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The Red Clay Strays Celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day With New Song \u2018If I Didn\u2019t Know You\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n The Red Clay Strays<\/strong> celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day weekend with today\u2019s premiere of \u201cIf I Didn\u2019t Know You,\u201d<\/strong> available everywhere now via HBYCO Records\/RCA Records. Written by the multiple award-winning country rockers\u2019 Drew Nix<\/strong>, the tender ballad is joined by a heartwarmingly romantic official music video directed by Matthew Coleman<\/strong>, and co-starring avowed fans, superstar comedian Matt Rife as<\/strong> well as fitness influencer Mariah Morse.<\/strong><\/p>\n When I first discovered The Red Clay Strays, I was like, What is this? Who is this angel?\u201d says Matt Rife<\/strong>. \u201cI was just playing music over the house speakers, and \u2018I\u2019m Still Fine\u2019 came on, and I absolutely fell in love. I went through a total rabbit hole, playing every song off every album on repeat for months and months. We finally had the opportunity to meet last year at Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City, Florida, and they\u2019re even better guys than they are musicians.<\/p>\n Watch \u201cIf I didn\u2019t Know You\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u201cThe music video for \u2018If I Didn\u2019t Know You\u2019 is pretty much about a guy who feels kind of lost and alone, not really sure what he\u2019s supposed to do with his life or who he\u2019s going to spend it with. One lonely day, he\u2019s on the bus and this woman \u2013 played by Mariah Morse \u2013 walks on and just seems to be the answer to everything he\u2019s been missing. They have an immediate spark on this very short bus ride and then get off without really finalizing their interaction. So then my character kind of goes on this quest to find this woman who made him feel the way that she did, and hopes that she feels the same way. We\u2019ve been working on this project for months, and I\u2019m super excited for people to see the video. It\u2019s a beautiful song, and I think everyone is really going to enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n About the song, The Red Clay Strays guitarist\/songwriter Drew Nix said<\/strong>, \u201cOne day, I was thinking about how thankful I am to have someone who made me want to, as Johnny Cash put it, \u2018Walk the Line.\u2019 I was quite the heathen before my calling, and some of those qualities stayed with me until my wife, Laurie Anne Nix \u2013 who was my fianc\u00e9e at the time \u2013 made me want to become a better man. She had high expectations of what her husband should be, and I finally decided to grow up. I don\u2019t know what my life would look like if I\u2019d never known her, and honestly, I never want to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n Photo credit: Macie Coleman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIf I Didn\u2019t Know You\u201d \u2013 which follows last October\u2019s slow-burning hit single, \u201cPeople Hatin\u2019\u201d<\/a> \u2013 kicks off what looks to be a truly momentous year for The Red Clay Strays with such upcoming highlights as top-billed festival performances at Georgetown, TX\u2019s Two Step Inn (April 19) and Indio, CA\u2019s Stagecoach (April 24), as well as some of their biggest headline shows thus far, including a one-night-only performance at New York City\u2019s world famous Madison Square Garden (August 9) and an eagerly awaited two-night stand at Nashville, TN\u2019s Bridgestone Arena (October 22-23).<\/p>\n In addition, the Mobile, AL-based band recently announced \u201cThe Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026,\u201d the first-ever RCS fan festival set to take place at Rexford, MT\u2019s Abayance Bay Marina on June 24-28. The five-night event will feature a headline show from The Red Clay Strays<\/a>, the very special \u201cStrays with Stories \u2013 Intimate Performances and Stories with The Red Clay Strays,\u201d headline shows by Lukas Nelson and St. Paul & the Broken Bones, and much more. Tickets for \u201cThe Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026\u201d are extremely limited; complete details can be found HERE<\/a> as well as via The Red Clay Strays App.<\/a> For tour updates and additional ticket information, please visit HERE<\/a><\/p>\n THE RED CLAY STRAYS \u2013 TOUR 2026 APRIL<\/strong> MAY<\/strong> JUNE<\/strong> JULY<\/strong> AUGUST<\/strong>
Listen to the single HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/rockandbluesmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crop-RCS_Macie-Coleman-1-copy.jpeg\")
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17 \u2013 Houston, TX \u2013 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo<\/p>\n
19 \u2013 Georgetown, TX \u2013 Two Step Inn \u2020
24 \u2013 Indio, CA \u2013 Stagecoach \u2020<\/p>\n
24 \u2013 Norfolk, VA \u2013 Patriotic Festival<\/p>\n
13 \u2013 Columbus, OH \u2013 Buckeye Country Superfest \u2020
24-28 \u2013 Rexford, MT \u2013 \u201cThe Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026\u201d at Abayance Bay Marina<\/p>\n
17 \u2013 Twin Lakes, WI \u2013 Country Thunder Wisconsin \u2020
19 \u2013 Cheyenne, WY \u2013 Cheyenne Frontier Days<\/p>\n
9 \u2013 New York, NY \u2013 Madison Square Garden *<\/p>\n