John Rich defends Oliver Anthony, Jason Aldean as country stars dominate music: 'Guys like us speak the truth'
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John Rich remembered being a songwriter for Jason Aldean, and celebrated his "patriot" friend for being a "hardworking guy" in the country music industry.
While Aldean initially faced backlash last month for his "Try That in a Small Town" music video from his 11th album, supporters turned out in droves to bring Jason his first career No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Oliver Anthony is enjoying sudden success after becoming the first ever artist to debut at No. 1 this week without any prior chart history with his political anthem "Rich Men North of Richmond." When a guy like myself or Jason or Oliver Anthony – our new buddy who's coming out here now – when guys like us speak the truth in a song, it's done that way on purpose. Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.
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