Riley Etheridge, Jr.

Americana singer/songwriter Riley Etheridge, Jr. spent two decades honing his chops in Baton Rouge, Louisiana before heading north to set up shop in New York City. After partnering with Nashville-based producer Wendell Tilley, he delivered his independent debut, 2009's Things I Used to Know. He followed up in 2011 with Powder Keg, his label debut for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Rock+Ridge+Music%22">Rock Ridge Music</a>, expanding on his easy blend of blues, R&B, country, and rock. The year 2012 marked a pair of new releases in the Better Days EP and his third full-length, The Arrogance of Youth, after which Etheridge changed tack a bit, shifting to a more guitar-heavy rock & roll sound. Collaborating again with Tilley as well as guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:7d84JB58BYAYA6wmkS41PJ">Shane Theriot</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:320TrJub4arztwXRm7kqVO">Dr. John</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3d1olqhURDe8e5HOta1Qxg">Neville Brothers</a>), he crafted what he considered to be his party record, 2015's The Straight and Narrow Way. Recorded in Los Angeles, The Straight and Narrow Way featured a crack team of musicians including legendary drummer <a href="spotify:artist:3aztJCXxqYQyBPRbjPmXq2">Jim Keltner</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3bcLBxvaI7GsBzGp3WHnwQ">Nickel Creek</a> singer/fiddler <a href="spotify:artist:1FDE7zZ6jmP8HHb9ej3mek">Sara Watkins</a>. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi