New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Rusty Gear's latest album "Stripped Gear" is seeing notable support on radio with three of his new songs climbing the charts: "Say it With Words" reaching #1 on the Hotdisc Top 40, "Old Friend" hitting #1 on
Roots Radio in Country and Americana and "Cut a Straightline" charting #3 on Hotdisc.
Radio play for "I Used to Drink", "Lost in My Hometown (feat. Anna Jacobson)" and "Old Friend" landed Stripped Gear at #2 on the
Roots Country and Americana Country album charts in September.
HotDisc (Europe) reports similar results with disc jockeys in both the UK and
Europe embracing the new album.
Australia reports in with increased growth as well. Rusty Gear is an internationally recognized songwriter that specializes in story telling through
Americana and Country genres. His "Lost In My Hometown" paints a vivid portrait of a soldier returning home. In "I Used To Drink" Rusty uses humor and quick wit as he paints the story of a love gone bad and in "Old Friend" Rusty weaves a portrait that anyone can relate to when bumping into that special old friend.
"Stripped Gear" is a collection of nine heart felt songs that are 100% country from start to finish. Keep and eye out for new music as Rusty heads to Nashville this month to cut some new originals, including an interesting collaboration.
Rusty Gear is an American singer-songwriter who leads a collaboration of great musicians to create and record original country, blues and southern rock music. Rusty's primary focus has always been the song writing, where he tries to tell authentic stories of life in
America and deliver rocking numbers that will energize his live performances. He has released 8 albums/ EPs of original music featuring top Nashville session players and members of the famed Muscle Shoals
Rythm Section. Rusty's songs have received radio play around the world and charted on the Billboard Country Breakout Chart,
Roots Radio in Blues and Americana and on the Hotdisc Top 40, where he has 3 #1s and 6 in the top ten. Rusty's songs have been streamed over 2.7 million times on Spotify
