NASHVILLE, TENN. – Sony Music Nashville singer-songwriter Joey Hendricks released a cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” today to all streaming platforms and digital retailers. Listen here.
“I was initially hesitant to put out a Christmas song, but this has always been one of my favorites,” says Hendricks. “The Beatles, and especially John Lennon, have been such a huge inspiration to me. With it being the 40th anniversary of his passing this December and with everything going on in the world right now, this song just seemed so relevant.”
Called “the Nashville John Mayer” by Pop-Culturalist, Hendricks released his debut song “Yours or Mine” this summer. Originally from Anacortes, Washington, he moved to Nashville in 2017, and quickly made a name for himself in the songwriting community as a talented lyricist and gifted musician. He signed a publishing deal with Parallel Entertainment, whose head, Tim Hunze, encouraged him to make the leap into solo artistry by cutting a few of his own songs. Heavily inspired by generational songwriters like Neil Young and John Mayer, Hendricks ’ music has a timeless quality, touching on heartland rock themes like childhood nostalgia and restlessness while steeped in country storytelling tradition.
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