{"id":45,"date":"2014-02-01T00:04:18","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T06:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonbyrdmusic.com\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2025-01-20T06:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T12:40:56","slug":"what-people-are-saying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/?page_id=45","title":{"rendered":"More Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A Bit o\u2019 Bio<\/strong> ~ Nashville, TN: Jon Byrd plays \u201cwhat they used to call Country Music.\u201d Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he grew up in the piney woods of south Alabama before becoming pivotal in Atlanta\u2019s storied Redneck Underground music scene of the 90s. He was always a featured sideman, but his first solo recording (<em>Byrd\u2019s Auto Parts<\/em>&nbsp;2007) didn\u2019t happen until after he moved to Music City over 20 years ago. Since then he\u2019s recorded 3 other full-length solo records:&nbsp;<em>Down at the Well of Wishes<\/em>&nbsp;(2011),&nbsp;<em>Route 41<\/em>&nbsp;(2014), and&nbsp;<em>Dirty Ol\u2019 River<\/em>&nbsp;(2017), and a 5-song EP&nbsp;<em>Me &amp; Paul&nbsp;<\/em>(2022).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a featured vocalist on the Red Beet Records Grammy-nominated&nbsp;<em>I Love: Tom T. Hall\u2019s Songs of Fox Hollow<\/em>&nbsp;alongside Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Bobby Bare, and Tom T. himself! Jon\u2019s albums have been lauded by&nbsp;<strong>Mojo Magazine<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Maverick<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Magazine&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>NPR<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a summer of national radio exposure via&nbsp;<strong>Thacker Mountain Radio&nbsp;<\/strong>out of Oxford, MS and&nbsp;<strong>NPR\u2019S Mountain Stage Radio&nbsp;<\/strong>from Charleston, WV,&nbsp;a NEW FULL-LENGTH RECORDING:&nbsp;<em>ALL YOUR MISTAKES<\/em>will be released this fall on Longleaf Pine Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jon\u2019s an int\u2019l touring artist and has played the Country Music Hall of Fame with Lloyd Green and Duane Eddy. Yet when asked about some of his career highlights he wittily responds with, \u201cI sold a drum set to John Prine.\u201d&nbsp; <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Share<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kgmusicpress.com\/\">Kim Grant<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">~~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/music\/features\/jon-byrd-brings-advanced-guitar-moves-to-i-me-paul-i\/article_68bc173c-e41a-11eb-8203-93876c124b7d.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_campaign=user-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-5.25.47-PM-1024x922.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2246\" style=\"width:637px;height:574px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-5.25.47-PM-1024x922.png 1024w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-5.25.47-PM-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-5.25.47-PM-768x692.png 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-5.25.47-PM.png 1306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/music\/features\/jon-byrd-brings-advanced-guitar-moves-to-i-me-paul-i\/article_68bc173c-e41a-11eb-8203-93876c124b7d.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_campaign=user-share\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Jon Byrd Brings Advanced Guitar Moves to&nbsp;<em>Me &amp; Paul&#8221;<\/em> ~ Edd Hurt, Nashville Scene JUL 15, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastnashvillian.com\/jon-byrds-me-and-paul-is-a-gem-born-in-a-barroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jon-Byrd-8939-WP-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2432\" style=\"width:663px;height:442px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jon-Byrd-8939-WP-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jon-Byrd-8939-WP-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jon-Byrd-8939-WP-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jon-Byrd-8939-WP-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastnashvillian.com\/jon-byrds-me-and-paul-is-a-gem-born-in-a-barroom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Niehaus and Jon Byrd photo by Chuck Allen for the East Nashvillian: <br>Jon Byrd\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Me and Paul<\/em>&nbsp;Is a Gem Born in a Barroom<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastnashvillian.com\/jon-byrds-me-and-paul-is-a-gem-born-in-a-barroom\/\" target=\"_blank\">~ Randy Fox,<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastnashvillian.com\/jon-byrds-me-and-paul-is-a-gem-born-in-a-barroom\/\" target=\"_blank\">East Nashvillian&nbsp;June 3, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd1.bandcamp.com\/album\/me-paul\" target=\"_blank\">5-song EP <\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd1.bandcamp.com\/album\/me-paul\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Me &amp; Pau<\/a><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd1.bandcamp.com\/album\/me-paul\" target=\"_blank\">l&#8217;<\/a> ~ Here&#8217;s way more than you need to know, written for Atlanta&#8217;s Creative Loafing by long-time friend and music maven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OleSenna?