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Had a great time on the podcast with Josh... super down to earth, amazing artist, 100% legit Cowboy.

\\u201cAll grit and no quit.\\u201d These are the deeply rooted words that Josh Ward lives by to an absolute fault.

 An anchored mindset that has led this Texas country music rising star from a drifter\\u2019s adolescence to the jeopardous game of the rodeo circuit to the punishing toil of the Texas oil fields, and on into the fickle arms of the music business. Some might argue whether it is having nine consecutive #1 hit singles in Texas under his belt that has garnered him staying power, or that he is killing it in the social media world with over 2 million views on YouTube and over 3 million streams globally on Spotify. Maybe it\\u2019s his 3 venerated album releases, or maybe because he can not only bat a full house on a 200 plus dates a year touring average, but also rope in crowds on a first time performance in an unfamiliar town. While impressive, all those distinctions can come and go in the world of music. The reason for his staying power turns out to be quite a simple one. And that is because Josh Ward is country music blood to bone, and both Josh Ward and country music are simply not going to go away.

Josh spent 2017 heavily touring off the strength of his previous album \\u201cHolding Me Together.\\u201d All six radio singles hit the #1 spot on the Texas Regional Radio Chart and Ward quickly found himself going from opening act to the headlining spot in a matter of months. But in the midst of his growing popularity, he gladly bent the knee to fellow country music artist and comrade Cody Johnson who introduced Ward to his West Coast audiences. Getting the chance to be endorsed by Cody Johnson and perform at sold out shows in brand new markets is the kind of opportunity music artists chomp at the bit to have. When Ward and his band returned to those areas a few months later all by their lonesome, he simply could not have guessed at the reception he would encounter. \\u201cWhen we went back to the West Coast by ourselves, it was sold out shows. I was literally blown away.\\u201d It was at that very point while far away from his familiar stomping grounds in Texas with new fans slapping him on the back that Ward knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that his music was catching on in a big way.

 The culmination of his radio success and his victories out on the road can easily be attributed to the actual man behind the music. In life, sometimes a person gets dealt a lean hand and has to choose his family from strangers along the way, people who make a conscious choice to take you under their wing and help guide you through life. Ward considers himself a very lucky man despite some rough teenage years. The love and support of his extended family and his chosen family was the concrete foundation he built his life on, and his fans are a big part of that. It\\u2019s why they are drawn to him through the speakers, because he is what he sings. It\\u2019s why they are drawn to him from the stage, because he\\u2019s an old friend who\\u2019s come back to visit. He\\u2019s the animated truth of all he stands for, a self-made family man who always has a welcome smile and an open spot in the family. To his loyal fans he feels he owes everything. \\u201cWords can\\u2019t describe the emotion that gets put into these runs and the work that we do. And these people pay their hard earned money to see it every night. Thank you. Every time I step on stage, you guys remind me that I have more than I deserve.\\u201d And so his brand new album, so aptly named, is Ward\\u2019s dedication to his growing family.

\\u201cMore Than I Deserve\\u201d marks Ward\\u2019s fourth full length album release and it will greet the fans on May 4, 2018. With the philosophy of \\u201cdon\\u2019t fix what isn\\u2019t broken,\\u201d Ward went right back into the Rosewood studios where he recorded all his previous releases and joined producer Greg Hunt once again behind the board to create the next dimension of Josh Ward country music. The new album is 11 tracks...'