Encore: The Rise of Scotty McCreery

Biscuits & Jam

Meredith Corporation

Food, Music, Music Interviews, Arts

4.6 • 640 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Scotty McCreery burst onto the country music scene when he became the youngest male singer to ever win American Idol back in 2011, when he was just 17 years old. He grew up in Garner, North Carolina, just outside of Raleigh, where he developed his talent by singing and playing music at the local Baptist Church. Scotty talks with Sid about his new album, Rise & Fall, which showcases some different sides of his personality, from being a man of faith and family to being a man who occasionally likes a cold drink and a good time. He also talks about his Puerto Rican heritage, the ups and downs of his career, and what it meant to be inducted recently into the Grand Ole Opry. 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/Producer Jeremiah McVay - Producer Jennifer Del Sole-Director of Audio Growth Strategy & Operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, it's Sid Evans, editor-in-chief at Southern Living.
0:02.9	We're taking a break this week, but I wanted to reshare a conversation that I had with the former American Idol winner, Scotty McCreary.
0:10.8	Make sure to come back next week for my interview with the reality TV star, podcast, and pillow entrepreneur Craig Conover.
0:18.4	We'll see you then.
0:23.1	Welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living. I'm your host, Sid Evans,
0:27.4	and you all may have noticed that I've interviewed a few alums of reality TV shows who have gone
0:32.4	on to some great careers. Well, today I'm talking with someone who burst onto the country music scene when he
0:38.7	became the youngest male singer to ever win American Idol back in 2011 when he was just 17 years old.
0:46.3	Scotty McCreary grew up in Garner, North Carolina, just outside of Raleigh. And it's there that
0:52.2	he developed his talent by singing and playing music
0:55.2	at the local Baptist Church. Now he has a new album out called Rise and Fall that showcases
1:01.6	very different sides of his personality, from being a man of faith and family to being a man
1:07.4	who also likes a cold drink and a good time. We'll talk about all that,
1:12.2	his Puerto Rican heritage, the ups and downs of his career, and what it meant to be inducted
1:18.0	recently into the Grand Ole Opry on this week's Biscuits and Jam.
1:32.1	Scotty McCreary, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.
1:34.5	Hey, thanks so much for having me. Appreciate it.
1:36.2	Where am I reaching you right now?
1:38.4	I'm back home in Riley, North Carolina.
1:42.7	Okay, nice to be home for a few days during a busy year for you.
2:04.1	Yeah, it's busy. I think I'm home. We're here another six hours or so, and then we're busting back out. But it's been good to be home a little bit. Well, listen, I don't even know what to say congrats on first. I mean, you just won a CMT Award. You're about to be inducted into the Grand Alopri. You got a new album coming out. A lot of great stuff happening for you. Thank you. Yeah, it's been a wild ride. I've got to be
2:09.6	honest, just the last few years for sure. It just blow my mind a little bit. But I've always just
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