__cft__[0]=AZWOYKtU0OWuZaXYzX9pUpaGvv93zVZTmort8QWJutig8PrBqBloj4qST_ZqpFdAFgxt7A0Z1Sy2gLx74IlVLMbw0i6Xfi7MOYrUVQnf5WxpbRjyypYzmzvypTAV0YYVd5pW0FMa_bl5fAPzCAdbonRM9Txd0nKuVYQZirAbEa2DzhOvaMJz9qrVj0JKGzp8f0M&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Doug DeLoach<\/a><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/creativeloafing.com\/content-494207-listening-post-jon-byrd-finds-inspiration-in-his-southern\">https:\/\/creativeloafing.com\/content-494207-listening-post-jon-byrd-finds-inspiration-in-his-southern<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd1.bandcamp.com\/album\/me-paul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cropped-JB-CD-COVER-FRONT-300dpi-1024x1004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1963\" style=\"width:351px;height:343px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cropped-JB-CD-COVER-FRONT-300dpi-1024x1004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cropped-JB-CD-COVER-FRONT-300dpi-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cropped-JB-CD-COVER-FRONT-300dpi-768x753.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cropped-JB-CD-COVER-FRONT-300dpi-231x226.jpg 231w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cropped-JB-CD-COVER-FRONT-300dpi.jpg 1528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>PRESS RELEASE: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kgmusicpress.com\/campaigns\/683813\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/kgmusicpress.com\/campaigns\/683813<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgmusicpress.com\/campaigns\/683813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-11-at-6.09.06-PM-1024x596.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1991\" style=\"width:497px;height:291px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-11-at-6.09.06-PM-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-11-at-6.09.06-PM-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-11-at-6.09.06-PM-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-11-at-6.09.06-PM.png 1196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">&#8220;Jon Byrd: subtly refining the folk-country singer-songwriter template.&#8221; &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2017\/12\/19\/571699020\/world-cafe-nashville-20-indie-discoveries-from-2017?\" target=\"_blank\">Jewly Hight,&nbsp;NPR Music&#8217;s World Cafe: Essential and Emerging Artists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"> The ME &amp; PAUL 5-Song EP is HERE &#8211;&gt; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd1.bandcamp.com\/album\/me-paul\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/jonbyrd1.bandcamp.com\/album\/me-paul<\/a>  Of course you can still enjoy my music via Downloads, CDs, Vinyl (for &#8216;Well of Wishes&#8217;), and LIVE STREAMING SHOWS! Thank you for your support and good will during this difficult time for artists and music lovers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musicmecca.org\/nashville-country-songwriter-jon-byrd-discusses-new-ep-me-paul-with-steel-guitarist-paul-niehaus-selling-a-drum-kit-to-john-prine-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Country Songwriter Jon Byrd Discusses New EP \u2018Me &amp; Paul\u2019, The State Of Nashville, Selling A Drum Kit To John Prine, &amp; Much More<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BY\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/musicmecca.org\/author\/worldwidedomingo\/\">PAUL HOWARD<\/a>   JULY 19, 2021<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmusicmecca.org%2Fnashville-country-songwriter-jon-byrd-discusses-new-ep-me-paul-with-steel-guitarist-paul-niehaus-selling-a-drum-kit-to-john-prine-more%2F\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicmecca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/0jonb.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicmecca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/0jonb.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:488px;height:auto\" title=\"0jonb\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/bon\/2019\/arts-music-and-culture\/writers-choice\/jon-byrd\/article_c09e03f0-4f6c-11ea-8290-1f49cfc81556.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Edd Hurt tells the TRUTH in this fine &#8220;BEST OF NASHVILLE 2019&#8221; Pick for the Nashville Scene!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/bon\/2019\/arts-music-and-culture\/writers-choice\/jon-byrd\/article_c09e03f0-4f6c-11ea-8290-1f49cfc81556.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"637\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1743\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-05-at-9.21.59-PM.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-05-at-9.21.59-PM.png 954w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-05-at-9.21.59-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-05-at-9.21.59-PM-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/bon\/2019\/arts-music-and-culture\/writers-choice\/jon-byrd\/article_c09e03f0-4f6c-11ea-8290-1f49cfc81556.html\">https:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/bon\/2019\/arts-music-and-culture\/writers-choice\/jon-byrd\/article_c09e03f0-4f6c-11ea-8290-1f49cfc81556.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/AcmeRadioLive\/barry-mazor-jon-byrd-186-roots-now-20200122\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Byrd on Barry Mazor&#8217;s Roots Now 01\/22\/2020<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-27-at-12.13.24-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-27-at-12.13.24-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2457\" style=\"width:1027px;height:329px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-27-at-12.13.24-PM.png 586w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-27-at-12.13.24-PM-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2017\/12\/19\/571699020\/world-cafe-nashville-20-indie-discoveries-from-2017?