Do you know anyone who votes in the GRAMMY Awards? John Doe is on the initial ballot for The Westerner and for Under the Big Black Sun. Votes on this initial ballot will determine the GRAMMY nominees for 2017. Fingers crossed!
John Doe & Hayes Carll recently covered "I Always Get Lucky With You" for Sirius XM's Outlaw Country. Read more about it on WideOpenCountry.com.
Watch an in-depth interview with John Doe on Mr. Media:
Did you know that the audiobook version of "Under the Big Black Sun" features every single author reading their own chapter?
Pitchfork premiered the brand new video for "A Little Help" today. Shot in rural California, the video was directed by David Doobinin, who also directed the video for "Get On Board".
John's words about the video:
"There is beauty & simplicity in hard labor. Since the days of Woody Guthrie, farm worker rights have been an issue. The song was inspired by the timeless image of workers in the field which we in California see frequently. It was filmed by Dave Doobinin outside Salinas, CA; home of the John Steinbeck Museum. I wanted people to remember that every piece of fruit & every berry they eat was touched by a human hand."
John Doe’s UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN has hit the Los Angeles Times bestsellers list at #16 in hardcover nonfiction!
More links to check out:
- Q&As with John on RollingStone.com and Vice
- Articles in the San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Tampa Bay Times.
- Watch a video trailer for the audiobook (on Facebook)
- An excerpt of John from the audiobook on NPR's Dinner Party Download