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This article appears in our May/June 2015 “Blues Issue.” Videos by American Songwriter Just a few months after he quit his job washing dishes in Texas, Leon Bridges was on stage in front of a sold-out crowd at the Mercury Lounge, a venue that frequently showcases some of the most talked-about buzz acts in the […]

Lauretta Charlton on the cover of Neil Young’s “Ohio” by Jon Batiste, Leon Bridges, and Gary Clark, Jr. as part of a Spotify-curated playlist called “Echoes of Vietnam.”

Leon Bridges looks on before the game between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks during Game Four of the 2024 NBA Finals on June 14, 2024 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Music: Leon Bridges debuts powerful new 'River' video

Leon Bridges went from washing dishes in Fort Worth, Texas, to a Grammy nomination in about two years. You might think you know what to do with a story that sounds too good to be true, but the 26-year old soul revivalist deserves to get a word in.

He may have a profuse Texan gentility and precisely curated period ensembles but Leon Bridges is one definite product of the 21st century.