Liam St. John, the blues/rock heavy hitter out of Nashville, today released his newest single, “Greyhound Bus Blues,” featuring GRAMMY Award winning bluegrass artist Molly Tuttle. An acoustic video of the song with both Liam and Molly also premiered today on Bluegrass Situation. While the song initially strikes as a high energy, toe-tapping hit, the frank lyrics explore St. John’s journey from Oregon to Nashville, and the demons he may or may not have been running from.
“‘Greyhound Bus Blues’ is a song about coming to terms with the baggage I have and the habits I’ve formed from my life experiences,” said St. John. “I spent my time on this song and I actually re-wrote it a year after it was initially written. It’s a special one to me so I wanted it to feel just right. Johnny Black did an excellent job of capturing the soul of this song sonically. The only thing that could make it better was a feature from a badass bluegrass singin’, flat picking legend from the great state of California. Well we found just that, and her name is Molly Tuttle. She’s world class and salt of the earth, and she gave ‘Greyhound Bus Blues’ so much more life and breadth. I’m so proud of this song and so pleased with our collaboration.”
The new track evokes the free-spirited (yet sometimes troubled) “ramblin’ man” from an era gone by and the addition of Tuttle’s vocals and guitar prowess is the perfect compliment to St. John’s gritty, emotional sound and authentic storytelling.
“I’m a new fan of Liam St John and when I heard ‘Greyhound Bus Blues’ I knew right away that I wanted to sing and play on it,” said Tuttle. “It has everything I love about great songwriting: grit, adventure, and storytelling that is authentic to who Liam is. I’m excited for this track to be out in the world and I hope to get to sing it with Liam at one of his shows sometime!”
“Greyhound Bus Blues” is the second single after the 2024 release of St.John’s debut EP, “Believer,” which “Holler” called “an evocative, rock-tinged anthem that oozes gravitas and atmospheric, weighty verses.” The “Believer” EP dug into St. John’s emotional past, exploring struggles with faith, substance abuse, difficult relationships and more.
St. John’s previous single, “Devil in Disguise,” was the first track to be released from an upcoming collection, and was deeply rooted in authentic, intimate storytelling through an expansive sound with instrumentation nodding to Western blues–harmonica, slide guitar, and haunting harmonies.
Currently on tour through April with ZZ Ward on her “Dirty Sun Tour,” followed by headliner dates in select cities, St. John also recently announced a coveted performance slot at the legendary CMA Fest in June. A full list of upcoming tour dates are below. For more information about shows and tickets, visit liamstjohn.com
LIAM ST. JOHN SPRING 2025 TOUR
* headliner
** with ZZ Ward
^^ festival
APRIL
1 - St. Louis, MO - City Winery St. Louis**
2 - Kansas City, MO - Madrid Theatre**
4 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre**
5 - Dallas, TX - Longhorn Ballroom**
6 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater**
8 - New Orleans, LA - Chickie Wah Wah**
9 - Memphis, TN - Hernando’s Hideaway**
11 - Atlanta, GA - City Winery Atlanta**
12 - Nashville, TN - City Winery Nashville**
24 - Greenville, SC - Radio Room*
25 - Greensboro, NC - Hangar 1819*
26 - Huntington, WV - The Loud*
JUNE
5 - Nashville, TN - CMA Fest 2025^^
6 - Mckinney, TX - KHYI’s 29th Annual Texas Music Revolution^^
AUGUST
30 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Once in a Blue Moon Festival^^
