriting process, new material, and their show in John Day on August 9th.
Regarding their live show, Mason said it’ll be a great place for folks to come and leave their worries behind:
“We’re always looking to, kind of, just give people a release, you know? Kind of, like, forget about whatever it is that’s been going on all week. We’re trying to turn whatever room or field that we’re in into a party. It’s high-energy out of the gate, and it stays that way for however much time they give us.”
The Cadillac Three just released a song featuring BRELAND on the new Petty Country record, which features Tom Petty cover songs from a variety of country and country/rock acts. The song is Free Fallin’, and Neil Mason said being featured on the record was a “bucket list” item he got to check off:
“So, [our record label] came to us, and asked us if we wanted to do a tune. Of course, the answer was ‘yes’. We would’ve been real mad if we hadn’t been asked, to be honest [chuckles]. And then they said, ‘do you guys want to do the song Free Fallin’?’ And it’s like, ‘Well, it’s only his biggest song. So, I mean, I guess we do!’
…and that was really fun. It was a cool experience. We got to go in the studio and just spend a day playing Tom Petty. I honestly can’t think of anything much better than that. He is my absolute, all-time fave.
…I got my hands on a vinyl the other day, and I was very excited to see Tom’s name and our name on the back cover of the vinyl, it’s kind of some bucket list stuff, right there.”
Catch The Cadillac Three on August 9th at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day. Tickets are available now at grantcountyoregon.net.
Listen to the full podcast with drummer and songwriter Neil Mason of The Cadillac Three, below:
