John Crabtree

About John Crabtree

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The perfect blend of old and new school country, without forgetting the hardships and triumphs of life. With influences ranging from Conway Twitty, Waylon Jennings and Elvis, John Crabtree has found that perfect balance to please most all Country Music enthusiast. “ We owe it to those fans who have supported country music for the last fifty years to not turn our backs on them now. The only reason country music is where it is today is because of those fans”

John, a Washington Courthouse Ohio native, was raised by a gospel singer, grew up on southern country music and the Bible. It wasn’t till his early 20’s however, that his love for writing and performing music was discovered. For the past 26 years he has dedicated his life to the pursuit of happiness that comes with composing and sharing his music, and hasn’t forgotten his southern country roots.

Reviews

There is something very special about the talents of John Crabtree. He has a natural gift that few artists ever acquire.
When John sings, his rich baritone voice immediately draws you into every phrase he sings. His voice and delivery have the quality of Merl Haggard, and the sensuality of Conway Twitty!
You have to go to the country music hall of fame to find someone that has delivered a performance like John has on his new album. Whether it was a heartbreaking ballad, or a song about his own son shipping out to war, or his title cut singing about his greatest passion... Country music, John's heartfelt songs will touch your very soul!
You will hang on to every word, with welcomed anticipation! From the moment you hear him, you will gladly welcome him into your world through the radio or stereo. It will seem like he's been your best friend forever!
Not since I've worked with Conway Twitty, George Jones, Steve Wariner or Joe Diffie, not to mention the other 21 hall of fame artists I have worked with, have I found a greater talent than John. He is truly a natural ... A star is born!

Mike Schrimpf
Producer/ Owner SMS Studio
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Hendersonville TN 37077
615-822-1856
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John Crabtree - "Takin' Back Our Country

John Crabtree made an appearance alongside the legendary Lulu Roman on the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree last year and she declared, “I think you will love him.” - she was 100% right. His built for country vocals wrapped around a truly authentic sound and intrigued the audience with each passing note. These traits continue on his new single “Takin’ Back Our Country,” the title track of his forthcoming album and follow-up to “The Man.” Co-written by Crabtree and Rob Kurtz, the original outlaw era inspired sound grabs your ear from the get-go and instantly transports you back to when country music carried a “country” sound. He looks at what is happening with today’s country and the closed mindedness of it as he sings of how country won’t be found in the mainstream, beer and cheatin’ songs are over, and steel guitars are no longer welcomed. However, he then goes on to state that “if you’re looking for some country there’s still an outlaw or two around,” which leads us to the autobiographical remainder of the song. Crabtree invites us to get to know him and his convictions as he sings in the chorus that he won’t ever sing bro country, sell his soul to make a dollar, and most importantly, one fiddle at a time he will lead the charge to take back country. The name checking of Haggard, Cash, Paycheck, and Waylon works with this song because you can feel that Crabtree loves those artists and upholds their values and isn’t just singing of those legends because it’s trendy to do so. Put together a very strong lyric that is topical and necessary for today, with a powerful vocal performance and extended musical breaks to give the country instrumentation of fiddles, steel, and honky-tonk infused piano the chance to shine, and John Crabtree hits us in our soul as he reminds us of how country used to sound and how it still oughta.

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