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"Drift Away" is a song written by Mentor Williams in 1970 and first recorded by British singer Mike Berry on his 1972 album Drift Away. A version by John Henry Kurtz was released two months later in November 1972. [1] [2] Mentor Williams was a country songwriter, and John Henry Kurtz was an actor and swamp rock singer.
The song combines country and hip-hop elements, [1] opening with acoustic guitar strums and audio samples of people talking in a bar. Dustin Lynch recounts a romantic encounter in the opening verse and sings in the melody of "Drift Away" during the chorus, [2] in which he describes his ideal environment to spend time with a "country girl": a six-pack, some Brooks & Dunn and a Chevrolet.
"Drift Away" was released as a single on 16 March 2018. [6] A music video was released for the song in April, which featured a couple enjoying the end of summer at the beach. [ 4 ] The song was a commercial success, becoming the number one most performed song on New Zealand radio for 11 weeks, [ 7 ] and becoming double platinum certified.
He became proficient on slide guitar, dobro, and harmonica. [2] He moved to Nashville in the early 1970s and was signed by Wesley Rose to a publishing deal with Acuff-Rose. [5] One of his first road tours was performing with Dobie Gray when Gray's song "Drift Away" was a hit single. [5]
"Drift Away Blues" is a blues improvisation that was played live [35] on 6 July 1977 at the Stade olympique, Montreal, as an encore, picked in response to an aggressive audience. Waters introduced the song by telling the audience that "since we can't play any more of our songs, here's some music to go home to."
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His hit songs included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965 and "Drift Away" (a cover of a song written by Mentor Williams). "Drift Away" was one of the biggest hits of 1973, has sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay. [1] Dobie Gray was a member of the cast of "Hair" at the Aquarius Theater in Hollywood, CA from 1968 to 1969.
John Henry Kurtz was born on 1945, in Havertown, Pennsylvania.He released his first and only studio album, Reunion, in 1972.The album contains "Drift Away", which was written by Mentor Williams but performed by Kurtz.