Valley Sounds Episode 425: Bay Simpson

For many musicians, Muscle Shoals is a place to visit. For Bay Simpson, it’s home.

This week on Valley Sounds, the Muscle Shoals native reflects on growing up surrounded by the area’s rich musical legacy and how it shaped his career as a songwriter and performer. Simpson shares the story of writing a song that caught Kid Rock’s attention at the age of 20, his experience competing on The Voice, and the lessons he’s learned from some of the Shoals’ most respected songwriters.

Bay also explores his newest project, The Family, a band made up of his own relatives. He talks about recording music together, their debut album arriving July 31, and performing at this year’s SkyDog Music Festival in Florence.