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Reba Joins Cody Johnson On ‘Dear Rodeo’

Cody Johnson has teamed up with Reba for a duet version of Johnson’s brand new single “Dear Rodeo.” Johnson wrote the song as a very personal tribute to his previous…

Reba Joins Cody Johnson On 'Dear Rodeo'
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Cody Johnson has teamed up with Reba for a duet version of Johnson’s brand new single “Dear Rodeo.”

Johnson wrote the song as a very personal tribute to his previous career in bull-riding, which struck a chord with Reba, who grew up on a family ranch competing in barrel racing.

Reba said, “It was a thrill to get to sing ‘Dear Rodeo’ with Cody because we’re both from the rodeo world. I grew up in a rodeo family, I’m a third-generation rodeo brat. So the song means a lot to me because I did leave rodeo to be in the country music business. I sure miss it.”

Cody added, “The story behind ‘Dear Rodeo’ is more a story about life and less about rodeo. I feel like everybody has their own ‘Dear Rodeo’ story and when I found out that Reba was impacted by this song enough to want to do a duet, it was probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever done in my career. Reba adds a certain level of authenticity to this song that makes it so special. I love it when people sing songs about rodeo and cowboys, but there’s a little bit of a different feel when you know that somebody can walk the walk they’re talking."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.