Big on the list was my brother’s record collection which included imports from his time in Okinawa- Guy Clark, Billy Callery, the lyrics of Bernie Taupin. Who were your early influences? Who inspired you as far as songwriting is concerned? Do you any guitar (banjo, piano, etc.) heroes? My earliest influence was of course the transistor radio. If you had to describe your music in one sentence, what would you say? Urban dirt road folk and roots for the traveling social romantic. Here’s a good example of Jeff Black in concert in Nashville - playing one of his signature songs, “Gold Heart Locket.” In addition to reading all about him, you can also listen to a number of podcasts in which he shares some rare recordings of his music. There’s a lot to learn about Jeff Black by visiting his website.
I got to learn more about Sam Bush, Waylon Jennings, Dierks Bentley, and Jerry Douglas through Jeff Black. One of the most wonderful things about finding a new artist is that you get to play “connect the dots” and see who that artist has played with, been covered by, or any other number of cool tidbits of information. Then I had the joy of digging into the back catalog of his music and discovering his early material. I’ve been an admirer of Jeff Black’s music since the very first time I heard his music on the radio about ten years ago.
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