John Bauman is a guitar playing singer songwriter Texas Troubadour from San Antonio. A member of Texas all star band, The Panhandlers, his newest solo album, Country Shade, deals with the changing state of rural America, the passage of time and how it affects our relationships. Country Shade is John’s third solo album and the songwriting reflects a maturation as a songwriter that the Back Story Song listeners are hopefully going to enjoy. In this episode, John discusses "This Country Doesn't Sound The Same," "Fool's Crusade," "Midland" and "Homesick For The Heartland."