Appalachian Imagination: James Dupre

 James Dupre is a well-established singer/recording artist who hand-picked by Randy Travis and his wife to be the stand in guy for Randy after he suffered a stroke and is no longer able to perform. James discusses the power and abilities of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and how it has made it possible for Randy to release new music. The new single out now is titled 'Where That Came From'. James Dupre done the singing, then with the power of AI pulling samples from Randy's vocals from previous material the song was built. https://open.spotify.com/track/6vNJDp8znmaQp2vAXHRPGd?si=cU3MF9FxTae-e3eKm_FJ_g 
Later in the episode Mr. Dupre shares stories of his own personal experiences in the music industry. He was featured on season 9 of the Voice, receiving a four chair turn. James also has a successful YouTube channel that we highly recommend you check out- 
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=RDEM_N_9r0qPU0A0Ohf-CeB9nQ&playnext=1&si=aW99aPl08Zv4BhTy 
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