Rachel Wammack
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October 28, 2018
10 Questions with ... Rachel WammackBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
Up-and-coming Country female act Rachel Wammack made the big city move from Muscle Shoals, AL to Nashville, TN a little over two years ago. In that short amount of time, Wammack has earned herself a record deal with Sony Music Nashville; released a stunning EP produced by Dan Huff; and is currently on radio tour in promotion of her first single at Country radio, titled "Damage." Wammack recently chatted with All Access Nashville about her journey to Music City, her partnership with Sony Nashville, being honest when it comes to her music, and so much more in this week's "10 Questions" feature.
1. Thanks for taking time for "10 Questions!" Let's start by getting to know your background in Country music and growing up in Muscle Shoals, AL. Did you grow up into a musical family or were you the black sheep?
My family all sang in the church choir growing up - my parents and both sets of my grandparents. We all have always loved music; that's the main thing that I remember growing up. My parents weren't artists. My mom works at the University Of North Alabama, which is about five minutes from Muscle Shoals, and my dad works at a pile plant facility. They're just huge music lovers. They were into a lot of Blues, obviously, from being in the Muscle Shoals area. I grew up listening to a lot of Aretha Franklin, the late great, and Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" was one of my dad's favorite songs, because he loves to fish. In Muscle Shoals, there were so many of those Blues, R&B, almost like Gospel-sounding artists and parts of music that I think are really important in history. I think Aretha Franklin is a legend, and I'm honored to have been born in Muscle Shoals, where she recorded her music. It's really wild, because I didn't chose that; it chose me. I do have a lot of Soul, Blues, and Gospel from growing up in church. Something about it all ties together - growing up in church and loving worship; being a pianist; and living in Muscle Shoals, where Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Etta James [all recorded music]. I thank my lucky stars that it's part of my story.
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