Was recovering from this awesome show we had at @elysiangardensbirmingham Saturday night so I didn’t separately record number 5 for my #30DaysOfCovers. Here’s Fire Away by Chris Stapleton and I’ll post number 6 later today!
Bio
Breaded and battered in the southern spices of Alabama, LeAlan Carter grew up around the sounds of his granddad’s pedal steel guitar and his Dad’s country and classic rock cassettes. At 15 he and several of the other kids in the youth group picked up various instruments to start a praise band and LeAlan chose guitar. That started a journey of 23 years playing guitar in churches and various other bands around the Birmingham area.
For most of his adult life LeAlan suffered from extreme hearing loss and required hearing aids and lip reading to be able to get by in most conversations. In 2022 LeAlan found out his hearing loss was due to a hereditary bone disease and underwent several surgical procedures that restored his hearing. In that restoration, LeAlan discovered a new passion for music in writing and singing Americana, Country, Blues, and Soul and formed The LeAlan Carter band.
“It was life changing. It really helped me find my voice,” LeAlan says. “I’d played guitar, but I hadn’t been confident in my singing until I could hear myself and control my tone.”
"Finding His Voice" - Hoover's Magazine
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5/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM
Pending Details 2026
Birmingham, AL
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Here’s number four of my #30DaysOfCovers and with everything {gestures broadly} going on these days, it felt appropriate. This is Ohio, written by Neil Young. But my favorite performance of it is done by @katiepruittmusic as you may can tell by the hat.
For number 3 of my #30DaysOfCovers I’ve got one of my wife’s favorite songs, Universal Sound by @timmytychilders
For my 2nd #30DaysOfCovers song I have @jasonisbell ‘s Songs That She Sang In The Shower. Jason is by far one of my favorite artists and the flavors of our shared home state that he sprinkles throughout his works really hits the palette just right.
Gonna start up my #30DaysOfCovers again and see how it goes! Here’s a little Help Me Through the Night by Kris Kristofferson. (Edited.. I did say Willie Nelson at first and was flogged in the streets)
Montgomery Motor Speedway is thrilled to announce that Birmingham area musician LeAlan Carter will preform “The Star-Spangled Banner” during pre-race ceremonies for the 62nd Annual Alabama 200 on Saturday, March 7th.
LeAlan Carter, raised in Alabama with a love for country and classic soul, began playing guitar at 15 in a youth praise band. Now, after many years of playing in churches and local bands throughout Birmingham, he brings out his own flavor of Soul, Country, and Blues.
Don’t miss out, race fans. Come join in on the tradition and excitement of the Alabama 200 on Saturday, March 7th! For more info, visit montgomerymotorspeedway.org.
For more information on LeAlan and his music, be sure to visit lealancarter.com!
LeAlan Carter, raised in Alabama with a love for country and classic soul, began playing guitar at 15 in a youth praise band. Now, after many years of playing in churches and local bands throughout Birmingham, he brings out his own flavor of Soul, Country, and Blues.
Don’t miss out, race fans. Come join in on the tradition and excitement of the Alabama 200 on Saturday, March 7th! For more info, visit montgomerymotorspeedway.org.
For more information on LeAlan and his music, be sure to visit lealancarter.com!
Y’all checkout my new single release of Journey’s Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) that I recorded at @ol_elegante_studio and released through my label Mohawk Squid Records. Can find links on my website at lealancarter.com or any streaming service!
Trying out the sonic clarity on this new guitar strap from @kingcole_art you can really tell a difference in the tone. Here’s a little bit of Babe I Know from @nathanielrateliff
So excited to see this guitar strap in person! @kingcole_art has done some amazing work and brought my idea to life! If y’all ever need a really cool custom guitar strap, he’s your man!
Had an amazing time at @shelby_county_arts last night supporting @paulthornmusic
Big thanks to @butch_oglesby for these amazing photos!
Big thanks to @butch_oglesby for these amazing photos!
I cannot express how amazing it was to play at @shelby_county_arts last night in support for @paulthornmusic I’ve played a lot of places over the years and have never had such an engaged audience that truly cared for the music and the arts. So many people came up after the show and spoke with me and it made my heart so full. The crew at SCAC is phenomenal and put on some of the best shows in the state. Y’al should really check it out.
Some cool reactive visuals I have been working on, the sky is the limit with this stuff and I could spend hours making new presets and such. The tricky part was capturing the little window it generates in Ableton and using it as an input source in Pro Presenter. Now I’ll be able to trigger these types of visuals for solos and such amidst my other video clips.
Now I just need to find more venues that are conducive to this type of show and start booking some stuff out!!
Now I just need to find more venues that are conducive to this type of show and start booking some stuff out!!
Recently got some more footage back from our show at Old Town Live back in May of this year. Here’s a clip from The Wolf In You which is out on all streaming platforms!
Big thanks to @dennis_calvert for the camera and editing work!
Big thanks to @dennis_calvert for the camera and editing work!
The LeAlan Carter Duo will be bringing the heat down at the Lodge this Tuesday, with a mix of popular soul, country and blues songs! We’ll be at The Lodge at @fairwaysocial in Birmingham, AL!
Seperate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey. Wife and I did a rewatch of Stranger Things recently and I haven’t been able to get this one out of my head. @JOURNEY
#weirdassnamedotcom #coversong
#weirdassnamedotcom #coversong
Guitar facing and stuff on this new one called Alabama River during Old Town Live in Helena Alabama!
