Amanda Leggett
Hometown: Austin, TEXAS, USA
Influences: No influences given.
Website: http://www.amandaleggett.com
Our Story:
Amanda Leggett writes songs that remind us of home, or the longing for it. Slow and reminiscent of something you might remember in a nostalgic, experiential way—if not in specific account—her songs have the rare ability to move around and in and out of you, so that you can sit inside of them and be still. As soothing as it is sorrowful, quietly and calmly hopeful, her music draws from the light of gospel and the despair of the blues.
It is not difficult to distill Texas roots of Amanda’s music. Growing up, the weepy, soulful songs of Patsy Cline and Mahalia Jackson were often played on the family tape player, their music making themselves at home like well-worn relatives. ‘I loved the old, sad quality of those Patsy Cline songs with her sometimes whimpery but always strong and womanly voice’, she remembers. Amanda also attributes much inspiration for her music to people like Emmylou Harris, Jon Dee Graham and Aimee Mann, who she considers to be somewhat, ‘prophetic in the way they draw out the truths of our common lives and the sometimes beautiful and sometimes devastating ways that we relate to one another.’
Her debut album, Home, recorded at Rufus McGovern’s south Austin studio, Shade Tree, was released in September 2005.
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She is my art teacher at school, I had no idea her music was this popular. Isn't it crazy?
I've never heard this CD, but I'm sure it's great, considering we share the exact same name. which is crazy..
awsome Mrs.Leggett Everbody buy this CD.
these are real songs about real life penned by a real person with a real (and terribly uncommon) sense of what was, what is, and what might be. and they sound really, really great.
what are you waiting for, buy this album. you won't regret it! just listen to that voice! and she's not just a voice, either. lyrics worth paying attention to!
Amanda's Cd is great. If I played bass I would dream of playing in her band.
Yes! Having been a fan for years I am so glad that she has finally put out an official album - to share the incredible gift she has with others which just blesses us all.
This album is overwhelmingly refreshing. The lyrics are honest, and the music penetrates the listener's spirit. Amanda Leggett's music will inspire you to think. While the album entertains, it also causes you to consider home.