Twang Town Lowdown - 1/19/16

 

MORE SOLD-OUT SHOWS - JON PARDI

Jon Pardi launched his headlining "All Time High Tour" last October with sold-out shows in his home state of California, and now he's continuing that exciting momentum with even more sellouts in the New Year. Jon recently played for packed clubs in Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Detroit and just wrapped up two more sold-out shows over the weekend in Boston and Philadelphia. The tour, which features special guests Brothers Osborne, still has upcoming dates in Houston and Dallas, Texas, as well as Greensboro, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina. Pardi is currently on the radio with "Head Over Boots," the lead single from his forthcoming sophomore studio album. 

DIERKS BENTLEY: ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE AND TOUR

Dierks Bentley is getting ready for a huge spring. 

He just announced his Somewhere on the Beach tour -- named for his new single from his upcoming album, Black. He's debuting the song on the Ellen Degeneres Show today.

First, he'll go to the United Kingdom for shows in Dublin, London, Manchester and Glasgow, followed by the American kickoff in Holmdel, New Jersey on May 12th. 

Randy Houser and Cam will be his openers for the run. Dierks says, "I’ve toured with Randy before, and he’s just a great dude -- on stage and backstage. And I’ve gotten to know Cam a little over the last year, and she’s fun as hell too, and so talented. It’s going to be a big summer for sure."

This weekend, Dierks heads to Mexico for Luke Bryan's Crash My Playa concert event.

CHRIS STAPLETON: TRAVELLER HOLDS ONTO THE TOP

Chris Stapleton continues to build momentum with his album Traveller, which continues as the nation's top-selling country album, according to the latest SoundScan figures. 

Sam Hunt's Montevallo advances from number-three last week to number-two this week. Thomas Rhett takes Tangled Up moves up two spots to number-three, and Eric Church jumps two to number-four with Mr. Misunderstood. Carrie Underwoood's Storyteller drops a spot to round out the Top 5.   

COUNTRY CLASSIC: "WHEN GOD FEARIN' WOMEN GET THE BLUES"

Martina McBride: "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"

Album: The song, released in June of 2001, is from her Greatest Hits album.

Stats: It peaked at number-eight on the charts.

Background: "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" was the lead single from Martina's Greatest Hits album. Martina chose the song because she loved its attitude and traditional feel.