Gavin Adcock is stepping into a new role. The Georgia-born artist, whose ‘Own Worst Enemy’ debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Country Chart, now adds Executive Producer to his resume with ‘Country Never Dies,’ a ten-artist collaborative covers project releasing March 13th.
The album is Adcock’s tribute to the country legends who shaped him. “I came up with the idea of this album one day when I was listening to some country music and realized that I’m never going to get to hear any new music from some of the artists, because they’re not with us anymore,” he says. “I grew up listening to a bunch of these artists, and some of them are the main reason I’m in Country music.”
The first track is out now. Adcock opens the project with “Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line,” made famous by Waylon Jennings, and the response has been immediate and electric, with listeners calling it a love letter to everything country music was built on. He is joined across the album by Hudson Westbrook, Jake Worthington, Ashley Cooke, Braxton Keith, Lanie Gardner, Vincent Mason, The Creekers, Austin Snell, and Shelby Stone.
TRACK LISTING: ‘Country Never Dies’:
- “Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line” (Gavin Adcock) — originally performed by Waylon Jennings
- “Slow Hand” (Hudson Westbrook) — originally performed by The Pointer Sisters / Conway Twitty
- “He Stopped Loving Her Today” (Jake Worthington) — originally performed by George Jones
- “Southern Nights” (Ashley Cooke) — originally performed by Glen Campbell
- “Slide Off Your Satin Sheets” (Braxton Keith) — originally performed by Johnny Paycheck
- “Wayfaring Stranger” (Lanie Gardner) — American folk song, performed by Johnny Cash
- “You Win Again” (Vincent Mason) — originally performed by Hank Williams
- “Kentucky Bluebird” (The Creekers) — originally performed by Keith Whitley
- “Simple Man” (Austin Snell) — originally performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- “Big City Blues” (Shelby Stone) — originally performed by Keith Gattis
- “Mama Tried” (Gavin Adcock) — originally performed by Merle Haggard