The Art of Song

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

Some songs just hit differently when you hear them from the person who wrote them.

Darrell Scott is the songwriter behind Brad Paisley’s “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive,” Travis Tritt’s “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive,” and countless other songs that have become part of country music.

Darrell Scott + Dean Alexander | The Art of Song | Deadwood

September 6 | Deadwood

Doors open at 4:00 PM | Music at 5:00 PM

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08/31/2026

HE WROTE THAT?!

Yes. Darrell Scott, the songwriter behind Travis Tritt’s “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive” and The Chicks’ “Long Time Gone,” is COMING TO DEADWOOD!

Now you get to hear these songs from the man who actually wrote them, live at The Art of Song alongside Dean Alexander.

The songs you know. The stories you don’t. The writers who made them happen. All in a music experience you won’t find anywhere else in Deadwood.

September 6 | Deadwood

Doors open at 4:00 PM | Music at 5:00 PM

Get your tickets at theartofsong.com/get-tickets

08/28/2026

Sometimes one person can change everything. That idea became “Every Day.”

Alissa Moreno had a piano melody she was just playing with and Jeffrey immediately knew what belonged with it.

Together, they turned two unfinished ideas into a song about the people who show up for us, pull us through the hard days and sometimes save us without even realizing it.

Rascal Flatts took “Every Day” all the way to No. 2 on the country charts.

But hearing Jeffrey Steele perform it himself? That’s when you get to hear the song from the person who helped create the words behind it. That’s The Art of Song.

Hear the hits. Hear the stories. Experience the songs differently.
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08/27/2026

They were told, “Nobody wants songs about trucks anymore.” Danny Myrick had another idea. He sat down with Chris Janson, Preston Brust and Chris Lucas and did exactly what they were told NOT to do. About 90 minutes later, “Truck Yeah” was written.

Then Tim McGraw called. The song went on to become a Top 10 country hit and one of McGraw’s biggest live anthems.

At The Art of Song, you don’t just hear the hits. You hear the stories of how they almost never happened, straight from the songwriters who were in the room.

That’s an experience you won’t get from simply hearing the song on the radio.

Come hear the stories behind the songs in Deadwood.
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08/26/2026

Not every song needs a big production to hit you hard. Sometimes it just takes a songwriter, a guitar and something real to say.

Danny Myrick’s “Let Off the Pain” is one of those moments. It’s a different side of the songwriter behind massive hits like “She’s Country” and “Truck Yeah,” and it’s exactly why The Art of Song is such a unique experience.

You come for the songs you know. You leave talking about the ones you didn’t.

Experience Danny Myrick and more incredible songwriters live in Deadwood.
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08/25/2026

It started with an idea in a Target parking lot. Bridgette Tatum was driving when a groove popped into her head. She pulled over, recorded it into her phone and later brought the idea to Danny Myrick.

Together, they turned it into “She’s Country.”

Danny brought his love of country and hard-driving rock into the song, helping create the sound that would eventually become a massive Jason Aldean anthem.

Then it went all the way to No. 1. That’s what makes The Art of Song different.

You’ve heard “She’s Country.” Now imagine hearing it from one of the guys who actually wrote it, along with the story of how an idea became a country hit.

Come hear the stories behind the songs in Deadwood.
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08/24/2026

Some songs are written for the radio. Others feel like they were written because the story simply needed to be told.

“Madeline” gives you a different side of Danny Myrick and a perfect example of what makes The Art of Song so special. One songwriter. One guitar. A room listening to every word.

No massive production. No distractions. Just the person who wrote the song sharing it the way it was meant to be heard. These are the moments you can only experience when you’re in the room.

Come experience The Art of Song in Deadwood.
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08/23/2026

Sometimes a hit song starts with simply being tired of all the negativity.

Danny Myrick, Chris Janson and LOCASH’s Preston Brust and Chris Lucas were sitting around Danny’s house talking about everything going wrong in the world.

So they decided to write about everything they loved instead.

The little things. Small towns. Friday nights. Family. Memories. The things that make you stop and think, “I love this life.”

That writing session became LOCASH’s Platinum hit “I Love This Life.”

And at The Art of Song, you get to hear it from one of the men who actually sat in the room and created it. That’s the difference. You’re not just hearing the song. You’re hearing where it came from.

Experience the stories behind the songs live in Deadwood.
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08/22/2026

What does home sound like?

Sometimes it’s not an address. It’s a voice you recognize, a memory you haven’t thought about in years, the sounds you grew up with, and those little pieces of life that can instantly take you back.

Danny Myrick captures that feeling in “Sounds Like Home To Me.”

And when you hear a song like this performed by the person who wrote it, it hits differently.

That’s what makes The Art of Song so much more than a concert. It's an experience.

The songs you know. The stories you’ve never heard. The songwriters who lived them.

Come experience it for yourself in Deadwood.

Get your tickets: https://theartofsong.com/get-tickets/