Billy Shaddox

Billy Shaddox is blessed with the ability to blend the western styles of coastal dreamer and high mountain drifter into his deep, easy flowing songs. Rooted in stories of love and fortune lost, perspective and enlightenment gained, Shaddox captures the mystique of the West with indelible lyrical imagery and sharply original musicality: the displaced modern man weary of coping with vanishing ideals, the present-minded realist, the uncontrollable jealousy of the downtrodden miner, and the bright-eyed morning traveler setting out to make his mark on the world. The characters who inhabit Shaddox tales have a depth of personality and situational believability that leaves the listener feeling affected by their being long after their songs have woven their course.

Golden Fate, Shaddox newest record, builds on a strong decade of songwriting and musical performance that has now seen two solo records that easily fit into the Americana genre, along with four releases by his powerful, unheralded San Diego-based country-rock band Billy Midnight. During his years as the front man and songwriter for Billy Midnight, Shaddox shared the stage with acts such as the Mother Hips, Dave Alvin, Los Lobos, Texas Tornados, Luke Bryan, and Roger Cline to name a few. He has been the recipient of the San Diego Music award for Best Americana multiple times, and his music has been featured in films by Dana Brown and Kenton Hoppas. In 2012 Shaddox began collaborating with vocalist Kara Tauchman. Tauchman brings a new dimension to his music. Her voice floats between the instrumentation and the melody, weaving an effortless harmony that completes the songs and is complimentary of both Shaddox vocals and songwriting.