Born and raised in the Florida panhandle, Grant Maloy Smith grew up with a wide blend of influences. His favorite, The Beatles and whatever bluegrass music was flowing down from Kentucky. Though he started his musical career with a certain rock ‘n roll bent, Grant made the shift to American roots with his album Yellow Trailer in 2013.
Last year, Grant Maloy Smith set out to make a concept album. Following a collection of stories set within the great ecological disaster of the 1930’s known as the Dust Bowl, Grant tells us the story of one particularly meaningful song, Isht a Lhampko, which means ‘have strength’ in the Choctaw language. It tells the story of the Choctaw First Nations people who shouldn’t have even been affected by the dust bowl, but were forced there by the American government. Grant contacted the Choctaw Cultural Center before writing a single note to make sure his song told the true story.
When it came time to promote the Dust Bowl, Grant found Art Tawanghar founder of majorhitrecords.com, through the Recording Academy as a voting member of the Grammys. Art, an artist himself and SEO expert, took what he learned working for companies like Sony, Samsung and Intuit and applied it to developing online brands for artists.
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