Photo Credit: Jim McGuire
Separately, Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen are two of country music’s busiest frontmen, armed with acclaimed solo careers and audiences that stretch from Texas — where both songwriters kicked off their careers — to the furthest corners of the U.S.
Together, they’re a duo with nearly a decade’s worth of tour dates under their belts, not to mention a new album — ‘Hold My Beer: Vol. 1’ — that hits stores on April 20th. To help promote the release, the two are hitting the highway this spring, playing shows in more than 20 cities across the country.
Filled with “roadhouse-ready party anthems, aching love stories and a lot of fiddle and steel” (Rolling Stone Country), ‘Hold My Beer’ is Rogers and Bowen’s first album together. For years, the two mostly performed together onstage, swapping songs and trading harmonies during the eight-year “Hold My Beer and Watch This” tour. Those shared dates began as a side-project — an opportunity for Rogers and Bowen to team up and tour the country whenever their respective bands needed a break from the road — and quickily grew into a full-fledged band, with the two musicians writing new songs together. It was only a matter of time before they made a record, too.
Produced by Lloyd Maines (Dixie Chicks, Robert Earl Keen), ‘Hold My Beer’ pays tribute to classic duets albums like Waylon & Willie over the course of eight original songs and two covers. It’s also a continuation of a friendship that started 15 years ago, back when Rogers and Bowen first crossed paths as fans of each other’s music.
The newest leg of the ongoing “Hold My Beer and Watch This” tour demonstrates the national reach of this duo, with shows in key markets like Seattle, Nashville, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas and Austin. Full tour dates will be announced soon.
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