Stoll Vaughan is an American singer-songwriter from
Lexington, Kentucky
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. He is the great-nephew of
United States Senator John Sherman Cooper. Vaughan began his professional music career as guitar player for the
Indiana band
Chamberlain. He attended the
Interlochen Arts Academy in
Interlochen, Michigan
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.
Vaughan has toured through much of the United States as well as Europe. In the Netherlands, his debut album was named one of "Alternative Country's Top Ten Records of the Year." He has toured with
John Mellencamp and
John Fogerty
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's 'Words and Music' tour,
Farm Aid,
Def Leppard,
Journey,
Shooter Jennings,
Marty Stuart
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,
Robert Earl Keen,
James McMurtry
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, and
Don Williams.
Vaughan's first two CD releases ''Love Like a Mule'', and ''Hold On Through Sleep and Dreams'' both landed in the Top 10 of the Americana Music Charts.
Vaughan's music has been featured on television shows such as;
True Blood,
Friday Night Lights,
Shameless (U.S. TV series)
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, and
The Office (U.S. TV series)
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(3 songs in the series finale). He composed original music for the
David Lynch
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''Interview Project'' that won a webbie,
as well as music for The Making of
There Will Be Blood Blu-ray Release.
Vaughan is actively composing original musical content for a new amazon TV pilot to be released in August 2014. Aside from his own compositions and performances, Stoll Vaughan is currently Head of A&R for CUT Recordings where he is writing and developing various singer-songwriters- including
Duane Betts
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. Vaughan and Betts wrote and produced a song for the movie ''World Made Straight'' starring
Steve Earle
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released in February 2015.
In his free time Vaughan guest lectures for the
University of Montana Entertainment Management Program where he offers his professional insight in artist development.
Vaughan's latest project The Living Record is a live recording continuation done in CUT Recordings studio in front of a live audience.
Discography
* 2005 – ''Hold on Thru Sleep and Dreams''
hadow Dog# "Desire"
# "Nowhere"
# "Sounds of the City"
# "No Use to Me Now"
# "I-75"
# "Coming to Me Now"
# "Pride Hides"
# "American Life"
# "Leaf on a River"
# "Memories"
* 2006 – ''Love Like a Mule''
hadow Dog# "Alright"
# "No Stopping"
# "Savior"
# "Man That Cares"
# "Complain"
# "Between You and I"
# "Fade Away"
# "Lonesome"
# "Seen Moments"
# "Love Like a Mule"
# "Head Above the Wheel"
* 2010 – ''The Weatherman''
Dualtone
Dualtone Records is an American record label specializing in folk music, folk, Americana, and indie rock. It was founded in 2001 by Scott Robinson and Dan Herrington. The company is run by Robinson and the label's president, Paul Roper. Albums ar ...
#"The Weatherman"
#"Troubles"
#"Coming Back Now"
#"Further Down the Line"
#"Whistling in the Dark"
#"Closer Stoll Vaughan"
#"Meet You in the Middle"
#"War On Love"
#"Maria"
References
External links
Stoll Vaughan on Pure VolumeStoll Vaughan on Last.FMStoll Vaughan Photoblog on BuzznetStoll Vaughan Fan ClubStoll Vaughan Message BoardMusic Rebellion Podcast Interview, 2006*
WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
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Background
WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour is a live audience celebration of grassroots music and the artists who make it. T ...
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Show 380, 2006Justin Press Review, July 29, 2006Flagpole Magazine Article, August 9, 2005
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American country singer-songwriters
American male singer-songwriters
Musicians from Lexington, Kentucky
Writers from Lexington, Kentucky
Country musicians from Kentucky
Singer-songwriters from Kentucky