Tucker Wilson - Country Royalty and the Big Beat :: Ep 248 The Rich Redmond Show

Born and raised in Nashville, Tucker Wilson grew up surrounded by true country music royalty: a grandfather in the Grand Ole Opry staff band, family ties to The Whites, and Uncle Ricky Skaggs holding him the day he was born. Today, Tucker is the powerhouse drummer behind Justin Moore, playing arena and shed tours, cutting number one country records, and rocking with his own band Dog Violet. In this episode of The Rich Redmond Show, Tucker opens up about his musical lineage, quitting drinking in 2023, dialing in massive Gretsch drum sounds, networking the right way in Nashville, and balancing dad life with the road. Timed highlights: 0:00 It’sYourShow.co add, cold open, and intro 3:57 Quitting alcohol, losing 35 pounds, and playing better 8:01 Meet Tucker Wilson: Nashville native and Justin Moore’s drummer 16:01 Grand Ole Opry staff band stories and “Spider” Wilson 19:40 The Whites, Ricky Skaggs, and a family of bluegrass legends 22:07 Avoiding the “nepo baby” label and earning it the hard way 30:24 Big beat country drumming and Tucker’s Gretsch setup 35:14 “John Bonham in Lynyrd Skynyrd”: landing the Justin Moore gig 42:30 Why drummers should listen to bluegrass and music with no drums 52:07 Eddie Bayers, Lonnie Wilson, Greg Morrow, Chad Cromwell 56:58 Playing on Justin Moore’s 2023 album and first number one 59:06 “This Is My Dirt” and “Time’s Ticking” hit stories 1:00:00 Leaving social media for sanity, sobriety, and family 1:05:20 Golf, tour life, and keeping your body moving on the road 1:11:00 Studio at home, chasing drum tones, and unmasterable crafts 1:14:31 Dog Violet: Tucker’s rock power trio on Spotify and Apple Music Links: The Rich Redmond Show site: therichredmanshow.com Rich Redmond: richredmond.com Podcast production: itsyourshow.co Drum-tensive study with Rich: drumtensive.com Tucker Wilson’s Instagram: @\_tuckerwilson