Bob Wagner - "Richest Man on Earth"
Photo by Shem Roose You might know Bob Wagner as one of the guitarists in Mike Gordon of Phish's solo band. Now the Burlington, VT singer-songwriter and guitarist is set to release his debut solo album, and has released a brand new single. "Richest Man on Earth" is a murder ballad even if it doesn't sound quite like what you think of when you hear the term murder ballad. Wagner's song may be melancholy, but it's far prettier than your typical murder ballad. It includes some flourishes that are more jam band than Americana, but it's the kind of song that will appeal to fans of both. "Richest Man on Earth" borders on being folk-pop or on the mainstream end of folk, and that's hardly a bad thing when a song is this good. Plus, it feature pedal steel from Laur Joamets from Sturgill Simpson's band, and you can't go wrong there. Bob Wagner says of his new single: “I was driving home after buying a 100-year-old Oscar Schmidt rubber bridge gu...