"Dear Rodeo" will go down as one of my favorite country songs of-all-time, and that was before he got Reba to sing with him on it. Well, it turns out Cody Johnson spent a lot of time in 2020 working on new music.

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And if I'm being honest, his cover of Reba's "Whoever's in New England" is among the best covers I've ever heard. The first night I heard it I remember sitting in my office just listening to it over and over with the headphones on.

This is by far the best most versatile record I've ever done because I had the time.

Well some good news, CoJo fans. In a new interview with Y100, Cody says that with all of the extra time he had in 2020, due to not touring, he is “sitting on top of an 18-track record that we're going to drop this year.”

Be sure to give my new podcast a listen; Buddy Logan's Aircheck is available to stream or download anywhere fine podcasts can be found. We've got a great conversation with Cody Johnson from earlier this year up there now.

And if you're craving more Texas and Red Dirt music, check out the Radio Texas, LIVE! app available on ANDROID or IOS -- through it you can continuously stream the best music in the world. Sounds great at work during the week, or relaxing on the weekend.

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