Americana Artist David Starr Announces New Acoustic Album
Driving Debut Single with Erik Stucky “Good As Gone” Out Today
NASHVILLE, TN (Feb. 16, 2024)...Americana Artist David Starr announces a new acoustic record with mandolin player Erik Stucky, aptly titled Starr & Stucky. The debut single “Good As Gone” is available on all streaming platforms today, after an exclusive preview from Americana Highways. The driving single is the perfect introduction to the project, giving listeners an intimate look at what their dynamic live show is all about. Recorded in one take at Addiction Sound Studios in Nashville, TN, Starr demonstrates his chops as an accomplished singer/songwriter, with Stucky adding tasteful mandolin parts hot off the strings.
The uptempo leaving song is always a fan-favorite at live shows. On writing the song, Starr shares, “‘Good As Gone’ was originally just a riff in an alternate tuning I happened upon one morning. As I played with it, the idea of a traveling song began to develop. Within a few minutes, I had what felt like an ‘anywhere but here, get out on the road’ kind of tune. This song is so much fun to play for live audiences; Erik’s mandolin work always brings the crowd to their feet!”
Starr & Stucky have been performing together for the better part of seven years, meeting originally in the mountains of Colorado; Stucky’s home state and Starr’s homebase. Together they have gone on to perform at Nashville’s esteemed AmericanaFest, open for acts such as America and Jim Messina, and tour the US, UK, and Ireland, with another UK tour scheduled for this spring.
Starr will continue his rigorous touring schedule of 100+ dates a year while also running his beloved guitar store, Starr’s Guitars, and spearheading the inaugural year of the Grand Mesa Songwriting festival, hosted in his hometown of Cedaredge, CO. A series of singles from Starr & Stucky will be released leading up to the full album later this year.
To listen to “Good As Gone” please visit: https://hypeddit.com/davidstarr/goodasgone
Learn more about David Starr at www.DavidStarrMusic.com
About David Starr
David Starr is a Colorado-based, Americana and blues singer/songwriter with over 10 albums to his credit. The Arkansas native has honed his decades-long career touring internationally and sharing the stage with esteemed artists such as John Oates (Hall & Oates) and John McEuen, as well as opening for acts like America, Karla Bonoff, Survivor, and more. In 2022, he was a showcasing artist at Folk Alliance International, AmericanaFest, and Southwest Regional Folk Alliance. His latest project Better Me, features acoustic-driven songs such as the title track and “Closer To You,” the feisty blues-rock “Poison The Water,” as well as “Any Chance Of Going Home,” showcasing Starr’s masterful storytelling. For his 2020 Touchstones project, Starr covered the music that shaped his own, including "I've Got To Use My Imagination" (Gladys Knight) and "These Days" (Jackson Browne). His critically acclaimed album Beauty & Ruin is a collection of songs inspired by Of What Was, Nothing Is Left, a novel written by Starr’s grandfather in 1972. Produced and arranged by John Oates, it is a southern gothic tale beautifully told through Starr’s own musical lens. His prestige extends beyond the stage, having launched Starr’s Guitars in Little Rock, before relocating to Cedaredge, CO in 2001, where it is now a beloved institution. Starr is also a founding member of the board for the Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center in Cedaredge, an intimate event space aimed at attracting musicians and visual artists to Colorado’s Western Slope.
For information on new music and upcoming tour dates, please visit www.DavidStarrMusic.com.
