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Sadler Vaden (born February 19, 1986) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as a member of Jason Isbell's band, The 400 Unit.




Biography


Sadler Vaden was born on February 19, 1986, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He and his family moved to North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina when he was one and to Charleston, South Carolina. when he was twelve. When Sadler was eighteen, his father died of alcoholism and on his twenty-first birthday, his mother passed away as a result of breast cancer.
Sadler is married to his wife, Candice. They gave birth to their first son, Townsend (after Pete Townshend of The Who) in 2020. They welcomed their second son, Theodore Sadler Vaden, on December 27, 2023.




Career


Vaden was first captivated by the guitar when his father took him to see Farm Aid in Columbia, South Carolina in 1996. He was particularly impressed with Neil Young and Crazy Horse. When they got home, his father produced a guitar and showed Vaden some of the rudiments of the instrument. Vaden began playing the guitar when he was a teenager and started his first band, a power trio called Leslie when he was eighteen. Vaden and band opened for a number of national and regional artists, including Drivin N Cryin and Jason Isbell. Vaden joined Drivin N Cryin as a guitar player in 2011. He produced the bands' series of Songs EPs. In 2013, he was hired by Jason Isbell to become guitarist for Isbell's band, The 400 Unit. He has since appeared on all of their albums as of 2023, including 2017's The Nashville Sound, which won the Grammy for Best Americana Album.
His major influences include Oasis, George Harrison, Tom Petty and The Who.
Vaden has also released his own albums, starting with the self-titled Sadler Vaden for Glass Jaw Records in 2016. This was followed by Anybody Out There in 2020, which Vaden referred to as his "finest work to date" and No Depression magazine described as "a rock and roll masterpiece". He also released two live efforts in 2020, Live at the Mercy Lounge and Live at the High Watt.
In 2021, he produced the highly acclaimed debut album for Morgan Wade, Reckless, as well as playing guitar on that record. In 2022, he produced Blue Dogs album Big Dreamers.
In August of 2024, Vaden released the album "Dad Rock".




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External links


Official website
https://www.jasonisbell.com/
https://www.wideopencountry.com/sadler-vaden/

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sadler Vaden
• Vaden
• Morgan Wade (singer)
• Reckless (Morgan Wade album)
• Psychopath (album)
• Drivin N Cryin
• Chris Shiflett
• Something More Than Free
• The Nashville Sound
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina