The Songwriter | The Life Behind the Lyric

Bill Taylor: Truck Driver to America's Got Talent Star | Pentecostal Roots & Dad's Ginseng King Fame


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🚛 Kentucky truck driver Bill Taylors shares his journey from hauling double-wides Monday-Friday to recording powerful country songs on weekends - and reveals how his "Ginseng King" father's National Geographic fame shaped his musical path.

Bill was recently on America's Got Talent, with his performance garnering tens of millions of views online.


IN THIS EPISODE:✅ Balancing full-time trucking with weekend studio sessions✅ Growing up Pentecostal - how church music shaped his sound✅ His father's National Geographic "Appalachian Outlaws" ginseng fame✅ Writing "Old Man" - honoring veterans and PTSD struggles✅ From cover songs in bars to original material with his band✅ Why he writes about "stuff I know" - wife, kids, and mountain life✅ Recording 12 songs for upcoming album with producer Zach✅ EXCLUSIVE first-time performance of "One Cuff Shell"Bill opens up about representing Appalachia through authentic storytelling, balancing blue-collar work with musical dreams, and honoring the mountain culture that raised him.RELATED ARTISTS: Cody Johnson, Tyler Childers, Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell#BillTaylors #TruckDriver #AppalachianMusic #KentuckyCountry #GinsengKing #PentecostalMusic #WorkingClass #CountryMusic #MountainMusic #AmericasGotTalent #AGT

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The Songwriter | The Life Behind the LyricBy JammNation