I Should Have Known Better

What's Wrong With This Jukebox

I Can't Mend my Shattered Hear

Never Go Back Home

I Don't Drink Anymore

Inside Another's Eyes

Memories of You

Misery of Her Memory

About You

Right to Bear Arms

Written by: Dennis Ledbetter – BMI, Angie Ledbetter – BM
Publishing: Saint and Sinner Publishing                                                    

Louisiana Dead
Intro: 
Louisiana born, Louisiana bred and when I die I’ll be Louisiana dead
Verse:
I was raised on gumbo and ettoufe. 
I’m gonna be a Cajun till my dying day.
My Daddy taught me how to work and how to live off the land.
My Momma taught me how to be a Christian man. 
Chorus:
I was Louisiana born, Louisiana bred, and when I die I’ll be Louisiana dead
I was Louisiana born, Louisiana bred….and when I die I’ll be Louisiana dead
Verse: 
I learned how to dance at a fe do do.
My ma chere amie I want to dance some more.
They gonna bury my body on top of the ground. 
Cause if they bury me deep, I’m scared I’m gonna drown.
Chorus:
I was Louisiana born, Louisiana bred, and when I die I’ll be Louisiana dead
I was Louisiana born, Louisiana bred….and when I die I’ll be Louisiana dead
Verse: 
I’ve been singing Hank’s songs and partying like George
I respect the legends that have lived so large.
I love the Cajun music and that chanky chank sound
And the food down here will make you grow round
Chorus:
I was Louisiana born, Louisiana bred, and when I die I’ll be Louisiana dead
I was Louisiana born, Louisiana bred….and when I die I’ll be Louisiana dead
Verse: 
Who dat think we gonna leave these towns
When the hurricane comes we’ll move to higher ground
We never waste our time being sad and blue
We got Mardi Gras, crawfish, and alligator stew.
Chorus:
We were Louisiana born, Louisiana bred, and when we die we’ll be Louisiana dead
We were Louisiana born, Louisiana bred….and when we die we’ll be Louisiana dead
Tag:
And when we die we’ll be Louisiana dead


My Life Is A Country Song

Louisiana Dead

“It Might Be the Whiskey,” a new original song from unapologetically country singer Dennis Ledbetter, explores the pain of knowing you screwed up a perfectly great relationship—and now there’s no going back and fixing it. It’s too late, the fiddle wails, and there’s no one to blame but yourself. It may be the whiskey consumed in an attempt to numb the pain. It may be depression on the brink of self-induced insanity. Whatever the vehicle, this guy has found his way to the bottom and he can’t find a way to stand up and start over. Dennis Ledbetter possesses the heartbreak-inflected, George Jones-tinged country vocal to tell this “three chords and the truth” song. If you prefer heartache to happiness in your country music, this song is for you.

It Might Be The Whiskey

It Might Be the Whiskey

“I’ll Let the Bottle Kill Me (before Her Memory Does),” written by Brad Howard, contains the essentials of a hard-hitting, traditional country song: authentic vocals from Dennis Ledbetter--who sings like he knows the territory of a love gone wrong—backed by a fine band with a crying steel guitar. The narrator tells an all too familiar story…. When memories of love are all you’ve got and you simply can’t handle dealing with them, sometimes a bottle provides an escape. In fact, this singer says he’d rather die from drinking than from the heartache of constantly reliving his disappointing past. When Ledbetter sings it, we believe him.

I'll Let the Bottle Kill Me (Before Her Memory Does)

I'll Let the Bottle Kill Me (Before Your Memory Does)

“JD’s My Whisky, Not My Name” 
There’s something undeniably satisfying about a cryin’ in your beer country shuffle that sports twin fiddles and a no-frills lead guitar laying down the heartbreak beat. Dennis Ledbetter’s vocal quality and delivery bring Hank, Jr. to mind on this song about a country picker who has sacrificed too much in his personal life for his music. JD (Jack Daniels) is the singer’s whiskey, not his name, is the conversation starter with the pretty lady three stools down the bar at some old club on Lower Broad in Nashville. If you like your country music to sound like country music, you’ll find that co-writers Ledbetter and Chris Bellamy have hit the nail on the head with this clever original.

JD's My Whiskey (Not My Name)

Saint and Sinner Records, is proud to announce the release of the new EP “Unapologetically Country”. Dennis has used the moniker for several years to describe the kind of country music he loves. Dennis has teamed up with H2 Productions for this project. Some of the finest musicians in Nashville were involved in the project. 
For those who have been missing authentic country music, it’s here in spades, complete with wailing steel guitars, Honky Tonk piano, screaming fiddles, hard-edged electric guitars with a slightly distorted edge, and all the other musical fixings necessary for this country diner menu of love stories that range from rock bottom loneliness and cheating songs to the thrill of new love and the satisfaction of the lasting kind. If you miss the heart and soul of real country music in voices like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Johnny Paycheck, and Hank, Jr., you're going to love Dennis Ledbetter. 
A Louisiana native and a lifelong student of country music (the real stuff), Dennis Ledbetter brings a fresh, but achingly familiar voice to the stage and radio airways. His classic instrumental arrangements and vocal style harken back to country music of the 1970s and 80s when the genre still had its trademark twang and was damn proud of it, thank you very much. He's spent years onstage at Honky Tonks and clubs in the South, honing his craft and earning the tears and smiles that are reflected in his authentic voice.
Country radio has been kind to Dennis Ledbetter's music. Fourteen of Dennis Ledbetter’s songs have gone to #1 on the independent radio charts. A new single, “Unapologetically Country” was released to radio on February 28, 2022. Good songs and stories the ones that leap through the lines of music to touch your heart with characters that seem as real as the friends and family you interact with everyday aren't portrayed effectively in shallow, bro-country ditties with a five-note vocal range. The kind of country songs that Ledbetter writes and sings are the ones that can be a little tough to get through without tearing up because they're so incredibly sad and true-to-life. As a country singer and also a songwriter, Dennis opens a vein, and let’s true life stories and emotions flow. The simple, yet poignant lyrics, the singers unapologetically, stone cold country vocals, and the steely glint of blue eyes that peer out from beneath the wide brim of a real cowboy hat. These things consistently and completely grab listeners by the heart and pull them into a song. 
Friends and fans will be pleased to hear Ledbetter's new album, which was released on February 28, 2022 to radio and available for sale in all digital formats including CD Baby, Amazon, ITunes, & Google Play. The tunes will be available on the streaming and download sites Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Tidal, and Napster.

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