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Tanya Tucker Releases New Single “When The Rodeo Is Over (Where Does The Cowboy Go”

Country icon Tanya Tucker has released her newest single, “When The Rodeo Is Over (Where Does The Cowboy Go?)”

The new track portends Tucker’s forthcoming new album, Sweet Western Sound, which is produced by the Grammy Award-winning artist Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings and is set to drop on June 2.

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But for Tucker fans, there is more good news: the country star is headed out on tour later this month, with her first date slated for May 12 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Check out the full list of dates below.

“I was in LA, the night before the first session started. Brandi sent me a song, saying โ€˜If you like it, weโ€™ll start with it,โ€™ the two-time Grammy Award-winning Tucker says of her new song. โ€œI gave it to Craig [Dillingham, Tanyaโ€™s boyfriend] to listen to. He comes back in a minute, and I asked him, โ€˜Did you like it?โ€™ and he says, โ€˜Like it? Hell, I wrote it!โ€™ Heโ€™d never pitched it to me, but Brandi did. Itโ€™s one of those songs that just stays with you.โ€ย 

The new track is the second single from the Seminole, Texas-born Tucker’s forthcoming new album. She released “Kindness” in late April. For more on that song, read HERE. It was also announced that Tucker will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year.

Listen to Tucker’s new song, and check out her upcoming tour dates and new 10-song album tracklist below.


SWEET WESTERN SOUND TRACK LIST:

1. Tanya (written by Billy Joe Shaver, Tanya Tucker)
2. Kindness (written by Tim Hanseroth, Phil Hanseroth)
3. Breakfast In Birmingham featuring Brandi Carlile (written by Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin)
4. Waltz Across a Moment (written by Shooter Jennings)
5. Ready As Iโ€™ll Never Be (written by Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker)
6. The List (written by Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker)
7. Letter To Linda (written by Tanya Tucker, Shooter Jennings)
8. City of Gold (written by JT Nero)
9. That Wasnโ€™t Me (written by Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth, Phil Hanseroth)
10. When The Rodeo Is Over (Where Does the Cowboy Go?) (written by Billy Don Burns, Craig Dillingham)

TANYA TUCKER CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

May 12โ€”Biloxi, MSโ€”Golden Nugget Casino

May 13โ€”Lake Charles, LAโ€”Golden Nugget Casino

May 18โ€”Prior Lake, MNโ€”Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

May 20โ€”Saint Michael, NDโ€”Spirit Lake Casino

June 3โ€”Nashville, TNโ€”Ryman Auditorium

June 4โ€”Nashville, TNโ€”Ryman Auditorium

June 11โ€”George, WAโ€”The Gorge Amphitheatre*

June 17โ€”Martinsville, INโ€”Morgan County Fairgrounds+

June 23โ€”Lubbock, TXโ€”The Buddy Holly Hall

June 24โ€”Helotes, TXโ€”John T. Flooreโ€™s Country Store

June 27โ€”Houston, TXโ€”The Heights Theater

June 28โ€”Houston, TXโ€”The Heights Theater

June 30โ€”Fort Worth, TXโ€”Billy Bobโ€™s

July 1โ€”Miami, OKโ€”Buffalo Run Casino

July 22โ€”Fort St. John, BCโ€”Energetic County Fair

July 26โ€”Vancouver, BCโ€”Commodore Ballroom

July 30โ€”White Sulphur Springs, MTโ€”Red Ants Pants Music Festival

September 7โ€”Marietta, OHโ€”The Peoples Bank Theatre (on-sale May 1)

September 9โ€”Orillia, ONโ€”Casino Rama Entertainment Centre (on-sale date TBA)

September 14โ€”New York, NYโ€”SummerStage in Central Park

September 15โ€”Shippensburg, PAโ€”H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center

September 22โ€”Florence, KYโ€”Turfway Park Event Center

September 23โ€”Huntsville, ALโ€”Orion Amphitheater#

September 28โ€”Knoxville, TNโ€”Tennessee Theatre

September 29โ€”Atlanta, GAโ€”Atlanta Symphony Hall

October 4โ€”Fayetteville, ARโ€”Walton Arts Center โ€“ Baum Walker Hall

*with The Highwomen
+co-headline with Ashley McBryde and special guests Neal McCoy and Easton Corbin
#with Brandi Carlile

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