Life & Work with Eric Lee Beddingfield of Nashville

Today we’d like to introduce you to Eric Lee Beddingfield

Hi Eric Lee, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
Eric Lee Beddingfield suffered an injury while playing linebacker at Georgia Southern University forcing him to hang up his helmet and pads. To fill the void, Eric picked up a guitar and began performing at every bar, beer joint and honkytonk he could find along with his band. It didn’t take long for the Augusta, Georgia native to build a following throughout the southeastern US providing the opportunity to open shows for national acts. Following a short run of shows with The Charlie Daniels Band, Charlie took Eric aside and encouraged him to move to Nashville and take his career to the next level.

It wasn’t long after ELB arrived in the Music City that he teamed up with legendary grammy nominated music producer, Kent Wells. His debut release yielded 2 top twenty hits on the MusicRow Chart and created a buzz in the industry in anticipation of his follow up record, “This Life Ain’t For Everybody.” The critically acclaimed release resulted in 5 top twenty hits, a viral video for his duet with George Jones, “The Gospel According to Jones”, ELB’s debut performance at The Grand Ol’ Opry and the opportunity to tour with Jones. Eric went on to become the most played independent artist in the history of the MusicRow chart. Beddingfield was named MusicRow Magazine’s Independent Artist of The Year. Following the success of the record, Billboard Magazine named Eric as the artist to watch as well as naming “The Gospel According to Jones” as an honorable mention among its picks for song of the year.

This whirlwind of success translated into a hectic touring schedule taking ELB across the US and internationally. Amidst all the tour dates, Beddingfield carved out time to return to the studio. This time working with John Rich at the helm, he released “I Just Wanna Play” which went on to become another in his long line of top 20 hits.

It didn’t take long for the miles to add up and take a toll at home, keeping Eric from his wife and 2 young sons so he decided to take a break from touring. He continued to write and record music during this time along with helping create hits for other artists.

It was the loss of his father, Elwyn Beddingfield, that motivated him to dedicate a new project in honor of his memory. Shortly after, the members of The Charlie Daniels Band approached Eric about joining them on tour to help keep the Legacy of Charlie Daniels alive. All of this new energy inspired ELB to create a new album, “Resurrection” coming later this year.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
The journey has been an uphill climb from the beginning. Everything accomplished in my career has been without the support and backing of a major record label. This forced me to work harder, be more creative and take advantage of the resources that were available.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I think what I’m most proud of is the fact that I have been able to accomplish many of the things I set out to do, all while taking care of my family. Professionally being able to write, record and perform music on my terms is something I will always be proud of.

If you had to, what characteristic of yours would you give the most credit to?
I think that the work ethic that my parents instilled in me from an early age has played a huge role in my success as well as surrounding myself with really good people that worked along side of me to reach common goals.

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