\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NPR Music&#8217;s World Cafe: Essential and Emerging Artists<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-31-at-4.27.47-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-31-at-4.27.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2545\" style=\"width:-137px;height:-99px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-31-at-4.27.47-PM.png 799w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-31-at-4.27.47-PM-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-31-at-4.27.47-PM-768x561.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">&#8220;Jon Byrd: subtly refining the folk-country singer-songwriter template. There&#8217;s a spry, temperate intelligence to his work, from his songwriting to his fingerpicked guitar figures and vocal phrasing.&#8221; Jewly Hight,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2017\/12\/19\/571699020\/world-cafe-nashville-20-indie-discoveries-from-2017?\" target=\"_blank\">NPR Music&#8217;s World Cafe: Essential and Emerging Artists<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-31-at-4.28.35-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-31-at-4.28.35-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-31-at-4.28.35-PM.png 647w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-31-at-4.28.35-PM-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2017\/07\/01\/jon-byrd-not-rock-station-inn-thursday\/440683001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.08.04-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-07-08 at 12.08.04 AM\" class=\"wp-image-1230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.08.04-AM.png 859w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.08.04-AM-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.08.04-AM-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.08.04-AM-150x102.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2017\/07\/01\/jon-byrd-not-rock-station-inn-thursday\/440683001\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2017\/07\/01\/jon-byrd-not-rock-station-inn-thursday\/440683001\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nashville Scene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/local.nashvillescene.com\/event\/the-station-inn\/jon-byrd-album-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"913\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.04.50-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-07-08 at 12.04.50 AM\" class=\"wp-image-1231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.04.50-AM.png 913w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.04.50-AM-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.04.50-AM-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.04.50-AM-150x63.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/local.nashvillescene.com\/event\/the-station-inn\/jon-byrd-album-release\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/local.nashvillescene.com\/event\/the-station-inn\/jon-byrd-album-release<\/a> <strong>STATION INN Record Release Show for DIRTY OL&#8217; RIVER!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19875172_10155279835110726_6729666563969036273_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19875172_10155279835110726_6729666563969036273_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1236\" style=\"width:700px;height:525px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19875172_10155279835110726_6729666563969036273_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19875172_10155279835110726_6729666563969036273_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19875172_10155279835110726_6729666563969036273_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19875172_10155279835110726_6729666563969036273_n-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.19.40-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-07-08 at 12.19.40 AM\" class=\"wp-image-1232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.19.40-AM.png 713w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.19.40-AM-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-08-at-12.19.40-AM-150x127.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/thealternateroot.com\/what-s-trending\/6870-topten-071717\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/thealternateroot.com\/what-s-trending\/6870-topten-071717<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coffee-Country-Cody-jb-Charlie-Mattos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coffee-Country-Cody-jb-Charlie-Mattos-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1235\" style=\"width:555px;height:370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coffee-Country-Cody-jb-Charlie-Mattos-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coffee-Country-Cody-jb-Charlie-Mattos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coffee-Country-Cody-jb-Charlie-Mattos-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coffee-Country-Cody-jb-Charlie-Mattos-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coffee-Country-Cody-jb-Charlie-Mattos-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coffee-Country-Cody-jb-Charlie-Mattos.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>PREMIERE of DIRTY OL&#8217; RIVER on The Legend 650AM WSM&#8217;s<br>&#8220;Country, Coffee, &amp; Cody&#8221;!