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Welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.

I'm Sid Evans, editor-in-chief of Southern Living magazine.

My guest this week have been one of the South's biggest success stories over the last few years,

and they made their mark with a distinctive sound that's reminiscent of some of the world's great soul singers.

Obviously, there's soul music as a genre.

Like you mentioned, some of the greats, the Al Greens and Marvin Gay's and whatnot.

And we love to pay homage to them or at least be inspired by them.

But I think the most important thing for us is that it comes from our soul and that what Eric is writing and singing and feeling is coming from

his soul and what I'm doing musically is coming from mine. Singer-songwriter Eric Burton was

busking and couch surfing across the West Coast before settling in Austin, Texas, and meeting guitarist and producer

Adrian Cassata, who had already won a Grammy with the Latin-influenced Grupo Fantasma.

The duo began what was originally just a studio project called Black Pumas in 2018,

but the buzz around Austin proved that their sound belonged on a stage.

Black Pumas released their self-titled debut album a year later,

and they've never looked back, earning four Grammy nominations

and performing at this year's presidential inauguration.

On today's show, Eric talks about how his faith influenced

the band's biggest hit, colors, and how his early days in the church are deeply rooted

in his music. There's just a level of realness that you get when you're conversing or

fellowshiping with people from the South.

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