Jason Isbell’s ‘Nashville Sound’ conjures rural Americans and their concerns
In both ballads and hard-charging rock songs, Jason Isbell's storytelling prowess has made him one of today's most acclaimed singer-songwriters. On his new ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Nashville has long been considered the beating heart of the country music world, but the new album "The Nashville Sound" by Jason Isbell is infusing the genre with rock, folk and blues. The Grammy Award winner has turned heads with his lyrics, which this time around address topics like poverty, race, and love. Jeffrey Brown recently joined Isbell on the first stop of his international tour. JEFFREY BROWN: In his song "The Last of My Kind," Jason Isbell creates a character based on people he grew up around in rural Northern Alabama who fear how the world is changing. JASON ISBELL, Musician: A lot of people that I grew up with, went to school with in Alabama, and a lot of people in my family who told me growing up that cities were terrible places and anythi...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Nashville has long been considered the beating heart of the country music world, but the new album "The Nashville Sound" by Jason Isbell is infusing the genre with rock, folk and blues. The Grammy Award winner has turned heads with his lyrics, which this time around address topics like poverty, race, and love. Jeffrey Brown recently joined Isbell on the first stop of his international tour. JEFFREY BROWN: In his song "The Last of My Kind," Jason Isbell creates a character based on people he grew up around in rural Northern Alabama who fear how the world is changing. JASON ISBELL, Musician: A lot of people that I grew up with, went to school with in Alabama, and a lot of people in my family who told me growing up that cities were terrible places and anythi...
