Alex Miller: More Country Than You (And He Can Prove It) | Real Country Podcast Eps 34

Alex Miller has been more country than most people twice his age since he was ten years old, and this conversation proves it.

Raised in Lancaster, Kentucky on Merle Haggard records and late nights at honky tonks with his granddaddy, Alex Miller is 22 years old and already has a Grand Ole Opry debut, an American Idol Season 19 run, and a brand new album under his belt. And not just any album, More Country Than You features an unreleased Alan Jackson song, duets with Tracy Byrd and Emily Ann Roberts, and might be the most authentically traditional country record you'll hear this year.

I sit down with Alex for a wide-ranging conversation about where he came from, what drives him, and why he can't help but be exactly who he is.

In this episode:

• Growing up in Kentucky honky tonks at age 10 with his granddaddy
• How Merle Haggard, George Jones, and George Strait shaped his sound
• The unreleased Alan Jackson track on his new album
• His American Idol Season 19 experience, including a cornbread moment with Ryan Seacrest you didn't see on TV
• How Eddie Montgomery showed up at his mom's house and personally invited him to play the Grand Ole Opry
• Why authentic country music is having a moment, and why Alex can't make anything else
• The Hank Williams Sr. song he'd wish he'd written
• What legacy means to a 22-year-old who's already lived a lot of life

If you love traditional country music and artists who are the real deal, this one's for you.

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