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Brantley Gilbert Celebrates #1 Song “One Hell of An Amen”

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Brantley Gilbert recently stopped in Nashville at One Hell of a #! Party this past weekend to celebrate his hit song, “One Hell of an Amen.” The Georgia born songwriter celebrated with his co-writers and good friends Brian Davis and Mike Dekle.

Gilbert gave an emotional speech to the crowd saying, “The power of music…none of us can really define it. You can’t harness. You know the words that go in songs are chosen for a reason, and I really believe this song is a God thing. I tell people all the time God blessed me and gave me a platform that’s big– and a lot more spotlight that I need. But with this song, we were able to shine the spotlight on two legacies that deserve it.” The song  was written to celebrate the lives of late Army man Jonathan Lootens, Gilbert’s and Lootens’ good friend Josh Greene and friend Cory Potts, who passed away because of cancer.

He continues on saying, “When sacrifices are made, people go to bat and they fight the good fight. Maybe fighting cancer, maybe fighting overseas, maybe fighting demons inside your own chest… When you go and fight the good fight, you may win and you may loose, but it’s all about the fight,” Brantley continued. “You never know when you release a song like this about real people… you just don’t knowYou can’t harness. You know the words that go in songs are chosen for a reason, and I really believe this song is a God thing. I tell people all the time God blessed me and gave me a platform that’s big– and a lot more spotlight that I need. But with this song, we were able to shine the spotlight on two legacies that deserve it.”

The presentation included gold certification plaques for “One Hell of an Amen” and also honored the Valory Music Co. and Big Machine Label Group teams who worked hard on the song’s success.