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In this Substack we wanted to hit a more of in-depth look at country artists Ryan Weaver and Josh Scott. They will be a part of the Great Northwest Awakening Event coming this Oct 21st. Let’s dive in and discover more to these two great artists!
Ryan Weaver is a high-energy, all-American, rockin’ country music artist who proudly served as an active duty Black Hawk Aviator, Chief Warrant Officer 3, United States Army. Weaver began his music career in 2005 while still on active duty, playing the club and festival circuit throughout the southeast. His performances are known for their unique blend of high-octane original songs and rockin’ cover material combined with a heartfelt message and genuine humor.
Ryan Weaver’s personal story is like no other artist in country music today. Growing up with a family of eleven in a small town in Floral City, Florida, he joined the Army right after high school. After several years of working as a Military Intelligence Analyst, Ryan followed in the footsteps of both of his two older brothers, Steve and Aaron, by attending Warrant Officer Candidate School and flight school. He graduated top of his class in flight school, becoming a Black Hawk Aviator. In April 2003, he deployed to Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, and shortly afterward, one of his brothers, Aaron, was deployed just west of him in Fallujah.
On January 8, 2004, Aaron was killed in action when the Medivac helicopter he was a passenger in was shot down by enemy fire. Ryan certainly understood mortality and the risks of combat. After all, Aaron survived the bloody 1993 battle in Mogadishu, Somalia that became the basis for the movie, Black Hawk Down. When Aaron died, however, something changed for Ryan. He returned from combat, taking a new position training the next generation of Army aviators and officers at Fort Rucker, Alabama and has not piloted a Black Hawk since that fateful day.
Exactly ten years later, Ryan’s brother-in-law, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy Billings, was laid to rest just one row away from Aaron Weaver. Randy was killed in action in Afghanistan on December 17, 2013 when the Black Hawk helicopter he was piloting was shot down by an enemy ground-detonated explosive device.
This second heartbreaking loss made the Weaver family a two-time Gold Star family. Ryan used his heartache as determination to succeed. Both of his brothers’ ultimate sacrifices continue to fuel his fire to accomplish his dreams in music.
Ryan recorded the first single of the album “Songs That Save Our Lives” with the West Point Military Academy’s Benny Havens Band. The song was short-listed for a GRAMMY Award consideration. On the debut album from the West Point Military Academy band, he was named on the cover that states, “Featuring Charlie Daniels and Ryan Weaver.” Ryan has several planned performances with the Benny Havens Band throughout the rest of the year.
While Ryan has been entertaining audiences across the country over the past decade, in 2014 he made his Ryman Auditorium debut and his Grand Ole Opry debut on September 11, 2015 with Charlie Daniels. At the end of 2016, Ryan released the music video for his single, “BURN,” labeled America’s New Fight Song featuring Kris “Tanto” Paranto and John “Tig” Tiegen from the movie 13 Hours: Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
This video was aired nationwide and internationally at over 5,000 retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues as well as on The Country Network and The Heartland Network throughout the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017. His first single music video “Crank It” played nationally on ZUUS Country TV and TNN/Heartland Network and spent 8 weeks in the Top 10 Video Countdown, a network record. Ryan has also served as a guest VJ for both ZUUS Country’s “On The Rise” and multiple episodes of the Heartland Network’s “Country Fix” in 2014 and again in 2017 in addition to making several appearances at SHOT Show in Las Vegas.
Meet Josh Scott
Josh Scott is a rising country artist and you surely will not forget about him! He’s an Arizona native and has one incredible story! He is living proof that it’s never too late to chase after your dreams.
Josh discovered his love for music when he was thirty years old, he started singing karaoke which turned into him hosting karaoke. People were discovering how good of a singer Josh was that they asked him to be the lead singer of their band which led Josh to work in Las Vegas, Nevada, and singing three nights a week as a cover country artist at the Golden Nugget. With the job came some fame and making a very large amount of money. Josh had let a lot of people down and wasn’t being a good husband and father. He had gotten carried away into a different lifestyle and he didn’t know at the time how to treat it as a business. Josh turned to partying, drinking, drugs, gambling, and he had picked up every kind of problem you can pick up. A mixture of all of that ruined his music career, and he almost lost his family over it.
Josh had to walk away from his singing career at the Golden Nugget to focus on his well-being and to salvage his relationship with his loved ones. He had some very hard lessons learned but the people who mattered most stuck by and Josh was able to come out of those difficult times and get his life back on track. Now Josh is a better father to his son, Joshua, and daughter, Jayla, a better husband to his wife, Mary, and a better person because of it. Having had so much taken away from him, Josh has been able to appreciate all of the little things in life so much more. Looking back at having hit rock bottom, it just gives Josh a lot of drive to move forward, to better himself, and he wants to make his family proud.
