Brian Leighton picked up a guitar and started writing songs when he was fourteen. Almost four decades and fourteen albums later he is a Minnesota music icon, performing over 200 shows a year with his band, GB Leighton. A rock ‘n’ roll artist influenced by Bruce Springsteen, Leighton made his national debut with the country album “Get Up” and was recognized by Billboard.com as a Top 10 Country Artist to watch in 2014.

Recovery from Substance Use disorder is a lifelong process, one that Leighton can speak to from personal experience. Through stories and song, he will share what recovery has meant to him as an artist and as a self-described “working-class kid from a Twin Cities suburb who loves to put on a good show and hopefully write some good songs in between.”