Charlie In Charge
Sexton has gone from child roots rocker to Spin cover boy to Dylanesque bard
Despite 25 years of major-label deals, hundreds of studio sessions, success as a producer and being a part of Dylan's band, Sexton says he's far from financially independent.
"I have a good bit of flexibility to choose the projects I want to do, the artists I want to work with, but there are definitely financial concerns. The records I do are what I want to do, but money still matters. I've got a wife and son to provide for." He notes that before joining Dylan in 1999, things were pretty tight. "We'd just had a kid, the record business as everyone knew it was falling apart, so the call from Bob was a godsend."
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Sexton wants to make it plain that the current tour is as much about promoting Louisiana blueswoman Shannon McNally's new album as his own.
"I produced a record with her for Capitol, but she got that old 'we don't hear a single' line. Back Porch turned out to be such a cool label that I was able to take her over there. So this tour is about getting Shannon's album out there and heard. We've got things set up where my band and I will back her for a set, then I'll do an acoustic set, then we'll do some more full band stuff to close things out. Something for everyone."
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