Paris, Tenn.–Due to the current CDC social distancing guidelines, the Confederate Railroad Concert, originally scheduled for April 4 at the Krider Performing Arts Center in Paris has been rescheduled to Thursday, June 11 at 7 PM. All tickets that have been purchased will be honored. Address questions to kriderpac@gmail.com.
Tickets are $35 Advance / $40 Door for General Seating. $50 Advance / $55 Door for Premier Seating.
Confederate Railroad first rolled onto the national country music scene in the early 90s with its unique style and sound. Headed by founder and frontman Danny Shirley, the former backup band for both David Allan Coe and Johnny Paycheck got their big break by signing with Atlantic Records.
The first single from their debut album (“Confederate Railroad”) was “She Took It Like A Man”. It went to No. 26, a preview of what was to come. “The next two singles, “Jesus and Mama” and “Queen of Memphis” went to the top of the charts. Three more huge hits followed, “Trashy Women”, “When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back”, and “She Never Cried”. “Trashy” would lead to a Grammy nomination and become their signature song. That album with six hits and nearly three million sales brought Confederate the Academy of Country Music’s Best New Group Award in 1993 as well as numerous nominations from the Country Music Association andthe British Country Music Foundation.
The second album, “Notorious”, produced one of the group’s most popular songs “Daddy NeverWas the Cadillac Kind” which became a No. One video as well. “Elvis and Andy” and “Summer in Dixie” would further establish the Railroad as one of the most versatile acts in the business. This album would sell more than one million. Their overal totals are 18 charted hits and five
million albums sold.