Jamey Johnson's 'Guitar Song' Certified Gold

Jamey Johnson

MERCURY/NASHVILLE artist JAMEY JOHNSON’s 25-song double album, “The Guitar Song,” which received two GRAMMY nominations including “ Country Album of the Year,” has been certified gold by the RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (RIAA).

“My dream already came true,” JOHNSON said. “All I ever wanted was just to get to ride around and sing Country music. It’s cool when things like that happen along the way. Because those are the things I never thought I could achieve. Whether or not it’s gold or platinum or hell, diamond for that matter, it wouldn’t surprise me anymore. I’ll just keep doing what I do. I wake up every day and go play some more Country music and have another drink.”

The project also received a GRAMMY nomination in the category of “Best Male Country Vocal Performance” for the song “Macon.” He received a third Grammy nomination in “Best Country Collaboration with Vocals” for “Bad Angels” with DIERKS BENTLEY and MIRANDA LAMBERT.

“As an album, ‘The Guitar Song’ is the collection of this journey,” JOHNSON said. “It’s one that goes all the way around. It starts off in a deep, dismal, dark place and ends up in a far better place. That’s what has happened to me over the past several years. Something that started in a dark corner has ended up getting to be all over the country. I’ve seen some of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen in my life the past several years and I wouldn’t trade that for anything.”

In early 2011, JOHNSON will join KID ROCK on his national “Born Free” tour, which begins in front of a crowd of 60,000 on JANUARY 15th at DETROIT’s FORD FIELD.

To hear “the story behind the songs” for select tracks on “The Guitar Song,” click here. For more on JAMEY JOHNSON, visit www.jameyjohnson.com.

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