Blog: Direct Current

Veteran singer/songwriter John Hiatt has been a distinctive catalyst for roots-driven, uniquely American music in a career spanning more than 35 years. With sharply pointed, poetic lyricism and a penchant for a sound that spans guitar-blazing southern swamp rock, country-shaded acoustic ballads and mournful, tear-in-your-beer roadhouse waltzes, Hiatt's eighteen solo albums have also been blessed with exceptional players including Ry Cooder , Nick Lowe and longtime backing guitarist Sonny Landreth . His songs "Have A Little Faith In Me" and "Riding With the King" are just two songs that have [...]

• John Hiatt - "The Open Road" » John Hiatt - The Open Road.mp3