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Well now. Country music\u2019s wrestling heel and town drunk has hauled off and recorded himself an entire record of classic country music covers, and in a classic country sound, and in alleged tribute to all the past greats that this guy might as well be prancing on the grave of every night when he takes to the stage in a drunken shirtless mess. <\/p>\n
Gavin Adcock even has the audacity to record \u201cOnly Daddy That\u2019ll Walk The Line\u201d\u2014the breakout single of the sainted Waylon Jennings, who a guy like Gavin Adcock shouldn\u2019t even be allowed to sniff to boxers of. <\/p>\n
Who does this guy think he is? Is he carpetbagging off of classic country\u2019s rising popularity? Is he a boot licker doing the industry\u2019s bidding by trying to re-incorporate actual country music fans back into the Music Row system? Shouldn\u2019t we all be incensed this mouthy blowhard believes he has the gravitas to sing timeless songs from greats like Hank Williams and George Jones? <\/p>\n
Country Never Dies, my ass. Gavin Adcock\u2019s the guy who\u2019s killing it. Right? <\/p>\n
Or is he? <\/p>\n
I still wouldn\u2019t want Gavin Adcock dating my sister or daughter. But if he wants to record a tribute album of country classics, I see absolutely no reason to get in his way. Hell, I applaud it. In previous eras, releasing an album like this was darn near a requirement in country music. It\u2019s how you paid dues, proved your knowledge and loyalty to country, and only then could you grace the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, or release albums of your own original material. <\/p>\n
For his next album Gavin Adcock is partnering up with neotraditionalists like Jake Worthington and Braxton Keith, cool roots artists like The Creekers, and interesting risers like Vincent Mason and Shelby Stone to record songs from folks like Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, Merle Haggard and Keith Whitley, including top classics like \u201cMama Tried,\u201d and \u201cHe Stopped Loving Her Today.\u201d <\/p>\n
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This is what we want the big mainstream artists of today doing. Gavin Adcock releasing a classic country covers album is yet another sign that the traditional country resurgence we\u2019re currently in the midst of isn\u2019t waning, it\u2019s elongating, and deepening. Of course none of these versions will be as good as the originals. But that\u2019s not the point. <\/p>\n
For many Gavin Adcock fans, this will be their first time hearing some of these songs, and of some of these artists, both the ones being covered, and the collaborators he\u2019s chosen. It was also smart that he chose younger artists like him. Many other performers like Koe Wetzel have promised to do something like this for years. Gavin Adcock actually did it. <\/p>\n
In truth, this move is devilishly genius. Gavin Adcock was on the trajectory to becoming a country music fart knocker, flaming out after his fourth trip to rehab without ever having even a true hit single. He needs people to take him seriously. He needed to ingratiate himself to the country community. He does this in multiple ways with this album. Its commercial performance will probably be mild. But that\u2019s not the point. <\/p>\n