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Jovin Webb was first introduced to America through American Idol in 2020, but the Louisiana-native is much more than a reality show contestant. His gritty vocals and dynamic style promise to make him one of the worldâs most exciting new blues and roots artists.
His recent debut release album Drifter is a stunning 12-track collection that blends blues, soul, and Southern rock, showcasing his raw, powerful vocals and deeply personal storytelling.
As Lionel Richie put it during his time on American Idol, âThis is what barbecue sauce sounds like.â
Get to know Jovin Webb in our latest episodeâand final one of 2024âof the Load Out Music Podcast!
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Dan Auerbach, the Black Keys frontman, had always been a big fan of the late Tony Joe White. The singer-songwriterâsome knew him as âThe Swamp Foxâ had an unmistakably swampy baritone and down-home style. He was best known, of course, for songs like âPoke Salad Annieâ and âRainy Night in Georgia.â Over his career, Whiteâs songs were recorded by the likes of Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Ray Charles and Tina Turner, among others.
In 2018, White passed away after suffering a heart attack in Tennessee. Afterward, his son and manager Jody White unearthed boxes of reel-to-reel tapes filled with hundreds of demos that no one had ever heard. It was a treasure trove of classic Tony Joe White material just sitting in storage. So Jody sent an email to Auerbach with one of the tracks, as for years the two had spoken about a collaboration.
What has come of that has been a terrific collection of new Tony Joe White music with more to come and Jody White recently joined us on the Load Out Music Podcast to talk about his father, the legacy of the Swamp Fox, and whatâs coming next.
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Andrew Browning, a gritty, California-born singer-songwriter whose new album Love is a Beautiful Thing (out 11/22) digs deep into the messy, raw truths of love and human connection. This is a record that stands out for its emotional honesty and layered narratives.
The singer-songwriter delves into the complexities of love with a sound that is distinctly Californianâdark, irreverent, and pulsing with raw rock energy. The title track captures the dualities of passion and heartache, offering a personal reckoning, while songs like âRock n Roll Cocaineâ and âDirty Girlâ channel the gritty, rebellious spirit of Californiaâs rock scene. Tracks like âSan Fernandoâ and âRose Avenue and Main Streetâ paint vivid, evocative pictures of life in the Golden State. This album embraces the imperfections of loveâits highs, lows, and everything in betweenâbrought to life with massive production, powerful vocals, and big rock endings that showcase both Browningâs roots and his narrative depth.
We cover it all on the latest Load Out music podcast!
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Whether on behalf of Dodge trucks, on the show âAnimal Kingdom,â on behalf of Monster Energy, ESPN, in the video game Cyberpunk 2077, or just on the radioâyouâve probably heard The Cold Stares.
For the past decade, The Cold Stares have toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show that belied their bare bones, guitar-and-drums setup. Now, the band is embracing a whole new kind of chemistry as they launch their next chapter, adding a third member and channeling the classic power trio sound they grew up on with their explosive new album.
We recently sat down with the bandâs ridiculously talented frontman, founder, lead singer and guitarist Chris Tapp about the bandâs newest album THE SOUTHERN thatâs pretty great.
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Best known for the 2004 hit âLife Less Ordinary,â the indie rock band Carbon Leaf has been at it since the early 1990s. Thatâs when they got their start in Richmond, Virginia, alongside the likes of the Dave Matthews Band, Cracker, GWAR, Fighting Gravity, the Pat McGee Band, and more. The band just released its much-anticipated new album, âTime is the Playground,â Carbon Leafâs first full-length record in a decade. The album blends nostalgic storytelling with nuanced, folk-infused indie rock, and is a brilliant rumination on time, love and personal growth that features both rediscovered musical fragments and brand new material. We recently caught up with Carbon Leaf founder Barry Privett on The Load Out music podcast to discuss all that is Carbon Leaf.
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If you are a musician and have a stamp of approval from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, and blues guitarist Joe Bonamassaâodds are good things are coming your way. Thus is the case of our latest guest on the Load Out Music Podcast: British-born blues rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor, who released her latest album, Heavy Soul, this past June.