#weirdassnamedotcom
#weirdassnamedotcom
This is a live recording of The Weight, written and performed by The LeAlan Carter Band on May 17th 2025 opening for Drayton Farley and John R Miller at Old Town Live in Helena, Alabama.
Produced/Filmed/Recorded by @dennis_calvert
https://www.lealancarter.com
https:/:www.weirdassname.com
Vocals: LeAlan Carter
Bass: Andrew Glass
Drums: Brad Kuehner
Lead Guitar: Dusty Jones
Produced/Filmed/Recorded by @dennis_calvert
https://www.lealancarter.com
https:/:www.weirdassname.com
Vocals: LeAlan Carter
Bass: Andrew Glass
Drums: Brad Kuehner
Lead Guitar: Dusty Jones
New merch dropping at the next two shows, tonight at @jerrysjukejoint from 8-11pm and next week at Old Town Live in @helena_old_town we’ll have the whole band playing from 5-6pm supporting @jrmillerwv and @draytonfarleymusic and its a FREE show!!
Y’all come out to @elysiangardensbirmingham Friday night, we’ll be bringing The Machines out to play in our interesting audio/visual experience in a duo format with me and @_dustyj32
Been working on a way to merge my technical knowhow and my music in a neat way. This is only the beginning. Y’all come to Oversoul Brewing on 03/14 from 7-10pm and/or Elysian Gardens on 03/21 from 8-11pm and tell me if this is cool or not. There will be comment cards for anonymity.
#ilikemymtv #lealancarter #andthemachines #andtheboobtubes #idonnoyet
#ilikemymtv #lealancarter #andthemachines #andtheboobtubes #idonnoyet
Drown in my Own Tears - Ray Charles
This is one of my favorite Ray Charles songs he ever wrote. Hope I do it some justice. #fyp #fyplocal #alabama #coversong #raycharles
This is one of my favorite Ray Charles songs he ever wrote. Hope I do it some justice. #fyp #fyplocal #alabama #coversong #raycharles
This is part of an unreleased song I have called Golden Son, hope ya enjoy it! #alabama #singersongwriter #originalmusic
Everyone loves a little Willie! Heres a piece of You Were Always on my Mind. @willienelsonofficial #willienelson #coversong
I’ve been very enamored with the tragic story of The Sky King, a young man named Richard “Bebo” Russell over the last few years. He stole a passenger aircraft at the Seattle-Tacoma airport, took off in it, flew around Mnt Ranier, actually completed a barrel roll and then later crashed the plane away from the major population centers. And here is an original song I am working on about it.
“Broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess” RIP Sky King #TheSkyKing #skyking #singersongwriter #originalmusic
“Broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess” RIP Sky King #TheSkyKing #skyking #singersongwriter #originalmusic
Little of @chrisstapleton ‘s Either Way for you this morning! Hope you enjoy. #coversong #chrisstapleton #alabama
Haven’t been able to take @sundybest ‘s Hindman off repeat for the last few weeks. So here’s me doing a little bit of it. #coversong #SundyBest #dirtymouthclub
Had an awesome time at @thenickbham last night for The Birmingham Hootenanny by Bama Roots Radio. Thanks @sleeplesscheyloe for the awesome pics!
From the article in @hooversmag
Shades Mountain is, at its core, a song about home and family. I have lived in 4 different houses on Shades Mountain my whole life. My wife and I’s grandparents started their families on Shades Crest, so our family tree’s roots are profound up here. My childhood was spent climbing the rocks and bluffs, chasing crawfish in Shades Creek, and building forts on the shady side of the mountain. There is a line in the song that alludes to Shades Mountain being “Heaven’s Bridge” for me, and that just stems from our plans to stay here, until we one day transition to the hereafter. The very first time we played the song to an audience was in Columbiana, AL for Cowbow days. There was a man who came up to me afterward and talked and talked about how he also grew up on Shades Mountain, how it holds a special place in his heart, and how he always thinks of it as his true home. It’s been amazing seeing how a very personal song about my home has reached others as well.
Shades Mountain is, at its core, a song about home and family. I have lived in 4 different houses on Shades Mountain my whole life. My wife and I’s grandparents started their families on Shades Crest, so our family tree’s roots are profound up here. My childhood was spent climbing the rocks and bluffs, chasing crawfish in Shades Creek, and building forts on the shady side of the mountain. There is a line in the song that alludes to Shades Mountain being “Heaven’s Bridge” for me, and that just stems from our plans to stay here, until we one day transition to the hereafter. The very first time we played the song to an audience was in Columbiana, AL for Cowbow days. There was a man who came up to me afterward and talked and talked about how he also grew up on Shades Mountain, how it holds a special place in his heart, and how he always thinks of it as his true home. It’s been amazing seeing how a very personal song about my home has reached others as well.
Little cover of a Another Kind of Green, off my favorite @johnmayer album, Try! My wife is a huge fan of John, we’ve been to like 30+ of his concerts all the way back in the early days when he was coming to Birmingham, AL and playing 5 Points Music Hall! #coversong #johnmayercover #johnmayer #mywifewouldleavemeforhim #noseriously
The greatest Mech Pilot to ever live was a man named Levithan, and this is a small piece of his tale. This is an unreleased song called Levithan that we played on 11/16 at @woodlawntheatrebham #Mechwarrior #originalmusic #hashbrownsoverhashtags #alabama
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