Janson to honor Shel Silverstein at 11th Annual ACM Honors event tonight
Nashville, Tenn. – (August 23, 2017) – Platinum-selling singer / songwriter and critically acclaimed live performer Chris Janson is offering Everybody a look into his brand new album, due September 22, as he breaks it down track by track. Available now for pre-order, the record features the five songs on this summer’s Fix A Drink – EP in addition to seven additional tracks, and it all kicks off with the guitar-laden, southern rock jam “Who’s Your Farmer” (full listing below).
“This song was inspired by true events – literally,” said Janson of the track he co-wrote with Buddy Owens and Mitch Oglesby. “Riding a tractor, putting in food plots, I love to hunt. That’s where the song came from. I just thought it was kind of a fun, sexy, quirky title. I can absolutely picture myself winking at my wife, being stupid and saying, ‘Who’s your farmer?’”
The chart-topping recording artist gave fans the first taste of Everbody with his current hit single “Fix A Drink,” which is already nearing Top 15 on country radio and boasts almost 7 million on-demand streams. Rolling Stone described it as “a clever kiss-off to the troubles and tribulations of everyday life” and declared that it was “tailor-made to be a summer anthem,” while Whiskey Riffpraised it for being “simple, honest and catchy as all hell.”
Janson is set to take the stage at tonight’s 11th Annual ACM Honors event at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, where he will be presenting and performing in honor of Poet’s Award recipient Shel Silverstein. “I have always wanted to play the ACM Honors,” he said. “I am grateful, excited and very honored to be presenting and singing on behalf of the late Shel Silverstein. I was raised on Shel Silverstein lyrics and words from his incredible children's books.” The taped special will air Friday, September 15 (9:00-11:00pm ET / PT) on CBS.
The “thrilling” performer and “one-of-a-kind, wonderfully inventive” multi-instrumentalist(MusicRow) will follow his ACM Honors performance with a set at the Big 98 Accu-Chek Guide Guitar-B-Que for St. Jude. He will bring the summer with him into the fall as he continues on Sam Hunt’s “15 in a 30” Tour as well as well his own headlining dates, and he will show off his signature “infectious” (Billboard) energy at Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s “Soul2Soul” Tour in October.
EVERYBODY TRACK LISTING
1. Who’s Your Farmer (Chris Janson, Buddy Owens, Mitch Oglesby)
2. Everybody (Chris Janson, Tom Douglas, Casey Beathard) *
3. Name On It (Chris Janson, Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Ross Copperman)
4. Eyes For Nobody (Chris Janson, Jeremy Stover)
5. Fix A Drink (Chris Janson, Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley) **
6. Out There (Chris Janson, Corey Crowder)
7. Little Bit Of Both (Chris Janson, Craig Wiseman, Ben Hayslip) ***
8. Our World (Chris Janson, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip)
9. Bein’ A Dad (Chris Janson, Casey Beathard, Ed Hill)
10. When You Like Me (Chris Janson, Casey Beathard, Kelly Roland)
11. Redneck Life (Chris Janson, Mitch Oglesby) ****
12. Drunk Girl (Chris Janson, Scooter Carusoe, Tom Douglas)
Produced by Scott Hendricks
*Produced by Chris Janson
**Produced by Brent Anderson and Chris DuBois
***Produced by Scott Hendricks and Craig Wiseman
****Produced by Chris Janson and Scott Hendricks
CHRIS JANSON TOUR DATES:
*Sam Hunt’s “15 in a 30” Tour
^Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s “Soul2Soul” Tour
AUGUST
23 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheatre
24 Bristol, TN Appalachian Fair
27 DuQuoin, IL DuQuoin State Fair
28 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair
29 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair
SEPTEMBER
1 Thornville, OH Legend Valley
2* Lexington, KY Red White & Boom
3 Mt. Pleasant, IA Midwest Old Threshers Reunion
9 Clarksville, TN RiverFest 30th Anniversary
14* New York, NY Madison Square Garden
15* Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
16* Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
22* Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater –SOLD OUT-
23* Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater –SOLD OUT-
24 Boston, MA House of Blues
28 Peoria, IL Tailgate N’ Tallboys Music Concert Series
29 Kennesaw, GA North Georgia State Fair – Jim R. Miller Park
30 Hamilton, OH Big Buls Roadhouse
OCTOBER
5^ San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
6^ Houston, TX Toyota Center
7^ Dallas, TX American Airlines Arena
14 Perry, GA Georgia National Fair
20 Niceville, FL Mullet Festival
21 Augusta, GA William B. Bell Auditorium
28 Austin, TX Nutty Brown Café & Amphitheatre
