Nashville singer-songwriter Reid Haughton releases breezy new single “The Wheel” featuring fellow Alabama native Drake White. An homage to the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality, the track serves as an easygoing reminder to keep things uncomplicated and enjoy the simple pleasures in life.
“‘The Wheel’ is an autobiographical tune that’s about as laid back as I am,” shares Haughton. “It’s my personality in song form. As for having Drake on the track it made perfect sense to me. I was out on the road with Drake and through getting to know him I realized we thought a lot alike, so I asked him to feature. Now it seems the song was always meant to be that way, and I’m proud of how it turned out.”
Last year, Haughton released his debut LP Higher Than 9, combining his classic country influences with the Southern rock he grew up on. The Sadler Vaden-produced album captures the freewheeling energy of a bar band and his quintessentially Deep South storytelling that only comes from someone raised just South of Muscle Shoals. The record garnered praise from MusicRow, Whiskey Riff and Holler who called it “an electrifying release, a crank-it-up collection of tunes all fueled by muddied blues rock and red-hot Southern soul.”
A road warrior, Haughton cut his teeth playing college bars and has since spent years on the road supporting artists like Whiskey Myers and 49 Winchester. Most comfortable on a stage, Haughton always aims to preserve the raw, live band essence on his recorded music – letting his love of artists like the Grateful Dead and Jimi Hendrix shine through and appealing to a wide variety of music fans. Rolling Stone put it best when they said, “Haughton’s brand of guitar-based country should satisfy a whole bunch, from Southern rock to mainstream country fans.”
Haughton is currently on tour supporting Hudson Westbrook – see below for a full list of dates or visit his website for more information.
