Photo by Rick McCurry
TYLER RICH MAKING THE DIFFERENCE FOR SHELTER PETS ACROSS AMERICA
By Christine Fontana
The Country Artist Loves Life with Wife Sabina Gadecki and Dogs Abby and Yukon , Spends Summer on Tour and Takes Rich Rescues on the Road to Help Animals in Need
Before his debut album Two Thousand Miles was even released on Sept . 4 , 2020 , country singer Tyler Rich ’ s music had already racked up over 200 million streams thanks to singles like “ Leave Her Wild ” and his RIAA Goldcertified breakthrough single “ The Difference .” Two Thousand Miles showcases the Yuba City native ’ s penchant for incorporating diverse styles , like R & B , pop and alt-rock , into his unique brand of California country music . The spirited album ’ s thoughtful title refers to the distance between his dream job in Nashville and Los Angeles , where model and actress Sabina Gadecki — of TV shows such as LA ’ s Finest and box office hit Entourage — lived when they met at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in 2016 . Gadecki swiftly became the love of Rich ’ s life and his muse for Two Thousand Miles . Rich co-wrote most of the album ’ s songs which are heavily inspired by his and Gadecki ’ s long-distance courtship that
24 blossomed into marriage . Rich also shares his life with his beloved pet dogs , Abby and Yukon , and his lifelong passion for animals led him to establish Rich Rescues , a traveling initiative to inspire fans to help shelter pets in their own communities .
“ I wanted all the dogs and cats in the world and wished I could do more for them ,” says Rich . “ We travel 24 / 7 so I created a touring rescue to raise awareness about shelter animals in different cities . Rich Rescues started in early 2020 and did about 10 memorable shelter visits with epic response ; fans adopted dogs immediately . COVID shut us down but we created relationships with shelters , did Instagram Live fundraising and worked to get animals fostered .” Rich is elated to be on the road again playing live music and visiting shelters . “ Fans send Instagram messages like , ‘ You should go to my favorite bar !’ I thought , why not force-feed them all these adorable animals in the middle of that content and they won ’ t even see it coming : ‘ Honey , Tyler ’ s at our favorite park … oh wait , we need to go get this dog !’ That goal has worked . It ’ s created
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