LR Baggs Presents Doc Oliver
NASHVILLE, TN (October 21, 2020)...Central-California based Americana singer-songwriter and U.S. Navy Veteran, Doc Oliver, joins LR Baggs for a new acoustic session as well as a guest on the Maker’s Mic podcast. Filmed in Nashville, TN at The Brown Owl studio and Soundcheck, the session features shots from Oliver recording, along with a live performance of his original song “Helmand” off of his latest album
His story is one of honor, redemption, and hope. Working as a battlefield medic with multiple tours in Afghanistan, Oliver earned the nickname “Doc” stitching up wounded soldiers and civilians alike. He was honorably discharged suffering from PTSD after being ambushed and injured by the Taliban, losing three of his best friends in the event. He now lives in Central California with his wife and three children, working as an armed guard at a nuclear power plant. Oliver struggles emotionally reliving some of his experiences as he arms himself for his job which, ultimately, led him to turn to music. “My songs are strictly an outlet...I didn’t like individual or group therapy, everyone’s different, but I have this ability to play guitar and write, and that’s helped me process some heavy things and try to heal.”
Oliver first met Lloyd Baggs, owner of LR Baggs, at a concert in California where they spoke about music and his military background. After exchanging contact information, Baggs recounts, “Doc sent me a link to a few of his songs the next day, but there was no way I was prepared for what I was about to hear. Within minutes I knew that I was personally going to do everything I could to help him bring his beautifully raw, poignant songs to a much wider audience. We soon arranged for Doc to come to Nashville where we put together a band and produced an EP and a few videos for him with our Handcrafted Video crew.”
Oliver continues to record and work on new music, with a projected release date of a forthcoming single in late October.
“We were all privileged and honored to help this amazingly brave guy who had put his life on the line fighting in a desolate foreign land and experiencing unspeakable things every day so we could enjoy living our lives here at home,” Baggs notes. “After hearing his songs, I hope that you will be compelled as I now am to help Doc reach other brave soldiers with PTSD and stitch their lives back together with his moving music.”
About Doc Oliver:
Doc Oliver is an Americana Singer/Songwriter and medically retired U.S. Navy veteran based out of the Central Coast of California. The purpose of his music solely began as a form of therapy for Oliver to process the experiences he had in the Military, serving almost two years in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marine Corps as his team’s Combat Medic, with a severe mass casualty incident in August of 2012. After medically retiring, he turned to music as a means to cope with PTSD and begin to heal outside the realm of traditional therapy. Once Oliver’s music was accessible to the world, he noticed it was not only healing his own wounds, but the wounds of others who had similar experiences. Whether it was from hearing his songs online or at one of his shows, listeners were not shy to reach out and tell him how special his songs were to them. Though Oliver was in the military, his music is relatable not only to the veteran community but so many more. Lloyd Baggs of LR Baggs was an early advocate, and asked him to travel to Nashville to perform for the company's acclaimed “LR Baggs Presents” videos. Oliver now has an EP called “Helmand” available on all music platforms and is currently working on new music to be released this fall
To learn more please visit www.DocOliverMusic.com
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