Chris Janson Becomes Honorary Friends And Family Member Of The Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum

Photo (back – from L to R): Kyle Young (Director, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), Jay Orr (Vice President, Programs), Rachel Weingartner (Membership Manager, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) and Chris Janson

Hot country newcomer and dynamic multi-instrumentalist Chris Janson was invited to become an honorary “Friends and Family” member of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum yesterday, April 23, 2013.

Since releasing his chart-climbing single “Better I Don’t,” Janson has been garnering nationwide buzz from media and fans alike. Already a fan-favorite live, “Better I Don’t” will be featured on his debut full-length album produced by Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band), which is expected for release later this year via Bigger Picture Group.

With undeniable charisma, Janson brings a blue-collar, working-class, boot-stomping hillbilly redneck attitude to bear on every live performance, earning him opening slots for music legends Merle Haggard and Hank Williams Jr. The talented songwriter co-wrote Tim McGraw’s fastest rising single of his career with “Truck Yeah” and began writing at just 18 with an impressive group of musicians from the likes of Guns N’ Roses to Bill Anderson. The Perryville, Missouri, native first broke onto the Nashville music scene when he landed a year long, four show a day gig at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge on Nashville’s Lower Broadway.

Currently, Janson is out on the road visiting radio and playing shows nationwide in support of the new single.

Keep up with Chris Janson at chrisjanson.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/ChrisJansonMusic or follow him on Twitter: @Janson_Chris

For more information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, please visit www.countrymusichalloffame.org.  The mission of the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum is to identify and preserve the evolving history and traditions of country music and to educate its audiences.  Membership donations support the not-for-profit Museum’s mission.