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More than 4,500 shows and counting. More than a
million miles behind them and still seeing the highway
miles click by outside their bus window. Twenty-three
albums. More than 50 chart singles. CMA, ACM, and CMT
awards on the shelf. To pull a line from one of the band’s
enduring hits: “This is the life and times of a travelin’
band.” A traveling band, indeed. Always on the move—on
the road, on stage, and in their career. When asked about
what keeps him motivated on the road, lead singer Mark
Miller says, “It’s playing the next show. Be grateful for
where you’ve been and be excited about where you’re
going.”
The band’s live shows are legendary. Having been
described as “the Rolling Stones of Country Music,” the
band bounds onto the stage night after night, delivering
its own unique brand of high-energy entertainment, and
the band remains a perennial favorite at fairs, festiva ls,
theatres, and casinos. That excitement has been on display
since the very first time Sawyer Brown stepped foot
onstage in the early 1980s. Beginning as the road band
for another singer, Sawyer Brown broke out on their own
playing everything from clubs to pig roasts in those earliest
days. “There’s no such thing as a gig we wouldn’t take,”
Miller laughs, remembering the beginning of the ride. “We
knew that we wanted to play music and we knew that we
wanted to work at being the best live band there was—and
the only way to do that, was to get out and play shows.
And so we did.” The band has earned its place as one of
the premier live acts in music. The band began by playing
275-300 nights a year for the first decade or more of its
career—and has never come off the road. Tireless road
warriors, the band thrives on playing live. “Live is where
it all comes together for us,” keyboardist Hobie Hubbard
says. “The audience brings its own energy, we bring our
own energy and the music—and the combination of all of
that is what makes playing live so unique. We’re blessed to
be able to be a part of those moments night after night.”
Hit Songs
• “Some Girls Do”
• “Step That Step”
• “The Dirt Road”
• “Drive Me Wild”
• “Thank God For You”
• “This Missin’ You Heart of Mine”
• “Betty’s Bein’ Bad”
• “The Race Is On”
• “The Boys and Me”
• “Six Days on the Road”
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