David Dunavent grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi, along the banks of the Mississippi River, and in the heart of "Blues Country." Not only is David an accomplished singer-songwriter who tours extensively across the Southeastern U.S., he also has an incredible knowledge of Blues history. RELATED: Jeffrey Steele: A Songwriter's songwriter https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/01_David_Dunavent.mp3 I met David through [...]
A Panama City Beach, FL, area native, Will Thompson has played in local and regional music venues for years. When he was 18, he sold everything to raise enough money for a recording studio. Along with his wife and band, the Will Thompson Band is one of 30A's most popular acts. https://traffic.libsyn.com/b274fb41-ed89-47af-b3af-6f7726ca2830/Will_Thompson.mp3 RELATED: Jeffrey Steele, [...]
Taki Brown writes and delivers original rhymed and narrative poetry. After meeting at SOWAL House Creative Studio in 2022, I sat down with Taki to discuss our Tennessee background and his creative work. RELATED: Best 30A Restaurants In 2023 https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Taki_Brown.mp3 Taki is a trailblazing poet who has a gift for both Rhymed and Narrative [...]
Few of Music City's top record executives will argue that Jeffrey Steele is one of Nashville's all-time great songwriters. Yet what makes Steele so unique is that he devotes much of his time to mentoring the next generation of wordsmiths. I sat down with Jeffrey in the podcast studio at SOWAL House in Rosemary Beach, [...]
A fixture of the creative scene along Florida's Emerald Coast, Jessica Plowden Anderson grew up in Los Angeles, CA. She relocated to Florida's 30a corridor in 2013 after graduating from California Lutheran University. Today Jessica pursues her creative endeavors for storytelling and videography daily through That Girl Media, working in video production, which includes producing, filming, [...]
