Adam Brooks Dudding was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. He started singing in school and church choirs from grade-school on, playing trumpet in the junior high band. He got his first guitar at age 14 and began composing songs shortly thereafter. He performed in several high school bands including talent show favorites Acoustic Feedback (folk originals and covers) and Minerva’s Awakening (previously Stoned Pyramids - rock/jam covers, ) and cut his teeth performing at Canal Street Tavern, Dayton's legendary live music/performing songwriter venue (one of his parents would have to accompany him to the gigs due to his young age and the relevant alcohol laws). After graduating from Oakwood High School, Dudding received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with a minor in Music from Bowling Green State University in northwest Ohio. While in college, he continued writing and performing throughout the region with the jamband Flying Blind, a group he created with his hometown friends/bandmates including virtuosic guitarist and creative conspirator Daniel Bruce. After graduating college, a cross-country roadtrip, and a short residency living and working in Bowling Green as a guitar instructor, booking agent/sound engineer at a local club as well as recording and releasing his own debut Horizon in 2000 – featuring David Colvin, Alex Anest, Tony Papa ) Adam moved to the capitol city Columbus, OH. There he continued teaching lessons (sometimes maintaining a weekly student roster of 50 plus) and pulled together a band consisting of talented local musicians and college friends to showcase his songwriting and new, rootsy arrangements harking on traditional folk, bluegrass, jazz and blues. The group Bucktown Kickback was formed in 2002 quickly becoming the Alt-Bluegrass/Roots Rock darlings of the region by earning respect from appreciative fans hungry for honest, hard driving, acoustic-based original music. Shortly after releasing their highly acclaimed debut album SPEAKEASY (2005 Whirled Werks Music) which saw heavy rotation on AAA, Independent and College Radio stations throughout the U.S. and abroad, Dudding followed the flow of creative energy southward to Nashville, TN where, since 2006, he’s lived and set up BTKB’s base of operations for the band’s last two releases and promotional tours (Lost In Your Own Hometown – 2007, Fiction Pickin’ – 2009). Performing in over 20 U.S. States throughout the Southeast and Midwest including music hubs like New York City, Chicago, IL, Nashville, TN, and Austin, TX, Dudding and his band continue to win over live music fans and booking agents at legendary venues like the Bluebird Cafe, The Knitting Factory, Eddie's Attic, Canal St. Tavern, Newport Music Hall, Proud Larry’s, Gauley River Festival, Blue Ridge BBQ Festival and Floydfest while getting wonderful opportunities to open up for artists like Alabama, Junior Brown, Todd Snider and Railroad Earth along the way. He currently performs with his band and continues to write songs on his own or with tremendously talented songwriters and friends, penning unique gems in many genres.
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