Everything s Gonna Be Alright,
Johnny Lee s first collection of new recordings since 2016, serves as more than a trip back to the crossover-friendly country music made prominent in the early 80s by the John Travolta movie
Urban Cowboy. The Feb. 12 release also reminds us that well-written songs about dim lights, thick smoke, loud music, hope and family always connect with country fans, with or without mainstream buzz.
Though it was written before
social distancing became part of the vernacular, the title track connects as if it s specifically about our current situation. I started writing that song a couple of years ago, before I knew everything was going to go crazy, Lee says. I met Tony Ramey. We were playing a job in Fort Worth somewhere, and he came to my bus. I said, Tony, what do you think of this? He loved it, so he made up a couple of verses on the spot.