Chris Stapleton's Music Analysis

Chris Stapleton has never been one to be in the spotlight. He has hidden behind famous country artists by writing others number one hits, however, he became a sensation overnight when he released his 2015 album, Traveler. When his label asked him to do his first music video, he chose to do a powerful song titled, “Fire Away.” It is no surprise that he did not want to be featured in the music video. Instead, he decided to bring awareness to mental illness. The music video follows a couple that is torn apart by the wife’s depression. The husband, who happens to be a police officer, tries to rescue her. However, he is not successful. While the music video

I have chosen a song that I would say is a country song. It is actually a song that I have known for many years and that I actually taken ato. This song would be “Chicken Fried” by Zac Brown. In this song, Brown sings about things such as enjoying his evenings with family and getting to dine on his favorite meals, being raised in the South, and giving thanks to God and the people who fought for the freedom of our nation. In the chorus, he is described to the listener that he is with his family, and presumably friends as well, enjoying each other’s company on a Friday night. He also explained getting to eat some fried chicken, drink beer, and listen to the radio. He then mentions that he was born and raised in Georgia Pine. Then in the next

From the song that most people know “Chicken Fried” or “Knee Deep”, this album is one that could put a smile on anyone's face even if you happen to not like country. Unlike most albums of today's music, this album has not fillers because all the songs were hits by themselves. Now as an album these songs mold together rather well. With the songs that you can just listen to on a long windy road (“No Hurry”) and just relax or the songs that make you think of life (“Colder Weather”). This album has a song for any occasion and not all the songs are about trucks and beer like most

For generations, singers and songwriters of country music have been working to evoke emotions in listeners by performing and writing songs that the listeners will be able to relate to. Country music traditionally reveals stories of life, love, death, and values, all of which can be seen in the works of great singers and songwriters like George Strait, Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, and Alan Jackson. One artist in particular, Garth Brooks, forever left his stamp on country music and on the hearts of his millions of listeners with his hit songs, “The Beaches of Cheyenne”, “Callin’ Baton Rouge”, and “The River”. “The Beaches of Cheyenne” has a storyline containing themes of life, death, love, and regret. The themes of this song branch out much

Robert Altman’s movie Nashville is based on the political, social, and personal problems that our country has to deal with. These problems are rooted in the battle between the need to create some false image of success and the need for truth which is the struggle that exists in every character of this film (except Jeff Goldbloom). To show this Robert Altman takes us through Nashville’s Country Music using political commentary, music and realistically portrayed dialogue to tell the story.

Country Music’s Rich Kienzle felt the album took Diffie “further into that idiom where he shows the gutsiness that many younger singers never quite catch. It’s New Traditionalism without compromise, but music that fans of certain more modern-sounding singers can enjoy as well.” Attitude sported up-tempo numbers worthy of lively line dances, “a modern take on hillbilly boogie of the 1940s and 50s,” and “sensitive, evocative and totally believable” ballads and “story songs.” Kienzle praised Diffie’s wit and sharp imagery throughout his critique and concluded, “Diffie’s found a focus and a strength here .... and if this is the direction he chooses to go in the future, it’s easy to anticipate more albums as good as this

How would your life change or become harder if you became a country music superstar with fans all over the world? If Garth Brooks would of made another choice that would not have music he would not be as popular as he is today! Garth did not just think of himself he thought more about his fans, Garth generously loved to give back, because he was a kind hearted person. Garth Brooks struggled in becoming what he is now. Country music superstar Garth Brooks would not be as popular as he is if it was not for his music, His love for Giving Back to kids, and the un-easy road it took to get to where he is now.

I am going to share with you the story of how Luke Bryan saved country music in his hometown. He could sing so loud he could knock a building over. When he was a baby he would scream so loud he knocked down the walls of his own house! He discovered he could sing at a young age, so he decided that was what he wanted to do for his future. He thought about opera because he could sing so loud, but he went with the path country music instead.

Regardless of George Strait's incredible history of recognition and awards, he has always been one of my favorite country music artists. I am a true, long time fan of traditional country and I love his style in particular because of the dash of honky tonk and swing music that comes with it. My husband has roots in Texas and we spend quite a bit of time there on vacation. We enjoy the cowboy lifestyle and have always spent our free time enjoying country music, country two step dancing at the dance hall, being outside horseback riding, attending the rodeo, visiting the county fair and enjoying the laid back country life. One day we plan on moving back to Texas permanently and in the meantime, George's music makes us feel at home wherever we are.

Both were perfect for our Jeep rides on Galveston’s seawall during the 1990s spring and summers. Johnny Cash is my daddy and father-in-law’s favorite singer of all time. I did not know that Johnny Cash was of the groups What Cash and Tennessee Two. Cash is a wonderful story teller within his songs. I had not realized that he was born in Arkansas. He worked the cotton fields just as my daddy had while he was growing up. While my daddy was hospitalized last year for two weeks, I learned the difference between hoeing and picking cotton. My daddy and Cash have many things in common. They both sold appliances, and they both served our country. I have fond memories of spending time with my children and husband cruising the seawall and all of us belting out the lyrics to “Ring of Fire.”

I have always loved country music, it speaks the truth about life and all of the good and bad times we experience. I currently listen to Jake Owen constantly. It is really hard for me to pick an absolute favorite song by him, but one I love is “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.” It is upbeat and all about having a good time with your friends. A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be able to attended a Jake Owen concert and it was incredible! He started out with his hit song “Beachin” and gave us a preview of some of his songs that are coming out on his next album, including “LAX”. He performed his whole show barefoot, which everyone just loved. The concert made me realize that I like Jake Owen’s songs more than what I thought I would, and now I’m

Trace Adkins put out some good country music like Honky Tonk Badonkadonk is his number one hit song and It's Adkins only platinum single it came out in 2005. Songs About Me is the 8th song on the top ten. The song finds a way to sum up everything great about country music without coming across as trite or hackneyed. 'Songs About Me' was the title track to an album.You're Gonna Miss This. The 2009 ACM Single of the Year is the most successful of the emotionally driven songs. Just Fishin. Most recently released song on Top 10 Trace Adkins Songs list. It's a story of a dad spending quality time with his little girl, something the singer is very familiar with. He's a father of five daughters, and he chose to include his youngest, Trinity, in the

Tyler Farr's song Redneck Crazy started to play and i screamed my head off.At the time Redneck Crazy was my favorite song by Tyler Farr. After a couple songs he looked at the crowd with a big grin on his face he then explained “ So I have a new song and I like ya’ll so much that I think i’m going to sing it for ya’ll.Nobody has ever heard it but ya’ll. So don’t judge me if it’s not very good.” He sang the song and it was amazing.The lights turned on and he walked off the stage.

I also thought that this music had a Nashville sound based on the theme of the song. The Nashville Sound kept the theme of heartbreak, without the angsty uncontrolled honky-tonk

The vocal and harmony in the song sounded both familiar and fresh, with a hint of rock embedded in the overall country-rock style. It was a song that instantly became a favorite of mine once I heard it. I was resonated by this song, even though I could not tell my exactly feeling at that time, and I did not know it was Need You Now by Lady Antebellum until I searched the lyrics afterwards. One might be dumbfounded by how such an American country band could resonate a high school student in the other hemisphere, but it was a true manifestation of how Lady Antebellum could captivate listeners, regardless of their background and familiarity with music. In this paper, I shall analyze how Lady Antebellum have been an influential and unique country music group, with references to their musical influences and how they have