Dallas Smith knows country music like he knows success.
He knows what it’s like to sell millions of records, because prior to his breakout country solo debut album Jumped Right In and its smash first single, “Somebody Somewhere,” and the new “If It Gets You Where You Wanna Go,” the Vancouver native furnished the pipes for the rock band Default.
Since their formation in 1999, the JUNO Award winners pumped out four albums, sold a couple million and paved the way for Smith to bring rock and roll power to his brand of energetic country. But it’s only recently, while Default is taking a breather, that he decided to “jump right in” and pursue his country dreams.
Here’s the impressive part: with a natural drawl in his voice, the songs on Jumped Right In sound as though Smith has never sung a note of rock ‘n roll in his life…as if he was born to sing country.
In the meantime, with the strong Canadian country radio bear hug that has greeted Dallas with his hits “Somebody Somewhere” and “If It Gets You Where You Wanna Go,” Mr. Smith has helped kick start summer with an album that has “excitement” stamped all over it. “I wanted to bring something upbeat to radio and something that’s fun to play live,” he says.
There are plenty of others, too, and you’ll hear them for yourself when Dallas Smith plays Navan Fair with a first-rate band that includes former Bif Naked bassist Scotty Cook and ex-Nickelback drummer Ryan Vikedal.
Jumped Right In is that stellar debut: a blazing introduction to Dallas Smith, a phenomenal talent that will be around to thrill country music listeners and audiences for a while…and then some!
