Sheryl Crow - Summer Day

What this video is

Released in July 2010 as the lead single from Crow's album '100 Miles from Memphis,' 'Summer Day' arrived during a broader roots-music resurgence that saw adult contemporary and Americana artists reconnect with pre-disco Southern soul and Memphis R&B. The song's co-writers Doyle Bramhall II and Justin Stanley helped shape a production consciously rooted in 1970s AM radio warmth. The music video's outdoor…

Why it matters

A key artifact of the late-2000s/early-2010s neo-soul and roots-pop crossover, 'Summer Day' documents Sheryl Crow's deliberate pivot from mainstream rock-pop toward Memphis soul authenticity. The video's sun-drenched performance aesthetic and rapid warm-toned editing codified a visual grammar for…

The director

Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American music video and film director. A UC Santa Barbara alumnus, he was inspired by David Bowie's 'Ashes to Ashes' to pursue the form. He has directed over 150 major music videos spanning arena…