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Country music singer/song writer Denver Evans says that life on the road can be tough for a family man with a wife and young daughter at home in Morristown.
"When I'm in a bar or wherever it is I'm performing at, I almost feel like I'm two different people" Evans said.
The son of local country performer Randy Evans, Denver says the toughest part of following in his dad's footsteps is living in those two different worlds.
But, Evans pulls it off with the love and support of his family.
"My wife, she's a nurse at St. Mary's hospital in Knoxville so her job's completely different from mine," he said. It's got to be hard on her when I'm gone for the weekend and she's home with our little girl, it's hard on me, but she's very supportive."
Denver moved to Morristown from California in 1977 when he was 2 years old. His parents had family in the Rutledge area and his father was also a performer.
Evans said people would probably most remember his dad in the group "Randy Evans and the Southern Comfort Band," which played in East Tennessee from the late '70s until the mid '90s.
Evans got his first taste of the stage at age 13 by playing local shows with his dad. Later, in 1998, Curb Records offered him a job playing keyboard for Trini Triggs.
After spending time traveling to big shows on a real tour bus, Evans decided he would be happier as a front man.
"I wanted to do my own thing, kind of like my dad did," he said.
In 2001, Evans struck out on his own and has never looked back, despite the hardships and heartaches.
"You start out crawling, and you try to progress," he said.
Now, Evans says things are going well. He's booked pretty solid for the next couple of months.
"I feel that artists, singers, whatever you want to call them, need to keep in contact with their fans," he said.
Evans usues a tool his father never had a chance to, the Internet.
By maintaining a few Web sites, Evans connects with a much larger fan base, and those fans are able to keep tabs on him as well.
"It's hectic," he said. "It's hard to split my time up between family and music. ...It's hard to make it all even."
Evans music is definitely country, but it has a bit of a rock edge.
"I feel like I write and sing about things that they're really afraid to sing about in country music anymore," Evans said.
That point is probably best described by the title of his latest song, "Redneck Women and Beer."
Growing up listening to greats such as George Jones and Merle Haggard, Evans was schooled in real country music.
"Country music is about real life issues," he said. "I still try to write music how country music was ... in the '70s. Country music, to me, has gotten soft these days."
To hear a sampling of Evans' rock hard country music, visit www.myspace.com or www.denverevans.com.
"When I'm in a bar or wherever it is I'm performing at, I almost feel like I'm two different people" Evans said.
The son of local country performer Randy Evans, Denver says the toughest part of following in his dad's footsteps is living in those two different worlds.
But, Evans pulls it off with the love and support of his family.
"My wife, she's a nurse at St. Mary's hospital in Knoxville so her job's completely different from mine," he said. It's got to be hard on her when I'm gone for the weekend and she's home with our little girl, it's hard on me, but she's very supportive."
Denver moved to Morristown from California in 1977 when he was 2 years old. His parents had family in the Rutledge area and his father was also a performer.
Evans said people would probably most remember his dad in the group "Randy Evans and the Southern Comfort Band," which played in East Tennessee from the late '70s until the mid '90s.
Evans got his first taste of the stage at age 13 by playing local shows with his dad. Later, in 1998, Curb Records offered him a job playing keyboard for Trini Triggs.
After spending time traveling to big shows on a real tour bus, Evans decided he would be happier as a front man.
"I wanted to do my own thing, kind of like my dad did," he said.
In 2001, Evans struck out on his own and has never looked back, despite the hardships and heartaches.
"You start out crawling, and you try to progress," he said.
Now, Evans says things are going well. He's booked pretty solid for the next couple of months.
"I feel that artists, singers, whatever you want to call them, need to keep in contact with their fans," he said.
Evans usues a tool his father never had a chance to, the Internet.
By maintaining a few Web sites, Evans connects with a much larger fan base, and those fans are able to keep tabs on him as well.
"It's hectic," he said. "It's hard to split my time up between family and music. ...It's hard to make it all even."
Evans music is definitely country, but it has a bit of a rock edge.
"I feel like I write and sing about things that they're really afraid to sing about in country music anymore," Evans said.
That point is probably best described by the title of his latest song, "Redneck Women and Beer."
Growing up listening to greats such as George Jones and Merle Haggard, Evans was schooled in real country music.
"Country music is about real life issues," he said. "I still try to write music how country music was ... in the '70s. Country music, to me, has gotten soft these days."
To hear a sampling of Evans' rock hard country music, visit www.myspace.com or www.denverevans.com.
