CHAD PRATHER AND BASTE RECORDS RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR "FAMOUS AGAIN"

Renowned entertainer Chad Prather has teamed up with Baste Records to release his latest single, "Famous Again." Written by esteemed songwriter Chris Wallin, the song is a straight-ahead tune that's all about making Jesus famous again.

Chad explains: "The song gets us back to several key values that I think we’ve lost. One is faith and another is real country music. We see how society is slipping and music seems to be slipping with it. This song is a great formula for getting those important things back."

You can support Chad and Baste by shopping for some merchandise here:
https://basterecords.com/collections/famous-again-more

DISCOVER SOONER ANNOUNCES HOW’D YOU GET YOUR DEAL? WITH HIT SONGWRITER CHRIS WALLIN

 

Discover Sooner, the company seeking to accelerate the attention of publishers to songwriters, has announced How’d You Get Your Deal? with multi-platinum hit songwriter and producer Chris Wallin. The free online event on Thursday, April 28 at 5pm CDT will take place on Zoom and is aimed at songwriters, artists and music industry professionals of all levels. Wallin, a hit songwriter with credits including “Don’t Blink”recorded by Kenny Chesney and “People Loving People” a hit song for Garth Brooks will be the featured panelist hosted by Nancy Deckant, Founder and CEO of Sooner. More information can be found at www.discoversooner.com/events

The interactive event aims to share with attendees the real-world experience of veteran professional songwriters. Wallin will share how he landed his first publishing deals and what writers can do to put themselves in the position to get one. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions during the live Q&A session. Three participants will have their song played and receive live feedback from Chris.

Chris Wallin came to Nashville many times before ever moving here. Even as a child, he knew this was a place for him. “Back then I used to buy 50 or so McDonald's 29-cent hamburgers a week and freeze them solid. I could eat all week for $15. They weren’t bad, except the last few got a little crusty from freezer burn,” shared Chris.

Wallin added, “I get lots of questions about how I got my first deal. Mine is a crazy story and I look forward to sharing it!”

Chris Wallin is a multi-platinum hit songwriter and producer and has topped the charts with classics-in-the-making for the industry's biggest stars, including “Love Me If You Can” by Toby Keith, "Don't Blink" by Kenny Chesney, “I’m Tryin’” by Trace Adkins,"People Loving People" by Garth Brooks, “Something To Be Proud Of” and “Speed” by Montgomery Gentry.

Find out more about Chris Wallin at www.chriswallin.com

#EVENT - THE 2ND ANNUAL MOCKINGBIRD SONGWRITER'S FESTIVAL - LELAND, MISSISSIPPI APRIL 8 AND 9 - HOSTED BY STEVE AZAR - FEATURING ERIN ENDERLIN, CHRIS WALLIN JAMES HOUSE, ANTHONY SMITH, CLAY MILLS, BRIDGETTE TATUM AND MORE

The 2nd Annual Mockingbird Songwriters Music Festival is back for another round on April 8 and 9 in Leland, Mississippi and they're adding more hit songwriters this year and first class entertainment with many of your favorites making an appearance along with some new faces. You'll hear new music, the stories behind the songs and the songs told as only the songwriter can tell them.

The event is hosted by Steve Azar and will feature hit songwriters Jim “Moose” Brown, Erin Enderlin, JT Harding, James House, Phillip Lammonds, Clay Mills, Don Sampson, Anthony Smith, Bridgette Tatum, Wynn Varble, Tricia Walker, Chris Wallin and Matt Warren. Also performing are Americana favorites John Mohead, Tyler Tisdale and Rob Mortimer along with local favorites Trey Gardo, Jamey Shannon and closing out the night with full band jam on stage, Zach Day and Texas Horse Pirates!

LINEUP AND STAGE SCHEDULE COMING SOON!

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#ITSAMUSTLISTEN - AARON LEWIS RELEASES "FRAYED AT BOTH ENDS" - A STRIPPED DOWN TAKE ON CLASSIC MID-CAREER HAGGARD/COE COUNTRY

Performance of “Everybody Talks To God” on

'Fox & Friends' Jan. 31

Having had two #1 Billboard Country Album debuts with Town Line and Sinner, Aaron Lewis has quietly made an impact on country music without flexing to let everyone know what a big deal he was. With a decade invested in a genre that’s seen him record with Willie Nelson, George Jones, Charlie Daniels, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Mickey Raphael, the Cox Family, and Dan Tyminski and producer Buddy Cannon, the 15-million selling front man of Staind doubled down on "Frayed at Both Ends".

Starker, more acoustic and with the focus on what The Los Angeles Times cited as “his mournful baritone,” Frayed is a meditation on shrinking opportunities, mistakes made, consequences of our actions and squaring up to it all with the dignity it takes to be a full-grown man. Drawing on the tattered reality and stoicism of Merle Haggard, the yearning of David Allan Coe’s "Darlin’ Darlin" era, the ragged fringe of Johnny Paycheck, Lewis collaborated with many of the songwriters who’ve become his friends over the last dozen years for the first time.

“Over the years, you hang out and one thing leads to another, and you’re writing songs,” the deep voiced songwriter explains. “When you’ve got Chris Wallin, Dan Tyminski, Ira Dean, Matt McGinn, Jeffrey Steele or David Lee Murphy sitting there talking, songs just tend to fall out. And when you realize what you've got, you just keep going. These are all men who know country music’s depths, so for all of us, we got to write songs you don’t hear every day.”

That same truth applies to the recording. While co-producing with musical collaborator Ben Kitterman and Ira Dean, they drew on the wealth of top-flight musicians who’ve become core to reflecting the tavern country sound Lewis’ heard on his grandfather’s George Jones, Waylon Jennings and Haggard 8-tracks. Guitarists Tom Bukovac, Biff Watson and Seth Taylor, dobroist Kitterman, acoustic slide and baritone guitar from Sturgill Simpson veteran Laur Joamets, keyboard player Jim Moose Brown, and acoustic guitar/mandolin from Tyminski were the core band.

“The beauty of country music is that often less is more,” Lewis says. “These songs did the work, all we needed to do was support them. These players are so gifted, they can say more in a few notes than a lot of people... It was a privilege seeing them bring these stories and feelings to life.”

With the post-Dust Bowl country of the reap-what-you-sow “Get What You Get,” the broken “Pull Me Under,” the minor keyed double entendre road life lament “Life Between Bars,” the dobro-heavy acceptance lullaby “Kill Me Like You Love Me,” high lonesome memory that can’t be outrun “Waiting There For Me” and the hopeful closer “Someone,” Lewis built on the starkness of “Am I The Only One,” his #1 Billboard Hot Country Songs debut – only the ninth such debut since the chart’s debut in 1958 – of frustration voiced and manifested.

To celebrate Frayed’s release, Lewis returns to Fox & Friends on Jan. 31. With a performance of “Everybody Talks To God” taped at an intimate concert for the troops at Kentucky’s Fort Campbell, Lewis will talk about the new album, his commitment to country music and his stripped down Frayed at Both Ends, The Acoustic Tour.

Mixed by Chris Lord-Algae, the 5-time Grammy-winning engineer made the warmth of the playing and depth in the room undeniable. For fans of Lewis’ haunted, brass tacks kind of country music, this is the essence of what he’s been chasing since arriving in Nashville to make music that honors the roots of his raising. Having invested in the community, the community has become an outgrowth of that love for the splinters and reckonings that once made country such a good place to drown one’s sorrows and figure out how to move on from the wreckage one creates.

Stream / download Frayed at Both Ends here.