Story 001
Why Jolene?
A Southern girl. An unforgettable song. And a story that started long before I ever recorded it.
Storytimewith AYANNA
The song is only half the story.
Welcome to the stories behind the records—the people, memories, places, heartbreak, history and moments that eventually became music.
Story 002
Savannah
Some songs aren't written about a place. They're written about what the place remembers.
Story 003
Before AYANNA
Before the records. Before the videos. Before the professor. There was a girl writing songs.
Start the storyStory 004
Yes, I used to rap.
Before AYANNA, there was another microphone. A look inside the early music years, the crew, the studio and the road that eventually led back here.
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