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WV Singer-Songwriter Walter DeBarr
In the past year, musicians across the country and the globe have been seeing cancelled gig after cancelled gig. It s been a tough year for musicians, but many of them, like WV Singer-Songwriter Walter DeBarr have adapted to the changing musical landscape. In the past few months, DeBarr has released a single, been nominated for Song of the Year in Minnesota, and has had his music featured in an upcoming film. His newest single, Blackened was released right as the clock struck midnight to ring in the new year on 1/1/2021.
DeBarr and Friends have been busy in the writing room as well. I ve had a lot of time to do it, Debarr joked about songwriting during the pandemic. I ve had a lot of time to reflect on the past years and who I wanna be. He s been trying to incorporate different aspects of his life in his writing and trying to touch on sensitive topics like segregation in his song Blackened .