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21728178_10159186208105167_9004793544025690953_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21728178_10159186208105167_9004793544025690953_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1332\" style=\"width:442px;height:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21728178_10159186208105167_9004793544025690953_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21728178_10159186208105167_9004793544025690953_n-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21728178_10159186208105167_9004793544025690953_n-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21728178_10159186208105167_9004793544025690953_n-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-normal-font-size\"><strong>WSM&#8217;S ROUTE 650 @FONTANEL<\/strong> <strong>with Eric Marcum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/23658343_10154819965946809_1078108976559617779_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/23658343_10154819965946809_1078108976559617779_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/23658343_10154819965946809_1078108976559617779_n.jpg 714w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/23658343_10154819965946809_1078108976559617779_n-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/23658343_10154819965946809_1078108976559617779_n-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thealternateroot.com\/top-tenaug-29.html\">ALTERNATE ROOT TOP 10 SONGS OF THE WEEK for WED AUG 29, 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Wild Ponies recording of Jackknife by Jon Byrd<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"481\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1350\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-19-at-6.55.37-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-19-at-6.55.37-PM-1.png 602w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-19-at-6.55.37-PM-1-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-19-at-6.55.37-PM-1-150x139.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;On this week&#8217;s episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jonbyrdnashville\/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCG9vtL0QmiqymsXoecJwCKcsndkLjEJH-J9j7iGcOsO6WeOvRFcrjtbnSie8pfWSfjfopCQvO_fQQxLtNaLOnIy5DJgdlWu9Kp76hh3dS-OXsvRidVWxbuv8USmE20BD4hBN4TuO_lUTDx9o62rdicSbeWThUoVURJSf06a5nSajvp1dINRWkDJ9muleHeBmFPOVURkf_LwbVVaWI1TQZKeY-rZtZKSulUZDwUc9DmHFSVKADA1OGWXDpIILKkrEMmbRgINSewW-Empoqvbyczo4fiDOsNG8JXndEK8uTD-ar3ox196w2yF15cjb93RCjvfaEqvPeIjlNBezDe3eGjMoK6VhywOLemkaxSPNc1iX4&amp;__xts__%5B1%5D=68.ARCbqhSrQd1kEjcx5dTofAin9APDjPdGAG9UKKzs9TNaazT702TEcSMkuNBpyJdtGXogL3pCsyCLFcU6sUAHmEATM9BLEMW86B2zO-DUZmPkInxgmyo_XPPM1Us05U_lwBfUBtgkWJn-ccA2Ydm05Z5m3DAsu6KJv-NLsJm_hPNoZuCsqxqiL-QQ5H_EdbMusredTPj0h0XOOw28oyFHsNYOKMgw6AAh51mMiqLcUrPpmUrFzSz0wEOX4de-6UXqn8p-9oMh7olNb0aj433SzGEWFs3rqDPd-Rzce0TXXUbepk7pnzMNEhSQABkyNZ5QKK6908cLLVi_H6yXsVtRixGmVDRuyMGPKNJzTiJPltyK8WROeWC-99ZeqQOe&amp;__tn__=K%2AF&amp;eid=ARBh_mt9psVsY4RZegnw852ZSC3wY4G9iR1104j97rncvqFRQ-ZG8fUi8yf3HG-lIpn436oE97zDlwvO\">Jon Byrd<\/a> shows off his [almost] PhD with words like &#8220;hegemonic,&#8221; &#8220;ubiquitous,&#8221; and &#8220;bourgeoise.&#8221; (He also shows off his chops with songs like &#8220;I Get Lost.&#8221;) Listen\/link here: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hanginandsangin.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/hanginandsangin.libsyn.com\/<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hanginandsangin.libsyn.com\/?fbclid=IwAR1TdvOZ1tTvpt7SuI7Xvim6_aaNvi4Z97u7nSvLk01S8fL6p8oFdxeTd3w\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Santas-3-14-by-Denise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"579\" data-id=\"2533\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Santas-3-14-by-Denise.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Santas-3-14-by-Denise.jpg 957w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Santas-3-14-by-Denise-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Santas-3-14-by-Denise-768x465.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My debut for <strong>UNDER THE APPLE TREE SESSIONS<\/strong>&nbsp;with BOB HARRIS from my Fall 2015 UK Tour. A little froggy, but proud to sing a song from Route 41 by Davis Raines and Pamela Jackson.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tb272CIvAdU\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Byrd &#8211; &#8220;Going to Montgomery&#8221; | UNDER THE APPLE TREE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tb272CIvAdU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-03-at-10.35.42-PM-1024x633.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-775 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-03-at-10.35.42-PM-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-03-at-10.35.42-PM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-03-at-10.35.42-PM-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-03-at-10.35.42-PM-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-03-at-10.35.42-PM-1000x618.png 1000w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-03-at-10.35.42-PM.png 1094w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>The Country Music Hall of Fame: Celebrating Bob McDill&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyBarryMazor-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyBarryMazor-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyBarryMazor-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyBarryMazor-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyChrisRichards-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyChrisRichards-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyChrisRichards-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyChrisRichards-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyChrisRichards-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HoFbyChrisRichards-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.52.37-PM-1024x505.