If you’re like us, you prefer your music home grown, and not
manufactured.
Well, musicians don’t get much more home grown than Heather
Luttrell, who grew up traveling the country with her father’s band.
Music began as a vital part of her childhood; it eventually became
an integral part of her soul.
For nearly a decade now, Heather has dedicated her life to sowing
her music among the masses, cultivating a dedicated following from
the ground up. In 2002, she released the live solo album, Drive Like
You Stole It, and in 2005 she followed Drive… up with the full
length studio album, Grits n’ Pulp. She toured extensively to
support both releases, surrounding herself with a host of award-
winning musicians.
In 2005, Heather became a contestant on Rock Star: INXS, an
international reality show in which a variety of singers vied to
become frontman (or front woman) for the seminal Australian-
based rock and pop band. Heather made it to the top 15, but was
eliminated in the middle rounds of the televised contest. While
INXS’s music didn’t reflect the sentiment and sensibility of
Heather’s own music, she chalks the it up as a life-changing
learning experience. The show also exposed Heather to an even
broader fan base – it was like fertilizer on an already fertile field.
Most recently, Heather has thrown herself headlong into touring in
support of her studio EP, Pomegranate, and another full length live
recording, Live From the Kirkwood Public House.She has opened for
Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Marshall Tucker Band, The GA Satellites, The
Zach Brown Band, Dave Mason, Johnette Napolitano, Shawn Mullins,
Alana Davis, Tift Merrit, Jakob Dylan, Over the Rhine, Angie Aparo,
Amos Lee, Ryan Adams, Elton John, The Jon Butler Trio, Delbert
McClinton, Richard Thompson, Brandi Carlille, Bain Mattox, &
Melissa Ferrick.