Off the Charts

Country music has changed. This book explains what got left behind.

Off the Charts is Gene Johns’ answer to today’s mainstream country scene—a collection of songs and artists that never made the playlists, never topped the charts, but never abandoned what makes country music real.
Built from the Essie Country “Song of the Week” series, this book highlights music rooted in tradition—steel guitar, fiddle, storytelling, and voices that sound like country, not something borrowed from another genre.
These are the songs Nashville ignores.

These are the artists radio doesn’t play.

These are the tracks that still sound like country music.

If you’ve ever wondered where the real country music went—this book shows you.

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Essie Country—real country music, the way it’s supposed to sound.