Artist: Melody Guy
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Song: “Dry the Rivers”
Album: Dry the Rivers
Release Date: January 25, 2019
In Their Words: “In my first apartment in Nashville, I went through a very depressing time in my life and had never lived anywhere with cockroaches. Eek! I woke up in the morning and stared out into the grey cold hallway. I couldn’t have been lower. The first line is ‘I’ve got monsters creepin’ in, I hear voices speaking sin.’ The monsters were emotional as well as the physical ones, the dark thoughts of: ‘How did I get there? There’s no way out.’ I decided that day I was not going down like this. I will be happy, I will continue, I will not let this winter emotion or season destroy me. My daughter Delaney Smith is singing harmony on this song as well, and when her harmonies come in, my heart starts to glow with happiness.” — Melody Guy
Photo credit: Cathy Partridge
