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Podcast: Making a Scene Presents
Episode: Rusty Ends is Making a Scene
Description: Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Rusty EndsRusty Ends is the real deal—a living bridge between the gritty rock and blues of the 1950s and ’60s and the ever-evolving sounds of the 21st century. He cut his teeth as a teenager playing the rough bars and taverns along Dixie Highway, from Louisville to Fort Knox. His early audiences were a wild mix of soldiers, bikers, hustlers, laborers, and working girls—a rowdy, unpredictable crowd that demanded music with soul, grit, and a beat that could keep the topless dancers moving. To survive in those rooms...