While spending a little over a decade in country music, Parker McCollum quickly made a name for himself thanks to songs like “Handle On You” and “Like A Cowboy.” Not just hit songs, but the country star also released albums including The Limestone Kid, Gold Chain Cowboy, and his latest Never Enough. Although continuing to expand his career in country music, McCollum once honored Morgan Wallen when he decided to cover the singer’s hit song “More Than My Hometown.”
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Although McCollum performed in front of thousands and knew the pressure of a live audience, the singer decided to do away with the stage for his performance of Wallen’s song. Instead, the singer shared a video of himself in what appeared to be a closet. With clothes and belts hanging behind him, McCollum needed nothing more than a guitar to help channel the emotions behind “More Than My Hometown.”
With the video bringing in the views, fans appeared to love the cover as comments read, “He could literally sing anything.” Another person added, “I may be more crazy over him since he’s done blossomed.” Continuing the praise, one fan wrote “Parker McCollum just turned into Morgan Wallen.” Of course, as is the case with any cover, not all were convinced as one commenter insisted, “Cute, but he’s not feelin like Morgan Wallen.”
While some fans will always love the original, McCollum’s performance of “More Than My Hometown” showcased his embrace of country music and rising stars like Wallen. Helping usher in a new era of country music, McCollum recently found himself at the center of controversy after Oliver Anthony suggested some singers were using backing tracks.
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Parker McCollum Insists He Puts On A Live Concert
The entire ordeal between Anthony and McCollum started when the “Rich Men North of Richmond” singer shared a video about what he learned in the music industry. During the video, he admitted, “A lot of these mainstream acts…everybody runs backing tracks. Like I’ll never forget, I won’t say who the act is, but I think it was at South Carolina at the Myrtle Beach one, the band who played after us, that dude had six autotune modulators on a pedal board on stage, just to help him with vocal pitch live. And they had backing tracks running, drum loops running.”
It didn’t take longer before internet detectives learned that Anthony performed at the Carolina Country Music Festival and was followed by McCollum. Not wanting to add more fuel to the fire, the country singer promised fans he always put on a live show.
In a video on Instagram, McCollum declared, “Never ever, ever one time have I used autotune or a drum loop or anything fake of any kind on stage. Me and my guys are ripping it the real deal every single night. It has never been one single part of our show, not one note that was not live raw and in the moment, a 100 percent fabricated story that is 100 percent a lie, and that will never change. We will always be out there really swinging it as a real band trying to do our best to respect country music.”
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