It’s shaping up to be a good weekend for country music fans in Huntsville, with the Sam Houston State University Intercollegiate Rodeo taking place Friday and Saturday at Sonny Sikes Arena. And there’s another reason for traditional country fans to celebrate.
Country music legend Randy Travis is releasing his new album, Same Old Way, this Friday, November 13. It’s his first album of previously unreleased material in more than 18 years, featuring 12 songs recorded between 1986 and 2013.
His longtime producer, Kyle Lehning, discovered the recordings, restored and remastered them. And unlike some of Travis’s recent music, these recordings don’t use artificial intelligence to recreate his voice. They’re actually Randy singing before the stroke he suffered in 2013.
The album also arrives 40 years after his breakthrough record, Storms of Life, which helped bring traditional country music back into the spotlight. With classics like “Forever and Ever, Amen,” “Diggin’ Up Bones,” and “On the Other Hand,” Travis became one of the most recognizable voices in country music.
Here in Huntsville, where country music and rodeo traditions go hand in hand, it’s a fitting release for a weekend of rodeo action. KSAM will also be out at Sonny Sikes Arena Friday and Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30 for the KSAM, Faust Distributing, and Miller Lite Tailgate Party.
Randy Travis’s Same Old Way arrives Friday, November 13.