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.52.37-PM-1024x505.png\" style=\"width:700px;height:344px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/wmot.org\/post\/requiem-charlie-bobs#stream\/\" target=\"_blank\">WMOT&#8217;s Craig Havighurst tells the Charlie Bob&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/566886\/m-b-roberts\/johnnys-cash-and-charleys-pride-interview-with-author-peter-cooper\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"491\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1174\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26677_1452952814522_5412525_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26677_1452952814522_5412525_n.jpg 478w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26677_1452952814522_5412525_n-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26677_1452952814522_5412525_n-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Parade Magazine<\/strong> ~ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/566886\/m-b-roberts\/johnnys-cash-and-charleys-pride-interview-with-author-peter-cooper\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/parade.com\/566886\/m-b-roberts\/johnnys-cash-and-charleys-pride-interview-with-author-peter-cooper\/<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-3e47db88-8a58-4397-8f1f-8b067b8d7434\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.34.06-PM-1024x288.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.34.06-PM-1024x288.png\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/ginafrary\/jon-byrd-live-in-studio-on-wxna\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/ginafrary\/jon-byrd-live-in-studio-on-wxna\/<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/AcmeRadioLive\/20160422-the-vinyl-lunch-with-guest-jon-byrd\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.35.38-PM-1024x294.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.35.38-PM-1024x294.png 1024w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.35.38-PM-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.35.38-PM-768x221.png 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.35.38-PM-1536x442.png 1536w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-1.35.38-PM-2048x589.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/AcmeRadioLive\/20160422-the-vinyl-lunch-with-guest-jon-byrd\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/AcmeRadioLive\/20160422-the-vinyl-lunch-with-guest-jon-byrd\/<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>I had the great good fortune to be a part of a film class at Watkins College of Art, Design &amp; Film\u200b here in Nashville that took one of the&nbsp;songs from <em>ROUTE 41<\/em> \u2014 Adam Wright&#8217;s &#8220;Would You Like to Dance&#8221; \u2014 and produced&nbsp;a music video for it. I can&#8217;t say enough about the commitment, focus, and talent of all the students involved, especially Director Roxanne Nawrot. Thank you Prof. Ron Coons\u200b for making this happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>[YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Pn86a9yV9lA\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Pn86a9yV9lA<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pn86a9yV9lA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jb-WatkinsVideoPhoto-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2469 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jb-WatkinsVideoPhoto-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jb-WatkinsVideoPhoto-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jb-WatkinsVideoPhoto-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jb-WatkinsVideoPhoto-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jb-WatkinsVideoPhoto-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/acmeradiolive\/roots-now-episode-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/10984100_1648321325457598_8497011004794619164_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-744 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/10984100_1648321325457598_8497011004794619164_n.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/10984100_1648321325457598_8497011004794619164_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/10984100_1648321325457598_8497011004794619164_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/10984100_1648321325457598_8497011004794619164_n-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Interview&nbsp;on author and journalist Barry Mazor&#8217;s &#8220;Roots Now&#8221; Radio Show on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acmeradiolive\/\">ACME RADIO<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/acmeradiolive\/roots-now-episode-2\" target=\"_blank\">SoundCloud here<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/acmeradiolive\/roots-now-episode-2\">https:\/\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/acmeradiolive\/roots-now-episode-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soundcloud<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/acmeradiolive\/roots-now-episode-2\">.com\/acmeradiolive\/roots-now-episode-2<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-25-at-9.26.48-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1358 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-25-at-9.26.48-PM.png 551w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-25-at-9.26.48-PM-276x300.png 276w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-25-at-9.26.48-PM-138x150.png 138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/huzzaz.com\/collection\/video-picks-of-the-week\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Silent Night&#8221;  Alternate Root&#8217;s Video Picks of the Week!