Taylorâs new record, Heavy Soul, dropped June 7, through Joe Bonamassaâs Journeyman Records. It was produced by Kevin Shirley who is known for his work with the Black Crowes, Journey, and Aerosmith. The album infuses Taylorâs blues origins, blending contemporary soul-pop with traditional blues; and its title track delves into emotional struggles with powerful lyrics and stirring melodies.
Ultimately, Taylorâs focused on trying to ensure her sound is fresh album-after album while still maintaining her unique signature style.
âWhen I look back on my catalogue of work, hopefully when Iâm 170-years-old,â she noted with a laugh. âI want every album to be differentâŠI want them all to sound like the same artist. Does it sound like me? Iâm not going to put out a rockabilly album. And also, how do I keep it fresh for myself?â
Enjoy a terrific chat with the amazingly talented Joanne Shaw Taylor on the latest episode of The Load Out Music Podcast.
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Welcome back to the Load Out Music Podcast where we most recently caught up with a much-heralded Americana band from my home state of Virginia. They are widely known for their annual Red Wings Roots Music Festival in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in the western part of the state and have an ambitious new album out entitled SIDEWAYS. They are The Steel Wheels and we learned they are NOT named after the Rolling Stones album of the same name. We welcomed in Trent Wagler of the band to talk all things Steel Wheels. Enjoy!
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We pick up on episode 11 of season 5 of the Load Out Music Podcast with a unique episode when we welcome in Jake Neuman of Jake Neuman and the Jaybirds, along with producer and former guest Greg Griffith. Greg not only produced the new record by the Jaybirds -- "Little Bitty Town" -- but he also produced the new album by my own band, Atomic Junction. All in the last month or so. So the three of us discuss both albums and the experiences in producing them.
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Jason Bonhamâs name is synonymous with rock royalty. It started, of course, with his fatherâthe late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who is considered one of the most transformative rock drummers in rock ânâ roll history. But Jason is no lesser emulation of his father. Heâs a Grammy winner who has carved a different, yet highly influential path for himself, playing legendary shows with the living members of Zeppelin, touring with Sammy Hagar, leading his own bandâBonhamâand playing with Foreigner and UFO among others. He has a smoking hot new album on which he yet again distinguishes his playingâjust out with the super group Black Country Communion (BCC). He helped found BCC in 2010 with blues-rock icon Joe Bonamassa, the legendary Glen Hughes and Derek Sherinan, and the bandâs exceptional music continues to shine some 14 years later. We speak to Jason on the latest episode of The Load Out Music Podcast and discuss his remarkable career and lifeâespecially his turn in the legendary Steel Dragon next to Mark Wahlbergâand everything in between.
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He may not be the tallest musician going, but John Oates casts a immensely large shadow in music. One part of the most successful duo in music historyâDaryl Hall & John Oatesâhe co-wrote a number of the bandâs legendary catalogue including "Sara Smile," "Sheâs Gone,â "Out of Touch,â "You Make My Dreams,â "I Canât Go for That," "Maneaterâ and more. In 2014, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 2014, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
But at 76, Oates is taking stock in his life, reflecting on the love he shares with his wife and their son, with his father who is 100, and those who are truly important to him.
âI wanted to make sure that things were clean and tight as I move forward in my life,â Oates said on the most recent episode of The Load Out Music Podcast.
Without question, heâs moving onâleaving his immensely successful business and artistic partnership with Hall behind, working to sell his stake in the duoâs catalogue, touring with a new band and performing songs that have deeper meaning in his life. Oates is simply going forward and disconnecting from things that have held him up.
He lays it all on the table in a great conversation on the Load Out. Enjoy!
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Coreen Sheehan knows how to sing. Itâs how sheâs toured all over the world fronting powerhouse rock ânâ roll bands and why Sheehanâs been employed by Grammy winners and helped countless singers prepare to compete in both U.S. and international versions of shows like NBCâs The Voice and American Idol.
In fact, the vocal technique curricula she developed is used by the Musicianâs Institute Hollywood, in music schools across Japan like the Osaka School of Music and the Fukuoka School of Music, in the Taipei School of Music in Taiwan, and why Sheen has two instructional books with Hal Leonard Publications.
