
Taylor Hunnicutt
Season 5 Episode 10 | 24m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Alabama-raised, Taylor’s roots lie in Blues, Soul, and Americana.
Alabama-raised, Taylor’s roots lie in Blues, Soul, and Americana. Her dynamic performances cross genre lines, offering an authentic storytelling experience. An opera-trained vocalist who dropped out of music school, landed a server job at a juke joint, then set the stage aflame with the bands that came through town, she is now the main act.
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Taylor Hunnicutt
Season 5 Episode 10 | 24m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Alabama-raised, Taylor’s roots lie in Blues, Soul, and Americana. Her dynamic performances cross genre lines, offering an authentic storytelling experience. An opera-trained vocalist who dropped out of music school, landed a server job at a juke joint, then set the stage aflame with the bands that came through town, she is now the main act.
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Three million years in the making, pure acoustics offer music from the heart of the American experience.
Center stage and deep inside the mountain.
This time welcoming, Taylor Hunnicutt.
♪ Cadillac 8-track hit the throttle ♪ ♪ Roll out the red carpet ♪ - It's deep down sound in The Caverns.
Coming up next.
- Man, I've wanted to cross this one off of my list for a long time, baby!
[upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] ♪ I got a head of steam in my pedigree ♪ ♪ From a southern line of royalty ♪ ♪ You can go and kiss my ass or this pinky ring ♪ ♪ Cuz what ya getting is what you see ♪ ♪ To hell with a king ♪ ♪ Hail to the queen... ♪ ♪ Of Alabama ♪ [upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] ♪ Call me Miss Demopolis, that's where I'm from ♪ ♪ Spitfire temper like a tommy gun ♪ ♪ Horns on the hood of my El Dorado ♪ ♪ Cadillac 8-track hit the throttle ♪ ♪ Roll out the red carpet, look who's back in town, yeah ♪ ♪ Who needs a throne when you already got the crown, yeah ♪ ♪ This ain't a song ♪ ♪ It's a proclamation ♪ ♪ Ain't too long til it's across the nation ♪ ♪ Don't need a duke or a jester charmer ♪ ♪ Silver tongue devil with the shining armor ♪ ♪ Hitch up the horse, I'm pointing my pony home ♪ ♪ Dust up behind us, here comes your highness ♪ ♪ Sit my ass ass back on the throne... ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ [upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] ♪ Head of steam in my pedigree ♪ ♪ From a southern line of royalty ♪ ♪ You can go and kiss my ass or this pinky ring ♪ ♪ Cuz what ya getting is what you see ♪ ♪ To hell with a king ♪ ♪ Hail to the queen... ♪ ♪ Of Alabama ♪ [upbeat rock music] - Well, Caverns, how many y'all seen us before.
Anybody ever seen us, let me see them hands up.
Come on!
Alright, how many of y'all are brand new never seen us, first timers?
Let me see your hands, put them up.
Hey!
We're your redneck cousins from Alabama and we're so happy to be here.
[upbeat rock music] My name is Taylor Hunnicutt.
All the way from Demopolis, Alabama.
[upbeat rock music] And this is a song called "Trail of a broken heart."
[upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] ♪ All my life I've done some real hard living ♪ ♪ Been to places I should have never been ♪ ♪ And I'm lucky to be alive ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ All these years I've tried to quit smoking ♪ ♪ It grabs a hold of me just like a snake ♪ ♪ Constricting life out of its prey ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ And lately my life has felt the same damn way, hey ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ I keep dreaming but I just can't wake up ♪ ♪ I keep livin' while my life is falling apart ♪ ♪ I keep driving on a long road to nowhere ♪ ♪ I can't find out where it starts ♪ ♪ It's like I'm running down the trail of a broken heart ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ Down the road I keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ Till I find a place calling out my name ♪ ♪ Sayin' I should stay a while ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ I keep searching but I just can't find it ♪ ♪ Then I realized I've been looking through my eyes ♪ ♪ And my heart should guide the way ♪ ♪ But I don't know how much more my heart can take ♪ ♪ I keep dreaming but I just can't wake up ♪ ♪ I keep livin' while my life is falling apart ♪ ♪ I keep driving on a long road to nowhere ♪ ♪ I can't find out where it starts ♪ ♪ It's like I'm running down a trail of a broken heart ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ I've been running for so long I just can't go back now ♪ ♪ I don't know where to call my home ♪ ♪ I know that road will take me down that path ♪ ♪ But I just can't find out where it starts ♪ ♪ It's like I'm running down a trail of a broken heart ♪ ♪ Hey... ♪ [upbeat rock music] [applause and cheering] - Thank you so much!
