Everyone’s favorite Texas roots singer/songwriter Jack Ingram today released a new single, “Where There’s a Willie” and announced that “Ridin’ High… Again” will debut on April 26th. While “Willie” is set to turn into a sing-along in every saloon in Texas, for now, fans can pre-order the album and get “Where There’s a Willie” as an instant grat track on iTunes.
“Ridin’ High…Again” is as rollicking as it is a reverent tip-of-the hat to Jerry Jeff Walker and Walker’s classic album, Ridin’ High. The album is the first since his acclaimed, Americana-tinged Midnight Motel and this one sounds like the forty-eight-hour party it came from; Jack and co (including Texas legend Charlie Sexton on guitar) recorded it over two days at famed Arlyn Studios in Austin, TX.
Like any great show, the thirteen tracks on the album mix up the new with the known. Half the songs on “Ridin’ High…Again” cover Texas greats like Guy Clark’s “Desperados Waiting For A Train,” Kris Kristofferson’s “Jesus Was a Capricorn,” and Willie Nelson’s “Gotta Get Drunk,” as well as songs by Hayes Carll, Rusty Weir, and Keith Gattis. The other half are Ingram’s own, including co-writes with his long-time collaborator, fellow Texan and award-winning songwriter/musician Jon Randall Stewart, Todd Snider, and Miranda Lambert, including the 2018 Academy of Country Music’s Song of the Year, “Tin Man,” which Jack wrote with Lambert and Stewart.
As a veteran of the Texas music scene, Jack is known as an exhilarating live performer. He’s released six live albums and “Ridin’ High…Again” will be his 10th studio album. Jack has been honored by the Academy of Country Music with Awards for both Top New Male Artist and Song of the Year and he’ll be riding high…again on tour throughout 2019.
As was recently been announced, Jack Ingram is also the new host of Texas Music Scene, the syndicated TV show featuring Texas-based artists in over 80 markets.
“Where There’s A Willie”
Where there’s smoke, you’ll find fire
Where there’s fire, you’ll find a crowd
Where there’s people, there’s a party
Party people love it way, way loud
Where there’s a guitar, there’s a hippie
Where there‘s a hippie, there’s a song
Where there’s a song, there’s a singer
Singing ‘break your heart’ all night long
Where there’s a country band that’s playing
There’s a cowboy heart that’s breaking
Where there’s whiskey, there’s hope
But everybody’s gonna be drunk as a goat
Where there’s a night, there’s a day
There’s a will there’s a way
Down in Texas we have our own saying
Where there’s Willie (there’s a Willie!)
There’s Willie (there’s a Willie!)
There’s Waylon
Where there’s an outlaw, you’ll find trouble
Where there’s trouble, you’ll usually find a girl
Where there’s a girl, there’s a guy at a bar
Who just can’t get over her
So baby if you’re thinking about leaving
Please, please baby give me one more kind of chance
Where there’s a river called the Guadalupe
There’s a green hall where we can dance
Where there’s a country band that’s playing
There’s a cowboy heart that’s breaking
Where there’s whiskey, there’s hope
But everybody’s getting drunk as a goat
Where there’s a night, there’s a day
There’s a will there’s a way
Down in Texas we have our own saying
Where there’s Willie (there’s a Willie!)
There’s Willie (there’s a Willie!)
There’s a Waylon
Where there’s a country band that’s playing
There’s a cowboy heart that’s breaking
Where there’s whiskey, there’s some hope
But soon we’ll all be drunk as a goat
Where there’s a night, there’s a day
There’s a will there’s a way
Down in Texas we have our own saying
Where there’s Willie (there’s a Willie!)
There’s Willie (there’s a Willie!)
There’s a Waylon
Where there’s a night, there’s a day
There’s a will there’s a way
Down in Texas we have our own kind of saying
Where there’s Willie (there’s a Willie!)
There’s Willie (there’s a Willie!)
There’s a Waylon
For a complete list of tour dates and more information on Jack, visit his website and follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
