Scott B. Bomar


Puts a Face on Southern Rock with the New Book,


by Michael Buffalo Smith Southbound With his new book Southbound: An Illus-


trated History of Southern Rock (Backbeat) writer Scott B. Bomar has delivered a fitting tribute to an often overlooked musical genre that more than deserves this type of homage. (See review this issue.) KUDZOO caught up with the writer/researcher/historian/musi- cian to find out what compelled him to under- take such a huge project.


You grew up in Nashville in a “music business family.” What did your par- ents do? My dad, Woody Bomar, was a songwriter in the late 1970s and early ‘80s who wrote songs for Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Lee Green- wood, Hank Williams, Jr., and other big artists of that era. He transitioned into the business side of things at Combine Music Publishing, which represented the songs of some amazing writers like Kris Kristofferson and Dolly Parton. He eventually launched his own company, Little Big Town Music, in the late ‘80s. After a little more than a decade - and about fifteen #1 hits - he and his partner sold Little Big Town to Sony, where he then went to work heading up the Creative depart- ment as a Senior Vice President. After a few years, he launched another independent com- pany, and he’s still nurturing great songwrit- ers, which is what he loves. My dad has a lot of integrity and isn’t into playing political games when it comes to his career. I grew up thinking that was the norm in the music busi- ness, until I went into the business myself. That was a wake-up call! My mom was a kindergarten teacher and doesn’t fully grasp our music geek fanaticism, so I guess the “music business family” is pretty much me and my dad. My wife also works in the music department of a national daily TV show. But my mom cheers us all on!


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