Troubadour 77
Troubadour 77 is Nashville based, award-winning singer-songwriters Anna Wilson (Piano/Vocals) and Monty Powell (Guitar/Vocals) who are forging a sound and spirit that celebrates the tradition of the American troubadour. Their compelling performances are rich with raw and honest emotion and their songs sing of social change, life, death, love and redemption that play like musical love letters to their influences, the troubadours of the Laurel Canyon era. Collectively, Wilson and Powell have written a dozen #1 songs for Keith Urban, Lady A, Tim McGraw and more, had countless album cuts featured on over than 70 million RIAA certified records sold worldwide, co-produced unique projects that pay tribute to the Eagles, Billy Joel and the Countrypolitan era of music, and penned the International theme song for Habitat for Humanity International.
Together they bring a listening room/backyard style concert indicative of the world famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee straight to you! Think “The Bluebird Café with a Band!” as Troubadour 77 delivers a concert that is part storytelling, part friendly banter, accompanied with intimate acoustic performances, along with other selections supported by auxiliary tracks that will provide high energy and engagement for the audience who wishes to hang on every line or just absorb the performance as part of the atmosphere.
This husband and wife team is a personal and professional match that could only be made in Music City, USA. Wilson and Powell showcase the craft, integrity and diversity of the songwriting tradition in everything they do from production, songwriting, and performance. They travel all over the world bringing their gift of music to countless audiences who long for an entertaining experience that pays homage to the enduring power of a song.
SESAC and ASCAP songwriters for collaborations with Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and others and penned the international theme song for Habitat for Humanity. Powell is a highly decorated songwriter, having been named SESAC‰Ûªs Songwriter of the Year, is a recipient of the CMA Triple Play Award for penning three #1 songs in one year with Keith Urban (Sweet Thing, Kiss a Girl, ‰Û÷Til Summer Comes Around), received the CMA Producer of the Year award and earned Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for a song he co-wrote with Keith Urban called ‰ÛÏFor You‰Û� that pays tribute to the United States Special Operations Forces and is the end track in the movie ‰ÛÏAct of Valor." Wilson is a critically acclaimed artist who has reached the #1 spot on the iTunes chart for her critically acclaimed Countrypolitan Duets album where she performs duets with Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Rogers, Larry Carlton, Ray Price, Connie Smith and more. Together, they have co-produced a number of Americana and country artists including Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, The Zac Brown Band and more. As they drive forward with Troubadour 77, they are writing and performing new music in an effort to carry the torch of the '70s Laurel Canyon SoCal sound reminiscent of the classic singer-songwriters
that helped define their generation. Troubadour 77 is setting out to find ‰ÛÏTroubelievers‰Û� one song at a time.