![]() His parents were serious music heads, but in different directions: His mother, a paralegal, frequently played the sounds of Stax, Motown, and Philly Soul, while his father, a FedEx worker, was deep into singer-songwriters such as Dobie Gray and Tracy Chapman and classic suburban rock like REO Speedwagon and Styx. ![]() An only child, he grew up in Chicago and then south suburban Matteson. Graham’s first influences were his parents. “This is a true melting pot of what I had been listening to my whole life,” he said. Even though the collection is his first, the Americana songs have a lived-in quality of an old soul using music as a vehicle for self-reflection and redemption. That journey, longer than most musicians travel before releasing their initial set of music, gives Saint of Second Chances (Pravda), out Friday, its confidence. Courtesy of Pravda RecordsAt 34, the Chicago singer-songwriter and powerhouse guitar player is releasing his debut, which came into shape after more than 20 years of picking up the guitar as a 13-year-old. Saint of Second Chances was produced entirely in Chicago.
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