He was also a member of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, serving as commander of Company A-1 his senior year.

He drew inspiration from artists like Townes Van Zandt, Robert Earl Keen, and Guy Clark.

It was produced by Grammy winner Lloyd Maines, and earned both a Best Album and a Best Male Vocal nomination for the 2011 LoneStarMusic Awards.

[3] Home to You followed four previous studio projects: Comfort In the Curves in 1999 (which was released under the label E squared), Wide Afternoon in 2000, One of the Ways in 2002, and Topaz City in 2008.

Stalling's studio album, Banquet, was released in 2015 and includes original music as well as covers of Dough Sahm and The Beatles.

Every album except for Comfort in the Curves was released on Blind Nello Records, a label run by Max Stalling, Kevin Deal, and Mark Manders.