Nashville, Tenn. (June 26, 2018) — GRAMMY®, ACM and CMA award-winning band Shenandoah were spinning the tires a little too hard this weekend on their 30th Anniversary tour, when their tour bus caught fire while on the interstate in Forest City, Arkansas.
Calling on the city’s first responders, firefighters were able to smother the flames and stop the fire from spreading. The band was unable to board the bus again due to the amount of smoke, but are all now home safe. The fire is believed to be the result of a faulty turbo.
“It’s one of the things you always know is possible. You certainly never want it to happen, but it does, and it did. The biggest concern is the safety of the guys we run the highways with,” stated frontman Marty Raybon. “The bus is just a piece of machinery that gets you from one point to the other. We’re so truly grateful no one was injured, and The Lord was watching over us. I don’t want us to ever keep the road that hot again. I do say that with a hardy chuckle!”
Shenandoah continues to “heat up” with not only a heavy touring schedule but their newest single “That’s Where I Grew Up” debuted as the second most added on the Music Row Chart banking 29 first-week adds (second only to Garth Brooks). This marks Shenandoah’s greatest radio debut in 20 years.
“It is such a treat to have Marty’s voice out front on a new Shenandoah song,” says Charlie Cook, VP Country Formats/Cumulus. “The tune brings back the sound that made them such hitmakers but also connects with 2018.”
The nostalgic new ballad is the second single to be released from the Alabama natives’ first new album in over two decades — Reloaded. The record invites new and old fans alike to experience the legendary act’s live concert, as the band recut nine their most iconic hits out on the road, then enlisted the help of Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus to produce three brand-new songs, which includes the heartfelt track.
Recently the award-winning band stopped by the CMA on Wednesday, June 19, for staff to experience their new album as its meant to be — live — performing the band’s No. 1 hits such as “Two Dozen Roses,” “Next to You, Next to Me,” and “Church on Cumberland Road” as well as current radio singles “Noise” and “That’s Where I Grew Up.”
Shenandoah also just played to a packed out 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville on Thursday, June 21, for Cumulus/Nash Icon’s Rhythm & Boots Concert, benefiting Musicians On Call.
Shenandoah 30th Anniversary Tour Dates:
July 3 – Gunnison, CO – The I Bar Ranch
July 7 – Zanesville, OH – The Smiling Goat Saloon
July 14 – Ranger, TX – Moonshine Ranch
July 15 – New Braunfels, TX – River Road Ice House
July 19 – Valley Center, CA – Harrah’s Resort SoCal – Dive
July 26 – Livingston, MT – Music Ranch Montana
July 27 – Denison, TX – Heritage Park Music on Main
July 28 – Benkelman, NE – Dundy County Fair
July 29 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Aug 1 – Gallipolis, OH – Gallia County Fair
Aug 10 – Bluefield, WV – Brushfork Armory
Aug 11 – Grundy, VA – Buchanan Co Festival
Aug 22 – Centre Hall, PA – Grange Fair
Aug 25 – Chattanooga, TN – Tivoli Theatre
Sept 1 – Hurricane Mills, TN – Loretta Lynn Ranch
Sept 6 – Greenville, TX – Texan Theater
Sept 8 – Gail, TX – Coyote Country Store
Sept 22 – Gadsden, AL – Hokes Bluff Festival
Sept 26 – Jacksonville, AL – Jackson State University
Sept 29 – McKinney, TX – Hank’s Texas Grill
Oct 5 – Gonzales, TX – Come And Take It Celebration
Oct 11 – Greenville, AL – The Ritz Stage
Oct 13 – Cadiz, KY – Renaissance Stage
Oct 19 – Pigeon Forge, TN – Country Tonite Theatre
Oct 26 – Fort Smith, AR – Kay Rogers Park
Oct 27 – Waxahachie, TX – Texas Country Reporter Festival
Nov 3 – Springfield, GA – Springfield Fall Festival
Nov 8 – Somerset, KY – Center for Rural Development
Nov 24 – Pelham, TN – The Caverns
Nov 30 – Lake Junaluska, NC – Art of Music Festival at Stewart Auditorium
Dec 2 – Florence, AL – Faith Church
Dec 15 – Deadwood, SD – Deadwood Mountain Grand
About Shenandoah
Shenandoah originally formed in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1985. The band has charted 26 singles on the Billboard Hot Country charts, including #1 Hits “The Church on Cumberland Road,” “Sunday in the South” and “Two Dozen Roses” from 1989, “Next to You, Next to Me” from 1990, and “If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)” from 1994. The single “Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart,” which featured guest vocals from Alison Krauss, won both artists a GRAMMY®, Award for “Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.” To date, the group has sold millions of albums worldwide and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music’s coveted “Vocal Group of the Year” award.
For more information on Shenandoah, visit shenandoahband.com.
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