Josh Turner & Special Guest Will Jones: This Country Music Thing Tour

With Opener Will Jones

Twenty-plus years after a truly epic debut, MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner is still as clear and consistent as ever. But as the South Carolina native knows, “consistent” has never meant “static.” Turner has seen the trends come and go and soldiered through the ups and downs of an often fickle business. He’s stayed true to himself and, with his 10th studio album This Country Music Thing, he’s in a sweet spot of creative confidence.

This Country Music Thing features 11 new tracks. Three feature Turner as a writer, and two were penned solo as the gifted singer-songwriter continues honing his message. Other tracks were sourced from a mix of longtime hitmakers who know Turner’s style and new voices who help convey a different aspect of the man behind the mic. The new voices bring fresh energy to familiar themes like all-consuming attraction, down-home pride, and deep gratitude. Pairing the hard twang of telecasters with driving rhythms, prominent fiddle-and-steel licks, and saloon-style piano, the vibrant mix is still led by Turner’s cavernous vocals — a showcase not just of the depths it can sink to, but also its dynamic, road-tested grit.

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