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12074550_10153119358151631_9186674711580480359_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12074550_10153119358151631_9186674711580480359_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12074550_10153119358151631_9186674711580480359_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12074550_10153119358151631_9186674711580480359_n-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12074550_10153119358151631_9186674711580480359_n-150x111.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2364.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2364-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2364-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2364-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2364-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2364-1000x747.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>~~~<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/jonbyrd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/jonbyrd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259\" style=\"width:406px;height:406px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/jonbyrd.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/jonbyrd-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/jonbyrd-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>ROUTE<\/strong> <strong>41<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><b><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" title=\"Doug DeLoach, Creative Loafing Atlanta\" href=\"http:\/\/clatl.com\/cribnotes\/archives\/2015\/01\/05\/doug-deloachs-favorite-release-of-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BEST of 2014 from CREATIVE LOAFING, ATLANTA: Doug DeLoach\u2019s Favorite Releases 2014<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;~&nbsp;<\/b><\/span>&#8220;If there was a god and justice prevailed in the universe, Jon Byrd would be a country\/roots superstar.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #003366;\"><b><a style=\"color: #003366;\" title=\"James Kelly, Creative Loafing Atlanta\" href=\"http:\/\/clatl.com\/cribnotes\/archives\/2015\/01\/05\/james-kellys-top-10-country-albums-of-2014#more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BEST of 2014 from CREATIVE LOAFING, ATLANTA: James Kelly\u2019s Top 10 Country Albums<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/thebrokenjukebox.com\/2014\/12\/06\/top-45-albums-of-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOP 45 for 2014 from THE BROKEN JUKEBOX<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rambles.net\/jclarks_best14.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BEST of 2014 from Jerome Clark at RAMBLES.net<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/nodepression.com\/top-10-albums-list\/music-city-sues-2014-faves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOP 10 for 2014 from Music City Sue at NO DEPRESSION.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/wfpk.org\/2014\/michael-youngs-top-10-albums-of-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOP 10 for 2014 from Michael Young and WFPK LOUISVILLE, KY<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.engine145.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barry Mazor at engine145.com on ROUTE 41!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span> &#8220;<\/strong>There are some arenas where the pleasure of hearing a singer gifted with a nice, elegant set of pipes to go with singing smarts comes almost as a surprise &nbsp;bonus\u2014indie alt.country and stand-taking protest singing being two of those. I\u2019m already on the record as being taken with&nbsp;the versatile, graceful honky tonk singing of East Nashville singer-songwriter&nbsp;<strong>Jon Byrd<\/strong>; now he brings that to smart interpretation of songs written by his close associates here and back in Atlanta, his musical home back over a decade ago\u2011-Adam and Shannon Wright, Greta Lee, Peter Cooper, James \u201cSlim Chance\u201d Kelly, Mando Saenz and Will Kimbrough among them\u2014on his new, engagingly understated album,&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbaby.com\/cd\/jonbyrd2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Route 41<\/em><\/a>.<\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/flyinshoes.ning.com\/profiles\/blogs\/jon-byrd-route-41-long-leaf-records?xg_source=activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Praise from Across the Pond! Maurice Hope at Flying Shoes Review!<\/a><\/span>&nbsp; <\/b>&#8220;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Traditional country performer, singer-songwriter Jon Byrd is one of the finest exponents of spit and sawdust country coming out of the East Nashville\u2019s scene and beyond. \u2026&nbsp;Hard core (and Americana) country fans need to check this guy out and also watch for dates of a top-class act.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rambles.net\/byrd14_harris14.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Review from Jerome Clark at RAMBLES.NET!<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">The album&#8217;s 10 cuts are marvels of the craft of composition. It&#8217;s one record that all singer-songwriters, many of whom need the lessons conveyed, would do well to hear. \u2026&nbsp;<\/span>And &#8212; finally and importantly &#8212; let us not fail to praise Byrd&#8217;s smartly delivered conversational vocals and the small country band that backs him and the songs with wonderful attention to the stories and the emotions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/ladysmokey.com\/tag\/jon-byrd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tasty Talk About RT 41 from Lady Smokey at Ladysmokey.com!