Josh has gotten his life back on track, he’s been working and just living a normal life for the past ten years. Josh had been driving a dump truck for work and he’s also been coaching his daughter’s high school basketball team. Deep down music had never left Josh. In his free time, he’d find himself writing music and he’d find his daughter and her friends singing the demos that Josh had written. Josh’s daughter is one of his biggest fans, she has kept every single song that Josh has written over the years in a big scrapbook.
One evening Josh and his family went out for a family dinner, Josh’s daughter asked him if he’s ever going to pursue music again. That really got Josh thinking and his entire family was there persuading him to get back out there to share his music. In Scottsdale, Arizona there’s a very popular bar called, Handlebar J BBQ Restaurant & Bar owned by Ray Herndon. Ray Herndon is from McBride & the Ride, he’s written many of his own albums, and wrote the song, “Me and You” for Kenny Chesney. Josh wanted to see if Ray was playing at the Handlebar J that night and see if by chance Ray would listen to some of Josh’s songs.
After dinner, Josh and his family hit the road and headed to Handlebar J where Ray Herndon was there singing. Josh went up to Ray and introduced himself, he told Ray how big of a fan he was, and asked Ray to listen to some of his songs to see if they had any potential. Right then and there Ray asked Josh to come up on stage and sing a few songs with him. Josh was blown away, he hadn’t been up on a stage and performed in over 11 years. Josh shook off the nerves and headed onstage to perform with his idol, Ray Herndon.
The crowd loved the performance from Josh Scott and so did Ray. After the performance, Ray gave Josh his phone number and told Josh to send him the songs he had written. Josh doesn’t play a musical instrument so he sent over some of his songs a cappella to Ray. He didn’t think he’d hear back from Ray but soon enough Ray called Josh and invited Josh to his house. Together they charted Josh’s songs down and Ray added an acoustic guitar around the songs. Ray thought the songs were really good, really competitive, and thought they should record them.
Josh quit his dump truck driving job, took every last penny that he had, and recorded an album with Ray Herndon. Josh continues to coach his daughter’s basketball team but he went all-in on the music. Josh and Ray did a lot of networking, and a lot of people thought the songs were fantastic. Josh just went for it, he took a leap of faith and is all-in on his music.
Josh started gigging, he started doing acoustic shows with his guitar player, George Gonzalez at every little bar that would have him. Josh has worked hard and got to open for Tracy Lawrence. He spent two days with Tracy Lawrence and has been gaining momentum, gaining more and more fans. Then Josh got the opportunity to open for Mark Chesnutt. Mark even invited Josh up on stage to sing with him which was an incredible opportunity for Josh. Being able to meet and open for Tracy Lawrence and Mark Chesnutt was incredible. These artists are some of Josh’s idols from when he was growing up. Josh has been incredibly thankful for this entire experience and his hard work continues as he has gotten to be a part of the Country Music Fest at Flying E Ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona. He was in a lineup with Lainey Wilson, Montgomery Gentry, Doug Stone, Lee Greenwood, Keith Anderson, David Lee Murphy, and many more amazing artists.
One evening a friend of Josh’s sent over a link for Josh to enter in a contest for iHeart Radio Jack Daniel’s Battle of the Bar Bands. Josh thought why not and he had entered the contest putting in his latest song, “That Bottle”. Josh was later notified that he was a contest finalist in the top 46 in the nation after thousands of people had submitted their music. Then the contest came down to people voting and Josh ended up winning the contest. He was named the song of the year by Jack Daniels iHeart Radio Battle of the Bar Bands contest, he also won $10,000, and will be performing at some CMA Country Fests in the coming months. He was amazed he won and this experience has continued to open many doors for Josh and his music career.
This is just the beginning of Josh Scott. Josh is so appreciative of his family, for taking a chance and stepping out of his comfort zone to talk to Ray Herndon. Ray helped put Josh on the map and jumpstart his music career. Ray took a chance the first night he met Josh, he took ten minutes of his time to be kind and listen to Josh. He could’ve just blown him off that night but he actually took the time and did listen to what Josh had to say. It completely changed Josh’s whole life and his family’s life.
This article about Josh Scott and his background was written in 2021. We are excited to hear from him at our upcoming Oct. 21st event where he will sing one song in addition to his public speaking.
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