Community Corner
Greg Trooper (SideBar Music Room)
Greg Trooper is a singer/songwriter who has released 12 albums since 1986. Greg spent his formative years in the shore town of Little Silver, NJ. He discovered a sort of holy musical trinity in the work of Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, and Hank Williams, with their guiding lights of passion, literary dexterity and plainspoken honesty. It’s one reason Trooper’s music feels equally informed by Memphis soul, Greenwich Village folk and Nashville twang.
Trooper has made an impact on the music scenes in all the places he’s lived since leaving home after high school: Austin, Texas, Lawrence, Kansas, Nashville and New York. Music critics praise his poetic feel, infectious melodies and insightful lyrics. Americana star Buddy Miller produced 1998’s ‘Popular Demons’ album, while soul legend Dan Penn steered 2005’s extraordinary ‘Make It Through This World’. His latest release, ‘Incident On Willow Street,’ produced by Grammy winning producer/engineer Stewart Lerman, has garnered critic’s praise from around the globe and in the words of Lee Zimmerman “The songs on ‘Incident On Willow Street’ ring like timeless treasures even on a first hearing.”
Greg's songs have been recorded by numerous artists including: Vince Gill, Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Robert Earl Keen, Maura O’Connell, Lucy Kaplansky and Tom Russell.