MUSIC

After 12 years of constant touring, Eric Lee Beddingfield has carved out a name for himself throughout the Southeast as an artist who can flat out “ROCK” a country song. “ELB”, as he is affectionately known, has become one of the best kept secrets in the world of country music. He’s played thousands of concerts with the biggest names on the biggest stages. He has sold tens of thousands of albums comprised of his original music, writing and recording with legendary superstars such as Dolly Parton and George Jones to Southern rock guitar gods Warren Haynes (Allman Bros., Gov’t Mule) and Rickey Medlocke (Lynyrd Skynyrd) just to name a few.

Beddingfield released his debut album in ‘07 on the Miami based label, Double Diamond. He scored three top 40 chart hits while being named the most spun independent artist on secondary radio in ‘08 according to BMI. “New Music Weekly” named him as one of the Top New Artists to watch. When the label closed its doors in ‘08, Eric didn’t miss a beat. He began writing and recording for his new project. This time digging deeper than ever to create an album of hardcore, unapologetic, ass-stomping country music his fans have grown to love.

ELB teamed up with Grammy-nominated producer and world class musician, Kent Wells (Dolly Parton/Keith Whitley/Hank Williams Jr/Reba McEntire) and the two began working on the new album in the spring of ‘09. Later that same year he signed a management deal with Craig Campbell, a former Sony Music executive who was instrumental in launching the careers of the Dixie Chicks, Montgomery Gentry, Gretchen Wilson, and Miranda Lambert.