Nashville, Tenn. (December 4, 2024) – Earlier this fall, GRAMMY, ACM and CMA winning Shenandoah and country superstars Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan came together to record “Sunday in the South.” The song, released via 8 Track Entertainment, now boasts an official music video featuring all three iconic names, available for viewing today HERE.
The video was directed by the Edde Brothers with portions filmed at the Country Boy Restaurant in Leipers Fork, Tennessee. The video also recaptures all the iconic landmarks in Muscle Shoals that were in the original music video, released 35 years ago.
“Having Jason and Luke on this song has certainly been a highlight for us,” says Shenandoah frontman Marty Raybon. “This song has always ministered to us in such a special way.”
All three artists, with their deep roots in country music and genuine love for the genre, lend their unique voices to the song. Bryan’s smooth, laid-back style and Aldean’s gritty, powerful delivery complement Shenandoah’s timeless sound, creating a collaboration that celebrates the heart of southern life.
“My earliest memories of ‘Sunday in the South’ is that it was a song that was speaking exactly my life,” says Bryan. “This song shaped the way I thought about music and how I wanted to make music one day.“
“It’s just always an honor for us to get to work with these guys we grew up listening to,” adds Aldean.
The star-studded collaboration is produced by GRAMMY winning engineer Noah Gordon and the track was recorded at the historic Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, home to Shenandoah founding members Raybon and Mike McGuire. Bryan’s vocals courtesy of Jeff and Jody Stevens and Aldean’s vocals courtesy Mickey Jack Cones.
“Sunday in the South,” with Aldean and Bryan follows Shenandoah’s new version of their smash hit “Two Dozen Roses” with Luke Combs which reached #1 on the All-Genre iTunes chart, #1 on the Country iTunes chart and amassed over 20 million global streams.
Steam and download “Sunday in the South” here.
Follow Shenandoah on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and visit shenandoahband.com.
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. 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 Hines (guitar)
ABOUT JASON ALDEAN
With 28 number one singles, 18 billion streams, and more than 20 million albums sold, Grammy-nominated, multi-Platinum entertainer Jason Aldean is the current reigning ACM Artist of the Decade. Since his 2005 chart debut, the3X ACM Entertainer of the Year winner has the most Top 10 songs on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart–more than any other artist–with “songs of small-town living, love and loss that have resonated with a loyal fanbase” (Billboard) and “vaulted him to the pinnacle of Country music success” (Atlanta Journal Constitution). He has released 11 studio albums, most recently HIGHWAY DESPERADO, which features Aldean’s breakthrough Hot 100chart-topping single “Try That In A Small Town,” his 28th career #1 single at Country Radio. HIGHWAYDESPERADO follows the success of Aldean’s sold out, headlining tour of the same name, which was extended into2024. For more information, visit www.JasonAldean.com.
ABOUT LUKE BRYAN
During his career, Luke has amassed a total of 24 billion global streams, 11.5 million global album sales and 55.3M track sales worldwide. He is the most digital single RIAA certified country artist of all time with 86.5M digital single units and 16M album certified units for a total of 102.5M. He has placed 31singles at #1, 17 of those Luke co-wrote, and he has accumulated 57 total weeks spent at #1 in his career. Luke has won 50+ major music awards including five wins as Entertainer of the Year. Additional awards include six recognitions as a CMT Artist of the Year, NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year, the first-ever recipient of the ACM Album of the Decade Award for Crash My Party, seven CMT Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, and four American Music Awards—as well as being named Billboard’s Top Country Artist of the 2010s, the Most Heard Artist of the Decade by Country Aircheck, and the Artist Humanitarian Recipient by the Country Radio Broadcasters. In 2023, Luke was honored with the Sound Exchange Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his standing as one of the most streamed artists in their 20-year history. Luke has hosted the CMA Awards four consecutive years. Luke recently received the ACM Lifting Lives Award. This award is presented to an individual who is devoted to improving lives through the power of music, has a generosity of spirit, and is committed to serving others as voted on by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors. While Luke’s music has brought him worldwide acclaim, he’s also well-known for his philanthropy with dozens and dozens of guest appearances, performances and more as well as through his Farm Tour, which is entering into its 15th year. The son of a peanut farmer, Bryan brings his shows to farms across the country. Since the tour’s inception in 2009, he has awarded nearly 90 scholarships, and the Farm Tour has raised enough money to, along with sponsors, donate more than 9 million meals. On March 9, 2025 Luke returns as a celebrity judge alongside Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood for the 8th season of American Idol on ABC.
