Artist Information
Hailing from Akron, Ohio, The Shootouts are known for their energetic fusion of Rust Belt Americana, country music, and roots rock, which fans often refer to as “country music for people who don’t like country.”
In 2025, The Shootouts released their fourth album, Switchback, produced by Dan Knobler (Allison Russell, Bahamas, Lake Street Dive, Rodney Crowell). The 12-track LP features guest appearances by Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Sam Bush, Logan Ledger, Lindsay Lou, and Mickey Raphael.
The band has performed with Marty Stuart, Asleep at the Wheel, Steve Earle, Sheryl Crow, Charley Crockett, Chris Isaak, and more. On February 23, 2023, the Shootouts made their Grand Ole Opry debut. They made their Ryman Auditorium debut on January 4, 2025 for “Opry at the Ryman: Opry 100.” Outfits from the band's debut Opry performance are currently on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
In 2023, The Shootouts released their third album, Stampede, co-produced by Ray Benson, the lead singer of Asleep at The Wheel. The LP featured guest appearances from Asleep at The Wheel, Marty Stuart, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, and Raul Malo (of The Mavericks). Stampede spent over 15 weeks in the AMA/CDX Americana Radio Chart’s Top 10, reaching #4, and hit #1 on the Alt-Country Specialty Chart three times. It landed at #24 on the year-end Americana Album Chart for 2023, and the Nashville Scene called The Shootouts a “Country Artist to Watch."