âThat is a footprint of my work,â Sheehan told me on the most recent episode of the Load Out Music Podcast. âAnd because Iâm so meticulous in making sure that a vocalist is absolutely preparedâŠmentally and physically.â
Sheehan has worked with a whoâs who vocalists while receiving honors like the Vocal Instructor of the Year Award in 2008 and Curricular Appreciation Award 2014 from Musicianâs Institute Hollywood. She was also nominated for the Grammyâs Music Educator Award in both 2013 and 2014, and recognized by the Recording Academy and Grammy Foundation for her excellence.
âSome of the artists are out touring 18 months of the year and they just canât have a bad day,â she said adamantly. âI donât care if youâre signed or not. Iâll only work with musicians, vocalists that are really serious about wanting to upgrade their voiceâŠbecause thatâs what you have to do. To be a professional you have to be consistent.â
So letâs get into the science of singing. Enjoy the latest Load Out Music Podcast with vocal coach extraordinaire Coreen Sheehan.
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Acclaimed international jazz artist Jose James has a composure about him that one might compare to James Bond.
The Minneapolis native claims he was one of the least talented artists in his music circles growing up, yet he ultimately attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. His first album, The Dreamer, debuted in 2008. Since then, heâs gone on to play at the Kennedy Center, The Hollywood Bowl, Ancienne Belgique, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Melbourne Symphony and has recorded 11 more records including his latest which dropped April 5âthe stunning album 1978, named for the year of his birth.
Along the way, heâs picked up honor after honor in establishing himself as an extraordinary jazz singer/songwriterâbut one built for the hip-hop generation. Pitchfork called him, âone of the suavest vocal improvisers on the scene,â and itâs been said his arrangements and approach are âin deep conversation with funk, R&B, and hip-hop.â
Despite oozing cool, heâs not really all about himself. You quickly understand that James lives for the collaboration and building art that he loves with others.
âI really grew up with this idea that you make music with a band, with other people,â he told me recently on The Load Out Music Podcast.
He grew up feeling the diverse vibes of bands ranging from the Ohio Players and Peter, Paul and Mary found in his motherâs record collection; the funky global beats of his multi-instrumentalist fatherâs band, Ipso Facto; the western church music of his Catholic school and diverse artists such as Nirvana, 10,000 Maniacs, De la Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin who was the creative chair of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for a time in the early 1990s.
When he was 17, James attended a McFerrin concert with the noted jazz pianist Chick Corea. It was then that he was hooked on the idea that a career in music was inevitableâbut he still was surprised that others saw it as well.
âWow,â James said. âPeople see something in me that I might not see. I didnât really go to college. I didnât want to do the traditional route. I was like, I can have a coffee shop job and pay my rent and see what happens. This is where my spirit is taking me.â
Despite a love for jazz, early on James understood that jazz could be limiting and wanted to explore the boundaries of the genre.
âThere is a strong jazz radio, but itâs pretty strict about what they play,â he said, noting that listeners essentially find smooth or classic jazz on radio, but the parameters are narrow. Thus, he approaches each record with the understanding that he must keep certain singles within the ditches, producing them to be radio friendly, while stretching boundaries on other tracks with dance, pop and hip-hop beats.
âI think itâs more frustrating that jazz, in general, is not more popular in America,â he muses, despite his voice not elevating to indicate any semblance of anger. âYou go to Tokyo, go to any shopping mall, restaurant, they are playing jazz.â
As Jamesâ star has risen, heâs realized two principal realities about his chosen career: That money and power still drive the industry and that he would be little without the graciousness of other artists.
âItâs not just about talent, James said. âItâs about whoâs pushing you and how much money.â
This became apparent to him when he released a single independently in 2012 to little fanfare. However, the same single was included on his first album for the vaunted Blue Note label and it became a sensational hit, landing him appearances on David Lettermanâs and Conan OâBrienâs late-night shows.
James credits his success to mentors who have given him their time including legendary jazz pianist McCoy Tyner (who worked with John Coltrane), singer Anita Baker, composer Christian McBride, band leader Chico Hamilton and even former late-night host Jay Leno.
âThereâs so much generosity going around,â he said. âYou have to take the wins.â
As for 1978, James said that it is, âThe first time Iâve really gotten personal in a concrete way. Iâm going to reveal more about myself and where Iâm from.â
He points to the racial politics of Minnesota and efforts to bring to bear a range of influences including Prince, Michael Jackson and even Bob Dylan.
