TL's Road House TL's Road House - Brantley Gilbert
Mar 6, 2024
Brantley Gilbert, country-rock singer-songwriter known for blending country and rock, shares how his songs come from lived experience and what makes music feel country. He talks touring from indie grind to major deals, tensions with labels over politics, songwriting habits, studio chemistry versus modern production, life changes like sobriety and fatherhood, and the stories behind his Tattoos album.
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Country Music Is A Melting Pot
- Country music is a broad melting pot that now includes rap and hip-hop influences. Tracy Lawrence and Brantley Gilbert point to artists like Jelly Roll and Colt Ford as examples of genre expansion that wouldn't have fit 20 years ago.
Jelly Roll In The Woods Is 'Country'
- Brantley defends Jelly Roll with a behind-the-scenes memory from the Son of the Dirty South video shoot. Jelly Roll relieved himself in the woods because there was no bathroom, which Brantley calls quintessentially country.
Sold Out Exit/In Before Signing
- Brantley built his career playing covers and college markets, toured with Corey Smith, then sold out Nashville's Exit/In as an independent before Scott Borchetta offered him a deal. He deliberately waited to play Nashville until he could sell a show on his own terms.