{"id":7179,"date":"2016-02-26T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=7179"},"modified":"2016-02-22T12:57:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T18:57:22","slug":"country-may-be-coming-back-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2016\/02\/26\/country-may-be-coming-back-after-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Country May be Coming Back After All"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"chris\"<\/a>Chris Stapleton is new but old and he\u2019s the real deal. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1978 making him 38 years old. He moved to Nashville in 2001 to begin his music career but settled as merely a songwriter for 15 whole years. That\u2019s a lot of time to put in to make hundreds of songs that ultimately became someone else\u2019s. Six of those songs became number ones including, \u201cNever wanted Nothing More,\u201d<\/a> by Kenny Chesney, \u201cLove\u2019s Gonna Make it Alright,\u201d<\/a> by George Strait, and \u201cCome Back Song,\u201d<\/a> by Darius Rucker. The problem is, everyone knows these songs but there\u2019s not a chance anyone knows Chris Stapleton wrote them. It\u2019s about time he gets a little credit around here. He finally got behind the mic in 2015 and started making a bigger name for himself. His debut album, Traveler<\/a>, did really well and won this small town country and bluegrass artist tons of awards. It reached number one on the Billboard 200. He also won awards for Best Male Vocalist, New Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year.<\/p>\n

The best thing about Chris Stapleton\u00a0is that he is a new artist but he has an older more authentic style of music than everything else on the radio right now. He\u2019s not in it for the fame he just loves playing good music. Nashville Scene Magazine<\/a> said, \u201cWhile critics agree that Stapleton’s literally overnight success is changing the trajectory of modern country music, ushering in a new era of commercially viable substance, success isn’t changing the man himself.\u201d He seems just like a really talented normal guy who happens to be climbing up the fame ladder. Knowing that he is a humble guy makes me appreciate him and his music that much more. You get the sense that his music is organic, true to who he is, and just a form of self-expression. He clearly loves what he does and that kind of passion goes a long way. The humble artist told Nashville Scene magazine, \u201cI think it would be radical to have this little, tiny stage that only fits the band(\u2026)The audience can get as close to you as they want to get, on the floor, and not a lot of bells and whistles, and [we] just walk out there and play music. I think that would be a radical thing to do in an arena-type setting. I think if I went and saw that, it would blow my mind.” He wants to bring back the good ole country we once had and move past the modern day poppy crud. I\u2019m all for Chris and I think he has the potential to really impact the world of country music. Keep doin your thing Chris Stapleton, we\u2019re really picking up what your putting down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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