Saturday, May 1, 2021

Carter Sampson - Queen of Oklahoma

If you, like me, think it's really hard to find actual country music in Nashville, you have to look elsewhere.  As it turns out, Oklahoma is a renewable resource for real country music indy artists.

Artists like singer-songwriter Carter Sampson who is a breath of fresh air in a genre of over-produced cooky cutter sounds. (*cough* Bro-country *cough)

Making a living as an independent act is hard work, and for a long time she would bartend in the evenings and write songs during the day.  Gigs first came slowly and then more frequent.  She recounted on a radio interview how she got a call one day from the restaurant where she worked.  She hadn't had a shift in 2 months and they wanted to take her off the rotation.  She realized that she was a full time singer.

Her voice is distinctive, in some ways reminiscent of Elle King, only country.  Real country, not Nashville Country-Pop.  With seven albums to her credit, there's a lot to like.  This is perhaps her signature number.



5 comments:

taminator013 said...

Hey, that's a pretty good tune. I'm more of a rock & roller and was never a big Country fan, but I do like a few real country songs. Not the crap that is called Country music today. Here's one that I really love that I found a few years ago.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsQfo6zMeww

Ed Bonderenka said...

Country, along with jazz and bluegrass, IA a true American artwork.
I have acquired the taste.

Ed Bonderenka said...

Is a true American artform.
Google thinks it knows better.

ASM826 said...

Her voice reminds me of Miranda Lambert.

Borepatch said...

ASM826, yes, although with less southern twang. And a good dose of Elle King.