Lonestar and Sawyer Brown

Lonestar originate from Nashville and they have been going since 1992; a staggering twenty- two years of country music. ‘Smile’, ‘Amazed’, ‘Come Cryin’ To Me’ and ‘What About Now’ are some of Lonestar’s earlier number one hits. Within a few seconds of ‘Amazed’, Michael Britt (lead guitarist) was sweep picking and tapping on his guitar, which gave this song an edge, as I was in the crowd watching them live; Keech Rainwater (drummer) was slowly trembling the cymbals of the drums. The notes Dean Sam (keyboard) was playing blended perfectly. Then Richie McDonald (lead vocals) walked forward and the crowd screamed, as he started singing with his smooth, mid tempo voice. Every song rendered with sincere emotion at this acoustic concert.
Later, during this concert, the four guys were still on stage, sitting down as if it was an impromptu music concert in your own living room and I was blow away by the sheer professionalism of how they deliver their sound. Cool. Melodic. Sensuous and of it’s time.
Even though their music is country it’s also soulful, which drew me in because of the lyrics and the audience had a personal connection with them, including me. I felt I was attending my own personal concert, as it felt that they interacted and engaged with me through a visual connection. Whilst all that my arms were swaying slowly from side to side. It was a memorable experience. Their performance is so magical! You have to be there, the atmosphere, ambience, overall sensation is one not to be missed.

It truly is amazing how one opportunity can domino into another amazing opportunity. For Bobby Randall, Jim Scholten, Joe Smyth, Greg “Hobie” Hubbard and Mark Miller, the first opportunity was to play as the supporting band for country pop singer Don King; this lead to them forming their own band under the name Sawyer Brown that has continued to allow them to share their music with millions of people around the world. They have even collected a number of Country Music awards including CMT video group award and CMA vocal group of the year award.

Since their formation in the mid 90s, they have been traveling and performing their live shows for quite a long time. This means that they have acquired a lot of fans that flock to their shows and pack the venue. There is a lot of love, a lot of energy and a lot of passion that goes into the show. From the audience to the band itself, you can clearly see how much they love performing for their fans. Spread out across the stage, they even have a bit of banter between each other, giving everyone an inside look at how great a friendship they have.