Houston – Musician Sam Morrow is gearing up for his album release show in The Woodlands. First, he stopped by Studio B and talked to Houston Life about life on the road, his journey, and finding his sound.
Morrow was born and raised in Houston before ditching his Texas roots for the California Coast. It wasn’t until he left Texas, that he felt the need to appreciate the country genre. Morrow spent the last 10 years on the road filtering those country sounds into his music, mashing them together with the southern boogie of Little Feat, the electric blues of Freddie King, the Tex-Mex of Los Lobos, and the desert rock of Queens Of The Stone Age. After four albums, Morrow moved back to the Houston area last year.
His latest album On The Ride Here was released on March 22 and offers more than travelogue tales, Morrow focuses on the destination, and many songs on the album deal with the hard lessons and new perspectives that come with rest, reflection, and time spent at home.
On The Ride Here is considered the final piece of his musical trilogy that began with the country-inspired Concrete & Mud and the rock-influenced Gettin’ By On Gettin’ Down.
Following his interview with Houston Life, Morrow performed the single ‘By Your Side” from his album.
FUN FACT: Sam’s album Concrete and Mud was Top 10 on the Americana Radio Chart. The song “Quick Fix” has been streamed more than 1.8 million times. The track was also featured in Showtime’s popular series Billions, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson featured Sam’s song in an Instagram post receiving over 10 million likes.
Morrow heads out on tour in June to tour in support of his new record.
Before then, he’s performing several venues across the country. You can see him on April 12 in The Woodlands at the Dosey Doe at 6:30 p.m.
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