The twang of a steel guitar and the sweet notes of a fiddle met with the sound of a music-hall piano. This is the classic country sound young artist Jake Blocker grew up listening to. “My grampa gave me a guitar when I was 8 years old,” said the 18-year-old singer-songwriter. “I’ve been playing ever since!” In fact, Blocker has been writing songs ever since, too. The Stockdale native grew up listening to classic country songs written by the likes of Hank Williams Sr., Moe Bandy, Buck Owens, and Wanda Jackson. “I was 8 when I first heard Hank’s music,...