Giving the audience feels and vibes of vintage Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Stapleton, and Joe Cocker, Hippies and Cowboys releases a new single "Hard Times," which is available now on all streaming & download platforms. You can click here to listen. 

In this new tune, they embraced a powerful country rock production and vocal presentation mixed with horns and blues. This single is a must-add for any lover of classic and contemporary rock from the 70s through the 2000s. "Hard Times" is a chill yet powerfully charged atmosphere as the lyrics talk about how life has hard times. 

Starting with drums and horns, the song sets the perfect tone for Aaron Sparling’s organic and gritty raw vocals that bring you into the lyrical journey of this song. A true connector, the audience will identify with the hard times' storyline while being transported to the scene that Hippies and Cowboys flawlessly create in a theatrical blend of instrumentation, timing, vocals, and a downright sick percussion backdrop.  Hard times encourage visualization of memories or fantasy imaging of the lyrics.

This is by far, the best song this Nashville Rising Band has brought to the table. The single leaves the listener with the impression that this band has been together for years.  Three words, timeless, steller & unforgettable.

HARD TIMES

Written by Aaron Lee Sparling and Nolan “The Professor” Brown

Production by Aaron Lee Sparling

Engineering by John Gifford 

Recorded by East Avalon Recorders (Muscle Shoals)

Mastering by Don Srygley

Guitar solo by Kelvin Holly (Little Richard's guitarist for 30+ years)

Rhythm guitar by Aaron Sparling

Rhythm guitar by Andrew Lambie

Bass by Kevin Corbo

Drums by Scott Metko

Piano by Nolan Brown

Trumpet by Vinnie Ciesielski

Saxophone by Brad Guin

Vocals by Aaron Sparling

A brand new band of outlaws in Nashville, Tennessee, Hippies & Cowboys is bringing a taste of southern rock n’ soul to the heart of music city. The band members consist of Aaron Sparling (lead vocal & guitar),  Andrew Lambie (lead guitar), Scott Metko (drums), Kevin Corbo (bass), and Nolan Brown (piano & guitar). Drummer Scott Metko tours with David Ball. He is also an on-screen drummer for Patsy Cline and ABC's 'Nashville’ Rayna Jaymes. The high-energy band has traveled throughout the country, playing shows from Florida to Detroit to everywhere in between; you can find Hippies & Cowboys regularly playing on Broadway in Nashville, TN at Kid Rock's, Johnny Cash’s, and Tin Roof. Their musical influences and taste vary from member to member, but the one thing they all have in common is their love for soul music, such as Sam and Dave, The Blues Brothers, Booker T, The MGs, Otis Redding, and much more. They also all have a strong bond over classic rock, such as Aerosmith, Zeppelin, The Doors, CCR, Tom Petty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Beatles, and so many more.

Author: Adam Bailey

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