{"id":6395,"date":"2015-11-25T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=6395"},"modified":"2015-11-23T15:50:50","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T21:50:50","slug":"chris-stapleton-is-killing-the-country-music-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/11\/25\/chris-stapleton-is-killing-the-country-music-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Stapleton Is Killing The Country Music Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmaworld.com\/cma-awards\/performers-presenters\/\">performances performed at the CMA Awards<\/a> this year, which almost all would agree, was Chris Stapleton\u2019s \u201cTennessee Whiskey\u201d. Written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove, this song was originally sung by one the most famous country music outlaws, David Allan Coe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"David Allan Coe- Tennessee Whiskey\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PJmPZqQOlXU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the early 80s, George Jones also released a version of \u201cTennessee Whiskey\u201d, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. His version was made popular from what most considered him to have had a very distinct voice. Compared to Coe, Jones voice is much more soft, conveying a sense of compassion and more personable than Coe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"George Jones - Tennessee Whiskey\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ggkyQ8RqOvc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But my favorite version of \u201cTennessee Whiskey\u201d, performed by male vocalist of the year and new artist of the year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmaworld.com\/cma-awards\/nominees\/\">Chris Stapleton.<\/a> His blues-ey sound gives this song just what it needs to make its listeners turn this song on full blast while listening to it. The harmonization between Stapleton, Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton\u2019s wife, Morgane Stapleton gives it that blues feeling, not to mention the saxophone and trumpets in the background. This performance is one that will go down in country music history. I should also mention that Justin Timberlake\u2019s, \u201cDrink You Away\u201d was followed by, \u201cTennessee Whiskey\u201d, which also brought the audience to their feet. It was truly a performance of a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H37P7nzOMko<\/p>\n<p>Although Stapleton is just starting to gain recognition as a solo artist, Chris Stapleton has actually written many famous songs most of us have heard, \u201cLove\u2019s Gonna Make It Alright\u201d sung by George Strait and \u201cCome Back Song\u201d, sung by Darius Rucker. He has proven himself as a great song writer and now we have seen his capacity as a performer which has catapulted him into the country music world. His album \u201cTraveller, was awarded album of the year at the CMA\u2019s this year, something his listeners should have expected nothing less because of his talents and great singing career.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/11\/chris-and-justin.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6397 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/11\/chris-and-justin-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"chris and justin\" width=\"263\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/11\/chris-and-justin-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/11\/chris-and-justin.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a>So many people are claiming that Chris Stapleton is doing one heck of a job in putting country music back in country music and I could not agree more. I am tired of hearing this \u201crapping country music\u201d on the radio \u2013 sorry Sam Hunt. So, Chris Stapleton \u2013 we applaud you and thank you for bringing back and incorporating country music\u2019s roots into your songs. I look forward to learning more of your songs and cannot wait for another album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite performances performed at the CMA Awards this year, which almost all would agree, was Chris Stapleton\u2019s \u201cTennessee Whiskey\u201d. Written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove, this song was originally sung by one the most famous country &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/11\/25\/chris-stapleton-is-killing-the-country-music-scene\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,99],"tags":[138,137],"class_list":["post-6395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-blog-post-4","tag-2015-cma-awards","tag-chris-stapleton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6395"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6495,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6395\/revisions\/6495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}