Stephen Wilson Jr.

lnk.bio/stephenwilsonjr Stephen Wilson Jr. is a singer/songwriter from rural Southern Indiana. Wilson was raised by a single father who was a boxer and had him boxing from age seven through adulthood as an Indiana State Golden Gloves finalist. Wilson, a self-taught guitarist moved to Nashville to pursue a degree in Microbiology at MTSU. There, he started indie rock band AutoVaughn after finishing his degree. They toured for over five years and Wilson co-wrote songs as lead guitarist until his creative focus turned more to songwriting and singing and signed a publishing deal with BMG Nashville in Aug 2016. He has had songs cut by Caitlyn Smith and Old Dominion, ‪Tim McGraw‬, ‪Trace Adkins‬, Chase Bryant, ‪Mackenzie Porter‬, ‪Kameron Marlow, Sixpence None the Richer‬ and ‪Leigh Nash‬. Stephen released his first single “The Devil” and a cinematic video for the song in Sept. 2019 with follow-up, "Year To Be Young 1994" which is currently featured on Spotify's Country Rocks editorial playlist, Apple Music's 5th Gear editorial playlist and was in full rotation at Nashville's Triple A station, Lightning 100 last year. Due to overwhelming fan demand, Wilson recently released an "Unplugged" version of "Year To Be Young 1994" and will release single "Holler From The Holler" on April 29th. Some of his main influences are ‪Willie Nelson‬, ‪Kurt Cobain‬, ‪John Mellencamp‬, ‪Bruce Springsteen‬, The National, ‪Glen Campbell‬ and ‪Randy Travis‬.

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