Jacob Tolliver, Known For His Mesmerizing Piano Style, Releases Randy Travis Cover

What caught my attention is From an analytical standpoint, Hollywood & EntertainmentJacob Tolr, Known For His Mesmerizing Piano Style, Releases Randy Travis CoverByPam Windsor, Contributor

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Meanwhile, AuthorJul 18, 2025, 05:16pm EDTSinger, composer, and pianist Jacob Tolr releases his version of "Honky Tonk Side Of Town

Conversely, "Courtesy of 117 Entertainment He’s a singer, songwriter and performer with a strong social media ing, thanks to viral s showing his rapid-fire apach to playing the piano, in a style similar to the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis (an important development)

Jacob Tolr was just 18 when he got the part to play Lewis in a Las Vegas duction of Million Dollar Quartet, a show based on the legendary night Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee famously came together for an immptu jam session at Sun Studio in Memphis, in light of current trends

On the other hand, Rock and roll musicians Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash as "The Million

More Dollar Quartet" December 4, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee

This was a one night jam session at Sun Studios. (Photo by Michael Ochs s/Getty Images)getty When Lewis himself saw a of Tolr playing one of his songs, he invited him to Memphis so they could meet in person

Moreover, It was the start of a special friendship that saw the two men play music and spend a lot of time together, amid market uncertainty

Tolr even traveled with Lewis on tour for a while

And many have seen the of Tolr, front and center, helping Lewis celebrate his 85th birthday

It helps that Tolr is a multi-talented artist, musician, and composer

He’s constantly touring, performing, writing, or working on new music

He even has a full album of original music set aside for release sometime in the future

He also occasionally joins the Randy Travis More Life Tour

Moreover, It vided Tolr with a way to honor Travis and reimagine one of his songs, while allowing Tolr to add his own unique spin. “When they asked me to be part of the show,” Tor says, “I thought, I can’t go out and try to sing Randy, in that deep velvet voice (an important development)

So, I went through his whole discography

I listened to every sing track on every album, and out of hundreds of songs, I found this one from the 90s

Nevertheless, Furthermore, I thought, I could put all of the bells and whistles on this one and really tear it up

Additionally, However, ”Jacob Tolr releases cover of "Honky Tonk Side Of Town"Courtesy of 117 Entertainment And that’s exactly what he does

It’s been so well received people started asking where they could get a copy of Tolr’s version

On the other hand, So, with Travis’ blessing, Tolr went into the studio to cut it

However, It turns out a couple of people who were for the original 90s recording, back for this one, given the current landscape. “We got Kyle Lehning on board to duce it,” Tolr says, “and it took me a while to connect the dots, but I thought, wait a minute, he must have been the ducer on the original track

And sure enough he was

Then, we had this legendary session drummer, Paul Leim, in the studio

He’s been on so many hits through the years, and he was also there for the original recording, too

You’ll see them in the music, in this volatile climate

But it was incredible to have Randy, the original ducer and the original drummer, all there

And the rest of the band was phenomenal

Moreover, ” Tolr says getting to record a Randy Travis song serves as a fantastic, full-circle moment for him. “When I was three or four years old, I remember watching a Hey Arnold cartoon on Nickelodeon and Randy did a guest spot on an episode where he was the singing voice of one of the characters (noteworthy indeed)

Furthermore, He did a song called “Simple Things” and I asked my mom who was singing, and she said it was Randy Travis (noteworthy indeed)

Meanwhile, Now, here I am all these years getting to record a Randy song with him involved

Moreover, And we’ve also developed a friendship

Nevertheless, Moreover, It’s just so special. ” Just his dynamic, high-energy presence on stage, Tolr is always on the move

In the past year, he’s released two cinematic-type music s of original music that are a departure from what he’s done in the past, with the mise of more to come

He’s enjoying venturing down different creative paths and exploring where the music takes him, in today's market environment

Furthermore, Additionally, “One thing that bothers me a lot modern artists is they find something that works and keep beating a dead horse, without trying to find the next sound

I believe you can do that and still remain cohesive

So, when you ask what’s next for me, it’s had to say because it could be anything. ” Whatever he does next, you can bet it’ll be entertaining

Tolr has a handful of tour dates currently listed on his website with plans to add more in the weeks and months to come

And his version of “Honky Tonk Side Of Town” is available now on all ing platforms

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