Tenpenny announces Opry debut
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 – Mitchell Tenpenny will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday, Feb. 16.
The Riser House/Columbia Nashville recording artist will perform five days after the official radio impact of "Alcohol You Later," his newest single, on Monday.
Tenpenny' Telling All My Secrets dropped Dec. 14 and earned the best country first-week showing for a major label debut album of 2018 with 20,000 units. The 11-song project includes "Alcohol You Later," which was written by Tenpenny, Michael Lotten and Sam Sumser who also produced this track, and his hit, "Drunk Me."
More news for Mitchell Tenpenny
- 04/07/25: Tenpenny observes the "Same Moon"
- 03/28/25: Missy Raines & Allegheny announce new album
- 09/13/24: Tenpenny "Started Stoppin'" today
- 08/09/24: Strange bedfellows Tenpenny, Underoath combine forces
- 07/16/24: Tenpenny Woke Up In A Dream
- 07/12/24: Tenpenny takes "The 3rd"
- 01/19/24: Tenpenny goes "Breaking My Heart"
- 07/14/23: Tenpenny makes "Bigger Mistakes"
CD reviews for Mitchell Tenpenny
Mitchell Tenpenny calls his album "This is The Heavy" because "it's big. It's loud. It's in your face and drum heavy," he said. In contrast that is not at all how one would describe most country music. Thus, Tenpenny's lengthy album (a whole 20 tracks!) is country-associated, at best.
The song titles, at least, read like country songs, including "More Than Whiskey Does," "Good And Gone" and "Good Place." The latter finds ...
One big clue that Mitchell Tenpenny's "Naughty List" holiday collection is a winner, is how spontaneous and rocking is his version of "Jingle Bell Rock." He doesn't just repeat the Bobby Helms original, but instead makes it all his own. Then again, with a distinctive voice like his, he puts his personal stamp on everything.
He rocks out even more during "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," even though that one also includes upfront banjo picking. ...
If all you know about Mitchell Tenpenny is "Alcohol You Later," you may be unprepared for a few of the Christmas present surprises on his "Neon Christmas" EP. Granted, "Snow Angels" is a little too pop for its own good. However, the acoustic guitar-picked subtlety of "O Holy Night" is truly sweet, while the steel guitar-soaked "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!" is the exact right winter setting for Tenpenny's vocal vibrato. ...
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