Patterson Hood

On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, founding member of the Drive-By Truckers, Patterson Hood, stops by in support of his sophomore solo release. Hood wrote the music for "Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs)" fifteen years ago, but his personal art was put on the backburner while focusing on a distinctly brighter style with his acclaimed southern rock outfit. When he recently stumbled upon the old original recordings, they took on new meaning and fostered an album that paints a very personal reflection on love and loss. In this interview, Hood talks with host David Dye about the sorrowful stage in his life that influenced many of the songs on "Murdering Oscar" and what it was like to collaborate for the first time with his father, David Hood, a former fixture of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios.