The Cabooze is proud to present Country singer/songwriter Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. The show will take place on Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 at The Cabooze, 917 Cedar Avenue on the West Bank in Minneapolis.
Doors open at 8:30 PM and the music begins at 9:30 PM. Tickets will go ON SALE this Friday, February 7th at 11 AM, and are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door. This is an 18+ event with valid ID. Advance tickets will be available at www.cabooze.com, The Joint Bar, The Electric Fetus and all Cowboy Jack’s locations. For more information please call The Cabooze at (612) 338-6425.
Granger Smith, the Texas born-and-bred singer/songwriter, has been busy reinventing the face of traditional country one chart-topping single at a time. By consistently providing blended hits that are well outside the realm of “typical,” Granger’s music provides a refreshing and unique variation on the growing independent country music scene.
Though he’s been in the music business since he was a teenager, Granger doesn’t always play by the rules, which he finds gratifying. “When I knew I wanted to be a singer-songwriter for a living, I never set out to be totally grassroots,” he explains. “Probably no one does. At that time, there was a system and most people followed that system. Write a song, book a studio and musicians, play a showcase, get a record deal, get famous, request all green M&Ms.”
Over a decade into his career, the former Texas A&M alumn has already checked several items off his bucket list. Played by invitation at the White House? Check. Paid his respects to American soldiers? Absolutely, both through multiple tours in Iraq and Kuwait and through his annual 100-mile soldier walk. This year, he was asked to partner with The Boot Campaign to further raise awareness of our troops’ needs as they return home from combat.
The ‘We Do It In A Field’ hitmaker means what he sings, because he works on his own time and in his own way. He has created his own in-home studio and with every album uses his own players — his band members — who have essentially become his brothers when on the road. “Every album, every song, every drum beat that you’ve heard from me over the last 6 years has come from my home studio out of these little speakers and was edited by me until I’ve felt it was right to release,” Granger says, ensuring that his music is authentic and from the heart.
And that next move never seems to be very far away. In 2013, Granger released his 9th studio album since he hit the scene at age 19. The album “Dirt Road Driveway” debuted at #1 on the iTunes Country Chart and has proven to be his most successful release to date expanding his audience from a regional artist to a national touring act.
His game plan has been good to him so far. Granger has had 9 Top 10 singles on the Texas Music Charts including 3 Top 5’s and the most recent single “Silverado Bench Seat” which landed at the #1 spot for 3 weeks and featured a music video that debuted on ESPN’s Sports Center. He’s even successfully launched a crowd-pleasing alter-ego, “country boy” Earl Dibbles Jr. The idea was born when Granger and his brother were having some fun with a camera on their childhood ranch. “Earl represents at least half of my family, so it was easy to jump in my old truck, grab my shotgun and slip right into character,” Granger admits. They could never have imagined the viral success Dibbles has become, with his own singles “The Country Boy Song” and “Country Boy Love” with music videos and legions of fans.