Nashville, Tenn. (October 1, 2014) - Yesterday, while in between shows in Branson, Missouri, GRAMMY® Award-winning country music singers Larry Gatlin and Billy Dean got together to write a song about an issue weighing on their minds.
The recent beheadings of innocent people prompted Gatlin and Dean to pen "American With A Remington." The song was written in just a few hours and an acoustic video performance of the tune was immediately uploaded directly to Facebook. In less than 24 hours, the video has reached more than five million people.
"Folks are stirred up about this stuff and they should be," says Gatlin. "These gutless, worthless terrorist cowards are attacking innocent people and we as a nation won't stand for it. We're pissed off and we hope this song delivers a message to the bad guys."
Dean adds, "The feedback we have gotten from this song has been overwhelming and with good reason. It has reached over five million people on Facebook in just a few hours, which tells us something about the temperature of the situation. People are mad as hell and there's an army of Americans who know how to use a gun and who respect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
View the acoustic performance of "American With A Remington" on YouTube by clicking HERE. In the days to come, Gatlin and Dean are planning to record a studio version of the song and release it through iTunes and other digital media platforms.
About Larry Gatlin
Larry Gatlin's career accomplishments include more than 30 Top 40 Hits, a GRAMMY® Award and a starring role on Broadway. The close family harmonies of Larry, Rudy and Steve Gatlin, better known as Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers, gave the trio a signature sound that led to country classics like "All The Gold In California" and "Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer To You)." The brothers won a GRAMMY® for their 1976 breakthrough hit, "Broken Lady," and reached #1 with "I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" soon after. Along with five career nominations for the ACM Vocal Group, the Gatlin Brothers picked up three 1979 trophies – Single of the Year ("All The Gold In California"), Album of the Year (Straight Ahead) and Male Vocalist of the Year for Larry Gatlin. Gatlin has written songs that were later recorded by Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and more. The legend hosts a weekly radio show, "The Gospel According to Gatlin" on 650 AM WSM in Nashville, TN and is a regular host of the Opry Country Classics series broadcast live from Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.
About Billy Dean
In his music career spanning more than 20 years, Billy Dean has claimed eleven top ten Billboard country singles, including five #1 hits: "I Miss Billy The Kid," "Somewhere In My Broken Heart," "If There Hadn't Been You," "You Don’t Count The Cost" and "It’s What I Do." Dean recorded eight major label studio albums, three of which have been certified gold by the RIAA, as well as a greatest hits album which is also certified gold. He has also released four studio albums on BDMG, including a tribute to America's family farms, Earning Our Place On Earth, through his partnership with Naturipe, and a tribute to truck drivers, For Those Who Move America, through his work with Averitt Cares For Kids. Earlier in his career, the Academy Of Country Music named Dean Top New Male Vocalist and also awarded him Song of the Year for "Somewhere In My Broken Heart." In 2000, Dean sang harmony vocals alongside Alison Krauss on Kenny Rogers' rendition of “Buy Me A Rose,” which earned him a GRAMMY®. In addition to his successful recording career, Dean has also acted in several movies and appeared in numerous television shows. Dean's most recent album, A Man of Good Fortune, was released in 2012.
# # #
