This music biz is such a mixed up ball of confusion. Most people think things are as they always have been. Those of us entrenched on the front lines are so aware of how hard it now is to MAKE it, especially in the way that you could a couple of decades ago. Truth is, it is like grass growing through the concrete, to get awareness from the masses these days. It is hard, but not totally impossible. And that brass ring, which used to be platinum or gold...today’s ring IS made of brass, or even aluminum foil!

So when an artist is lucky enough to get a cover of one of his songs by a band that has more notoriety, let it be. I find it so funny the debate that is raging on in the YouTube comments with Will Hoge’s “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” being covered by the Eli Young Band, which we filmed backstage at The 8x10 in Baltimore a couple of years ago. Everything helps. And in the case of Mr. Hoge, anything that gets his name out there sooner is just dandy in my book. We were once again blown away by his talent, his range, and his sincerity, when he came to play for us during our Fall Music Fog Marathon in Nashville this past October. Here's the Music Fog version of ”Trying To Be A Man,” a song from Will Hoge's latest album, Number Seven.

- Jessie Scott