Published on August 21st, 2020 | by Darren Paltrowitz

Joe Barksdale On Finding Success As A Musician After A Great NFL Career, Future Plans & More

Following nearly a decade in the NFL, Joe Barksdale announced his retirement from football in June 2019. But music became the true calling of Barksdale long before that. He started playing guitar in 2013, in the midst of his third season with the St. Louis Rams, and released his first solo album — 2017’s Butterflies, Rainbows & Moonbeams — within a few years of that. 2019’s Electric Soul was helmed with legendary producer and songwriter Narada Michael Walden, a man responsible for helming hits by Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, George Benson, Lionel Richie and countless other greats.

2020 has already seen several new releases from Joe Barksdale, including Black Majik, Moonbeam and R & B(eats). And as he told me during our conversation via Zoom on August 21, 2020 — as embedded below for your viewing and listening pleasure — that he has plans 2 more releases this year. In turn, it is safe to say that Barksdale is shaping up to be much better-known for his musical endeavors than for his years of being associated with the National Football League and the sport of football as a whole.

More information on Joe Barksdale can be found online by visiting www.josephbarksdale.com, www.instagram.com/jbdale72, www.facebook.com/JBdale72 and www.twitter.com/jbdale72.

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Tags: Blues, Football, Guitarists, Joe Barksdale, Joseph Barksdale, NFL, Singers

About the Author

Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal.Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."