Gavin Adcock steps into the executive producer chair for the first time with ‘Country Never Dies,’ out now. The carefully curated eleven-track tribute album brings together nine of his artist peers, including labelmates Braxton Keith, Hudson Westbrook, The Creekers, and Austin Snell, alongside Jake Worthington, Ashley Cooke, Lanie Gardner, Vincent Mason, and Shelby Stone. Each artist takes on a classic, and the results are as diverse as the talent involved.
Standout moments include Lanie Gardner’s haunting rendition of the American folk song “Wayfaring Stranger,” famously performed by Johnny Cash, and The Creekers’ faithful yet powerful cover of Keith Whitley’s “Kentucky Bluebird.” Adcock closes the project himself with a spirited take on Merle Haggard’s iconic “Mama Tried,” a nod to one of his biggest influences and a fitting way to cap a record built entirely on reverence for the genre’s foundation. Listen here.
American Songwriter noted that Adcock “brings together some of country’s best,” while MusicRow recognized that he “mines some country music gold” with the project. Both assessments land. This is a record that honors the past while putting some of the most compelling voices currently shaping country music front and center.
Adcock arrives at this project with considerable momentum. His album ‘Own Worst Enemy’ debuted as the top new country album on the Billboard 200 Country Chart and crossed 25 million first-week US streams on release. He holds a RIAA platinum certification for “A Cigarette,” multiple gold certifications, and a New Artist of the Year nomination at the 60th ACM Awards. He joins Morgan Wallen as support on 16 dates of Wallen’s Still The Problem Tour 2026.
‘Country Never Dies’ Track Listing:
- “Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line” – Gavin Adcock (orig. Waylon Jennings)
- “Slow Hand” – Hudson Westbrook (orig. The Pointer Sisters / Conway Twitty)
- “He Stopped Loving Her Today” – Jake Worthington (orig. George Jones)
- “Southern Nights” – Ashley Cooke (orig. Glen Campbell)
- “Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets” – Braxton Keith (orig. Johnny Paycheck)
- “Wayfaring Stranger” – Lanie Gardner (orig. Johnny Cash)
- “You Win Again” – Vincent Mason (orig. Hank Williams)
- “Kentucky Bluebird” – The Creekers (orig. Keith Whitley)
- “Simple Man” – Austin Snell (orig. Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- “Big City Blues” – Shelby Stone (orig. Keith Gattis)
- “Mama Tried” – Gavin Adcock (orig. Merle Haggard)