[applause and cheering] [upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] ♪ Can't run from it ♪ ♪ You ain't the first that done it ♪ ♪ But I wouldn't want it any other way ♪ ♪ Back home friends they all ♪ ♪ Look at me with a ♪ ♪ Sorry kinda look on their face ♪ ♪ Saturday night it only feels alright ♪ ♪ When my boots hit that stage ♪ ♪ And I'm saved ♪ ♪ Can't walk away ♪ ♪ Ain't it great to go your own way ♪ ♪ Can't think straight ♪ ♪ Till I hit that road ♪ ♪ Ooh, it's a long way to go ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ Breakin' down them hard lines ♪ ♪ Passing by ole road signs ♪ ♪ Long as ole Johnny law ain't around ♪ ♪ Well now, stuffed inside this old van ♪ ♪ With a five piece rock 'n roll band ♪ ♪ Out to spread that Alabama sound ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Saturday night it only feels alright ♪ ♪ When my boots hit that stage ♪ ♪ And I'm saved ♪ ♪ Can't walk away ♪ ♪ Ain't it great ♪ ♪ To go your own way now ♪ ♪ Can't think straight ♪ ♪ Till I hit that road ♪ ♪ Ooh, but it's a long way to go... ♪ [audience cheering] [upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] ♪ One, two, three ♪ ♪ Saturday night it only feels alright ♪ ♪ When my boots hit the stage ♪ ♪ And I'm saved ♪ ♪ Can't walk away ♪ ♪ Ain't it great ♪ ♪ To go your own way ♪ ♪ Can't think straight ♪ ♪ Till I hit that road ♪ ♪ Ooh, it is a long way to go ♪ [upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] [cheering and applause] - Y'all give it up for this band one time let me hear ya!
[loud cheering] [guitar strums] - Well I released a single earlier this year with a man named, Mr.
John Moreland and I'm gonna play it for you real quick if that's okay?
[crowd cheering] Is that okay?
[crowd cheering] [guitar strums] [guitar strums] [gentle country rock music] ♪ We still get along just fine ♪ ♪ I guess romance rusts with time ♪ ♪ We're content with comfort and security ♪ ♪ But it's pure predictability ♪ ♪ Did we forget about love?
♪ ♪ The kind that strikes a chord in your soul ♪ ♪ The kind you just don't wanna let go ♪ ♪ That can't live without you touch ♪ ♪ Baby, can you tell me when ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Did we forget about love ♪ [gentle country rock music] ♪ So caught up in the day to day ♪ ♪ The ordinary and mundane ♪ ♪ Maybe our hearts don't stand a chance against time ♪ ♪ But there's still one question burned in my mind ♪ ♪ Did we forget about love?
♪ ♪ The kind that strikes a chord in your soul ♪ ♪ The kind you just don't wanna let go ♪ ♪ That can't live without you touch ♪ ♪ Did we forget about love ♪ ♪ Yeah, the kind that makes your heart ignite ♪ ♪ With a spark on a cold dark night ♪ ♪ When's the last time we felt that rush?
♪ ♪ Baby can you tell me when, yeah ♪ ♪ Did we forget about love ♪ ♪ Tell me what happened to that flame ♪ [gentle country rock music] ♪ Cuz I could remember a day when it couldn't be contained ♪ ♪ Did we forget about love ♪ ♪ The kind that strikes a chord in your soul ♪ ♪ The kind you just don't wanna let go ♪ ♪ That can't live without you touch ♪ ♪ Did we forget about love?
♪ ♪ Yeah, the kind that makes your heart ignite ♪ ♪ With a spark on a cold, dark night ♪ ♪ When's the last time we felt that rush?
