We recently had the chance to connect with Brandon Hutcheson & Jon Hutcheson and have shared our conversation below.
Brandon & Jon, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: What’s the most surprising thing you’ve learned about your customers?
Not customers, but about the people who come out to see us…
We have been blessed to travel across the country the past few years, and one thing we’ve learned is that there are good people everywhere you go. What makes it more special is that when you go somewhere, whether it’s a new town or state, or one you’ve been to previously, and the people like you for you and just want you to be yourself.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
We are the Hutcheson Brothers, a country music duo and singer-songwriters from Tennessee. There’s two of us – Brandon and Jon – and we’re fortunate to get to travel and perform country music.
We’ve been performing for a little over 12 years, and we come from a musical family. Our great uncle, Buck Hutcheson, was a longtime guitarist for Rock & Roll and Country Music Hall of Fame member Jerry Lee Lewis, and our mother, Lorie, is a charting country gospel artist. So, music is in our blood.
Over the years, we have performed at CMA Fest, the NFL Draft, The Bluebird Cafe, NASCAR events, and several venues across the southeastern and southwestern United States. We’ve opened for Parker McCollum, Shenandoah, T. Graham Brown, Buddy Jewell, Confederate Railroad, The Artimus Pyle Band, Casey Chesnutt, and several others. We have also been featured on Inside Studio G with Garth Brooks.
This summer, we released our latest single, Damn Dallas, on all music streaming platforms. Additionally, we released a music video for the song on YouTube and Facebook, which has been doing really well!
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who taught you the most about work?
Our parents.
Growing up, we never went without and never really wanted for much. To make that happen, Dad (Tony), sometimes, went without to make those things happen. And Mom sacrificed, too. As a kid, we really weren’t aware how much both of them sacrificed to make sure we had what we wanted.
As for work, both of them worked their tails off. Dad’s jobs were always more physically exhausting, and there were countless times where he would come in drenched with sweat and cuts from his work. Mom’s jobs were more mentally taxing, but both of their careers were difficult. We’d like to say that we’re just as physically and mentally tough as both of them, but we’d probably be lying. They showed us, and are still showing us, what it takes to provide for your family.
What fear has held you back the most in your life?
Being yourself.
Sometimes it’s a little intimidating to put yourself out there – to show people who you really are because would you be accepted? Early on with our music, we played it safe with what we wrote and recorded. As we got older, we became a little more confident with who we were as individuals – and as a duo. As we’ve traveled and spent time with each other and those who come to see us out on the road, it just gave us more confidence to be ourselves.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. Is the public version of you the real you?
100% What you see on stage is who we are in the studio, hanging out with our buddies, or going to the grocery store. We can’t be anyone but ourselves 100% of the time.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
When we’re no longer on this earth, and if anyone ever mentions us individually or together, we hope that they say that we were good husbands, sons, father and uncle – and just good all-around people who stayed the same over the years.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.hutchesonbrothers.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hutchesonbrothersmusic
- Twitter: https://x.com/HutchesonBros
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hutchesonbrosmusic
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR-1Kvya1T720M6D_UfIruQ
- Other: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hutchesonbrothersmusic
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5bjaS6oiL0VufZarXM7yyW
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hutcheson-brothers/1465887266
EPK: https://www.hutchesonbrothers.com/epk-contact
Image Credits
For the main photo: R. Alan Ingallas
For all other photos: Hutcheson Brothers
