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Chris Stapleton Dives Into His Archives For 'From A Room: Volume 2'

The Nashville singer sits down with NPR's Ari Shapiro to talk about his latest album, which includes songs he wrote long ago, re-recorded tracks, and covers of his favorite tunes.
Chris Stapleton's latest album, <em>From A Room: Volume 2</em>, is available now.

For the longest time, people in Nashville knew Chris Stapleton as a songwriter who wrote hits for some of the biggest names in country music: Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley and more.

Then, in May 2015, Traveller, Stapleton's debut solo album, was released and everything changed.

The record was received with critical acclaim, earned him two of "Tennessee Whiskey" and "Drink Me Away" with and Morgane, Stapleton's wife, that brought down the house and effectively shot Stapleton into the mainstream.

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