Big Kenny then befriended Rich after meeting him at a club, and the two began writing songs together. In the meantime, The Mavericks recorded one of Alphin's songs ("I Hope You Want Me Too") on their 1998 album Trampoline, and Danni Leigh recorded his "Beatin' My Head Against the Wall" on her album 29 Nights. Although one of its songs was featured in the soundtrack to the film Gun Shy, Live a Little was not released, and Hollywood Records held the rights to the songs for five years. Kenny Alphin (aka Big Kenny) was signed to Hollywood Records in 1998, where he recorded a rock album called Live a Little a year later. After Lonestar released its second album, Rich departed from the band in 1998, leaving McDonald as the band's sole lead singer. Rich played bass guitar in the band and alternated with Richie McDonald on lead vocals he also co-wrote their singles " Come Cryin' to Me" and " Say When". Prior to Big & Rich's foundation, John Rich was a founding member of the band Texassee, which later became Lonestar. 3 Collaboration and special appearances.2.6 2013–present: Big & Rich Records, Gravity and "Did It For the Party".2.4 2008–2011: Hiatus, solo projects, and reunion.2.3 2007–2008: Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace.Another independent album, Did it For the Party, was announced in 2017 for release in September, led by the single "California".
In July 2013, Rich announced that the duo had begun work on their fifth studio album, Gravity, which was released independently. A year later, the duo released their fourth album, Hillbilly Jedi, which produced the Top 20 hit " That's Why I Pray". Big & Rich reunited in May 2011 to release "Fake ID", a cut from the soundtrack to the 2011 film Footloose.
1 and in 2011, Rich released the extended plays For the Kids and Rich Rocks, the latter of which included the Top 40 country single "Country Done Come to Town".
In 2010, Big Kenny released his second solo country album, Big Kenny's Love Everybody Traveling Musical Medicine Show Mix Tape, Vol. These also produced the duo's first Top 40 solo entries-Big Kenny with " Long After I'm Gone" and Rich with " Shuttin' Detroit Down". Both before and during the duo's hiatus, Rich has worked as a producer and songwriter for several other artists.Īfter this album, both members went on hiatus and released solo albums in 2009-Big Kenny's The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy and Rich's Son of a Preacher Man. Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace, released in 2007, produced their only No. 1 single, " Lost in This Moment". Joining the duo on this album were Cowboy Troy, Wilson, and Kris Kristofferson. Comin' to Your City was released in November 2005, followed by another Top 20 single the Vietnam War-inspired " 8th of November" and two more Top 40 hits.
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This album produced four straight Top 40 country hits, including the number 11 " Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", plus collaborations with Cowboy Troy, Gretchen Wilson, and Martina McBride. Their first studio album, Horse of a Different Color, was released in 2004. Before the duo's foundation, Rich was bass guitarist in the country band Lonestar, while Kenny was a solo artist for Hollywood Records. Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich, both of whom are songwriters, vocalists, and guitarists.
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