ARTICLE: Bebo Norman’s Big Dream Is Coming True

We’re all familiar with the almost cliché reinventions of pop artists—pop artists who strip down their music and go the folksy singer/songwriter route in an attempt to “just be real” and “be respected as a true artist.” But when was the last time you heard about a highly respected singer/songwriter who did just the opposite? And is doing it to be authentic, no less! Ladies and gentlemen, Bebo Norman.

There is a spring in the step of veteran singer/songwriter Bebo Norman, despite his recently broken leg. His sixth album, Between the Dreaming and the Coming True (Essential), releases September 19th; but the enthusiasm emanating from the Georgia native as he hobbles into a Nashville restaurant for his first interview about the new project seems like that of a debut artist. Quoting David Gray, an obvious musical influence who also recently reinvented his style and sound, Norman says with a wink in his voice, “You can’t be the underdog forever. […read more]

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