Rodney Hayden
Sun, Sep 17, 2:40 PM BMI Stage Stage
Rodney Hayden is nothing less than what the title of his 2001 debut CD seemed to boast: The Real Thing. That record, released when Hayden was just 21, made it clear that the young artist wasnt just another rabble-rousing yahoo, but rather an honest-to-God country singer. Country, as in cut from the same classic-country cloth as fellow Texans George Jones and George Strait. Moreover, ratio of originals to covers proved he was already a compelling writer, too not of the kind tunes typically traded on Music Row, but songs either of the aforementioned legendary Georges could really sink their teeth in to if given the chance. Haydens second album, 2003s Living the Good Life (produced by long-time Robert Earl Keen guitarist Rich Brotherton), proved that his first volley of straight-up honky-tonk perfection was no fluke.
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