#380 - Dallas Smith on Growing Up A Shy Kid And Singing in Secret + The Origin Story of His Rock Band ‘Default’ and Their Massive No. 1 Song + Having 12 No. 1’s in Country Music and 3 CCMA Entertainer of the Year Wins + What It’s Like to Be ‘Canadian’ Famous!

Dallas Smith (@DallasSmithMusic) has an origin story unlike any you’ve ever heard. His path from alternative to country music fame is one of the most unconventional stories that Bobby has been able to dive into. Dallas talks about growing up a really shy kid in Canada and not performing publicly until he was forming his first band, Default that went on to get a record deal and land hits at rock radio. Bobby and Dallas get into the hardships of the road, bankrupt record labels and what lead him to take a step away from Default to focus on a career in country music. Dallas talks about what fame is like in Canada, why he still hasn’t moved to the US and how his friendship with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. 

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