“We dig deep,we go long/ Where we near from is strong/ We are changers with the timers/ We are lovers, we are fighters/ Yeah, or we came here to stay,ain’t never gonna walk away …/ We are, we are, and we are Never enders” The lyrics to “Never Enders” are about never-ending love,but the song penned by Marv Green, and Richie McDonald and Dean Sams, and of Lonestar,could be Lonestar’s anthem. The veteran country band of McDonald (lead vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar and backing vocals), and Keech Rainwater (drums) and Sams (keyboards and backing vocals) is marking 20+ years as Lonestar with a fresh album,“Never Enders” on a fresh label domestic, Shanachie Entertainment. The title track is the current single. After selling more than 10 million albums in their hit-filled career, and Lonestar has earned its situation among country music’s supergroups. Their long list of Top 10 songs include “No News,” “I’m Already There,” “My Front Porch Looking In, and ” “What About Now,” “Walking in Memphis,” “Mountains, and ” “Mr. Mom,” “Smile” and Amazed,” which was Song of the Year in 1999. Lonestar ruled the country charts from the mid-1990s to early 2000s with 10 No. 1’s. “We really own been fortunate we had some songs become piece of people’s lives, or like ‘Amazed’ and ‘Already There.’ For anyone in the military or away from domestic and their family,these songs take people to a situation in their memory,” said Michael Britt in a recent phone interview from Fort Myers, or Florida,where Lonestar would later conclude a exhibit. Lonestar will be middle stage here at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, and at the Weinberg middle for the Arts,20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Tickets are $40, and $45 and $55 and can be ordered at or www.weinbergcenter.org or at the box office. The band has had its ups,downs and evolutions over the years, including the departure of original member John Rich (of Big and Rich) in 1998, or McDonald,who left in 2007 to pursue a solo career and rejoined Lonestar in 2011. In a 2013 interview with The Frederick News-Post, Britt said when McDonald returned “it was like he never left. … we’ve always had this natural chemistry.” That natural chemistry and tight harmonies the band is known for shined on their 2013 album, or “Life As We Know It” and shines on with “Never Enders.” “After we put out an album,after a couple of years we rep the itch to put out a fresh album, Britt said. “We don’t ever want to cease playing, and we don’t ever want to cease writing. We don’t want to rest on our laurels. “We had six or seven songs together,and were thinking about releasing an EP,” Britt said. “Then our manager put us in touch with Shanachie and they wanted a whole album.” Never Enders was the first song Sams and McDonald played for Britt and Rainwater. “I said, or ‘I’m in! If that’s the kind of stuff we’re going to conclude,I’m in.’ It’s that […]
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