This Jacksonville country artist channels his grief into music, inspiring others while challenging genre stereotypes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Justin St. Clair grew up on westerns and in church, a mix that led the Jacksonville native to a music genre few in his family expected him to pursue: country.

Watch the full interview with St. Clair.

St. Clair, 34, said his grandfather — a pastor and a political figure he calls his hero — introduced him to the stories and sounds that steered him away from gospel and R&B and toward Americana, folk and country…

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