Country-blues-rocker Frankie Ballard released his latest album, “El Rio,” to critical acclaim and was selected by Rolling Stone as one of the 25 Best Country and Americana albums of 2016 and The Tennessean as one of the best 16 Nashville albums of 2016.
Ballard will be the Leesburg Bikefest headliner on Sunday, April 28, replacing Austin Snell, who had to cancel his performance.
With combined album sales of over 450,000 to date and over 150 million total streams across all streaming platforms, Ballard continues to be a country music stand-out, mixing an American heartland rock sound with traditional country and blues.
Frankie Ballard’s previous album, Sunshine & Whiskey, produced three consecutive
No. 1 singles – the platinum-certified “Sunshine & Whiskey,” the gold-certified “Helluva Life” and one of the Top 3 Billboard Country Airplay songs of 2015, “Young & Crazy.”
He has performed on national television including Today, Live with Kelly and Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Ballard has performed and toured with Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Bob Seger, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland, Big and Rich as well as at festivals such as Summerfest, Tortuga Music Festival, CMA Fest and many more.
