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. 107 - VALERIE SIMPSON ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough")
Ep. 106 - PAUL WILLIAMS ("Rainbow Connection")
Ep. 105 - DEEP CUTS OF CHRISTMAS ("Merry Christmas from the Family" & more)
Ep. 104 - TIA SILLERS ("I Hope You Dance")
Ep. 103 - CHRIS BARRON ("Two Princes")
Ep. 102 - MIKE POSNER ("I Took a Pill in Ibiza")
Ep. 101 - KINKY FRIEDMAN ("Sold American")
Ep. 100 - LAMONT DOZIER ("Stop! In the Name of Love")
Ep. 99 - JEFF HANNA ("Bless the Broken Road")
Ep. 98 - MATRACA BERG ("Strawberry Wine")
Ep. 97 - GARY BURR ("Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me")
Ep. 96 - MARY LAMBERT ("Same Love")
Ep. 95 - JOHN JORGENSON ("Souvenirs de Nos Pères")
Ep. 94 - ROBERT EARL KEEN ("The Road Goes on Forever")
Ep. 93 - MARK D. SANDERS ("I Hope You Dance")
Ep. 92 - DENNIS MATKOSKY ("Maniac")
Ep. 91 - WOODY BOMAR ("We Did But Now You Don't")
Ep. 90 - RANDY BACHMAN ("American Woman")
Ep. 89 - BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN ("This Kiss")
Ep. 88 - STEVE DORFF ("Through the Years")
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