His website bio calls British-born singer/songwriter James Maddock a "rock & roll lifer" who has "been carving his unique path since the 1980s, when he kicked off his career with a raw, soulful voice; a storyteller's sense of narrative; and the ability to blur the lines between folk, classic pop, and rock." The website also name-drops, noting, "Bruce Springsteen is a fan. So is David Letterman." Good fans to have, we would say. In the 1990s, Maddock was lead singer in the band Wood, which had the good fortune of placing several songs on TV's "Dawson's Creek.