âI call it party and politics because, to me, thatâs what the 70s kind of resonates with. People knew how to party. They could throw down. But they were also famous for taking a stand.â
Thus, the first half of the album is what he calls âparty,â while the second half focuses on âpolitics,â including pieces written in the memories of George Floyd and Trayvon Martin.
âI donât really worry about it,â James said of injecting politics into his art. âIâve definitely gotten some of thatâthe shut up and sing kind of vibe. If itâs important to you, I think youâve got to talk about it. If people donât like it, thatâs kind of fine.â
Itâs important to Jose James indeed. Enjoy a tremendous episode of The Load Out Music Podcast with the acclaimed jazz maestro.
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Earnestness. Authenticity. These are the things Nashville-based guitarist Tobin Dale relates to when he considers his chosen craft as a guitarist and playing the music he loves.
A true student of rockânâroll guitar, Dale has been at it since discovering the Beatles and subsequently picking up the guitar around age 12, growing up in Orlando. In music circles, heâs become known as a go-to sideman for touring and sessions when artists are seeking the much-admired weave sound of guitars made popular by the likes of Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones and heard in the sounds of bands like The Faces, Humble Pie, the Black Crowes, Dan Baird projects and more.
He first began life as a working musician in Los Angeles after following the cross-country voyage taken by one of his heroes, Tom Petty, who went from central Florida to LA. In California, he first joined the band the Nasty Souls, playing his first live show at the famed Roxy on Sunset at age 21. It was there that the likes of Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Patti Smith, Prince and more had played prior. Alcohol and drugs, of course, were ever-present in the LA music scene. In particular, booze became a particular vice when playing with Caldwell Jack & the Six Pack during a residency at the Kibitz Room.
Dale had a wakeup call during an East Coast tour that helped Dale find sobriety. He ultimately moved to Nashville with the love of his life and began finding bigger opportunities through encounters with the likes of Alejandro Escovedo, through producer Julian Raymond at Big Machine Records, touring with Brock Ganyea and ultimately hooking up with the legendary Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Daleâs relationship with Hubbard started during his time playing on tour with Ganyea, who was opening shows for Hubbard. The iconic Texas songwriter approached Dale after a few performances and asked him to come up on stage to join him on the song âYou Got to Move.â Dale asked Hubbard if he wanted, âthe Fred McDowell or the Rolling Stones version.â A kinship was formed and the bond has only solidified since. It didnât hurt, of course, that Dale quickly found chemistry with Hubbardâs son and bandmate Lucasâthe two weaving their guitars seamlesslyâand Dale continues playing with Hubbardâs band today, such as his recent gigs on the Sirius XM Outlaw Country Cruise (where Dale also played with Andrew Leahey and the Homestead) and at Red Rocks in Colorado.
It would seem, at just age 34, Dale is only getting started. He has a big summer ahead, touring with Tuk Smith & the Restless Hearts, picking up gigs here and there in Nashville and across the U.S. But with every consideration, Dale seemingly comes back to his fundamental tenantsâparticularly, authenticity.
We discuss all of this and more on a terrific edition of The Load Out Music podcast with guitarist Tobin Dale. Enjoy!
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Like any other art form, rap music or hip-hop has a defined, ever-evolving legacy. There are names etched in the walls of the greats industry founders ranging from Curtis Blow to Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J to Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, Will Smith, Doug E. Fresh, the Fat Boys and Queen Latifah. As the genre evolved, rap developed more of an edge, telling painful stories of street life from performers like N.W.A., Ice-T, Public Enemy, Tupac Shakur, and the Notorious B.I.G. Rappers Jay Z, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg took rap to new heights of popularity, giving hip-hop a seat at the mainstream table. And others like Lauryn Hill, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Lilâ Wayne, Eminem, Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Drake, DMX, J. Cole and others have kept rap going strong and made it a viable and highly profitable music style.
But rap is incomplete without the group that coined the phrase âhip-hopâ in their groundbreaking anthem âRapperâs Delightââthe Sugarhill Gang.
