Michigan Music History Podcast -- MMHP989 · Scott Baker, Gary Johnson, Fred Reif, Mike Beattie

Michigan Music History Podcast--Mike Richards: A Year In The Life With ADABOY! Part 2 of 2

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Mike Richards returns to the MMHP and the 989 for a catch-up that stays firmly rooted in Michigan music. The setting is the Rock Legends Hall of Fame in Bay City, so the conversation keeps a strong sense of place. Scott Baker opens the session with Dr. J, Sir Fred, and Mr. Mike at the table. The focus is Attaboy's year since the last visit. Mike walks through sessions, songs, singles, and the drummer changes that have happened along the way. He says he has retired from teaching. Now he plans to put his full time into Attaboy. The talk makes it clear that the band is recording in Michigan and also reaching into Nashville. A Detroit Lions song comes up as part of the work. The hosts also talk about the band's review awards from last year and this year. Mike notes that the group won five or six this year after a bigger run the year before. There is a practical stretch of conversation about how the band handles its own promotion. The EPK, social posts, and website upkeep all live inside the band now. The winter workload was heavy. Mike says the band learned close to 100 covers to widen the set and keep clubs interested. That mix is about 70 percent covers and 30 percent originals, and it is already booking them into March 2026. The episode closes with more music-business back-and-forth, including talk of recording a cover for the album and the familiar banter that keeps the scene details moving.

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A grounded local music update that follows Attaboy through a busy year, a Detroit Lions song, and a full-time shift.

Mike Richards and Attaboy are framed as a band in motion, looking back on a year of sessions, songs, singles, and drummer changes while also marking the shift from teaching into full-time music.

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Mike Richards updates Attaboy, the Lions song, and the move to full-time.

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