The typical belly button staring artist stuff,” McCain predicts with a laugh. I think there’s a little bit of a trial by fire.”Īlthough it’s impossible for McCain to know how he will feel when he steps into the famous Opry circle for the first time, he admits that he will likely have a lot of mixed emotions when he makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. 33 years later, I’m still out here playing gigs. And also, I think you kind of earn a little bit more legitimacy for still playing shows 30-something years later. It’s become mahogany where it was originally just a pine tree. “‘I’ll Be,’ by itself, in the beginning it was like, ‘Oh, that’s a nice wedding song.’ But 25 years later, it’s something different. “I think part of that too is that there had to be enough time for those songs to become legacy,” McCain maintains. The 52-year-old is thrilled, and ready, to perform on the Grand Ole Opry stage now, a place that he says may not have been right for him when his songs were a mainstay on radio. “It was these crazy radio shows where it was us and NSYNC and Shania Twain … I just don’t think we were ever really considered country, but I’m incredibly honored to be considered a songwriter enough to be on the Opry.” I was doing radio shows, and we were playing right before NSYNC,'” McCain recalls. “When the songs finally did break, they were pop. Indeed, McCain was far removed from the country music world when his music was rising up the charts, but now, almost 25 years later, he can see that his music extends beyond just one genre. So in that respect, I think you could probably put me in the category, but in the traditional sense, I just don’t think anybody ever, ever saw me as country.” I would say that I’m sort of made from the same stuff that they are. I would say that I was influenced in the same way that John Hiatt was influenced, or Lyle Lovett. “I guess if I’m being honest, I wasn’t ever really country, and all my influences were like Earth, Wind & Fire, and all the Motown stuff,” McCain reflects to Everything Nash. The rock star, who had a major hit, “I’ll Be” in 1998, followed by “I Could Not Ask For More” one year later, has never sung on the iconic stage before, but says now feels like the right time to perform in the sacred venue. His next big hit was his recording and performance of Diane Warren’s song, “I Could Not Ask For More,” which first appeared on the soundtrack of the Kevin Costner/Robin Wright movie Message In A Bottle.Edwin McCain will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Friday, July 29. His second album Misguided Roses, spawned his first major hit single “I’ll Be”-it was featured on the TV show Higher Ground and the movie A Cinderella Story, then absolutely exploded when featured on Dawson’s Creek. He toured extensively with Hootie and the Blowfish, then signed with the same label (Atlantic Records) to release his first major-label album Honor Among Thieves. Edwin’s songs have formed the soundtrack to some of the most pivotal moments in people’s lives, that couples and their families will always remember.Įdwin first gained industry attention with his indie album Solitude. His hit songs “I’ll Be” and “I Could Not Ask For More” are both favorite “first dance” songs, and his song “Walk With You” is always a moving choice for the father/daughter dance. This week, Andy talks with the artist behind three enormously-popular wedding songs- Edwin McCain. Apple Podcasts Review Google Podcasts Listen in a New Window SoundCloud Stitcher Subscribe on Android Subscribe via RSS Spotify Player Embed
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