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Ronnie Dunn, Reba McEntire and The Oak Ridge Boys Take Tony Brown Back to His Gospel Roots

<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Legendary country music producer <strong>Tony Brown<&sol;strong> produced the <em><strong>Gaither Tribute<&sol;strong><&sol;em><strong> <&sol;strong>album with award-winning artists honoring the songs of Bill and Gloria Gaither&period; The 10-song collection was released on August 25 via Gaither Music Group with distribution by Capitol Christian Music Group and Universal Music&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;countrymusicnewsblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Tony-Brown-9-1-1024x684&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Ronnie Dunn&comma; Reba McEntire and The Oak Ridge Boys Take Tony Brown Back to His Gospel Roots" class&equals;"wp-image-39848"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">New <em>Gaither Tribute <&sol;em>features Gaither compositions reinterpreted by artists&comma; including <strong>Cece Winans&comma; Alabama<&sol;strong> featuring <strong>The Oak Ridge Boys&comma; <a title&equals;"Reba" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;stubhub&period;prf&period;hn&sol;click&sol;camref&colon;1100ljXyr&sol;pubref&colon;WPSReba&sol;ar&colon;CMNBAutoLink&sol;destination&colon;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;stubhub&period;com&percnt;2Freba-mcentire-tickets&percnt;2F">Reba<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>and<strong> Susie McEntire <&sol;strong>with<strong> Sonya<&sol;strong> and <strong>Becky Isaacs&comma; <a title&equals;"Josh Turner" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;countrymusicontour&period;com&sol;josh-turner-concert-tour-dates&sol;">Josh Turner<&sol;a>&comma; <a title&equals;"Jamey Johnson" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;stubhub&period;prf&period;hn&sol;click&sol;camref&colon;1100ljXyr&sol;pubref&colon;WPSJJohnson&sol;ar&colon;CMNBAutoLink&sol;destination&colon;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;stubhub&period;com&percnt;2Fjamey-johnson-tickets&percnt;2F">Jamey Johnson<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma;<strong> Ronnie Dunn&comma; Ronnie Milsap&comma; Lee Ann Womack&comma; The SteelDrivers&comma; Hillary Scott <&sol;strong>and <strong>The Scott Family&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;--more-->&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;u7061146&period;ct&period;sendgrid&period;net&sol;ls&sol;click&quest;upn&equals;4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUUO6ll-2B8vrsMzDe5GnpcwVsaJoJMAZxrc1ECjR5DDzoOTDJQkXLPPvZIqLW8-2B14-2BUA-3D-3DftJu&lowbar;zQ55iVYmGghdP4krZZq-2FjkjAVWwVilA3RA5armS2IoTvYCqyuKg55y8LZGxm84Qvc5PnwizgRl-2BzVOwxcd2w5PMnZQ62wZLRcIxEvcI2DxCIir50Jo7-2By5IMd1UiyyaMyu1lWFIbRmSfApIR4QJBzEDIC7oxfaZ20NmVbfkRmfAW4Hh41Y7CvREPg-2FVLTqecj2FJzLHlgUHjH7zFU-2B6DM-2FjvAIzGDWZNozXvEwAauA2xoXyuZgn6S5-2FtIaB1h7JaVnm-2FYHLNYpVulJnvR8wYigqVx9PT1m-2BlSeNBCWFxw6aBw1fh52KsxsAEZNlOUiFI1HnU2OD8YjMsXAEA1Fg0dWToqNATEN8dKkM9kxVARKQ-3D" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener"><u><strong>LISTEN HERE<&sol;strong><&sol;u><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Growing up in North Carolina&comma; Tony was raised on southern gospel music&comma; and at the age of 19&comma; he began his career playing in gospel quartets with J&period;D&period; Sumner and the Stamps Quartet until he was 25&period; This led to him playing with The Oak Ridge Boys&comma; winning the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Best Instrumentalist” Dove Award as a keys player&comma; which was a turning point in Tony’s career in southern gospel&period; Surrounding himself with gospel singers&comma; Tony then accompanied Elvis Presley&comma; well-known for his love of gospel music&comma; as his keys player in the TCB band&period; He later became a prominent figure in the country music industry as an iconic record producer&comma; record label executive&comma; and keys player&period; As a record producer who had the honor of working with country music artists&comma; Tony bridged his roots in gospel music to honor the music of the Gaithers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Since Bill and Gloria Gaither met more than 60 years ago&comma; these gospel music icons and songwriters have been writing masterpieces&period; There are countless performers and inspiring people around the globe who have recorded their songs&period; Tony Brown had been wanting to do a faith-based record combining his background in southern gospel music with his career as a country music producer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Tony says&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;To give back to the music that I grew up with and contribute to honoring the music that got me to where I stand today is something that was an answered prayer and a full-circle moment&excl; This was a completely dedicated effort to honor my heritage with my present success&comma; and I am very proud of the outcome&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The collaborative effort between various artists and Tony Brown was aimed at celebrating the legacy and impact of Bill and Gloria Gaither’s music&period; By creating new renditions of these classics&comma; the artists infused their own unique styles and interpretations into the music&period; Southern gospel music has a rich history and has played a crucial role in shaping the broader landscape of American music&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This recording is a special one for all involved&comma;” stated<strong> Paul