Making his name as part of Southern alt-rockers Drive-By Truckers in the early
2000s, Jason Isbell has gone on to become a highly acclaimed singer-songwriter
and win a Grammy Award for his solo album 'Something More Than Free'. Raised in
the small rural village of Green Hill in North Alabama, USA, his love of music
was sparked by his grandfather, a Pentecostal preacher who taught him mandolin
and guitar, introduced him to gospel songs and blues music. In his teenage years
he played in garage bands with Chris Thompson (now a songwriter in Nashville)
before his demo tape of origina...