Whiskey Myers’ “Lonely East Texas Nights” Is Officially Certified Gold

You love to see it.

Today, Whiskey Myers’ fan-favorite song “Lonely East Texas Nights” was officially certified Gold by the RIAA, meaning it has moved over 500,000 units since it was released:

Written by frontman Cody Cannon, it has been a fan-favorite for many years, and was initially included on their 2008 Road of Life album and later released as a single in 2016.

The song is relatively simple, which finds the narrator missing a love back home who is lonely in East Texas, and he’s doing everything he can to get back to her:

“Same old song on the radio tonight
One about wine and roses and candlelight
But I’m gettin’ all from you with every town that I play
Maybe this distance is more than we can take

Somewhere in East Texas you’re out alone
But I can’t dry tears on the telephone
But I’m comin’ back to you I swear I’ll make it right
I’m makin’ my way back home on a red-eye midnight flight”

The simplicity, and relatively, is what makes it so special, though, and it’s cool to see that fans are still spinning it all these years later.

It’s the third Gold song for the Texas band, which also includes “Virginia” and “Bury My Bones.”

Turn it up, and if you’ve never heard it before, you’re welcome…

“Lonely East Texas Nights”

Whiskey Myers Add New Dates To 2024 Tour

Another year with jam-packed shows across the country.

Whiskey Myers has already performed a slew of tour dates for the first half of 2024, and they have tons more that will run through November. In addition to their own headlining dates, the Texas boys will also open a few shows for the great Hank Williams, Jr. this year too.

Whiskey Myers has an absolutely stacked group of openers who will rotate on different dates, with The Red Clay Strays and Lukas Nelson & POTR opening the first leg of the tour, and SOUTHALL, Whitey Morgan and the 78’s, Anderson East, Blackberry Smoke, Reid Haughton, Treaty Oak Revival, Vincent Neil Emerson and Eddie Flint taking turns on the rest of the shows.

They’ve added 49 Winchester, Colby Acuff, Angel White, Cam Allen, J.J, Grey and Mofro as rotating openers to these new dates as well.

And as a band who prides themselves on their grueling tour scheduling and pretty much staying on the road all year long (as you can probably tell), you can bet that they truly have one of the best live shows in the business, and if they’ll be anywhere near you this year, and they probably will be by the time it’s over, get yourself to a show.

Whiskey Myers 2024 tour dates:

Aug. 9              Atlantic City, N.J.  ||  Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Aug. 10            Virginia Beach, Va.  ||  Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater *
Aug. 13            Reading, Pa.  ||  Santander Arena
Aug. 15            Kingston, R.I.  ||  Ryan Center
Aug. 16            Bangor, Maine  ||  Maine Savings Amphitheater
Aug. 17            Gilford, N.H.  ||  Bank of New Hampshire Amphitheater
Aug. 18            Bridgeport, Conn.  ||  Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Aug. 21            Asbury Park, N.J.  ||  Stone Pony Summer Stage
Aug. 23            Saratoga Springs, N.Y.  ||  Broadview Stage at SPAC *
Aug. 24            Syracuse, N.Y.  ||  Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater *
Aug. 31            Palmer, Alaska  ||  Alaska State Fair
Sept. 19            Louisville, Ky.  ||  Bourbon & Beyond ^
Sept. 20 Cape Girardeau, Mo. || Show Me Center
Oct. 17 Huntsville, Ala. || Orion Amphitheater
Oct. 18 Alpharetta, Ga. || Ameris Bank Amphitheater
Oct. 20 Johnson City, Tenn. || Freedom Hall
Oct. 23 Wilmington, N.C. || Live Oak Bank Pavilion
Oct. 24 Charlottesville, Va. || Ting Pavilion
Oct. 26 Wilmington, N.C. || Live Oak Bank Pavilion
Oct. 28 Dothan, Ala. || Civic Center
Oct. 30 Baton Rouge, La. || Raising Cane’s Arena
Nov. 1 Tulsa, Okla. || BOK Center
Nov. 2 Dallas, Texas || Dos Equis Pavilion