Gettin' To Me(jmj) by jmjiloveyou

jmjiloveyou - Gettin' To Me(jmj)

jmjiloveyou

Jul 03, 2025 08:39am

<h1>Rod Picott</h1>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rod Picott (born November 3, 1964) is a singer-songwriter whose music incorporates elements of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americana_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Americana</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_country" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alternative country</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">folk</a>. He was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Hampshire</a>, but relocated to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nashville, Tennessee</a> in 1994. After several years of playing local clubs and supporting such acts as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Krauss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alison Krauss</a>, he released his first album in 2001. As of 2022, he has released 14 albums.<h2>Career</h2>Picott was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Hampshire</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-all-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a> but grew up in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Berwick,_Maine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">South Berwick, Maine</a>, where he played in various local bands.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-Mav-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a> Picott met <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaid_Cleaves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slaid Cleaves</a> on his first day of second grade and the two became lifelong friends and even wrote several songs together.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a> After a period living in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boulder, Colorado</a>, where he busked and studied the art of songwriting,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a> Picott moved to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nashville, Tennessee</a> in 1994, where he spent a number of years playing local clubs.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-Mav-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a> He began to make a name for himself as a songwriter, which grew when he co-wrote a song on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Eaglesmith" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fred Eaglesmith</a>'s album 50 Odd Dollars.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[5]</a>In 1998 he signed a deal with the management company operated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Stiff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denise Stiff</a>, who also managed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Krauss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alison Krauss</a>. He initially worked as the driver of Krauss's merchandise truck, but was called upon to fill in when an opening act was needed, which led to a series of support slots with Krauss.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-Mav-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a>Picott finally released his own debut album in 2001. Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues was named after his great-uncle, a boxer during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Great Depression</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-all-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a> and featured his version of "Broke Down", a song he co-wrote with long-time friend <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaid_Cleaves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slaid Cleaves</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a> A year later he released the follow-up disc Stray Dogs. Two years later he released his third disc, Girl from Arkansas. In 2005 he released a live album Travel Log that featured his friend, dobro-player Matt Mauch.In 2014, Picott released Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail, which includes the song, "I Might Be Broken Now". Picott said in an interview that the song was co-written with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Shires" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Shires</a> and is about their breakup as a couple.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a>Picott's version of "That's What I'm Gonna Do" appears on Eight 30 Records' Floater: A Tribute to the Tributes to Gary Floater, a satirical album released early in 2018 on Austin-based Eight 30 Records.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[8]</a><h2> </h2><h2>Personal life</h2><h3>Picott was previously in a relationship with fellow musician <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Shires" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Shires</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Picott#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[9]</a></h3> Albums<ul><li>Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues (2001)</li><li>Stray Dogs (2002)</li><li>Girl From Arkansas (2004)</li><li>Travel Log Volume One (2005)</li><li>Summerbirds (2007)</li><li>Sew Your Heart With Wires (2008, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Shires" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Shires</a>)</li><li>Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues 10th Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition (2010)</li><li>Welding Burns (2011)</li><li>Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail (2014)</li><li>Fortune (2015)</li><li>Out Past the Wires (2017)</li><li>Tell the Truth & Shame the Devil (2019)</li><li>Wood, Steel, Dust & Dreams (2020)</li><li>Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows (2022)</li></ul>