Thanks for sharing that. Americana is right in my wheelhouse, Isbell is such a talent, incredible songwriter. Outlaw Country on XM and Slacker Radio are good for me, too.
I was a Letterman fan in college and early adulthood, and drifted away from it as he became a grumpy old liberal, but I always enjoyed his choices of musical acts. Here's a good article from the Wall Street Journal on his affair with Americana, with a focus on Isbell. Another local Shoals band, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, played Letterman (and opened for the Stones at Grant Field). Another group I saw at Terminal West in Atlanta, Lake Street Dive, caught Dave's fancy. Look them up.
@It Takes Eleven - I've read that article before. I can't remember if it was mentioned in there, but Isbell played at private parties out at Dave's Montana ranch a couple times.
The lead guitarist from St Paul and the Broken Bones also grew up just down the road from Jason and me. He was a bit younger, but he was an original member of Jason's band after he left DBT.
I saw SP&tBB open for Isbell at the Ryman last November. They were great.
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