Artist: Jesse Colin Young (of The Youngbloods)
 Hometown: Aiken, South Carolina
 Song: “Sugar Babe”
 Album: Highway Troubadour
 Release Date: November 27, 2020
 Label: BMG
In Their Words: “I found some lyrics in an old book of American folk songs… and they were an entrance into a life in the rural South that I knew nothing about. But I went there in my imagination and started this song while I was still in school. It’s been with me the whole way. …Highway Troubadour is not only a return to my roots, but the beginning of a surprise adventure of solo performing. I have begun to take guitar playing to a whole new level while revisiting my decades of musical catalogue.”” — Jesse Colin Young
Photo credit: Brent Cline