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Biscuits & Jam

Walker Hayes Never Gave Up

Biscuits & Jam

Meredith Corporation

Music Interviews, Arts, Food, Music

4.8608 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, welcomes Mobile, Alabama native and “Fancy Like” singer, Walker Hayes. Today on the show, the Father of 6 talks about how his Dad booked his first “life changing” gig at The Yacht Club in Mobile Bay, his struggles with alcoholism, and his friend Craig, who introduced him to the church and even gave him a van. Plus, Walker shares his go-to meal at Applebees, where he can now eat for free for the rest of his life. 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 Jenny Snyder - Audio Engineer/Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:03.8

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0:06.0

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0:07.7

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0:13.1

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0:19.2

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0:36.3

Welcome to the summer tour edition of Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.

0:40.4

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

0:44.7

My guest today is a Mobile Alabama native who broke out last year with one of the biggest hits in country music,

0:52.0

the pop sensation, fancy-like.

0:55.0

Walker Hayes grew up in a neighborhood where his church, school, and girlfriend were all within

1:00.6

a mile radius.

1:02.4

He met his future wife Lainey in 11th grade.

1:05.9

After they married in 2004, they drove straight to Nashville so he could pursue his music career. But that dream

1:12.7

took more than a decade to get traction, and Walker struggled through some very hard times.

1:18.8

Despite years of rejection and disappointment, his love of writing songs drove him to push through,

1:25.2

and then in 2021, Fancy Like at the Airwaves. Walker's dance moves

1:30.6

became a TikTok sensation, and he's since been nominated for Grammys, Billboard Music Awards,

1:36.6

CMT Awards, ACMs, and a kid's choice award. Today on the show, The Father of six talks about how his dad booked his first

1:46.5

life-changing gig at the Yacht Club in Mobile Bay, his struggles with alcoholism, and his friend

1:53.3

Craig, who introduced him to the church and even gave him a van. Plus, Walker shares his go-to

1:59.8

meal at Applebee's, where he can now eat for free for the

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