Drew Ryder Smith is a professional songwriter and vocalist of country music, having won numerous awards. In addition to being the founder of The Before You Record Course, he is the proprietor of Gray Sound Recording LLC and a producer and senior mixing engineer at work. He was born and reared in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Nashville, Tennessee,... read full bio
Drive-By Truckers are an alternative country band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1996. Currently, the band consists of Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, David Barbe, John Neff, Jay Gonzalez and Brad Morgan . Cooley and Hood are the only original members of the band remaining. Among the bands former members are Jason Isbell, who left the band in... read full bio
The Drive-By Truckers are an all American country rock band known for unafraid, straight-to-the-punch-line lyrics. Made up of Alabama and Georgia natives, the Drive-By Truckers have massive southern-style rock appeal. Their debut album, Gangstabilly showcased their twangy, unapologetic style, as did their second album, Pizza Deliverance, but their first major breakthrough came with their two-disc album The Southern Rock Opera.... read full bio
Drivin' 'N' Cryin' is a Southern Rock/American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia who have been making music since the mid 1980's. They have released over 15 full-length albums, which included many hit singles such as Fly Me Courageous", "Build A Fire", and "Turn It Up or Turn It Off". Drivin' N' Cryin's most recent accomplishment is being inducted into... read full bio
Dustin Bentall is an Americana musician from Vancouver, British Columbia, who is the son of Barney Bentall. Growing up, Bentall was raised on artists such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom T. Hall, The Beatles and Steve Earle. His own music is a mixture of rock, country, and Americana. Apart from his solo music, Bentall has also performed and recorded... read full bio
Since the formation of Thrice in 1998, Dustin Kensrue was most notably known as the lead singer, lyricist, and guitarist for the well-regarded Irvine, California post-hardcore quartet. He had toured in past years on his own under the moniker “Ursus Veritas,” but decided to drop the name in favor of simplicity. The name was a play-on-words of its Latin components:... read full bio
Dustin Lynch is an American country singer-songwriter from Tullahoma, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums, “Dustin Lynch”, which peaked at number 1 on the US Country charts, “Where It’s At”, which peaked at number 2 on the US Country charts, and “Current Mood” which peaked at number 2 on the US Country charts. Most recently he has released an... read full bio
Dutch Interior, a Los Angeles-based "Freak Americana" project, has released their latest album, Blinded by Fame, a six-piece band's first since their demo CD Kindergarten. It has cooperative and sincere songwriting beneath a layer of classic Americana melancholy. Dutch Interior started as a free-form, decentralized recording effort between lifelong friends that was focused on an 8-track setup on the floor of... read full bio
Dylan Brady is an American country music singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and activist from Sea Cliff, New York. At only six years old, Brady began playing the drums and later started singing. He started a band with his twin brother, Cody, and they were known as The Brady Brothers. The duo started playing at schools around their area and even opened... read full bio
Songs by Dylan Gossett strike an impression right away. The singer-songwriter from Austin leaves an impression with his emotionally raw lyrics, gravelly vocal style and dusty accompaniment. With an open heart and a guitar in hand, he composes all of the songs himself and sings from the heart without pretense or filter. It explains why, in the short period since making his debut, he... read full bio
Dylan Marlowe is an up-and-coming country singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Marlowe was born and raised in Statesboro, Georgia, and later moved to Nashville to pursue songwriting full-time and to pursue a solo career. While growing up, Marlowe played baseball and it wasn’t until high school that he started writing and playing guitar. Since moving to Nashville, Marlowe has... read full bio
Country singer-songwriter Dylan Schneider was hailed by Billboard as “Country Music’s Next Rising Star”. After self-releasing his debut EP Wannabe, he recorded two more EPs that both reached the Top 20 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. This all happened within less than a year, and without a label to support him. Dylan has released two singles: “You Heard Wrong” and... read full bio
Dylan Scott's debut single, ""Makin' This Boy Go Crazy"", charted for ten weeks on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, peaking at No. 54. The song's music video premiered on CMT. Scott's second single, ""Mmm, Mmm, Mmm"", earned a B+ rating from Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal, who wrote that ""the song has a Jake Owen meets Colt Ford vibe to... read full bio
Dylan Wheeler is an up-and-coming country singer-songwriter from Edgewood, Texas. Wheeler rose to fame with the release of his debut EP, “Tell Me If I’m Wrong.” Since then, he has gone on to become one to watch in the Texas music scene. Wheeler began to pursue music as a career later in life after deciding he wanted to be a... read full bio
East Adelaide is a country band based out of Toronto, that incorporates pop and rock into their music. East Adelaide consists of the duo Mike Robins, who was previously the head of the band Autumn Hill, and Andrew Mackay, a musician who has been performing with artists and bands such as Madeline Merlo, Tebey, and The Washboa for years. East... read full bio
Easton Corbin is a country music singer. He released his debut single, A Little More Country Than That"", shortly before the single entered Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. When Corbin's self-titled debut album was released, ""A Little More Country Than That"" peaked at Number One on the country chart, making Corbin the first solo male country... read full bio
Ed Roland is an American musician/singer/songwriter/record producer. He is best known for being the lead singer in the band Collective Soul. More currently he has been working with his new project, Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project. He tried to find success in the music business for years and years with no success. His band, Collective Soul independently released... read full bio
Eddie And The Getaway expresses a new yet nostalgic sound by combining modern country music with pop-rock from the 2000s. Eddie highlights the significance of "the getaway," saying, "These songs are the soundtrack; it's not just about the music; it's about the freedom-filled lifestyle that surrounds it." The front man with the wild curls is usually found seeking the next... read full bio
Eddie Montgomery is a country artist who is best known for being one-half of the country duo Montgomery Gentry. Although the other-half of Montgomery Gentry, Troy Gentry, has passed away, Montgomery still continues to perform under the name Montgomery Gentry. Montgomery was born in Danville, Kentucky and started playing drums in a band at only 13 years old. He later... read full bio
