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Red Wanting Blue

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The five members of Red Wanting Blue in a brick-walled studio full of plants and old furniture
Red Wanting Blue in 2013. Photo: Jason Tanaka Blaney, CC BY-SA 3.0, from commons.wikimedia.org

The facts

Band from Columbus, Ohio

Started
Formed at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, in 1996; based in Columbus since 1999. Wikipedia, read Oct 24, 2026
The band
Scott Terry (vocals, tenor guitar, ukulele), Mark McCullough (bass, Chapman Stick, vocals), Greg Rahm (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Eric Hall (guitar, lap steel, vocals) and Dean Anshutz (drums and percussion). redwantingblue.com, read Oct 24, 2026
Newest album
Light It Up, out June 7, 2024 on Blue Élan Records: their thirteenth studio album and the first they produced themselves, recorded in Ohio. New Jersey Stage, read Oct 24, 2026
On TV and radio
Played "Audition" on the Late Show with David Letterman on July 18, 2012, and appeared on NPR's Mountain Stage. Wikipedia, read Oct 24, 2026
Charts
Little America (2014) debuted at No. 3 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. Wikipedia, read Oct 24, 2026
On the road
Nearly three decades of touring, built show by show with very little help from the music industry. redwantingblue.com, read Oct 24, 2026

Videos

Music Video, 'Run For Your Life'

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Live, 'Goliath'

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Studio Session, 'Hitchhiker's Lullaby'

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Tom Waits Cover, 'Ol '55'

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From Red Wanting Blue's own YouTube channel, linked from redwantingblue.com. Why these videos? (rules version 1.7, Oct 31, 2026)

Tour calendar

4 shows: US 4

2026

  1. Nov20Fri

    Newport Music Hall

    Columbus, OH

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  2. Dec31Thu

    House of Blues Cleveland

    Cleveland, OH

    Details

2027

  1. Jan31Sun

    The Funky Biscuit

    Boca Raton, FL

    Details
  2. Feb2Tue

    The Rock Boat 2027

    Miami, FL

    Details

From redwantingblue.com's tour page, checked Oct 24, 2026.

Get the music

All from redwantingblue.com, the band's own store.

Only things on sale right now, checked Nov 6, 2026. Plain links: we earn nothing when you buy. How we choose

In the press

New Jersey StageJun 9, 2024Red Wanting Blue Releases 'Light It Up' - The Band's 13th Studio Album

We were finally ready to catch the butterfly and pin it in the book ourselves.

Scott Terry
Business Journal DailyMay 1, 2024Red Wanting Blue Is Ready to Light Up Westside Bowl

Everything we do together always works out better than when we do it as individuals.

Dean Anshutz

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