Adam Hood is a singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 from Opelika, Alabama

Alabama

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, who has released studio albums, "The Shape of Things" (2011, Carnival Records), Adam Hood" EP (2011, Carnival Records), "6th Street " EP (2004, Adam Hood Music), 21 to Enter (2002, Adam Hood Music) and Different Groove (2007, Little Dog Records). He had played as a musician for years before his breakthrough around 2001. His music is in the style of Americana

Americana (music)

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, or roots rock

Roots rock

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. Different Groove was produced with Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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-winning producer/guitarist Pete Anderson

Pete Anderson

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In 2011, The single "Flame and Gasoline" reached as high as #9 on The Texas Music Charts. The single "22 Days Too Long" reached as high as #17 on the Texas Music Chart. Hood's following single "Different Groove" reached #17 on the Texas Music Chart as well. In 2007, Hood opened for Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks

Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006, when he won the fifth season of American Idol. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade, during which he also released...

, performed at Diversafest in Tulsa and at the Austin City Limits Music Festival

Austin City Limits Music Festival

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, and was seen in a segment of We're An American Band on the Documentary Channel

Documentary Channel

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. Hood has toured with artists such as Pat Green

Pat Green

Patrick Craven "Pat" Green is an American Texas Country artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of ten studio albums, including several independent works, three for Republic Records and two for BNA...

, Todd Snider

Todd Snider

Todd Daniel Snider is an American singer-songwriter with a musical style that combines Americana, alt-country, and folk.-Biography:...

, Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert

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, Leon Russell

Leon Russell

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 and Ian Moore.
He was on the Willie Nelson Throwdown Tour for the summer of 2011 as part of the Bluebird Cafe singer/songwriter group.

Hood is currently signed with Carnival Records. A new album is anticipated for Fall 2011. He also writes for Carnival Music.

21 to Enter

• Released 2002 by Adam Hood Music
• Recorded at The Loft In Columbus, GA.
• Engineer: Dede Vogt; Jose Castallanos Jr.

Track list

1. "Stay Out Of My Way"
2. "Take Me With You"
3. "Million Miles Away"
4. "This House"
5. "Coffee Song"
6. "I Wanna Be With You"
7. "Tuesday Night"
8. "Nobody Comes Here Anymore"
9. "Big Mistake"
10. "Last Man Standing"
11. "Dead and Gone"

Different Groove

• Released 2007 by Little Dog Records, 2007
• Credits:
  • Adam Hood (vocals, acoustic guitar)
  • Pete Anderson (various instruments, acoustic guitar)
  • Bob "Boo" Bernstein (pedal steel guitar)
  • Michael Murphy (accordion, piano, Hammond b-3 organ)
  • Paul Malingagio, Mark Thomas (bass guitar)
  • Josh Day (drums)
  • Darrin Vincent, Justin Johnson, Andrea Zonn (background vocals)
  • Producer- Michael Murphey; Tony Rambo; Pete Anderson
  • Engineer- Tony Rambo

Track list

1. "22 Days Too Long"
2. "Shelly"
3. "Never Comes Easy"
4. "Cars, Trucks & Me"
5. "Buzzes Like Neon"
6. "Fool of an Honest Man"
7. "Different Groove"
8. "Late Night Diner"
9. "Varnado"
10. "Whole Town Talking"
11. "22 Days Too Long" (Bonus)
12. "Different Groove" (Bonus)
13. "Fool of an Honest Man" (Bonus)

6th Street (EP)

• Released 2004
• Produced by Adam Hood & Justin Johnson.
• Recorded @ Justin's studio in Birmingham, Alabama.

Track list

1. "Tuesday Night"
2. "Million Miles Away"
3. "Coffee Song"
4. "Play Something We Know"

Adam Hood (EP)

• Released 2011
• Produced by Matthew Miller & Oran Thornton
• Musicians: Mark Selby, Chris Donohue, Russ Pahl, Shawn Fichter, Rachel Solomon, Stuart Mathis, Fred Eltringham, Craig Young, Jerry McPherson, Eli Beaird, Billy Panda, Mike Henderson
• Vocalists: Joanna Cotton, Kim Keyes, Maureen Murphy

Track list

1. "Flame and Gasoline"
2. "The Shape of Things"
3. "Used To Be Your Sunshine"
4. "Song For Three Girls"
5. "This Thing"

The Shape of Things

• To be released October 2011
• Produced by Matthew Miller & Oran Thornton
• Musicians: Mark Selby, Chris Donohue, Russ Pahl, Shawn Fichter, Rachel Solomon, Stuart Mathis, Fred Eltringham, Craig Young, Jerry McPherson, Eli Beaird, Billy Panda, Mike Henderson
• Vocalists: Joanna Cotton, Kim Keyes, Maureen Murphy

Track list

1. "Hell of a Fight"
2. "Flame and Gasoline"
3. "Grandpa's Farm"
4. "Tennessee Will"
5. "The Shape of Things"
6. "Gonna Take a Woman"
7. "Front Porch Thang"
8. "Moving Mountains"
9. "Hard Times In the Land of Plenty"
10. "New Deep Ellum Blues"
11. "Once They're Gone"
12. "I'll Sing About Mine"

External links

• Little Dog Records
• Reverb Nation
• Carnival Music
• Country Throwdown
• Adam Hood at Square Park Entertainment
• Interview with Adam Hood