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Fast Cars and Freedom

My buddy (and new co-writer), Cam, suggested I learn Rascall Flatts’ “Fast Cars and Freedom.” I’d heard the song a time or two, but never really got into it until I actively listened. What a sweet song. And it’s compelling to listeners in multiple ways. Even if you don’t understand the full story right off [...]

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Need You Now

A couple weeks ago I watched the CMA awards and was really impressed by Lady Antebellum’s performance of “Need You Now,” which has been stuck in my head since. It’s #1 on Billboard’s Country Songs chart and #5 on the Hot 100, so apparently I’m not alone in liking the song. The three band members, [...]

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Fishin’ in the Dark

It’s been a little while since my last post, but don’t give up on me—I’ve just been really busy. The Georgian Company played Austin’s 1st Oktoberfest last Saturday, which was a lot of fun and I think we sounded pretty good, too. Afterwards (it was a 9pm show) we went over to Ginny’s Little Longhorn [...]

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Forever and Ever, Amen

A friend of mine suggested I learn Randy Travis’s version of “Forever and Ever, Amen,” and being as it was a song I already had thought of learning, it seemed like a good fit for my next song study. This #1 hit was written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz[1], a duo with an impressive [...]

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I’m No Stranger to the Rain

I was drinking a bourbon while I was recording this song, which seems rather appropriate as ol’ Keith Whitley was a noted alcoholic and ultimately met an unfortunate and early death on account of alcohol poisoning[1]. Maybe that’s how he got such a rich sounding voice… but even as perfect a country voice as his [...]

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