Never Gonna Hear It from Me

Greetings to fans of real country 
music, and welcome to this week’s 
Essie Country’s 21st Century Real Country Music Song of the Week, for the week of 02/22/26 thru 02/28/26.

Never Gonna Hear It from Me
by Jamie Richards
Released 10/14/2016
Intro Gene Johns

“Never Gonna Hear It from Me,” written and performed by country traditionalist Jamie Richards, is a classic country song that deserves recognition as this week’s Essie Country’s 21st Century Real Country Music Song of the Week. 
 
The old-school country authenticity of Jamie’s easygoing vocals and his down-to-earth style lend believability to this heartfelt and straightforward goodbye to the one who broke his heart. This song may not be a chart-topping hit, but Jamie’s performance will touch your heart, and the lyrics will remind you how lucky you are to be with the one you love. 
 
Jamie, an Oklahoma native, grew up on a dairy farm, where he learned to sing as his mom played gospel songs on the family's piano and he sang along. As he grew older, he became a serious country music fan. After spending years playing in honky-tonks across Oklahoma and then in Nashville, he moved to Dallas. 
 
According to his bio, “He soon found that most Music City (Nashville) record labels were looking for artists with more of a pop sensibility and less of a hard country edge.” Jamie didn’t land on any fake country Billboard Hot Country Singles charts while in Nashville, but he has become a recording star on the Texas Regional Radio charts, with 12 singles in the Top Ten. 
 
This week, I set aside another song I had already planned, a romantic love story because of a chance meeting, for this week’s song of the week, “Never Gonna Hear It from Me.” Why? Because when I heard this song, it was so good I had to make it this week’s selection. It’s a classic country song that underscores Jamie’s staunch traditionalist approach to country music and his desire to return it to its roots.
 
Will I apologize for choosing this melancholic song over a more uplifting one? Well, no, you’re never gonna hear it from me.

        Never Gonna Hear it From Me
                  by Jamie Richards
https://youtu.be/pNdvoPvjOFI?si=1ZDT7nlFyBTLV7fb