Big & Rich tear it up for Songwriting Success

Not everybody appreciates Big Kenny and John Rich's collaborative songwriting.

Under the name Big & Rich, the multiplatinum pop-country duo has changed the face of Nashville since "Horse of a Different Color" hit shelves in mid-2004.

But regardless of what you think about songs such as "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" or "8th of November," it's almost impossible not to admire the spirit in which they were created. Big & Rich were seasoned Nashville songwriters long before they met each other, but they're also just a couple of dudes tearing it up.

"Kenny and I are planning on taking a couple of trips. We actually met the bartender while taking a trip," Rich said recently, referencing the South Dakota bartender/Vietnam veteran who was the inspiration behind the battle-themed ballad "8th of November," the duo's current single. "Their stories are in our songs, and we discovered them by rocking around the country.

"He and I are going to Mexico in the winter to see what in the world we run into. We've been so busy we haven't been able to do it. But we're going to dig it up, tear it up, turn it upside down and see what we have left. We have an arsenal of new material, but we also want to find these stories that are out there."

Big & Rich have had a busy summer. They played 25 shows in August, and when they're not on the road, they're writing and producing for themselves and others.

Ask Big or Rich what they're doing at any given moment, and you'll always get a different answer. But no matter the reply, it will only reinforce these guys' overarching influence in mainstream country.

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Source jsonline.com / Ricardo Baca

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