Jim Casey talks with Wade Bowen about:
- his 2002 debut album, Try Not to Listen
- his musical upbringing as a kid in Waco, Texas
- getting serious about music as an 18-year-old
- discovering his soulful voice
- starting his first band, West 84, while at Texas Tech
- earning a Public Relations degree from Texas Tech
- working at the family company, Bowen Electric, for two years
- focusing on songwriting over the last 15 years
- music his parents listened to when he was young
- being influenced by artists like Guy Clark and Bruce Springsteen
- making his new album, Solid Ground, which will drop on Feb. 9
- the “Texas feel” of his new album
- working with songwriters Andrew Combs, Keith Gattis, Charlie Worsham, Angaleena Presley and more on the new album
- working with producer Keith Gattis on the new album
- choosing to hone his craft in Texas instead of moving to Nashville
- his single, “Acuna,” reaching the Top 5 on the Texas Radio chart
- getting Jack Ingram and Miranda Lambert to contribute vocals on new song “So Long 6th Street”
- writing “Couldn’t Make You Love Me” with Audley Freed and Keith Gattis
- the melting pot of talent on the new album
- teaming with Randy Rogers and Kip Moore for the Tall Tales and the Truth Tour
- playing MusicFest at Steamboat, Colorado, for the 16th year in 2018
- spending time with his two sons and wife over Christmas
Participants:
- Wade Bowen
- Jim Casey, NCD editor in chief
Performance:
- “Acuna” and “Day of the Dead” from upcoming album, Solid Ground
- Wade: vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Will Knaak: lead guitar, background vocals
