Back in August 2024, Lainey Wilson released her fifth studio album with Whirlwind. Featuring songs like “Hang Tight Honey” and “Devil Don’t Go There”, the album did more than gain praise from fans. It also solidified Wilson as a rising country songwriter. Packed with 14 songs, Wilson helped write every song featured on the album. And besides being proud of what she accomplished with the new album, she hit the road with her Country’s Cool Again Tour. And with the star recently stopping by Little Rock, Arkansas for a concert, she decided to share the stage with Zach Top.
While Wilson sits on top of country music, not that long ago, she hoped for nothing more than to get her music on the airwaves. With the singer receiving numerous awards and dominated the genre, she looked to help Top by bringing him on the road to open for her. But during their stop at the Simmons Bank Arena, Wilson and Top found time to give a special performance of “Keep Up with Jones.”
Bringing in thousands of views, fans couldn’t get enough of the chemistry both Top and Wilson brought to the stage. Looking at the comments, fans wrote, “We need to seriously thank all these new country stars for putting the country back into country music.” Another person claimed, “I was there. Amazing concert. Will definitely be going to see Lainey Wilson again.”
Zach Top Wanted To Cover George Strait During First Music Lesson
Much like Wilson, Top found a love for country music at a young age. Listening to genres like Bluegrass, he explained how George Strait was on of the first artists he wanted to cover. Speaking to Songwriter Universe, he revealed, “I took my first lesson when I was five-years-old, and the teacher asked me what I wanted to learn first. I said ‘Amarillo by Morning’ without hesitation. That was my favorite song. She said, ‘That’s a nice idea, but let’s start with something simpler like ‘Jesus Loves Me,’ and we can work our way up.’ Her name was Marie Parks, and she turned me and my whole family onto the bluegrass thing. She happened to be involved in that scene up in Washington.”
Listening to his teacher, Top believed those lessons helped shape his future. “It gave me an early head start on learning how to entertain people and then being comfortable onstage behind a microphone and all that. That was a way for me to get the chops up to where I could eventually make it in country music.”
