Todd was a mystery to me when I showed up one fall day in New Orleans. I just wanted to find the talent, and everyone pointed me in the same direction. I instantly found myself right at home hanging with the down to earth, Mark Twain's mustache looking ass Todd Day Wait. I must've looked like a crazy person, showing up with my 1999 Sony Handycam, claiming to have a YouTube channel and wanting to document great talent. After band practice, the band dipped, but the ever terminally chill Nikolai (whom you may recognize from Chris Ackers band!) stayed around to film this video with Todd. His vocal stylings have that old-school honky tonkin' appeal I love, like a young Lefty Frizzell. I hope you all appreciate the talent. Apparently, this November, Todd's lung spontaneously collapsed and he had to operated on. It came as a shock to everyone, the doctors say he's lucky to have survived. He's recovering alright we think, but one of the perks of being a musician in America is rarely having health insurance. Mutual pal Jon Hatchett started him a GoFundMe to help Todd while he's recovering. Check it out and throw him a dollar!
You can find Todd on his website, and just about anywhere on the internet. He's a hard working musician, touring all over the US and Europe.
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