Craig Morgan's Journey from the Army to the Opry

Biscuits & Jam

Meredith Corporation

Food, Music, Music Interviews, Arts

4.6 • 640 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Craig Morgan is that rare country artist who actually grew up around Nashville, but he also breaks the mold in a lot of other ways. After finishing high school in Kingston Springs, just west of downtown Nashville, Craig joined the Army for what would become a long, intense, and distinctive military career. As a member of the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions, he parachuted into the jungles of Panama and fought sex traffickers in Thailand, among other dangerous assignments. But despite his commitment to the armed services, he always had a yearning to play music. Craig found himself writing songs based on his experiences, and thanks to the encouragement of a Colonel who thought he had an extraordinary talent, he made the leap to the music business. Now, he has a successful career, a dedicated fan base, and a body of work largely defined by his commitment to God, Family, and Country—which happens to be the name of his memoir. Sid talks to Craig about how much he loves his mom’s biscuits and gravy, his new EP called American Soundtrack, and the way a family tragedy led him to write a song that’s touched so many people. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Biscuits & Jam is produced by: Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living Lottie Leymarie - Executive Producer Michael Onufrak - Audio Engineer & Editor/Producer Jeremiah McVay - Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, Sid Evans here.
0:06.0	Welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.
0:08.2	It's not very often that I talk to a major country artist who actually grew up around Nashville.
0:14.4	Craig Morgan is that rare exception, but he also breaks the mold in a lot of other ways.
0:20.3	After finishing high school in Kingston Springs, just west of downtown Nashville,
0:25.6	Craig joined the army for what would become a long, intense, and distinctive military career.
0:31.7	As a member of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions,
0:36.0	he parachuted into the jungles of Panama and fought sex
0:39.7	traffickers in Thailand, among other dangerous assignments. But despite his commitment to the
0:45.3	armed services, he always had a yearning to play music. Craig found himself writing songs
0:51.2	based on his experiences, and thanks to the encouragement of a colonel who
0:55.8	thought he had an extraordinary talent, he made the leap into the music business. Now he has a successful
1:01.5	career, a dedicated fan base, and a body of work largely defined by his commitment to God,
1:08.2	family, and country, which happens to be the name of his memoir.
1:12.5	We'll discuss all that, how much he loves his mom's biscuits and gravy, his new EP called American
1:19.7	soundtrack, and the way a family tragedy led him to write a song that has touched so many
1:25.5	people.
1:26.3	All in this week's Biscuits and Jam.
1:39.2	Craig Morgan, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.
1:42.0	Thank you.
1:43.0	Well, Craig, congrats on the new EP.
1:46.0	It's called American Soundtrack, and I know you must be really excited to be getting some new music out there.
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