Indeed, any conversation about rapâwhich in 2023, celebrated 50 years as an art formâis incomplete without the Sugarhill Gang. Formed in 1979, it started outside an Englewood, New Jersey, pizza shop when singer and music executive Sylvia Robinson asked Henry âBig Bank Hankâ Jacksonâwho would croon as he made pizza insideâto sing for she and her husband Joe in their car parked outside. Jackson was ultimately joined by Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien and the two of them went to the Robinson home along with Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright. The three young me thought they were auditioning against one another, but in the end, were assembled into a music act that would go on to become one of the first rap groups everâthe Sugarhill Gangâholding a legendary place in popular music history.
We sit down with the Sugarhill Gang including Master Gee, Wonder Mike, Hendogg and DJ T-Dynasty for the latest episode of the Load Out Music Podcast.
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Some guests need no introduction, especially when they've been a founding member of one of the most lendary rock bands in history, Traffic. But if you need more, Dave Mason has it. He's penned well over 100 songs, has three gold records, worked with the late Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartnery, George Harrison, Eric, Clapton, Rita Coolidge and the list goes on. The self-described "country boy" from England who now lives in Nevada is about the hit the road again--because he wouldn't feel comfortable anywhere else--and has a new memoir and fresh blues album out this summer. We welcome the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee to The Load Out Music Podcast for a great kickoff to Season 5!
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You might recognize Caleb Lee Hutchinson from his short stint on NBC's The Voice, on American Idol, country music radio or your favorite streaming platform. But after dropping an EP and a few popular singles, as well as working with some renowned producers, he emerges with his first full-length album, Southern Galactic, and it's certainly not your run-of-the-mill country music fare. Indeed, it's reminscent of the forays into pop, electronic music and rock that we've heard from the likes of Sturgill Simpson and Paul Cauthen in recent years. Either way, Hutchinson is certainly drawing a line in the sand and expressing his own sound that is rooted a creative process driven by brutal honesty and the rich storytelling tradition of country musicâs roots.
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Despite a rather decorated, 20-year history that includes accolades any band would relish, the GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum band NEEDTOBREATHE isn't satisfied. Indeed, the band came into their latest studio album feeling there was much to prove despite living in rare air in the modern genre landscape--having placed five Number One albums all across the Billboard chart spectrum. In our most recent episode of The Load Out Music Podcast, we speak to NEEDTOBREATHE's Josh Lovelace about where the band has been, where is is now, and where it's headed.
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If thereâs anything to be learned from the monumental successes of Beyonce and Taylor Swift, itâs that music artists can do more than simply record and perform music. Certainly, each has established themselves as exceptional artists. But they have also cultivated remarkably strong seemingly interpersonal bonds with their fans ranging from Beyonceâs âBee Hiveâ to Taylorâs âSwifties.â
A few rungs down the ladder, yet furiously climbing higher and higher, sits the uniquely engaging Zsuzsanna Eva Ward. She is better known as ZZ Ward and was our most recent guest on The Load Out music podcast.
Wardâs fan community is known as âDirty Shine,â a term revolving around being oneâs authentic selfâimperfections and vulnerabilities included. The term itself, âDirty Shine,â that is, has become something of a mission statement and rallying cry for the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, whose alternative, blues and hip-hop-blending music has quietly exploded amongst her passionate fanbase.
âThe concept of âDirty Shineâ is larger than the record,â Ward said of her new album. âWhen I put out my first album (2012âs Til the Casket Drops), my fans and I started saying we are dirty shine. It was about embracing who you areâwe are all dirty, a little rough around the edges. Iâve always had this vibe, but I feel like this time in my life is like dirty shine on steroids. I can fully be myself, and nothing can stop me.â
Ward, however, has gone beyond embracing her who she is, embracing her fans and polishing that dirty shine through her relationships each and every day, noting that she chats âwith my fans on Discord every day.â
Wardâs Til the Casket Drops made a notable entry into the AAA Radio Charts Top 10. Her sophomore album, The Storm, clinched the number one spot on the Billboard Blues Charts.
On her third and latest effort, Dirty Shine sets a new bar as more of a cinematic piece with a diverse blend of soundsâfrom bold electronic textures, rugged hip-hop beats, to juke joint harmonica. The album was recorded in collaboration with renowned producers such as Ludwig Göransson, Mike Elizondo, Jason Evigan and more. The single "On One," features Jean Deaux and is inspired by Wardâs new role as a mother. It carries an empowering message, defying the stereotype that motherhood equates to weakness.âYou just have to run your own race and do your own thing,â Ward said.
