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Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor Weaves Past and Present Into His Solo Album: ‘A Love Letter to Nashville’

Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show tells Billboard about the stories that inspired his new 'Story the Crow Told Me' album.

“Dickerson Road” is an homage to the gritty area north of downtown Nashville, filled with car sales lots, small businesses, and motels, that has served as a home for many aspiring musicians over the decades. That mix turned out to be a perfect match for Secor’s album, which blends spoken-word performances on songs such as “Junkin’” and “Dickerson Road” with his well-known, premier musicianship, weaving in elements of bluegrass, folk and country. If we’re in a town that is going to have mass shootings, the music industry is going to stand against it, and here’s an example.’ I’m still waiting to pass this torch to somebody with a whole lot more room on the jumbotron than I’ve been given… It’s a hugely important time for us to unite for the health and welfare of our communities.”

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