Paulette teams up with McBryde on "The Prophet (Grandaddy's Song)"
Today, Paulette is teaming up with McBryde for a special collaboration version of the track, as the pair release a duet of the song.
"I grew up in a ranching family on the Texas/Oklahoma line in Thackerville, Okla. Oklahoma," Paulette said. "I'd be listening to Don Williams, Eddie Arnold and George Strait in my grandad's ranch truck as we checked cattle, and I just thought to myself, 'well, if they can sing about what they're living, maybe I can too.' That grandaddy that took me with him to check cows made a huge impact on me.
"This song was sent to me by the A&R from my label," she said. "When it was sent to me, I asked 'do you think they would mind if I put my grandad into these lyrics?" I thought, I just want to put him all the way in it, and I want my daughter, who is seven months old, to be able to know my grandaddy because of this song. And they said yes, very graciously. So I put it on my record that came out a month before she was born, and Ashley McBryde actually said yes to putting out a duet version including her own lyrics to this song."
Paulette most recently released "How To Make A Cowboy Cry" in April, which coincided with the kickoff of her headlining Horseback Acoustic Tour.
More news
- 02/20/26: McBryde enjoys "Arkansas Mud"
- 01/13/26: Paulette tours, plans "Horseback" deluxe
- 10/10/25: Paulette, Worthington are "Chasin' Whiskey" together
- 09/05/25: Paulette holds "Steady"
- 08/08/25: Herndon revisits "A Man Holdin' On" with McBride
- 06/09/25: McBryde announces "Rattlesnake Preacher"
- 04/11/25: Paulette knows "How to Make a Cowboy Cry"
- 04/10/25: McBryde soon to become a doctor
CD reviews
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