In this episode, Craig Morrison, Australia to Nashville transplant in 2011 tells his story.  Growing up in a family who was in the entertainment business, Craig was in the entertainment business as early as his pre-teen years and has had a interesting journey to get where he is today.  While most kids were playing sports or going camping on the weekends – Craig was performing in malls during holidays and weekends with singing and dancing groups in the 1980’s.  In the late 80’s, he was in a movie (Mull – 1989) and had a band called De Mont (think 80's hair band, Tesla, Skid Row, Motley Crue) By 1989 his career was rising and things were happening.  His band De Mont broke up (in the early 90’s) Craig took a hiatus from the entertainment business and built a successful marketing company. 

Having had past success, in the 2000’s Craig revived his career.  After relaunching a successful career in country music in Australia, Craig relocated his family to Nashville in 2011.  Since moving to the Music City, Craig continues to hone his craft, perform live, and write songs.

For more info on Craig go to:

• http://craigmorrisonmusic.com/Craig_Morrison_2016/HOME.html
• https://www.facebook.com/CraigMorrisonMusic/
• https://www.youtube.com/craigmorrisonmusic
• https://www.instagram.com/craigmorrisonmusic/
• https://twitter.com/ImCraigMorrison
• https://www.reverbnation.com/craigmorrisonmusic

This episodes intros at around the 5 minute mark with,  “Phone Call (Boom Boom)” – GREAT SONG, awesome song.  Hear about his father, Lucky Starr who was the first to record the song, “I’ve Been Everywhere”, (1962) written by Aussie, Geoff Mack.  When Craig and I talked about his 80’s band, Demont – I didn’t think much about it, till I Googled the band and came across this!!!  “I Want Your Body”… YES!!!  I felt like I was back in my dorm room at the University of Missouri in 1990.  How did this band not make it BIG in America?  Today, Craig’s hair is just a bit shorter than it was when he was in De Mont and he’s taken more of the role of family man and putting a lot of thought in his life and his music.  There is no doubt that his life experiences lend well to where he is in his career.  Check him out… GREAT STUFF.  At the 1 hour mark, Craig performs a song called, “Your Voice”.  After watching this version on YouTube… I realized that Craig and I didn’t get into his service with “Musicians On Call” – we will definitely get more into Musicians on Call in future episodes and I expect MCS will invite Craig back in the future to discuss what’s new as well as updates about Musicians On Call.  In wrapping up the interview, the outro is Craig’s song “Three Trees”, once again – an awesome song with a lot of thought put into it.  Give Craig a listen, I think you will find a diverse and deep  style in everything he does.

Additional Craig Morrison links:

• Inside Music Row, 2012
• Little Cowboys/Losin’ It, 2008
• Take Me Home, Country Roads, 2013 @ Margaritaville, Nashville
• Drivin’ My Life Away, 2013 @ Margaritaville, Nashville
• Playing at the Second Fiddle, 2013, Nashville
• Hot Kinda Love, 2011
• De Mont, Strange World, 1989
• Christmas Is, w/Sarah Micheaa, 2018