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SHENANDOAH MEGA HIT “TWO DOZEN ROSES” NEW VERSION FEATURES LUKE COMBS
GRAMMY, ACM and CMA winning Shenandoah enlists reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs for a new version of the group’s global hit “Two Dozen Roses.”
Released via 8 Track Entertainment, the collaboration is available now.
Stream and download HERE.
Complementing Raybon’s emotive vocals, Combs takes the second verse, bringing his unique edge to the classic, which he has included in his own concert setlist.
Billboard exclusively premiered the first listen to “Two Dozen Roses,” produced by GRAMMY® winning engineer Noah Gordon and recorded at the historic Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, where the original version was recorded and the longtime home to founding members Marty Raybon and Mike McGuire.
90s country group and one of country music’s current biggest stars are teaming up to refresh a ’90s country classic,”
jessica nicholson – billboard
“It appears ‘Two Dozen Roses’ is as big as it ever was and having Luke’s vocal on there just proves the timelessness of what folks have felt about this song for years.”
marty raybon
On the song written by Mac McAnally and Robert Byrne.
“Two Dozen Roses” follows Shenandoah’s 2020 album, Every Road, which featured collaborations with Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Ashley McBryde, Dierks Bentley, Lady A, Zac Brown Band, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson and Brad Paisley.
Garnering national attention from “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” People, Rolling Stone Country and more, Every Road marked the group’s 10th studio album, after notching 13 No. 1 hits, charting 26 singles on Billboard country charts and accumulating over 300 million on demand streams.
ABOUT SHENANDOAH
Marty Raybon and Mike McGuire formed Shenandoah in 1984 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with bassist Ralph Ezell, keyboardist Stan Thorn and guitarist Jim Seales.
Shenandoah inked a deal with Columbia Records and began establishing a national fan base with their self-titled debut in 1987.
However, it was the band’s sophomore effort, The Road Not Taken, that spawned their first top ten hits, “She Doesn’t Cry Anymore” and “Mama Knows.”
The group followed with three consecutive No. 1 hits, “Church on Cumberland Road,” “Sunday in the South” and “Two Dozen Roses.”
“The Church on Cumberland Road” spent two weeks at the top of the chart and made country music history as it marked the first time that a country band’s first No. 1 single spent more than one week at the summit.
It also helped propel sales of the album to more than half a million units thus giving Shenandoah their first gold album.
Shenandoah became known for delivering songs that celebrated the importance of faith and family while reveling in the joys of small town life.
“Next to You, Next to Me” topped the charts for three weeks and “Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart,” a beautiful duet with Alison Krauss, won a Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the year and a GRAMMY for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Shenandoah also won the Academy of Country Music’s Vocal Group of the Year in 1991.
The group currently consists of original members Marty Raybon (lead), Mike McGuire (drums) along with Paul Sanders (bass), Donnie Allen (acoustic guitar/fiddle), Andrew Ishee (keys), Nicky V (guitar).
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ABOUT LUKE COMBS
Country superstar and reigning 2x CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs is a multi-platinum, award-winning artist from Asheville, NC.
Combs is currently celebrating the release of his new album, Gettin’ Old—a companion to his acclaimed 2022 record, Growin’ Up.
Produced by Combs, Chip Matthews and Jonathan Singleton, Gettin’ Old further establishes Combs as one of music’s most authentic and powerful voices, as he explores themes of family, legacy, love and personal growth.
With Gettin’ Old, Combs continues his historic run at country radio, as he recently earned his record-breaking, 16th consecutive #1 single with his version of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car.” Garnering over 111 million global streams to date, the song is also currently #2 on Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 chart.
Known for his electric live shows, Combs also recently expanded his massive sold-out World Tour, adding four new US stadium shows this summer due to overwhelming demand.
With 44 shows across 3 continents and 16 countries, the record-breaking run is the largest tour ever for a country artist.
A Grand Ole Opry-member and 8x CMA, 3x ACM, 3x Billboard Music Award-winner, Combs debuted his new collaboration with Ed Sheeran, “Life Goes On (featuring Luke Combs),” earlier this spring and has partnered with Opry Entertainment Group to open a massive multi-level entertainment complex in downtown Nashville, expected to open summer 2024.
