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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) John Rich just sang “Feel Like Makin’ Love” to Today host Hoda Kotb on Thursday (March 22). She almost didn’t know where to look. Frankly, I almost didn’t [...]
John Rich, John Anderson, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard shoot a video. Faith Hill gives a sneak peek of her People’s Choice Awards performance. Chris Young tells high schools to Keep the Music Playing. Dierks Bentley turns San Jose into a honky-tonk town. Dolly Parton hopes and prays for a [...]
John Rich was asked to leave a Southwest flight in Las Vegas on Sunday (Dec. 4) after airlines personnel determined he was too drunk to travel to Nashville, according to TMZ. Rich had performed the night before at the Eastside Cannery Resort and Hotel. He reportedly got into a verbal [...]
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) God blessed John Rich and his wife Joan with a second son last week, making their son Cash a big brother at the tender young age of not [...]
John Rich and his wife Joan are the parents of a second son, he announced Sunday (Oct. 2) via Twitter. In his message, he said Colt Daniel Rich was born Thursday (Sept. 29).and weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. “He’s a real ‘Son of a Gun!’ VERY Proud!!” Rich wrote. The [...]
Biography
Born Jan. 7, 1974, in Amarillo, Texas, John Rich first found mainstream success in the country band Lonestar as its bassist and occasional lead singer. But after recording two albums with the band, they parted ways in 1998. Rich remained on BNA Records as a solo artist, but his first two singles failed to crack the Top 40, and the label did not release the album.
After becoming somewhat disillusioned with the music industry, Rich co-founded a collective of musical outsiders known as the MuzikMafia, which began playing in the small Nashville bar called the Pub of Love. His like-minded companions included “Big Kenny” Alphin, Gretchen Wilson, James Otto and Jon Nicholson. When Rich teamed with Big Kenny to form Big & Rich, they caught everybody by surprise with a double-platinum debut, thanks to the hit, “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy).” Rich also co-wrote Wilson’s anthem, “Redneck Woman,” as well as “Here for the Party” and “When I Think About Cheatin’.” His writing career continued to explode with cuts by Jason Aldean, Faith Hill, Wynonna and many others.
In 2006, BNA finally released Rich’s solo album, Underneath the Same Moon. Guests included Alphin, Sara Evans, the Fairfield Four and Delbert McClinton.