As Ward expands her role in making music she has gone beyond artist and become a video director, record label owner, a new mom, and she hand-makes versions of her signature fedoras that are available for purchase via her website
Watch her polish that dirty shine as we enjoy a great conversation with ZZ Ward on the latest edition of The Load Out music podcast.
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Singer-songwriter Susan Gibson was born in Minnesota but spent most of her formative years in Amarillo, Texas. Growing up, she and her family would often drive between Amarillo and Missoula, Montana, where she drew comfort and inspiration from the wide open spaces along their route.
Ultimately, Gibson took to music and the continuum of movement through those scenic vistas would become an essential muse that, in the early 1990s, would end up on a cassette tape of her early songs.
âI didnât start writing songs to become a professional songwriter at all,â Gibson recently told me on the latest episode of The Load Out music podcast.
Recorded way back in 1992, that cassette tape had a gem that, not-so-ironically, was called âWide Open Spaces.â The song ended up on a demo tape for Gibsonâs former Amarillo-based band, The Groobees, which they sent to legendary music producer Lloyd Maines in hopes he would produce a record for them.
Maines connected with the lyrics of âWide Open Spaces,â a tale of a daughter leaving home. But he thought it would be an ideal match for the voice of his daughter Natalie, who had just joined a little country outfit called The Dixie Chicks (now The Chicks). And the rest, as they say, is history.
The Chicks released the album Wide Open Spaces in 1998 and the title track went on to become a smash hit around the world and one of the most impactful country songs of the past 50 years. But Gibson has no remorse about one of her songs turning into a hit for another artist. She not only adores The Chicks as a band, but is grateful that her inspiration remains so appreciated.
âIâm proud that I captured something at 24-years-old that still feels true to me today,â she said. âThat idea of being a tumbleweed is really attractive to me. I lean into that part of the jobâŠI love kind of a gypsy-ish lifestyle.â
Gibson is realistic about the song, playfully calling it her âlightning strike lottery ticket,â but itâs important to understand the context of just how big âWide Open Spacesâ became. Not only was it named the Country Music Association Single of the Year in 1999, but it won Gibson the American Songwriter Professional Country Songwriter of the Year award in early 2000, along with a BMI award the previous year.
Despite the acclaim, however, Gibson has remained grounded and committed to her craftâwriting, playing, singing. She is highly respected across the industry as a songwriter which is on display throughout her catalogue of seven albums and a variety of singles.
Her last full-length recordâ2019âs The Hard Stuffâdug deep into her personal journey. It examined Gibsonâs battle with alcoholism (sheâs been sober since 2010), and we spoke at length about the signals she received that led her to finally giving up the bottle.
âI had all of the stuff that you are imaging happened when you have a drinking problem,â she said. âThe lying, cheating, stealing, blaming other people for your own mistakes. It makes good relationships incredibly hard when you are an alcoholic.â
A hand injury suffered in a 2010 car accident turned the light on, leading her to realize thatâwithout her physical talentsâshe had no music.
âItâs the best thing thatâs ever happened to me,â she said. âGetting sober has changed my life profoundly.â
Thus, today Gibson is clear-eyed, loving the craft of playing music every single day; being thankful for moments in time like writing âWide Open Spaces,â and the experiences that drove her to follow an artistâs path.
Enjoy an amazing conversation with a terrific songwriter and wonderful person, Susan Gibson, on the latest Load Out music podcast.
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Singer-songwriters Diane Gentile and Alejandro Escovedo seemingly could not be more different.
Gentile grew up as one of eight siblings in Flushing, Queens, and every morsel of her oozes New York City in a manner that evokes memories of the famed all-female band The Runaways.
While Gentile cut her teeth in the music business as a club booker in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Escovedoâthe son of a Mexican immigrant who grew up in Texasâwas living the life of a classic, nomadic troubadour.
Yet, there were always connections. Mutual friends, moments where they occupied the same spaces. Eventually, they would meet and form a kinship. Together, Gentile and Escovedo joined me on a recent episode of The Load Out music podcast to discuss a new collaboration.
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