Drake White has such a distinct and soulful sound that is a mixture of so many influences. If he had to label himself he says he would call his sound “the country rockin’ freestyle blues.” Drake’s musical influences range from bluegrass to Ray Charles and he says, “I love Jerry Douglas stuff, all the way up to Motown pop things and Allman Brothers and The Swampers, and all that stuff. So, what you can expect from me is very kinda Bluesy-Country vocal base.”
Drake says he considers what he does “Just a soulful country with country lyrics, growin’ up in a small town in Alabama and expressin’ that through my words.”
You can hear those influences and that expression in his latest single, “Livin’ the Dream,” which will be on his forthcoming album being released this spring.
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Drake White – describe sound :35
“I call it the country rockin’ freestyle blues. I’ve got so many different influences from Bluegrass to Ray Charles to, I love Jerry Douglas stuff, all the way up to Motown pop things and Allman Brothers and The Swampers, and all that stuff. So, what you can expect from me is very kinda Bluesy-Country vocal base. Like I said, I’m a huge fan of the way soul music was done. So, it’s really just a Soulful-Country with Country lyrics, growin’ up in a small town in Alabama and expressin’ that through my words.”
DRAKE WHITE – THE FACTS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://drakewhite.com
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/DrakeWhiteMusic/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DrakeWhite
RECENT TWEETS:
Drake White @DrakeWhite Feb 7
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Drake White Retweeted The Boot @thebootdotcom Feb 6
“I don’t try to mold my stuff to the trends; I do what I want to do” says @DrakeWhite. MORE: http://theboot.com/drake-white-livin-the-dream-single/
Drake White @DrakeWhite Feb 3
Good to play in Bama tonight ! Thanks friends! @lindsayell https://www.instagram.com/p/BBWjkS5G-4O/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/p/_NH3svm-7r/
- HOMETOWN: Hokes Bluff, Alabama
- DEBUT SINGLE: 2013’s “Simple Life” (MCA Records)
- DEBUT ALBUM: Coming on DOT Records.
- CURRENT SINGLE: “Livin’ The Dream”
- GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: July 2013