Ep. 168 - JEFF BATSON - Real Songs About Real Life | The Boston Chris Podcast | INTERVIEW

Welcome to Episode 168 featuring singer/songwriter Jeff Batson originally from Cahokia, ILWe chatted with Jeff about growing up in the suburbs of St. Louis, how the local music scene catapulted his music career, how he fell in love with writing & ultimately decided to move to Nashville, the importance of networking in Nashville, his songwriting technique being topical in nature, his DoD tours & TONS more!Make sure to follow along with Jeff at https://www.jeffbatson.com/Chapters:03:23: Theme Song04:04: Intro04:58: The story behind the song “The Rock”08:29: What the words “on hold” mean09:25: Being a self published songwriter13:00: Growing up in Cahokia, IL14:41: Music started vocally in church16:21: Gigging in High School17:25: The local music scene in St. Louis19:11: The inspiration to become a songwriter21:39: Heading to Nashville24:46: Artist or Songwriter & Networking in Nashville30:17: His songwriting process being topical33:09: Co-writing35:44: Giving back to military & charities40:06: The story behind the song “Don’t Call Me A Hero”45:38: By The Numbers Starts46:21: Rapid Fire48:21: What the Heck?!50:01: Top 550:41: Mt. Rushmore51:35: Impactful53:13: The 2 things she is most grateful for53:38: Who is the ONE ARTIST they wish everyone knew about?54:47: Who is Jeff Batson?55:37: OutroSupport The Boston Chris Show💵Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCao6fJOfevnE7dkMYz3vnQQ/join👕Merchandise Store: https://boston-chris-gaming.creator-s...🎧Purchase Hyper X Products: https://hx.hyperx.gg/BG5FiQXA💵Donate to Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/etxrocksFollow The Boston Chris Show► Twitter https://twitter.com/BostonChrisTTV► Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bostonchristtv/► TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itsbostonchris► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBostonChrisShow► Discord https://discord.gg/TkyV9Q2P► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thebostonchrisshow► Other Stuff: https://linktr.ee/bostonchrisCheck out the Podcasts:► Tunesday Tuesday YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVUGoqJJ6Ad578OEwM_QUPoU8gJed--P► Tunesday Tuesday Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wsvT6ktWUZJI5b7Z0hErW?si=11530c8cbbf544d9► The Boston Chris Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVUGoqJJ6AdL2KbXbyB59e-_AOktJbah► The Boston Chris Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UeR5tgIGsltEMUh0a22h8?si=b10432ece9ec4db0