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Legendary, Grammy Award-winning US singer, songwriter, guitarist and songwriter Shooter Jennings has announced a series of European tour dates in June 2022. A mix of headline shows and festivals, the live shows will be a mix of material old and new and are set to be some of the must-see shows of 2022.
Full Shooter Jennings 2022 European tour dates are as follows:
Fri 10th June 2022Stockholm, Sweden @ SthlmAmericana Festival
Sat 11th June Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Americana Festival
Sun 12th June Copenhagen, Denmark @ CPH Americana Festival
Wed 15th June Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny HEADLINE
Thurs 16th June London, UK @ The OmearaHEADLINE
Fri 17th June Tunbridge Wells, UK @ Black Deer Festival
Sat 18th June Vitoria, Spain @ Azkena Rock Festival
For tickets and further information – https://shooterjennings.com/tour
Consistently writing and recording, Shooter has just released a brand-new single “Gene’s Song”. A wonderfully infectious single, Shooter takes up the story as follows…
“In 2016 I wrote and recorded a series of songs for an album I called “Over A Cocaine Rainbow”. Like “Leave Those Memories Alone”, which we released last month, many of these songs were tributes to people who touched my life in special ways. While the full album may never see the light of day, I felt it would be a disservice not to release the songs that paid tribute to my friends through my life. “Gene’s Song” is one of my favorites from the sessions.
Gene Sizemore taught Art at the University School of Nashville, where I attended for my last two years of high school. Right off the bat I loved Gene, but unbeknownst to me, we would forge a deep friendship that carried all the way until his death. When I came back to Nashville, I would visit Gene at the art supply store that he founded and ran. We would sit back and listen to music and talk about the world and catch up.
He provided a foundation and mentorship to some degree that really helped me in hindsight, especially after losing my dad as a young man. He was a great man, a funny man and a blues man. He loved music, art and life and always brought a smile to my face.
Before he died, Gene drew pictures for the folks that he had special relationships with. One day I received one of these drawings: a pistol with “Gene” written below it. It touched me beyond words and inspired me to paint my own picture of him after he passed away.
I hope you enjoy the song. It really is a tribute to Gene Sizemore’s profound impact on my life and a celebration of his life and legacy. Here’s to you, Gene!
Over the last two decades, Shooter Jennings has established himself as a prolific singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He has released eight solo LPs, countless EPs and founded his own label and multimedia outlet, Black Country Rock, to hosting his “Shooter Jennings’ Electric Rodeo” on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country channel and the creation of acclaimed BBS Door games.
Jennings has also produced iconic artists as Jamey Johnson, Duff McKagen, Wanda Jackson, Marilyn Manson, Billy Ray Cyrus, The White Buffalo, Tanya Tucker, and his mom, Jessi Colter. 2018 saw him team up with longtime collaborator, 6x GRAMMY® Award-winner Dave Cobb, to co-produce Brandi Carlile’scritically hailed “By The Way, I Forgive You”. The album proved a landmark release, earning worldwide accolades and the 2019 GRAMMY® Award for “Best Americana Album.” The Jennings-produced Tanya Tucker album from 2020, “While I’m Livin'”, garnered the country legend her first two Grammy wins ever for “Best Country Album” and “Best Country Song.” 2021 will see the release of “Sometimes Y” an album he co-wrote and produced alongside Yelawolf.
Shooter Jennings has defied expectations while constantly expanding the parameters of country, rock ‘n’ roll, and beyond…
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