♪ ♪ Baby can you tell me when ♪ ♪ Did we forget about love... ♪ [gentle country rock music] ♪ Ooh ♪ [applause and cheering] [country rock music] ♪ Well, it ain't hard to see me ♪ ♪ Happier than ever ♪ ♪ Finally runnin' down a dream ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ You're a friend of foul weather ♪ ♪ Ain't no clouds in my world, yeah, it seems ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Are you losing sleep at night ♪ ♪ Knowin' you don't love her?
♪ ♪ She's exactly what you need ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Cause she's so much like your mother ♪ ♪ Pretty in the face but dumb as she can be ♪ ♪ That's right ♪ ♪ I know it ain't much ♪ ♪ But it's damn sure somethin' ♪ ♪ Two might be better than one ♪ ♪ But baby I'm all or nothing, let's go ♪ [upbeat country rock music] [upbeat country rock music] ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Bald ties burning ♪ ♪ On my way to Amarillo ♪ ♪ And I'm so sad you're stuck in Alabam' ♪ ♪ Now I'm skipping tolls just to on get back to Tulsa ♪ ♪ One night stand at The Caverns with all my friends ♪ ♪ Let me hear you, c'mon!
♪ ♪ And I know it ain't much ♪ ♪ But it's damn sure somethin' ♪ ♪ Two might be better than one ♪ ♪ Baby, I'm all or nothin' ♪ [upbeat country rock music] ♪ I'm all or nothin' ♪ ♪ Let's go ♪ ♪ Baby I'm all or nothin' ♪ ♪ Whoo, whoo ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Baby I'm all or nothin' ♪ [upbeat country rock music] [cheering and applause] - Well, Caverns, we got time for one more, if that's okay?
[crowd cheering] [upbeat rock music] - We love you very much and we'll see you next time.
[upbeat rock music] ♪ Hey... ♪ ♪ We were young, in love and dumb to the ways of this world ♪ ♪ You were my man but I don't think that I was your girl ♪ ♪ You had demons from your past tryna find a way out ♪ ♪ I'm not the one that you were worried about ♪ ♪ At least not till you realized that I was gone ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ I'm not gonna follow you down that hole you're diggin' ♪ ♪ In the ground ♪ ♪ I'm gonna run away ♪ ♪ I'm gonna run away ♪ ♪ From that road that you're draggin' me down ♪ ♪ So I'll let you go right down that path you chose ♪ ♪ You had a needle in your arm ♪ ♪ And a straw right up your nose ♪ ♪ Now you're with a different chick every damn night ♪ ♪ Selling all yours, just to get your head right ♪ ♪ Burning every single bridge that comes in sight ♪ ♪ I'm not gonna follow you down that hole ♪ ♪ You're diggin' in the ground ♪ ♪ I'm gonna run away ♪ ♪ I'm gonna run away ♪ ♪ From that road that you're draggin' me down, yeah!
♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ Now you have a child that you never get to see at all ♪ ♪ Guess you'd rather get your fix ♪ ♪ In a Burger King bathroom stall ♪ ♪ Now you've hit rock bottom and you're living in the streets ♪ ♪ Walking into pawn shops with stolen antiques ♪ ♪ Meanwhile your daddy's lookin' for his grandpa's watch ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ I am not gonna follow you down that hole ♪ ♪ You're diggin' in the ground ♪ ♪ I am gonna run away ♪ ♪ I am gonna run away ♪ ♪ From that road that you're draggin' me down ♪ ♪ I am gonna run away ♪ ♪ I am gonna run away ♪ ♪ From that hole that you're draggin' me down ♪ ♪ Hey... ♪ ♪ I am gonna run away ♪ ♪ Hey, I am gonna run away ♪ ♪ Hey, I am gonna run away ♪ ♪ Hey...♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ Hey... ♪ [upbeat rock music ending] - Thank you so much, we'll see you next time!
[cheering and applause] [upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] [cheering and applause] ♪
Taylor Hunnicutt Performs "Queen of Alabama"
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Clip: S5 Ep10 | 3m 49s | Taylor Hunnicutt performs her song "Queen of Alabama." (3m 49s)
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