Stoney LaRue Releases New Album On eOne Records

Stoney LaRue will release his new album called Aviators today (Oct. 27). Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike McCarthy, it is LaRue’s first on the eOne Nashville label.
He is considered one of the top acts from the Texas Music scene and he has described himself as “Bob Dylan meets Tom Petty.”CMT PURE will simultaneously release the title track video, making this the 2nd video from the project. LaRue is set to make his Grand Ole Opry debut Saturday, Nov. 15th.
“I can’t stop pinching myself about my Opry debut. I mean, when I got the news, I couldn’t speak because that has been the one event and I mean, event that has been at the top of my career list since day one,” says LaRue.
LaRue released the lead off single “Golden Shackles” in August, that quickly jumped inside the Top 10 on the Texas Music Chart as the video for the cut “First One To Know” has hit Top 5 on the CMT PURE 12 Pack Countdown, as well as receiving play on various other CMT properties.
He consistently plays over 200 shows a year yielding over 250,000 tickets sold last year alone.
LaRue is no stranger to the spotlight as his 2011 self-released Velvet debuted at No. 3 on the iTunes chart, as well as Top 15 on the overall Billboard Country Music Chart. Additionally, the Texas Regional Radio Awards named Velvet Album of the Year along with his Male Vocalist award in 2012.