Cliff Westfall
Cliff Westfall was born and raised in Owensboro, not far from tiny Rosine, Kentucky where Bill Monroe invented\nbluegrass music, and he grew up listening endlessly to Kentuckians like The Everly Brothers who changed the path of popular music. Though he got his start\nplaying cowpunk music in Kentucky, he soon left his home state behind for the bright lights of New York City. \u201cThe term \u2018country music\u2019 is almost a misnomer anyway,\u201d argues Westfall. \u201cA big part of the original audience was people a generation or two removed from the farm who had migrated to the city. People more familiar with factory work and honky tonks than with the back end of a mule, you know? The music they wanted to hear was as much about cutting loose, dancing and having a good time as it was about sadness and hardship. That was kind of the story of my family. Or maybe I\u2019m just attracted\nto neon lights, I don\u2019t know.\u201d