Taylor Swift Rocks Country!

Watching Taylor Swift on The Ellen Show and thinking- hey Taylor Swift Rocks that Country!

Haven't seen Taylor since mixing sound for her at The Whisky on Sunset in 2007- or was that 2006? Both years were.. kind of a blur- mainly from mixing 9bands a night in a high-paced Hollywood club [stage monitors that night- and yes on the SM12 from the other blog]. Anyway, it was Rockin Country Nights at The Whisky, sponsored by you guessed it "Jack Daniels", and Taylor hit the stage with such grace, confidence, and talent. I'll never forget how professional this little 16 yo was in a famous rock club on Sunset- and her mom was soooooo nice too [which goes far with the sound guy and crew]!

The quick little set was tight and entertaining- she definitely captured her Hollywood audience. The cool thing is that night she debuted her new Tim McGraw song for the fans- and it was a hit then, of course even bigger when she sang it for Tim himself at the CMA's about a year later. Not to take credit, but I did tell her mom that night "Taylor's gonna go bigtime".. and here she is, bigger than life. Even though I'm kind of a metal guy, that night stuck out in my mind- since Taylor opened for another star straight out of Nashville, Jack Ingram. It was just one of those magical Whisky nights that still puts a smile on my face- especially when I hear my 10yo son Stone YouTubing Ms. Swift's "Tim McGraw" or Jack's "Barbie Doll". Cool night!

Peace out, AudioK9


disclaimer: oh hey- I only caught the Ellen re-run months after the original show 'cause I don't watch TV much anymore.. but Taylor's performance with her band was pro-level, plus Ellen rocks and so does her show!