In the vein of Chris Stapleton, Keith Whitley, George Strait, and K.T. Oslin, Jo Smith reaches deeply into listeners' emotions by telling stories that sprawl across the landscape of the heart. Her soaring vocals deliver South Georgia soul on songs such as "Old School Groove," and they turn tender and yearning, as on her single "Wyoming," a heart-rending traditional country weeper that creates a spacious cinematic landscape of heartbreak. When Jo first moved to Nashville in 2004, her only friend in town - at the time, aspiring artist Luke Bryan - advised her: "learn to write your own songs, then learn to play 'em on the guitar." It was simple, but sage advice that Jo heeded. Now, over fifteen years later, the fruits of her labor were worth the long haul. Smith's music possesses a timeless beauty that grows out of her uncanny ability to tell stories that run the emotional gamut of traditional country and soul and reflect her deep desire to deliver songs that express universal feelings of longing, humor, loss, hope, and love.
