Picture (L-R): Noah Gordon (8 Track Entertainment), Cole Johnstone (Johnstone Entertainment), Marty Raybon (Shenandoah), Mike McGuire (Shenandoah), Don Murry Grubbs (Absolute Publicity, Inc.). Photo: Jacob Powers
Shenandoah made their headlining debut at the Ryman Auditorium Wednesday night (Oct. 28) with a sold-out show, celebrating a major career milestone for the group.
Joining Shenandoah for the special evening were guests Jamey Johnson, Alexandra Kay, Mae Estes and Adam Sanders, who helped make the milestone performance a celebration of the band’s enduring legacy and four decades of impact on country music.
The concert served as a highlight of the band’s ongoing 40th anniversary celebration, and during the evening, the group was surprised by their management with double Platinum plaques for “Two Dozen Roses.”
Since emerging in the late 1980s, the band has delivered a catalog of classics that includes “Church on Cumberland Road,” “Sunday in the South,” “Two Dozen Roses,” “Next to You, Next to Me,” “The Moon Over Georgia,” “Ghost in This House” and “I Want to Be Loved Like That.” The band’s recent collaborations have reignited fan excitement as “Two Dozen Roses” featuring Luke Combs and “Sunday in the South” featuring Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan both soared to No. 1 on the iTunes All-Genre Chart.
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.