SAMMY SADLER ADDS HIS SPIN TO “THE CHURCH ON CUMBERLAND ROAD” FEATURING SHENANDOAH’S MARTY RAYBON
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 5, 2021) – Sammy Sadler kicks off his 1989 album release with a cover of “The Church On Cumberland Road” featuring Marty Raybon. The lead singer of the hit-making band Shenandoah, Raybon’s country vocals skyrocketed the song to their first No. 1 hit in, you guessed it, 1989. Sadler’s version stays true to the late-eighties country sound while adding a powerful and exhilarating spin to make it his own. This upbeat cover is only heightened by his passion and energy expressed in the song, inviting everyone to dance along to this fun, feel-good tune. Listen to “The Church On Cumberland Road” here.
“Again, ‘The Church On Cumberland Road’ makes another trip around the block. It’s full of excitement and fun with my friend Sammy Sadler. It was an honor to be part of his new project. It is a give ear to, and turn it up type of song,” said Marty Raybon.
“What an honor it is to have my friend Marty Raybon on the record. You can feel the fun and excitement on it. This is real country music with one of country's iconic voices” said Sadler.
Sadler’s forthcoming album, 1989, features revitalized covers from that year in country music along with duets from the biggest stars of the era. That year was Sadler’s debut in country music before his career was nearly ended in the infamous “Murder on Music Row” where he was severely injured. This is the first project from Sadler after signing with BFD/Audium Nashville earlier this year.
About Sammy Sadler
In 1989, Sammy Sadler, an acclaimed newcomer to the country music scene, found chart success with a cover of Aaron Neville’s “Tell It Like It Is” on Evergreen Records. His follow up single “You Made It Easy” charted as well, but as he was gearing up to release his debut album, Sadler was wounded in the unfortunate murder of Cash Box magazine chart director Kevin Hughes. It took almost a decade for him to recover and release new music, starting with his 2004 release Hard On A Heart on the Tri Label. The title track charted in the Top 10 on the Texas Music Chart as well as No. 1 in Europe for multiple weeks. Sadler released another album, Heart Shaped Like Texas in 2009 on Audium Records. After Audium transitioned to Koch Records before being sold to E1, he found success with “I’ll Always Have Denver” featuring Steve Wariner and “No Place To Land,” but that was where it ended for Sadler when E1 closed. Since then, he has continued to tour with Doug Stone in 2012 and Ken Mellons and Jeff Carson on the “Taking The Country Back Tour” in 2015. He has had 4 Top 15 records on the Texas Music Chart and was named Male Vocalist for Dallas/Fort Worth in 1993. Sadler returned in 2019 to release a book recounting the famous “Murder on Music Row” and is in the studio working on a new album to be released in 2021. Sammy’s story is far from over, in fact, it’s just begun.
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