Chris Janson

Possessing an easy swagger and sly sense of humor, Chris Janson carved out a niche that resided somewhere between the party-hearty bro country of the 2010s and the brawny country-rock of Eric Church. Janson cut his teeth as a professional songwriter, penning Tim McGraw's "Truck Yeah" and Justin Moore's "Off the Beaten Path," prior to cutting "Buy Me a Boat," a lean and funny tune that gave him his breakthrough hit in 2015. Janson moved toward a breezier style on his subsequent hit "Fix a Drink" and 2019's Real Friends, but with 2022's All In, he emphasized the grittier element...