Going Down to the River by Doug Seegers

Going Down to the River is a debut album by American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist Doug Seegers. Seegers, a struggling street artist in Nashville, Tennessee, basically lived as a homeless musician, when he became known to the Swedish public. He sang the album's title song when appearing on a Swedish TV show hosted by Jill Johnson and called Jills veranda March 5, 2014. Jills veranda was a 6-episode SVT TV series recorded in Nashville, where Johnson and six altering Swedish artists were exploring the city. Johnson and one of her guest musicians Magnus Carlson loved Doug Seegers singing performance so much that they returned some time later and offered to record the song with him. Doug Seegers was soon offered a recording contract with Lionheart Music Group resulting in the release of his debut album that included the song in a new recording with only his vocals. The album appropriately also titled Going Down to the River on Lionheart Music Group, was released on 28 May 2014 reaching number one in the Sverigetopplistan chart on 5 June 2014, its first week of release. It was certified gold. The album had collaborations from Emmylou Harris in a cover of Gram Parsons' hit "She" and Buddy Miller a friend of Seegers' from his Austin days. The album was produced by Will Kimbrough. Seeger's album also Seegers was engaged on a 60-gig tour in Sweden and appeared at Sverige sommaren 2014, a major music festival in Sweden.