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We're talking to GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Hunter Hayes!
Off the heels of the release of his first independent album in over a decade, Red Sky, Hunter Hayes is preparing for a first - The Flying Solo Tour. His one-man band show will take place at intimate venues across the states.
Music You're Missing host Brendan Jeannetti spoke with Hunter Hayes about transitioning to being an independent artist, his extended album Red Sky Continued, upcoming projects on his radar, and more!
You can find our favorite tracks from Red Sky Continued streaming on the official Music You're Missing Spotify playlist now.
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When he was just 19, Hunter Hayes became one of the hottest new stars in country music, signing with a major label and attracting plenty of press attention and airplay. Despite his youth, this wasn't really new for him -- he was playing for paying audiences at the age of five and cut his first album when he was nine. Hayes grew up on Cajun music, evolving into a different sound in his teens that blends contemporary country and polished pop songwriting and production, not unlike Taylor Swift, who tapped Hayes to open shows on her Speak Now tour. Hayes also was a studio prodigy who was producing his own recordings and playing most of his own instrumental accompaniment by the time he broke through with 2011's Hunter Hayes. 2014's Storyline was a critically and commercially successful follow up, while The 21 Project was an experiment in presenting the same set of songs in three different styles. 2023's Sober pushed up his pop influences and added a dash of R&B.
Hayes was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana in 1991, and showed a keen interest in music at an early age. His family was proud of its Cajun heritage, and young Hayes had a regular babysitter who was a fan of legendary Cajun accordionist Aldus Roger. Hayes began singing the melodies of Roger's songs around the house, and when his folks bought him a toy accordion, he was playing Cajun tunes on it within a few days. By the age of five, he had moved up to a custom-made accordion designed to work with his small hands, and he was regularly sitting in with Cajun bands that played at a loc… Read More
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