Rising Country Star Zach Top Is Bringing Back A Classic Country Sound
Zach Top is celebrating his debut album, Cold Beer and Country Music, with a nationwide tour of the same name. The album dropped in April 2024 and has reached the number-five spot on the US Top Country Albums chart.
The 27-year-old has caught the attention of country music fans with a style and sound reminiscent of traditional, classic country. He credits George Strait and Marty Robbins as having major influences on his music journey.
Top has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Alan Jackson and Lainey Wilson, before kicking off his own headlining tour in January.
Zach Top Covers Keith Whitley
Zach Top is no stranger to classic covers and regularly mixes them into his live shows. During a recent Nashville concert, he paid homage to the legendary Keith Whitley.
Keith Whitley passed away long before his time in 1989 at the age of 34. Although his life and career were cut short, his music had a lasting impact. The talented musician was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022 and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2023.
His third and final studio album, I Wonder Do You Think Of Me, was released in 1990, three months after his death. The project featured one of Whitley’s most loved songs, “I’m Over You.”
Countless artists have covered the ballad, including Whitley’s own son, Jesse Keith. Enjoy his acoustic version below!
Zach Top’s rendition of the hit song had the sold-out audience in awe at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Armed with just an acoustic guitar and a microphone, he performed the song beautifully in a way that we are sure would have made Whitley proud.
Watch Zach Top cover Keith Whitley’s “I’m Over You” in the video below!
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