Grant Maloy Smith

Grant Maloy Smith is a Billboard Top 10 American Roots recording artist and co-founder of the Indie Collaborative. In addition to being met with critical acclaim, his AMERICAN STORIES series of Americana albums have spent 11 weeks in BILLBOARD's top 10, including #1 on the Heatseeker charts, #5 on the Americana/Folk album sales chart, and #12 on the Country album sales chart. He has performed at Lincoln Center, The Troubadour, The Bitter End, The Bluebird Cafe, twice at Carnegie Hall, and on PBS television shows like Song of the Mountain and Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. Several official Apple Music playlists featured his latest albums, THE CHRISTMAS HEART and MISSISSIPPI: AMERICAN STORIES.

“…  lyrics and music as potent as Woody Guthrie ... A reminder of the  darker period of Bob Dylan, and it’s that good, that memorable…”. ~ No Depression Magazine, the Bible of American Roots Music.

“If you took a few ounces of Willie Nelson and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, mixed them carefully, Grant Maloy Smith would appear. One day we’ll be talking about how Grant Maloy Smith is a national treasure – like John Prine. I’d be the first to say it’s so.”

~ John Apice, Americana Highways

“Appalachia: American Stories comes across with such absolute authenticity. …the arrangements shine with such craft and consistency…”

~Lee Zimmerman, Bluegrass Today

“Grant Maloy Smith’s countrified tenor makes the album whole as he relates his stories with poignant effectiveness and comforting warmth.”

~ Joe Ross, Roots Music Report

“Grant Maloy Smith’s countrified tenor makes the album whole as he relates his stories with poignant effectiveness and comforting warmth. Appalachia: American Stories has what we’ve come to expect from Smith…”

~ Joe Ross, Roots Music Report

“Smith has a penetrating, searing tenor voice that brings his lyrics of everyday Americans vividly to life…(in) this piercing, country-folk ode to coal miners.”

~ Robert K Oermann, MusicRow magazine

“His strong, heartfelt vocals and guitar work speak of a different time when music rang freely through the mountains and from old porches! Smith is keeping this tradition alive for future generations.”

~ Eric Dahl, Host of Fox 17 Rock and Review, Nashville, and writer for Maverick Magazine. 

"In a time when Appalachia is still commonly presented in a negative light, Grant Maloy Smith’s album APPALACHIA: AMERICAN STORIES is a welcome and very well-performed recompense."

~ Dale Farmer, writer-director of the award-winning motion picture THE MOUNTAIN MINOR

“One of the year’s most ambitious productions…Smith’s captivating tenor is joined by the soul harmonies of Kim Fleming and Kim Mount, plus a recitation by the Rev. Janice Brown…”

~ Robert K Oermann, MusicRow magazine

“…the tales Smith tells are … a snapshot of the things that (Appalachia) has been through … his husky and raw vocals, authentic in their delivery, add to the weight and emotion…”

“~ Zoe Hodges, Editor, Maverick Magazine

“…in this digital age, packaging, and artwork has been an afterthought for most, but…Smith takes it one step further as a forty-page booklet takes you through the stories behind each song.”

“~ Zoe Hodges, Editor, Maverick Magazine

“MISSISSIPPI: AMERICAN STORIES is not just an album to put on your record collection; it’s an odyssey—a journey along the most iconic river in America, where history and myth wind together like the waters themselves.”

~ Roberto Diane, Music Tips and Tricks (Italy)

Grant made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2018 and has won numerous awards, including two Grammy® certificates and many others. In 2020, he was inducted into Hollywood's Indie Music Hall of Fame.

His charming Christmas song "Fly Possum Fly"(featuring county singing sensation and American Idol contestant EmiSunshine) was both a bluegrass radio single featured on Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass radio show and The Tim White Bluegrass Show and a popular Children’s book. Grant added book festivals and book signings to his itinerary, which continues now as a second book in the series, published by Headline Books. 

His song “Man Of Steel” has been selected by the National Veterans Foundation (www.nvf.org) as their official theme song, and the video is featured on their website.

His single “I See You” was released with the support of Masterpiece Living, an organization dedicated to creating better lives for our elders. His song "Man of Steel" was recorded by Country star Jeff Clayborn and spent weeks on the MusicRow CountryBreakout chart and reached the top 10 in Europe. 

Grant is a member of the CMA (Country Music Association), AMA (Americana Music Association), NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International), and is the co-founder of The Indie Collaborative, a group of more than 2000 independent musicians and music industry professionals. 

He debuted at Lincoln Center in 2021 and made a second appearance at Carnegie Hall in 2022. Whether he’s playing with a full band or performing solo, audiences are enthralled by his meaningful songs and his sense of humor. Grant is also an actor, having appeared in the feature film OILDALE, filmed in Bakersfield, California.