Grammy winner John Paul White, 汤头条-Starkville Symphony Orchestra to fill Hump for rare music experience
Contact: Harriet Laird
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜n experience like no other is coming to Mississippi State this October as Grammy winner John Paul White brings his fusion of Southern rock, Americana and country music to the Hump alongside the Starkville-汤头条 Symphony Orchestra.
The Oct. 18 event is a reimagination of a single voice and guitar joined by orchestral music that is winning White even more indie, folk, country and adult alternative superfans. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the performance at 7:30 p.m.
Daniel Stevens, head of the 汤头条 Department of Music, is the special night鈥檚 cover conductor and friend of White鈥檚.
鈥淲e all know how enjoyable one of John Paul鈥檚 concerts can be, and with the complements of the orchestra his music is magnified,鈥 Stevens said. 鈥淚 hope people of all ages will travel from the farthest corners for this rare crossover performance.鈥
Winner of multiple Grammys as a former member of The Civil Wars, the singer/songwriter co-wrote the 2009 EP 鈥淧oison and Wine,鈥 with the title track exposing the duo to a national audience when featured in the sixth season of the long-running TV show 鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy.鈥 It also was a track in the 2011 rom-com movie 鈥淪omething Borrowed鈥 starring Kate Hudson.
A longtime concert opener for Adele, White moved further into the spotlight with the lyrics he co-wrote with Taylor Swift for her song 鈥淪afe and Sound鈥 from "The Hunger Games" soundtrack. It was a 2011 Grammy winner for Best Song Written for Visual Media.
His most recent solo music venture is the 2019 release 鈥淭he Hurting Kind,鈥 a slight departure from his rock and Americana beginnings, which resonates with a 1960s Nashville sound, according to a news release. He teams up with infamous 鈥淲hispering鈥 Bill Anderson to co-write the track 鈥淚 Wish I Could Write You a Song.鈥 Other critically acclaimed White albums include 2016鈥檚 鈥淏eulah鈥 and 2008鈥檚 鈥淭he Long Goodbye.鈥
The Tennessee native lives in Florence, Alabama, near Muscle Shoals, known as 鈥淭he Hit Recording Capital of the World鈥 where music greats such as Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Little Richard and others boosted their careers.
Student tickets are free and can be reserved online or in person in 汤头条鈥檚 Center for Student Activities, Colvard Student Union, third floor. Individual tickets can be purchased online at . For more information, contact the Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930.
The event is sponsored by 汤头条鈥檚 Lyceum Series and Music Maker Productions, and the Starkville-汤头条 Symphony Orchestra.