Artist: Brennen Leigh
Hometown: Fargo, North Dakota
Song: “If Tommy Duncan’s Voice Was Booze”
Album: Obsessed with the West
Release Date: May 6, 2022
Label: Signature Sounds
In Their Words: “When I was a kid and I first heard Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, I assumed (as a lot of people do) that Bob was the singer. In reality, it was usually Tommy Duncan, whoâs remembered for his relaxed, beautiful, distinctively Texas voice. To me, he sounds like drinking a chocolate milkshake feels. Thatâs the feeling I wanted to convey with ‘If Tommy Duncanâs Voice Was Booze.’ I was telling my friend Paul Kramer that Iâd drink Tommyâs voice if I could; that itâs so sweet and smooth I wanted to make dessert out of it. Intoxicating. So we found a way to tie that idea to some other things we likedâŠwishes we hadâŠand gave it what I call the Jimmie Rodgers treatment. Paul brought a little jazz influence into the room and we called it a song.” — Brennen Leigh
Photo Credit: Lyza Renee