John Paul White, The Good Old Days (live), The Chapel, San Francisco, CA, June 16, 2019 (4K)

John Paul White, formerly of the duo The Civil Wars, plays "The Good Old Days" live in concert at The Chapel in San Francisco, California on June 16, 2019. The Good Old Days appears on his new solo album, The Hurting Kind, released in April through Single Lock Records. JPW has said this about the song: "It’s really me wondering, what era of America are people wanting to get back to? I’m having a hard time thinking of one we haven’t progressed from, or shouldn’t progress from. As a father, I see the world through their eyes and I’m wondering what we’re leaving for them, what they’re heading into, and how it can be improved upon – and how it can be improved upon for every single person on this earth and not just a select few."

In 2008, John Paul White and Joy Williams formed The Civil Wars, a critically-acclaimed duo that went on to win four Grammy Awards, including Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance. To the great sadness of their many fans, The Civil Wars disbanded in 2014. Since that time, JPW has released two country/folk solo albums: Beulah in 2016 and The Hurting Kind in 2019. Joining JPW onstage at The Chapel were Shonna Tucker (bass), Adam Morrow (guitar), Reed Watson (drums), Kimi Samson (fiddle), and Todd Beene (pedal steel guitar).

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The Hurting Kind live tour dates

June 11 - San Juan Capistrano, CA @ The Coach House
June 12 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
June 14 - West Hollywood, CA @ Troubador
June 15 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
June 16 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
June 18 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
June 19 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
June 20 - Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett
June 22 - Park City, UT @ Snowbird Cool Air Concert Series
June 23 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
June 25 - Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads Saloon
June 26 - St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
June 27 - Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall
June 29 - Nashville, TN @ Musicians Corner
July 12 - Okemah, OK @ Pastures of Plenty: Woody Guthrie Folk Festival
July 13 - Memphis, TN @ Levitt Shell
July 14 - Paducah, KY @ Maiden Alley Cinema
July 16 - Newport, KY @ The Southgate House Revival
July 17 - Knoxville, TN @ Open Chord Music
July 18 - Abingdon, VA @ Abingdon Market Pavilion
July 19 - Arlington Park, PA @ Allegheny County Summer Concert Series
July 21 - Marietta, OH @ Peoples Bank Theatre
July 22 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
July 23 - Indianapolis, IN @ HI-FI Indy
July 25 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
July 26 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
July 27 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
July 28 - Eau Claire, WI @ The Plus
July 29 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Back Room at Colectivo

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The Good Old Days lyrics:

There's something going down
In this simple place I grew up in
Boots are on the ground
Singing, "Happy days are here again"
There's something in the air
The deaf can hear, the blind can see
Nostalgia everywhere
Saying, "Let's get back to how it used to be"

Before we head down that road
Tell me something I don't know
Oh, what's so good about the good old days?
Yeah, what's so good about the good old days?

It's taken oh so long
For the world to start to understand
The true and equal worth
Of every woman and every man

We've got so very far to go
So tell me something I don't know
Oh, what's so good about the good old days?
Yeah, what's so good about the good old days?

There's something going down
In this simple place I grew up in
It's burning to the ground
And it will never be the same again

The past is ash and dust
Our best days are in front of us
Oh, what's so good about the good old days?
Yeah, what's so good about the good old days?
Tell me, what's so good about the good old days?
Yeah, what's so good about the good old days?

Written by John Paul White

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John Paul White official bio:

John Paul White grew up in tiny Loretto, Tennessee, and now lives in Florence, Alabama, not far from Muscle Shoals. He has cultivated his career in Nashville for two decades, first as a songwriter for a major publisher, then as half of The Civil Wars – a groundbreaking duo that won four Grammy Awards before disbanding in 2012. Because The Civil Wars were so hard to categorize, White has earned a fan base among indie rock listeners, folk audiences, Americana outlets, and AAA radio. With The Hurting Kind, White has crafted a stunning album that draws on the lush, orchestrated music made in Nashville in the early 1960s. Yet these songs retain a modern feel, whether he’s writing about overwhelming love, unraveling relationships, or the fading memory of a loved one. So, what will happen if people hear The Hurting Kind and call it country? “Well, that doesn’t scare me in the least,” he says. “As a matter of fact, it kind of thrills me.”