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Rayland Baxter

Rayland Baxter grew up around music in Mountain City, Tennessee. His father Bucky Baxter played guitar for Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, and his mother Barbara...

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Rayland Baxter's lived-in songs and quiet voice

A Nashville songwriter who writes plainly about hard times and small moments.

For a good sense of his range, try 'Mr. Rodriguez' and 'Hey Larocco'. They're both just guitar and that voice, nothing fancy.

His songs feel like they come from a real place, not a studio. 'Mr. Rodriguez' has that easy, worn-in groove, and 'Olivia' from 2015 stuck with people for its haunting melody, even through some controversy. He's the kind of writer who makes personal stuff sound universal without polishing the edges off.

He grew up in Mountain City, Tennessee, with a dad who played for Bob Dylan and a mom who wrote songs. His first album 'Feathers & Fishhooks' came out in 2012, and he did an NPR Tiny Desk Concert around then. After dealing with depression and going to rehab in 2019, he put out 'Good Blood' in 2021, working mostly solo.

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Rayland Baxter grew up around music in Mountain City, Tennessee. His father Bucky Baxter played guitar for Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, and his mother Barbara was a singer-songwriter too. That background shows up in his own work, which started with the 2012 album 'Feathers & Fishhooks' and an NPR Tiny Desk Concert appearance.

His song 'Olivia' from 2015 got attention for its haunting melody, though there were some accusations about where that melody came from. Baxter said he wrote it himself. Around that time, he was dealing with depression and substance issues, and he went into rehab in 2019. Those experiences later shaped songs about getting through hard times.

You can hear his range in tracks like 'Mr. Rodriguez' and 'Hey Larocco', songs that feel lived-in, not overly polished. He's still putting out records, most recently 'Good Blood' in 2021, working mostly on his own with a guitar and that distinctive voice.

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