British sensations like Squeeze and Crowded House . That mix of influences is compelling and should have widespread commercial appeal . In recent years Minton attended a songwriter ’ s workshop in Nashville where he was rudely rebuffed by the snarky hipsters . They told him he ’ d never “ make it in this town .” His immediate response was , “ But , I ’ m from here ” but he saved his strongest reply via the humorous retort found in “ The Short End of the Stick .” Another winning song from the same record , Somedays , was “ Fight ” that showed Minton was in the ring battling for his right to make the music that he loves . Minton has now put together a strong new band with some of Music City ’ s finest and we wouldn ’ t be surprised if this was the year he began to mint his name well beyond the region . The Wood Brothers have performed at plenty of respectable venues in their travels but the late Levon Helm ’ s Barn in Wood-
Watch the lyric video for “ Fight ” by Jason Minton