Stephen Wilson Jr.

Stephen Wilson Jr. is a singer/songwriter from rural Southern Indiana. Wilson was raised by a single father who was a boxer and had him boxing from age 7 through adulthood as a Indiana State Golden Gloves finalist. Wilson, a self-taught guitarist moved to Nashville to pursue a degree in Microbiology at MTSU. There he started indie rock band AutoVaughn after finishing his degree, where Wilson toured for over 5 years & co-wrote songs as lead guitarist until his creative focus turned more to songwriting & singing. After the band, Wilson relied back on his education working years as an R&D Scientist until signing a publishing deal with BMG Nashville in Aug 2016, where he's currently building his catalogue. He’s had his songs recorded by ‪Tim McGraw‬, ‪Trace Adkins‬, Chase Bryant, ‪Mackenzie Porter‬, ‪Sixpence None the Richer‬ & ‪Leigh Nash‬. Stephen Wilson Jr. as an artist independently released his first single “the devil” & cinematic video for the song in Sept. 2019 with more to follow soon. His full EP will come out in early 2020. Wilson almost always plays a late-70’s gut-string acoustic and some of his main influences are ‪Willie Nelson‬, ‪Kurt Cobain‬, ‪John Mellencamp‬, ‪Bruce Springsteen‬, The National, ‪Glen Campbell‬ & ‪Randy Travis‬.