I’m sure you have heard it by now. But over the weekend a new song (some might say a working man’s anthem) and a virtually unknown singer vaulted to the front of our consciousness thanks to at least one redeeming quality of social media, the fact that good people from relative obscurity can become folk heroes overnight.
Virginia native Oliver Anthony performed his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” and posted it on his social media channels. In a matter of days, the song and the singer have achieved a cult-like following and his song has supplanted Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” as the top song on the U.S. country music chart. The man is an overnight sensation.
Anthony’s original acoustic performance comes across raw, real and reflective of a man and millions of people who are starving for honesty and reality in a world that seems more upside down every day. It’s a song striking a chord with millions who are fed up with what’s happening in our country and want to see us do better, be better.
On Sunday, Anthony performed a live concert at a Currituck County, NC, farmers market, a venue he had played most recently in June. He tells the story of how last time there was maybe a total of twenty people in the crowd. That was decidedly not the case on Sunday when thousands of people filled up 25 acres of parking to see him. He’s become a voice for millions of people who feel like they are fighting a culture war against people openly hostile to their beliefs and values.
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