After putting many years of his Southern rock, country-R&B flavor into bars across Tuscaloosa, Ham Bagby has recently released his third record, “‘Sh!t’s Crucial’ is Track 7.”

Bagby began like many musicians: in the garage with his friends. Now a husband and father, Bagby continues to play professionally for the love of performing.

“You start out playing with your friends, then you start meeting people, and you end up playing with complete strangers,” Bagby said. “It kind of becomes a profession, and it becomes totally different, but I really want to hold on to the feeling of hanging out with my friends 20 years ago. I still love playing guitar as much as I did back then.”

Bagby’s seven-song record can be listened to for free and purchased at bandcamp.com. His crowd favorite, “Sh!t’s Crucial,” was recorded live in front of an audience.

His love of performing and his funny song lyrics keep the crowds coming at nearly every bar in town.

“I just love performing and playing in front of a crowd, and sometimes they don’t know you, and they don’t know what to expect,” Bagby said. “I like the applause and people saying they enjoyed it after the show. I don’t know where it’s going to go, but we have a pretty good record, and I like it.”