#115: Beth McKee - A Journey of Mastering the Classic Sounds of the South and Building Up a New Generation of Women in Music Making It with Chris G.

Beth McKee is a true southern girl having been influenced by some of the Southeast’s best musicians and styles starting in Jackson, MS to Austin, TX to New Orleans, LA, and spending lots of time in the Appalachian Mountain in North Carolina. She’s a Singer-Songwriter, Touring Musician, and Founder of the Swamp Sistas an organization which is a grassroots movement of 2,500 women with a dual passion for music and community activism. 
In this episode, Beth shares her journey through the South and her musical influences.  We also talk about how she got discovered by Jimmy Buffett and signed to his record label Margaritaville Records with her band Evangaline. You’ll learn about record deals, touring strategies, songwriting, building a grassroots nonprofit organization to support other musicians, and much more. 
To learn more about Beth McKee and the Swamp Sistas visit http://bethmckee.com/ and https://swampsistas.com/. 
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Credits: 
Host: Chris Goyzueta
Producer: Jason Trosclair
Executive Producer: Making It Academy 
Music: Emily Kopp