Sizelove&comma;<&sol;strong> president of Gaither Music Group&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Each of these artists selected a song from Bill and Gloria’s renowned catalog and created new renditions of these classics&period; Tony Brown worked with them to create a collection that truly represents the heart and style of each of these talented artists&period; We are so proud of the art they have created&comma; and what an honor to the Gaither legacy to have these heartfelt recordings from these highly-respected performers&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Over the course of Tony Brown’s monumental career&comma; he has yielded over 100 &num;1 singles and record levels of sales exceeding the &dollar;100 million mark&comma; while simultaneously helping build the careers of a pantheon of stars unparalleled in music history&period; Tony continues to shape modern-day country music artists like <strong>Drake Milligan<&sol;strong> of Broken Bow Records&comma; who landed &num;1 on the iTunes All-Genre and Country Top Albums charts&comma; releasing his full-length debut album <em>Dallas&sol;Fort Worth&comma;<&sol;em> co-produced by Tony Brown and Brandon Hood&period; Throughout the years&comma; with younger acts such as <strong>Dee White <&sol;strong>of Q Prime Management &lpar;<a title&equals;"Eric Church" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;countrymusicontour&period;com&sol;eric-church-tour-dates&sol;">Eric Church<&sol;a>&comma; <a title&equals;"Ashley McBryde" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;stubhub&period;prf&period;hn&sol;click&sol;camref&colon;1100ljXyr&sol;pubref&colon;WPSMcBryde&sol;ar&colon;CMNBAutoLink&sol;destination&colon;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;stubhub&period;com&percnt;2Fashley-mcbryde-tickets&percnt;2F">Ashley McBryde<&sol;a>&comma; and <a title&equals;"Brothers Osborne" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;countrymusicontour&period;com&sol;tour-dates-brothers-osborne&sol;">Brothers Osborne<&sol;a>&rpar;&comma; Tony’s production continues to evolve throughout his 40-year career&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><em><strong>Gaither Tribute<&sol;strong><&sol;em><strong> Track List&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">1&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Jesus and John Wayne” – Alabama featuring The Oak Ridge Boys<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">2&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He Touched Me &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;&sol; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Something Beautiful” – <a title&equals;"Reba" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;stubhub&period;prf&period;hn&sol;click&sol;camref&colon;1100ljXyr&sol;pubref&colon;WPSReba&sol;ar&colon;CMNBAutoLink&sol;destination&colon;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;stubhub&period;com&percnt;2Freba-mcentire-tickets&percnt;2F">Reba<&sol;a> &amp&semi; Susie McEntire with Sonya &amp&semi; Becky Isaacs<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">3&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Going Home” – <a title&equals;"Josh Turner" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;countrymusicontour&period;com&sol;josh-turner-concert-tour-dates&sol;">Josh Turner<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">4&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It Won’t Rain Always” – <a title&equals;"Jamey Johnson" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;stubhub&period;prf&period;hn&sol;click&sol;camref&colon;1100ljXyr&sol;pubref&colon;WPSJJohnson&sol;ar&colon;CMNBAutoLink&sol;destination&colon;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;stubhub&period;com&percnt;2Fjamey-johnson-tickets&percnt;2F">Jamey Johnson<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">5&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Because He Lives” – Ronnie Dunn<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">6&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I Just Feel Like Something Good Is About to Happen” – Ronnie Milsap<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">7&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Gentle Shepherd” – Lee Ann Womack<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">8&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary” – The SteelDrivers<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">9&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There’s Something About That Name” – Hillary Scott &amp&semi; The Scott Family<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">10&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Center of My Joy” – CeCe Winans<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;u7061146&period;ct&period;sendgrid&period;net&sol;ls&sol;click&quest;upn&equals;4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUUO6ll-2B8vrsMzDe5GnpcwVsaJoJMAZxrc1ECjR5DDzoOTDJQkXLPPvZIqLW8-2B14-2BUA-3D-3Dxiy9&lowbar;zQ55iVYmGghdP4krZZq-2FjkjAVWwVilA3RA5armS2IoTvYCqyuKg55y8LZGxm84Qvc5PnwizgRl-2BzVOwxcd2w5PMnZQ62wZLRcIxEvcI2DxCIir50Jo7-2By5IMd1UiyyaMyu1lWFIbRmSfApIR4QJBzEDIC7oxfaZ20NmVbfkRmfAW4Hh41Y7CvREPg-2FVLTqecj2FJzLHlgUHjH7zFU-2B6DMwyfK4rtCY058QlgkvB-2FEAf9IyHOQuI9qR8FuZ2fCVlDw4cD5CDT241hNRHk5m22JuiigsoN4LgtkSzU5bDTNga-2F12XD8CoUTp3qxSRxdXipfOwnFlf-2Bxtk5Y7kDmsde0ku1LPJZQAXld2SH6p-2Ff-2FuM-3D" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener"><u><strong>LISTEN HERE<&sol;strong><&sol;u><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><strong>To learn more about Tony Brown&comma; 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