Songcraft: Spotlight on Songwriters
Music:Music Interviews
Blackberry Smoke frontman and primary songwriter Charlie Starr goes deep on his music's Southern roots and wide-ranging appeal.
PART ONE
Paul and Scott talk Pearl Jam's no single, how travel defines fanhood, and why Blackberry Smoke are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to playing live.
PART TWO
Our in-depth interview with Charlie Starr
ABOUT CHARLIE STARR
Charlie Starr is a guitarist, vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the Atlanta-based Blackberry Smoke. Building a dedicated fanbase over the past two decades, Blackberry Smoke has perfected a gritty Southern brand of rootsy rock & roll that crosses genres. Their commercial breakthrough came with the 2012 album The Whippoorwill, which landed on Billboard’s mainstream, country, Americana, and indie charts. Their follow up album, Holding All the Roses, produced by Brendan O’Brien, became the first independently released album in modern history to hit #1 on the Billboard Country Album chart. Both Holding All the Roses and the follow up, Like an Arrow, hit #1 on the UK Rock chart in addition to topping the US country chart. Their 2021 album, You Hear Georgia, topped the Billboard Americana/Folk chart, giving the band dominance in yet another musical category. Blackberry Smoke’s most recent release, recorded with the help of Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb, is called Be Right Here.
Ep. 66 - HARALD KLOSER (film composer, "The Day After Tomorrow")
Ep. 65 - RORY FEEK of Joey + Rory ("The Chain of Love")
Ep. 64 - MARK JAMES ("Suspicious Minds")
Ep. 63 - DICKEY LEE ("She Thinks I Still Care")
Ep. 62 - BILLY VERA ("At This Moment")
Ep. 61 - VINCE GILL ("Go Rest High On That Mountain")
Ep. 60 - JIMMY WEBB ("By the Time I Get to Phoenix")
Ep. 59 - TALIB KWELI ("Get By")
Ep. 58 - JOE MELSON ("Only the Lonely")
Ep. 57 - ROD ARGENT of The Zombies ("Time of the Season")
Ep. 56 - NATALIE HEMBY ("Automatic")
Ep. 55 - JERRY CHESNUT ("T-R-O-U-B-L-E")
Ep. 54 - RADNEY FOSTER ("A Real Fine Place to Start")
Ep. 53 - PAM SHEYNE ("Genie in a Bottle")
Ep. 52 - Songcraft Sampler (2nd Anniversary Highlights)
Ep. 51 - SONNY CURTIS ("I Fought the Law")
Ep. 50 - LORETTA LYNN ("Coal Miner's Daughter")
Ep. 49 - TOM RUSSELL ("Gallo del Cielo")
Ep. 48 - MARLA CANNON-GOODMAN ("Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo")
Ep. 47 - GARY WRIGHT ("Dream Weaver")
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