107.9 Nash Icon Radio Producer and Personalty Patrick Mashburn a/k/a "Dodger" presented: John Schneider & Cody McCarver at 107.9 Nash Icon's Big Revival's Christmas Party at Songbirds North, with the star of TV and music John Schneider. It was an evening of Christmas songs, positive country music, and stories from Bo Duke himself and Cody McCarver, Chattanooga area beloved Gospel/Country recording artist. Other noted artist present were Christian Davis and Jackie Harling.
Cody is releasing his new project "Blessings" in January 2019 Cody premiered a single " His Hands" from the project collection that featured John Schineder and Jackie Harling.
Schneider has been playing music since the early 1980s, but is perhaps most known for his role as Bo Duke on the long-running television series The Dukes of Hazzard. "Dukes" ran for 6 seasons and nearly 150 episodes. In the early 1980s, following the success of Dukes of Hazzard, Schneider was signed to Scotti Brother Label. His debut album, “Now or Never”, reached no. 8 on the US Country Billboard charts, and his single of the same name – a remake of the classic Elvis Presley song – remains the top charting Elvis cover of any genre. From 1984 to 1987 Schneider released six albums under MCA Nashville including his no. 1 album “A Memory Like You” and the quintessential “Greatest Hits” album. He released his smash hit, Ruffled Skirts in 2017. This year, Schneider has launched an ambitious 52-song project, The Odyssey, releasing a song a week throughout 2018.
Recently Schneider performed on the hit television show Dancing with the Stars and is often recognized for his many acting roles. Notably, Tyler Perry's Have's and Have Not's and Smallville.
Cody McCarver’s emotion-filled voice displays a life full of heartache and lessons. Yes, when you hear Cody sing, you know he has a story to tell.
Raised in the mountains of Spencer, Tn., Cody’s first musical influence was in his home church. Even as a young child, Cody loved music and became the church piano player before the age of ten. It’s that musical connection to faith that has helped Cody through dark and troubled times, including the imprisonment of his father and his death inside a jail cell.
Cody spent over a decade with country music super-group, Confederate Railroad, eventually leaving to start his own solo career. This career was extremely lucrative with numerous accolades - including three number one videos’ on CMT Pure Country and earning the title of Independent Artist of the Year from Music Row Magazine.
Throughout his career, Cody has shared the stage with legends such as Charlie Daniels, David Allan Coe, Merle Haggard and more. His solo career saw his music topping the charts and even being featured in several motion pictures, which led to McCarver acting in several western films. His solo music has featured guest appearances by Colt Ford and The Oak Ridge Boys’ Richard Sterban.
The bright lights of fame and fortune brought many enjoyable things but it also exposed Cody to a very dark side. “Here I was with everything I could imagine,” states Cody, “but something was missing and I was miserable. So, I started filling that void with Jack Daniels, who became my best friend, every single day.” Cody’s life began to spiral out of control. “I was headed for death,” says Cody. “I knew something had to change…so I went to church.” Cody searched and found joy in his renewed relationship with God. Cody says: “God let me know that He never left me and He was with me the entire time.”
Today, Cody shares his story anywhere and everywhere he can – and there’s no signs of slowing down. In fact, Cody’s just getting started!
McCarver lives just outside of Chattanooga and is an ambassador for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, an organization that is extremely close to his heart.
Source information provided by John Schneider and Cody McCarver, respectively.