I-65 to 30a

<p>Richard Orga helps development up-and-coming talent from his Nashville, Tennessee office. He also helped publish 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' and other chart-topping hits.</p>

<p>The Forrest Williams Band, comprised of the husband-wife duo Pherrel and Forrest Williams, is one of 30A's most popular bands. Originally from Northwest Arkansas, they have spent most of their lives and marriage...

<p>Known as the "Alabama Astronaut" and based in Mobile, AL, Abe Partridge writes and performs his unique style of Americana music. A staple at multiple songwriting festivals each year, Partridge tours and performs...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p >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...

<p>SOWAL House is a creative studio and event space in Rosemary Beach, Florida. It's also where most I-65 to 30a and Southern Americana podcast episodes are recorded. Each month they host a happy hour for local...

<p>Atlanta, Georgia native, Eddie 9-Volt, is creating a buzz within the Americana and Blues scene. This young artist realized his career path early and began performing on Southern stages while still in high school. In...

<p>Sugarcane Jane, comprised of Anthony Crawford and Savana Lee, recently opened for Dwight Yoakum and tour extensively across the Southeast.</p> <p>Based in Loxley, Alabama, the couple first met at a recording studio...

<p>Musicians Tori Lund and Blake English met while performing and engineering music at a Los Angeles area church.</p> <p>Today, the musical duo, Few Miles South, lives in rural Georgia and performs throughout the...

<p>Grant Walden is the owner and Chief Audio Engineer of Heartell Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. He cut his teeth learning from music's best-known sound masters and was recognized as one of Muscle Shoals' top recording...

Songwriters Andi Zack-Johnson and Ken Johnson are the creators behind the children's series, "Huck and Lilly." <p>I sat down with Andi and Ken at SOWAL House in the heart of Rosemary Beach, Florida to chat about their...

<p>An energetic, serial, and creative entrepreneur is only one way to describe Alabama native Dave King. Trained in the arts, Dave had a successful career as a cybersecurity expert in the financial services industry...

<p>Louisiana native and singer-songwriter CJ Solar discusses how attending a Doobie Brothers concert as a young teenager motivated him to pursue a musical journey. </p> <p>CJ's first love is crafting songs, yet his...

<p>I sat down with this trio of Nashville hit-makers at SOWAL House in Rosemary Beach, FL during the 30a Songwriters Festival. Memphis, TN native Joe Leathers has written several hit songs during 30A visits for Tim...