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;Jon is a wonderful songwriter, storyteller and all around great human being. His song<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/u7X9k3z5KZ0\">Jack Knife<\/a>&nbsp;is seriously one of my all time favorites. With this album, his 3rd, he decided to sing the songs of some of his favorite songwriters. It\u2019s titled,&nbsp;<em>Route 41&#8243;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/stacie-huckeba\/nice-guys-can-finish-firs_1_b_5953534.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Our Pal Stacie Huckeba Writing at Huffington Post<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Jon Byrd is a kick ass human and also a nice guy, so nice that although he himself is an amazing songwriter (One of my favorites) he made a whole record of nothing but his friends songs. And it is brilliant! It is called Route 41! Go get it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/thealternateroot.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=2702:alt-root-top-ten-songs-of-the-week-10-11-14&amp;catid=208&amp;Itemid=268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALT ROOT TOP TEN SONGS OF THE WEEK<\/strong>!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span> &#8220;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">01 \u2014 &#8220;Would You Like to Dance&#8221; &#8211; Jon Byrd&nbsp; (from the album&nbsp;<em>Route 41<\/em>) \u2014&nbsp;<\/span>Jon Byrd put his pen down for a new release,&nbsp;<em>Route 41<\/em>. The songs gathered are ones Jon has met across his road and performing years. Jon Byrd sings a smooth country gentleman whose charm might get him a partner on Adam Wright\u2019s \u201cWould You Like to Dance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/jon_byrd-241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/jon_byrd-241.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" style=\"width:448px;height:299px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/jon_byrd-241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/jon_byrd-241-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For high resolution photos, please email jbyrd (at) tds.net<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">AMERICANA THE WAY IT WAS AND THE WAY IT SHOULD BE \u2014 His vocal sound\u2013 a touch of Haggard here and a smear of Willie there\u2013 is wonderfully dated, old Opry and much the better for it. His <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">original<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> songs, such as Jackknife and Reputation, sound like old friends.\u201d ~ MOJO MAGAZINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c\u2026 <span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">a mixture of Americana and country and is spellbinding showcasing a true genius at work.\u201d ~ <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" title=\"Maverick Magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maverick-country.com\/cdreviewsmain.asp?pl=400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAVERICK MAGAZINE<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Smooth, affecting, classy country\u2026mature experience to match the vocal finesse.\u201d ~ ENGINE145.COM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/JB-A-Cover-149KB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/JB-A-Cover-149KB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-491\" style=\"width:483px;height:483px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/JB-A-Cover-149KB.jpg 480w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/JB-A-Cover-149KB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/JB-A-Cover-149KB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/JB-A-Cover-149KB-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>DOWN AT THE WELL OF WISHES<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">[Down at the Well of Wishes is] a Classy record by anyone\u2019s standards\u2026 steeped in hard won wisdom it gains extra emotional resonance courtesy of Nashville guitar legend Jon Byrd\u2019s semi spoken vocal style\u201d ~ R2 MAGAZINE UK<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">His dazzling sophomore album is a strikingly rich collection of nine Americana originals. The thing about Byrd is that he has a well-worn and rough voice that could draw a comparison to a more countrified Leonard Cohen\u2026\u201d ~ POPMATTERS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Full of lovely guitar touches and brimming with clever, mordant songs\u201d ~ THE LONDON TELEGRAPH<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The vocals on Byrd\u2019s new R.S. Field-produced album have the graciousness of Don Williams along with traces of Willie Nelson\u2019s free-as-the-breeze delivery. To put it another way, Byrd\u2019s an understatedly great singer. And the songwriting\u2026 applies a fresh, sharp, Southern vocabulary. He\u2019s understatedly great at the writing part, too.\u201d ~ NASHVILLE SCENE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Clearly maintaining his standard, mature songwriting is married to some classy playing, whilst Jon\u2019s warm, slightly gruff but very relaxed singing holds the centre. \u2026 Though he sings of heartbreak and regret, there\u2019s something enormously reassuring about Jon Byrd\u2019s music, a refuge in troubled times.