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Stephen Wilson Jr. is a singer/songwriter from rural Southern Indiana. Wilson was raised by his father who was a boxer and had him boxing from age 7 through adulthood as a Golden Gloves finalist. Wilson, a mostly self-taught guitarist moved to Nashville to pursue a degree in Microbiology at MTSU. After finishing his degree, Wilson joined indie band AutoVaughn & toured for ~5 years 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. He’s had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins, Chase Bryant, Mackenzie Porter, Sixpence None the Richer & Leigh Nash. 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.