Alt-country singer/songwriter Bart Crow steps it up several notches and partners with the famed Nashville-based Thirty Tigers (Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, The Avett Brothers, Ryan Bingham, Flogging Molly, Aaron Watson, Jason Isbell to name a few) and Clover Marketing for the release of his new album The Parade on Friday, Oct 2. The Parade, produced by Justin Pollard, is the followup to his five independently released and critically-acclaimed albums including most recent Dandelion which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers South Central chart.
Crow wrote or co-wrote nine of the 11 tracks on The Parade including the current single “Life Comes At You Fast” which he co-wrote with songwriting heavy weights Trent Summar and Gary Nicholson.
CMT exclusively premieres the video TODAY (Thursday, July 16) for The Parade’s debut single “Life Comes At You Fast.” Click HERE to see the exclusive world premiere at CMT.com. The video, directed by Phillip Guzman, premieres across CMT’s platforms including CMT Pure,CMT.com and on CMT mobile platforms.
2) Dear Music (Bart Crow)
3) Baby Come Back Home (Bart Crow)
4) Vapor Trails (Drew Kennedy)
5) Top of Rock Bottom (Jonathan Terrell)
6) One Night with You (Derik Hultquist / Bart Crow)
7) Here We Go Again (Mando Saenz / Bart Crow)
8) Life Comes At You Fast (Bart Crow, Trent Summar, Gary Nicholson)
9) Come Back Tomorrow (Mando Saenz / Bart Crow)
10) City Limit Signs (Bart Crow)
11) Free Like Me (Mando Saenz / Bart Crow)
Crow, an Army veteran, was recently invited to make his Grand Ole Opry debut and he will make his trek to Music City to realize a career dream when he steps foot in to the historic “Circle” Friday, August 21. His family and close friends will be in tow to share the special night.
“Life Comes At You Fast,” written by Crow, Trent Summar and Gary Nicholson, has officially been added at radio and is making its way up the charts and currently sits at #22 on the Texas Music Chart. It is available now at iTunes.
The road-toughened troubadour from Maypearl, TX has already put together an admirable track record as a recording artist releasing five albums in over a decade with money pulled from his own pockets. He has sold over 40,000 albums and lofted six No. 1 singles onto the Texas Music Chart – one of which, “Wear My Ring,” sold over 165,000 copies. His last album, Dandelion, recorded with producer (and Pat Green drummer/co-producer/co-writer) Justin Pollard, debuted at No. 1 onBillboard’s Heatseekers South Central chart. Pollard reunites with Crow as the producer for his upcoming Oct 2 album release – The Parade. Crow has been cheered in Country Weekly, on CMT,AOL, Music Connection and in other national media outlets. His YouTube videos and concert footage have drawn more than 2.5 million views.
The blue-collar balladeer, plays 130+ dates a year in front of loyal rowdy crowds at far-flung, late-night clubs and concert halls all over Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, Montana and beyond. It’s his music that draws them — a tangle of roots in blues, country and down-home rock ‘n’ roll, branded with his unique imprint. A myriad of influences haunt his music including a choir of real American country in the fashion of Merle and Waylon, John Conlee, George Jones and Jerry Jeff Walker, razor-edged rock from Metallica, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, deep-fried Southern soul from Otis Redding and more.
To find out more about Bart Crow go to BartCrowMusic.com: or follow him on TWITTER,INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK. Check out all of his music at iTunes.
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