Drew Baldridge nearly lost this song to Luke Combs…
We chat with Drew Baldridge about his latest single ‘Tough People’, which garnered rave support from none other than Luke Combs! Eventually released by Drew, tune in to see how the song came to finally be released by the man himself.
Indie artist Drew Baldridge rose to country music heights with the sentimental tune ‘She’s somebody’s daughter’, released in 2019. He openly shares that he wrote his all time favourite song about his now-wife, Katherine Kraus.
He went on to release a wedding version for their big day in 2021, where real footage became the magical moments to form the music video. It’s reached a whopping 55 million views on YouTube, and counting. Adoring moments include the wedding dress elegantly hung on barn doors, happy childhood footage of the budding bride-to-be dancing around and horse riding, and joyous clips of her laughing with her dad… and of course utterly heart-warming moments with Drew. Whilst on honeymoon, the song soared to viral recognition on social media and the rest, as they say, is history! Get the tissues ready:
The 33-year-old has been chasing the country dream in Nashville for 13 years, making it in music city as we all know, is no easy feat. As he started to wonder whether he would ever make that break, his heartfelt song hit the top spot in the world of country music! He made history by becoming the first indie artist to make it to number one. The tear-jerker, which has 2 versions, has had over 65 million streams on Spotify alone… a real pull on the heart strings for fathers & daughters out there.
His success continues to soar well into the 2025 calendar as he goes on tour with Cody Johnson, for his Leather Deluxe tour across the states, and will be heading across the pond for the first time this Spring, entertaining die-hard country fans across Europe with shows in Germany, Denmark and Sweden. He’s also part of the stellar line-up for the biggest weekend in UK country music, C2C, alongside headliner Dierks Bentley with shows in London, Belfast and Glasgow! The dad of one, with roots in Illinois also hits the road this Summer on Bailey Zimmermans ‘New To Country Summer Tour’ kicking off in June.
Form the CountryLine studio, he casually shares how a catch up with superstar Lainey Wilson led to Luke Combs nearly releasing the latest song he had wrote, but it boomeranged right back to Drew for him to release the huge tune ‘Tough People’ – a much needed reminder on hard times and resilience with a big sprinkle of perspective. Watch the official music video:
Drews other releases can be enjoyed on his 2022 album ‘Country Born’ with tracks such as ‘Lost In Love’ with Harper Grace, ‘She Does’ and ‘It Ain’t Up To Me’.
Drew on the road in Europe:
- C2C Berlin – 8th March
- Copenhagen – 11th March
- Stockholm – 12th March
- C2C Glasgow – 14th March
- C2C London – 15th March
- Belfast – 18th March
- Dublin – 19th March