Patrick, South Carolina native Doug McCormick grew up a son of a blue collar textile worker, had a love for the wide open land and respect for how hard people worked. He played baseball, was a leader for the local FFA, and even received a B.S. in Agricultural Education from Clemson. So as a writer who moved to Nashville, and subsequently earned a publishing deal with BMG/Chrysalis in January of 2013, he always went back to his home in his mind – to a place he could relate to. The history of his home town resonates with him as much as the history of country music. The legacy of it, even now during a time where there’s more genre crossing and influences from multiple sources, are factors in McCormick’s music today. Such influences came from the steel guitar sounds and fiddles from Garth Brooks, Keith Whitley, Randy Travis, and The Judds; they sparked his interest and remain strong today.
While country music continues to travel across genres and the rich sound of traditional country music lies on the outskirts, one might find it difficult to combine the two, but McCormick has done just that with his latest single “Good Beers Left”. Co-written with Thomas Archer (Luke Combs “Hurricane”) and produced by Marshall Altman (Frankie Ballard, Aaron Watson), “Good Beers Left” was released to digital outlets on July 14, 2017 as a follow up to his EP Sweet Dixie Memory. The song is out to introduce his band #mccormickcountry to fans and resembles McCormick’s laid back nature, but shows his fun side as he reminisces about the past and raises a toast about what the future holds.
Can’t count ‘em, the cans we crushed and threw into the bed of our buddies old pickup truck
Yay, that was just us, cutting the fool, Friday night high school trying to be cool
Can’t add ‘em up but if we did we have enough to build a sky high Bud Light pyramid
Some say the glory days are over, but you ask me, they’re just getting going
This ain’t the party where you lose your buzz
This ain’t the bottom of the cooler slush
We hadn’t run out last time I checked
We still got a lot of Good Beers Left
This ain’t the part where the party dies
Naw, cuz we just about to come alive
With a lifetime of 6 packs up ahead, we still got a lot of Good Beers Left
Gonna sip ‘em, gonna drink ‘em, gonna lift ‘em up
Gonna tip ‘em til we kill ‘em, fill ‘em right back up
We ain’t even seen our best years yet
We still got a lot of Good Beers Left
As the steady guitar and drum play throughout, McCormick’s voice remains clear and crisp and never loses his love of traditional style. The quirky lyrics and late guitar solo add a party atmosphere with a positive message: “celebrate life’s past, present, and future”. This song has the potential to become a live show pick me up and could possibly share in the same successes as its predecessor “Dirt Road Dancin'” from the Sweet Dixie Memory EP, which had a 10-week run in the Top 3 of CMT’S 12 Pack Countdown for the song’s video.
For more information on Doug McCormick and where to catch him live, go to his website: www.dougmccormickcountry.com