Fans attending Sara Evans' album release party got an extra special surprise--- Sara Evans and daughter Olivia performing a cover of "Tennessee Whiskey" together. "[5] Stapleton has cited Charles, Otis Redding and Freddie King as some of his music influences,[88][89] along with Kentucky-based country artists, Keith Whitley, Dwight Yoakam and Patty Loveless: "the list goes on and on. Tennessee Whiskey by David Allan Coe on @PandoraMusichttps://t.co/i4prSKVAND pic.twitter.com/hkRRJ4ehgm, — Georgette T. Cole (@Sassy_N8tive79) October 15, 2018. The video has earned more than 14 million views in six days. [40], Stapleton said that the album was inspired by a cross-country road trip he took after his father died in 2013. Olivia started off the song with her powerful vocals and totally floored the audience. [24] The band was made up of Stapleton on vocals, Greg McKee on guitar, J.T. Released on May 5, 2017,[60] Volume 1 takes its name from Nashville's RCA Studio A, where it was recorded during the winter of 2016–17. As of 2018[update], Stapleton has amassed credits writing and co-writing over 170 songs. [78] Editors from NPR and Paste magazine described his sound as a blend of country, classic rock and Southern soul. Those names are just part of life in Kentucky. Be sure to keep an ear out for Sara’s new music on the radio and share this enjoyable performance with other country music fans! [94] At his concert at Madison Square Garden on November 2, 2018, Stapleton announced that he and his wife were expecting their fifth child; he repeated the announcement at the Country Music Association awards on November 18, 2018. Obviously Olivia has not only inherited her mother’s looks, but her exceptional musical talent as well.

[57] Stapleton performed on the main stage at the 2016 Country to Country festival in Europe along with Andrew Combs, Kacey Musgraves and headliner Eric Church. [62] Volume 1 was certified gold in the US the next month, eventually giving Stapleton his second CMA for Album of the Year,[63] and became the best-selling country album of the year. [48][49][50] Traveller was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and won the categories Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance. The title track was issued as its lead single. [29] His wife helped him to sift through 15 years worth of songs to pick 9 songs to start recording with.
[92] The couple met when they were working at adjacent publishing houses.
"Tennessee Whiskey" was originally recorded by David Allan Coe in 1981.