This episode is sponsored by CORE - Is it time for a change?Grant Maloy Smith is a Billboard Top 10 recording artist and MusicRow CountryBreakout charting songwriter of AMERICAN ROOTS music. His latest album, "Dust Bowl - American Stories'" spent 17 weeks on the Billboard charts, including eleven weeks in the Top 10. Grant made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2018 and has won numerous awards, including two Grammy® certificates. He will be appearing at Carnegie Hall again April 2021, and Lincoln Center in December 2021. He has just been inducted into the Indie Music Hall of Fame in Hollywood. The "Bible" of American Roots music, NO DEPRESSION magazine, raved:“… lyrics and music are as potent as Woody Guthrie ... A reminder of the darker period of Bob Dylan, and it’s that good, that memorable…”.His latest single “I See You” was released with the support of Masterpiece Living, an organization dedicated to creating better lives for our elders. And a song he wrote, “I Reckon,” was recorded by country star Jeff Clayborn, and has spent weeks on the MusicRow CountryBreakout chart in late 2019. His next album, "Appalachia - American Stories" is due out in early 2021, and features "A list" Nashville players like Rob Ickes, Trey Hensely, Jeff Taylor, Mike Johnson, and more."Grant Maloy Smith is a member of the CMA (Country Music Association), AMA (Americana Music Association), NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International), and is the co-founder of the Indie Collaborative, a group of more than 2000 independent musicians and music industry professionals. His music is distributed by Sony Orchard.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deb-crowe/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit debcrowe.substack.com