HIGH HOPES
Austin Meade
Meet the preacher’s son with rock in his bones and a gift for telling stories that resonate.
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“For me Tom Petty bridged the gap between country and rock’n’roll.”
Most of us owe something, at least, to our fathers. Austin Meade – a Texan singer songwriter who mixes a mean cocktail of alt.rock guitars, southern swagger and country-ish storytelling – owes more than most. For it was under his dad’s tutelage that Austin was given a first-rate foundation course on the traditions, lores and legends of classic rock.