{"id":2947,"date":"2025-10-14T20:27:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2025-10-14T20:27:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:27:40","slug":"david-wilcox-songwriting-as-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2947","title":{"rendered":"David Wilcox: Songwriting as Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Craft-2025-10-15_Wilcox.00_03_33_20.Still001-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2951 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Craft-2025-10-15_Wilcox.00_03_33_20.Still001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Craft-2025-10-15_Wilcox.00_03_33_20.Still001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Craft-2025-10-15_Wilcox.00_03_33_20.Still001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Craft-2025-10-15_Wilcox.00_03_33_20.Still001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Ohio musician David Wilcox has released over 20 albums, including his latest <em>The Way I Tell the Story<\/em>. 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