\u201d ~ NO DEPRESSION<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\"> \u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Down at the Well of Wishes is 100% gin-yoo-wine, brothers and sisters, with allusions to Gram Parsons not at all out of place. There\u2019s that much honesty and candor present, not to mention a full-blooded jes\u2019 foks ambiance. \u2026 The guy seems to understand everything about folk, country, roots, Nashville, and kindred aesthetics almost as though he\u2019d helped write the rules.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-style-span\">~<\/span> ACOUSTICMUSIC.COM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Though much of the content draws (I presume) on personal experience, it also feels universal. Down\u2019s sorrows and struggles are all of ours, which is to say they\u2019re everyone\u2019s blues, except that few of us can evoke them with the kind of eloquence, passion and mature intelligence Byrd brings to his art.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-style-span\">~<\/span> RAMBLES.NET<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">At the intersection of Solitude and the Bleeding Truth lives Jon Byrd. Not only does he write with honesty and heart, he embodies those elements. His is a voice that holds history within straight-up, neo-classic country.\u201d ~ THE LONESOME ROAD REVIEW<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A superbly talented songwriter\u2026 on a par with other Americana stars like Prine, Snider, Crowell\u2026 a fine representation of one of the best songwriters and stylists today.\u201d ~ AMERICANA GAZETTE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Byrd\u2019s mature, understated baritone, often compared to Merle Haggard\u2019s, though I\u2019d say more like Don Williams, is a class act in itself, team it with nine remarkable songs and I\u2019d say we have a winner.\u201d ~ Not SXSW<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Byrd\u2019s an understatedly great singer. And the songwriting\u2026 applies a fresh, sharp Southern vocabulary. He\u2019s understatedly great at the writing part, too.\u201d ~ NASHVILLE SCENE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BAP-Cover1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BAP-Cover1-1024x910.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-493\" style=\"width:492px;height:437px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BAP-Cover1-1024x910.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BAP-Cover1-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BAP-Cover1-150x133.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BAP-Cover1-1000x889.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BAP-Cover1.jpg 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>BYRD&#8217;S AUTO PARTS<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven in the rootsy arena of country musicians full of reverence for the genre\u2019s past, crafting new music doesn\u2019t have to be a regurgitation of worn clich\u00e9s\u2026 Jon Byrd proves it. \u2026as traditional and timeless as they come.\u201d ~ GEORGIA MUSIC MAGAZINE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you open the mail and find a record like Jon Byrd\u2019s Byrd\u2019s Auto Parts, for a moment things seem right with the music world.\u201d ~ HOUSTON PRESS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt wouldn\u2019t take the \u2018Perfect World\u2019 Jon Byrd sings about with such wistful, regretful finesse on this disc for more people to know him as the terrifically accomplished, versatile country singer he is.\u201d ~ NO DEPRESSION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBEST LOCAL COUNTRY, OFF THE ROW \u2014 The string-bending excellence is expected; what surprises is the penetrating power of his pen and entertaining quality of his voice.\u201d~ NASHVILLE SCENE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe surprise of the listening session was JON BYRD. His CD shows it\u2019s time for him to step out of the shadows and as a sideman. A well-deserved DISCovery Award.\u201d ~ MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A perfect mix of hardcore honky-tonk and impossibly beautiful slow songs.\u201d ~ BLACK DOG HOUSE CONCERTS, Chicago<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">TOP EAST NASHVILLE ARTISTS RIGHT NOW \u2014 THE ALTERNATE ROOT ~ June 2013 http:\/\/www.thealternateroot.com\/what-s-trending\/1213-top-nashville-artists-right-now<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thealternateroot.com\/what-s-trending\/1135-the-top-50-songs-on-the-american-condition\">&#8220;Top East Nashville Artists Right Now\u201d \u2013 May 2013, The Alternate Root.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thealternateroot.com\/what-s-trending\/1135-the-top-50-songs-on-the-american-condition\">&#8220;The 50 Top Songs on the American Condtition&#8221; \u2013 Byrd&#8217;s &#8220;Alabama Asphalt&#8221; \u2013 April 2013, The Alternate Root.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Longleaf-Pine-e1428717855995.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" class=\"wp-image-490 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jonbyrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Longleaf-Pine-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Longleaf Pine\"><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bit o\u2019 Bio ~ Nashville, TN: Jon Byrd plays \u201cwhat they used to call Country Music.\u201d Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he grew up in the piney woods of south Alabama before becoming pivotal in Atlanta\u2019s storied Redneck Underground music scene of the 90s. 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