NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 19, 2018) – Country music icon Randy Travis has released the second wave of tunes on his Diggin’ Up Songs playlist, featured on Spotify. The playlist can be streamed here.
Songs added this week include:
- “Five More Minutes” by Scotty McCreery
- “Hurt Good” by James Dupre
- “Boy” by Lee Brice
- “Losing Sleep” by Chris Young
- “Good Ole Boys Like Me” by Joe Nichols
Diggin’ Up Songs new music spotlight is a multi-faceted digital campaign across Spotify, Twitter, Facebook andRandyTravis.com
highlighting music curated by Randy Travis himself. Five more songs
will be added to the playlist on Monday, April 2. Country Music Hall of
Fame member Randy Travis has long since marked his spot in music history
as one of the truly timeless country icons. Now, he is putting his
years of experience and golden ear to good use by shining a spotlight on
new music he believes in and enjoys listening to.
“Though
Randy may not be able to perform right now, his love and affinity for
music stands strong. We like to say he is ‘singing a new song’ and
spending his time giving back to the community and supporting fellow
artists — streaming is a great new outlet to do just that,” said wife
Mary Davis-Travis.
About Randy Travis
With lifetime sales in excess of 25 million, Randy Travis
is one of the biggest multi-genre record sellers of all time and a
recent inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame class of 2016. His
honors include seven Grammy Awards, 10 Academy of Country Music
statuettes, 10 American Music Awards, two People’s Choice awards, seven
Music City News awards, eight Dove Awards from the Gospel Music
Association and five Country Music Association honors. In addition,
three of his performances earned CMA Song of the Year honors, “On the
Other Hand” (1986), “Forever and Ever Amen” (1987) and “Three Wooden
Crosses” (2002). To date, he has 18 No. 1 singles, 29 top-10 smashes and
more than 40 appearances in feature films and television shows to his
credit. Ten of his albums are Gold Records. Eight are Platinum. Two have
gone Double Platinum. One is Triple Platinum and another is Quintuple
Platinum. In 2004, Randy was honored with his own star in the Hollywood
Walk of Fame and is honored on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville,
TN. He has been a member of the cast of the Grand Ole Opry since 1986.
Since his near fatal stroke in 2013, with the help of his wife Mary and
rigorous physical therapy, Randy continues to make improvements in his
speaking, walking, and yes, singing.
For more information please visit www.randytravis.com.