A classic. Riley Green covers classic country music pretty often, and he tends to share them on social media for fans to enjoy, and they never disappoint. Today, he shared a video over on TikTok of an acoustic rendition of Hank Williams' "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle," which was written by Hank Williams and Jimmie Davis. It became Hank's fourteenth consecutive Top 10 single in 1951, after peaking at #8 on the Billboard country singles chart. Riley has talked many times about how he grew up listening to, and eventually playing, the oldies with his grandparents, and it never ceases to impress me just how much he truly knows about some of the greats. It's more uncommon than it should be to hear a current, more mainstream artist who is as popular as Riley is sing something like this, and I love that he always pulls these types of songs out of the archive and introduces a new audience that's likely never heard it before, unfortunately. The video is pretty short and sweet (well, the original song is too, I guess), but I love every second of it: @rileyduckman Hank. #acousticcovers #countrymusic #hankwilliams #rileygreen #lonesomewhistle ♬ original sound - Riley Green I've said before that I wish Riley would cut some of these truly classic country songs in the studio, because I think it would be so cool to hear something from Hank, or any other artist from around this time, done for a new generation of fans. "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8-qphtaJdM In terms of Riley's big 2024, he released his third studio album Don’t Mind If I Do in October, and won his first CMA Award for Musical Event of the Year for the viral hit he was featured on with Ella Langley, “You Look Like You Love Me,” in November. He should have been nominated for way more, but there’s always another year, I guess… Riley will hit the road on his Damn Country Music Tour in March, and you can check out the full list of dates below. If we’re lucky, I’d bet there’s more new music coming soon too… DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC TOUR DATES: March 27, 2025 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre March 28, 2025 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place March 30, 2025 – Regina, SK – Brandt Centre April 3, 2025 – Kingston, ON – Slush Puppie Place April 4, 2025 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum April 5, 2025 – London, ON – Budweiser Gardens May 1, 2025 – Athens, GA – Akins Ford Arena May 9, 2025 – Lake Charles, LA – Lake Charles Event Center May 10, 2025 – Tupelo, MS – Cadence Bank Arena May 29, 2025 – Youngstown, OH – Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre May 30, 2025 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center May 31, 2025 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill June 12, 2025 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion June 13, 2025 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion June 14, 2025 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park June 19, 2025 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater June 21, 2025 – Huntington, WV – Marshall Health Network Arena July 24, 2025 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17 July 25, 2025 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway July 26, 2025 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion August 21, 2025 – Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater August 22, 2025 – Idaho Falls, ID – Mountain America Center August 23, 2025 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater He also teased this one on Instagram a couple weeks ago that's just beautiful: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDyS38SO9YM/