Craig Carothers

Craig Carothers
Birth name	Craig Carothers
Origin	Portland, Oregon
Genres	folk singer-songwriter
Instruments	vocals, guitar
Years active	1990 - present
Labels	Dwight Rabbit
Website	craigcarothers.com

Craig Carothers is an American singer-songwriter. He is originally from Portland, Oregon, but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Carothers's "Little Hercules" was recorded for Trisha Yearwood's 1996 album Everybody Knows. The song went Gold.

Carothers grew up in the Pacific Northwest. His parents, both music teachers, introduced him to a wide range of music, including jazz, classical, and blues. Carothers also cites a number of Motown, pop, and folk influences.

During the early stage of his career (some 20 years), he toured little, playing primarily in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. He shared the stage with a range of notable acts.

In 1995, country music singer Trisha Yearwood recorded his song, "Little Hercules", leading to a Gold record. It was at that time Carothers began traveling first to Nashville and then to gigs in other southern cities, Birmingham, Atlanta, Houston, and Little Rock. During this stage of his career some of his performances at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe were featured on the Nashville Public Radio program Players and Poets.

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