Name Grayson Capps | Role Singer-songwriter | |
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Grayson Capps (born April 17, 1967 in Opelika, Alabama) is an American singer-songwriter.
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- Early life
- Musical career
- Solo career
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
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Early life
Capps was born in Opelika, Alabama, the son of a Baptist preacher and an Auburn University student. He became interested in theater when growing up in Fairhope, Alabama, and received a degree in theater from Tulane University.
Musical career
In the early 1990s, while a student at Tulane, Capps started a band called "The House Levelers"; the band's music has been described as "thrash-folk". Also while at Tulane, Capps started a blues-rock band called "Stavin' Chain". This band released one eponymous album before disbanding. In 2004, several of Capps' songs appeared on the soundtrack of the film A Love Song for Bobby Long, which was based on a novel written by Capps' father. In 2011, Capps and his band the Lost Cause Minstrels released an album, also called "Lost Cause Minstrels", on Royal Potato Family Records.
Solo career
Capps released his first solo album, "If You Knew My Mind", in 2005 on Hyena Records. His second solo album, "Wail & Ride", was released in 2006 on the same label, followed by "Rott & Roll" in 2008. Rott & Roll was recorded with a band known as "the Stumpknockers".
Personal life
Capps is married to Trina Shoemaker, a recording engineer from Fairhope. They have a son together; Capps also has another child from a previous relationship. As of 2013, Capps and his family lived in Mobile, Alabama.