Rusty Gear is an award winning American singer-songwriter who has released an extensive collection of Americana, country and blues music. Rusty's primary focus has always been the song writing, where he tries to tell authentic stories of life in America and deliver rocking numbers that will energize his live performances. He has released 9 albums/ EPs of original music featuring top Nashville and Muscle Shoals session players and guest appearances by fabulous female vocalists, including Bekka Bramlett, Hannah Bethel, Calamity Jane, Elle Rose, Anna Jacobson, Evelyn Rubio and Lisa Kaine. Rusty's songs have received radio play around the world and charted on the Billboard Country Breakout Chart, Roots Radio in Country, Blues and Americana and on the Hotdisc Top 40 in Europe. His album Stripped Gear reached #2 on the Roots Radio Country Album Chart and the single Old Friend reached #1 in both Country and Americana. Rusty’s 2023 EP, Something in the Water, charted in the top ten on the Country and Americana album charts on Roots Radio and the single The Dog Won’t Hunt charted on the Billboard Country Breakout Chart. In 2023, his single The Clearing received radio play in the US, charted on the Hotdisc Top 40 and was a semifinalist in the International Songwriting Competition. Rusty’s 2024 single, Lonely Roads featuring Evelyn Rubio, was named Duet of the Year by the CMA of Texas. Rusty's songs have been streamed over 4 million times on Spotify.