Houston Tx (April 1 2023) – Americana singer-songwriter Rusty Gear has released 5 new original songs and they are already making a mark. His single”Pretend You Know Me” another Gear/Roach Smith/Mugrage cowrite, is gaining national radio play and will hit international markets in April.
The single showcases award winning Nashville Americana artist Hannah Bethel on lead vocals. “Hannah has performed on many of my songs, including “Wondering Why” and “Won’t Forget”, both of which charted on Music Row.” Rusty shares, “I think you’ll agree she did an incredible job with my new song.”
New releases include: “Saddest Town in Texas”, produced in Houston by Andrew Bradley, which has been placed on Spotify’s editorial playlists featuring Bluegrass and Texas songs while also gaining radio play nationally; “Don’t Forget to Pack Your Blues”, featuring Houston-based vocalist and sax player Evelyn Rubio; and “Something Left to Lose”, “Damn Good Friend” and “Cold River”, all produced by Brad Hill in Nashville. Rusty has another song coming in April, a duet with the talented Evelyn Rubio.
Learn more @ www.rustygearmusic.com
“Pretend You Know Me”
Featuring Vocalist Hannah Bethel”Saddest Town In Texas”
Recorded at Wire Road Studios
Andrew Bradley Producer
Rusty’s 2023 release “The Clearing”
GrassRoots Promotion (Nashville) focusing on country radio markets in combination with streaming and social media campaigns.
Rusty Gear is an American singer-songwriter who has released an extensive collection of Americana, country and blues music. Rusty’s primary focus has always been the song writing, where he tries to tell authentic stories of life in America and deliver rocking numbers that will energize his live performances.
He has released 9 albums/ EPs of original music featuring top Nashville session players and members of the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and guest appearances by fabulous female vocalists, including Bekka Bramlett, Hannah Bethel, Calamity Jane, Anna Jacobson, Elle Rose and Lisa Kaine. Rusty’s songs have received radio play around the world and charted on the Billboard Country Breakout Chart, Roots Radio in Country, Blues and Americana and on the Hotdisc Top 40 in Europe.
His album Stripped Gear reached #2 on the Roots Radio Country Album Chart and the single Old Friend reached #1 in both Country and Americana. Rusty’s 2023 EP, Something in the Water, charted in the top ten on the Country and Americana album charts on Roots Radio and the single The Dog Won’t Hunt charted on the Billboard Country Breakout Chart.
In late 2023, he released seven new Americana originals comprising the EP Gear in the Headlights. Rusty’s songs have been streamed over 4 million times on Spotify. Rusty continues to grow his collection of original songs celebrating the American way of life and wishes to thank everyone for their participation and
warm support.
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