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Kyle Stallons (left) with brother Klint at the Grand Ole Opry.
year,” Stallons said. “I’ve gotten to play for a lot of people.” Stallons and his brother Klint, who plays fiddle and bass, play for artist Kristen Kelly. This past summer they played with Brad Paisley and starting Jan. 2013, they were scheduled to be on tour with Rascal Flatts until March. Country music has a long history of piano playing artists – think Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley and Ronnie Millsap. Stallons has played with John Michael Montgomery, Chuck Wick, Craig Campbell and Walter Hayes. He’s produced a Music Row Top 30 radio single by Darren Warren and is Warren’s tour manager. He plays as a studio musician. And he understands the way Nashville works. “To build a long-term career, you have to be a writer,” Stallons said. “I hope to get a publishing deal and be writing for a living, playing for other artists, recording my own songs and producing. If I can’t get my songs to be a hit, maybe somebody else can.”
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“Nashville is just weird. It’s not a normal city. It’s always about the career, always about the music. People here can’t settle down … it’s like jumping into another world where every day is an audition. Life happens but I’m in a good spot. I’m able to dive into the music. I’ve still got a lot to learn.” - Kyle Stallons Country songstress Rachele Lynaes will be singing one of Stallons’ songs on her new album coming out in January. “The song is called ‘Words in Red’ and it’s a rocking song about being a rebel but always living by the red words of Jesus in the Bible,” Stallons said. The songs he writes “have more of a pop country sound … the piano lends itself more to a pop sound than a traditional Texas sound,” Stallon said. “It’s country mixed with Gavin McGraw.” The ideas for his songs come from his life, he said. “All country music is about relationships, romance, drinking beer and loving your momma,” Stallons said. “I get a whole lot of inspiration from life.” While a lot of his music revolves around growing up in the South, he says he always changes the name of the people he’s writing about, although some of his friends and acquaintances might recognize themselves. Right now the favorite song he’s written is “A Heart Like That.” It’s a song about a wom-
an’s heart and the way she loves. “Guys in general will listen and go ‘that’s my wife … or that’s my momma … or that’s my girlfriend.’ It’s about the kind of love that just amazes a guy,” he said. Stallons credits his own mother with helping develop his love for music. He started playing with his mom when he was 4. He credits an encounter at First Baptist Church Aledo with helping set his career path as well. “I met Dan Roberts at First Baptist Church Aledo … he’s a songwriter who opened shows for Garth Brooks,” he said. “I got to play with him and do a lot of western swing.” In Nashville, everything is about the music, Stallons said. “Nashville is just weird,” he said. “It’s not a normal city. It’s always about the career, always about the music. People here can’t settle down … it’s like jumping into another world where every day is an audition. Life happens but I’m in a good spot. I’m able to dive into the music. I’ve still got a lot to learn.”