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Jordan Davis covered Tim McGraw’s “Where The Green Grass Grows” when he appeared on a recent episode of God’s Country.
Davis delivered his rendition of the late 1990s single with brothers and podcast hosting duo Dan and Reid Isbell. McGraw released “Where The Green Grass Grows” on his 11-track studio album, Everywhere, which also included “It’s Your Love” with McGraw’s wife and fellow country icon Faith Hill, “Just to See You Smile” and more.
The McGraw cover arrived shortly before Davis released a new record of his own. Learn The Hard Way arrived on Friday (August 15) with “Bar None,” “Mess With Missing You” with Carly Pearce,”I Ain’t Sayin,’” “Louisiana Stick” with Marcus King, and more. Davis said before his album arrived that “my biggest fear is making the same record or not growing or not becoming a better writer, not pushing the boundaries when it comes to recording songs. I truly hope that people that hear this record can hear that, that we did something different. We took some chances. We changed things up in the studio. We approach songwriting differently. We tried to make something that we haven’t done before. I honestly think we did it.”
“This week Reid and Dan are running it back with multi-platinum artist, Jordan Davis. The boys dive in on duck season and the preparation that happens now, for a season that doesn't kick off until December. Jordan shares his favoriting hunting memory with his brother, Jacob, and why it is a day he will never forget. They discuss his new record and what it meant to him to have Marcus King join him on the track ‘Louisiana Stick.’ The three of them play a game of ‘Next Thing You Know’ that leads into some hysterical stories of instances gone way wrong and end the episode with a country classic!”
Dan and Reid — who have written music for Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Scotty McCreery, Jon Pardi, Lainey Wilson and others — started their weekly podcast in early January 2024. Some of the first guests to appear on the show include HARDY, Dustin Lynch, Colbie Caillat and others.
“One of our favorite things about country music has always been how intertwined it is with the outdoors,” Dan and Reid Isbell said in a statement when God’s Country launched. They hope to “bring the outdoor enthusiast or country music lover an up close and personal look into the minds of some of the best songwriters and artists of the genre — a place where they can be honest about struggles, relationships, their connection to the outdoors, the music business, family, whatever they feel comfortable talking about. We can’t wait to see where this partnership will lead and who this podcast will reach.”
The iHeartPodcasts/MeatEater show is available anywhere you listen to podcasts, including in the iHeartRadio app. Select country stations will broadcast the show between 7-11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday evenings. Find God's Country here.