There are various reasons why I select music for review. I did not have Drake White’s EP Stars on my list, when I made my planning for the releases of Friday 24th April 2020 – but the editor of a befriended country music magazine just urged me and told me I had to do it. Okay, he is right, this one is quite above average.
Drake White – About The Artist
William Drake White was born on 3rd October 1983 in Hokes Bluff, Alabama, where he also went to High School. He started writing songs at the age of 14. After graduating at Auburn University, he moved to Nashville, where he first worked as a contractor before focusing on his musical career. His first steps were mainly done together with his band, The Big Fire, with whom he opened for Eric Church, Luke Bryan and other big names of the business. In 2013, his debut single Simple Lifealready made it to a Top 40 Country Airplay charts. Another record deal made it to the 2016 album Spark, which was his debut release apart from a 2011 self-released long-player. The album also spun off three additional singles, especially Livin’ the Dream, which went up to the twelfth spot in the Airplay charts. Stars is Drake White’s fourth EP – the last extended plays were the May 2018 Pieces and a live-recorded EP later the same year.
Drake White – Stars – Track by Track
The five track EP lasts 16 minutes.

1. Luckiest Man
The EP starts with Luckiest Man, which feels like summer, reggae, swaying and – for many country fans – a cold beer in the sun. Extremely catching genre-mix, great opener for this five song festival.
2. Mix ‘Em With Whiskey
I thought about a back porch party during Luckiest Man – and Mix ’em With Whiskey would also be a nice fit for that occasion. Very summer-alike song as well, though it also has a touch of blues to me – the guitars give some nice power as well.
3. Ear, Drink & Dream
Third song, third great one: the verses are very rhythmic, the chorus pushes Stars back to crystal-clear country rock. Cool! Where is my beer?
4. My Favorite Band
My Favorite Band touches the reggae rhythm again, but overall, Drake White just produced a(nother) lovely modern country track. If your back porch party hasn’t reached the climax yet if you play this tune, you might alter the list of attendees next time, I guess.
5. All Would Be Right With The World
Finally, Drake White offers us the complete complete party package: a slower country track, which can be a nice sing-a-long as well as just a nice soundtrack when your evening tends to run into the romantic side. Well done!
Drake White – Stars – Spotify
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Drake White – Stars – My View
Thank you Drake White (and thank you cntry.de 😉 ) – this EP is definitely a lovely treat. If was a bit longer than just five songs and 16 minutes, this would be close to the perfect country weekend party package. Any of the five songs deserves to be called your favorite, just five strong ones which lead to an easy Top Pick! rating. Awesome!
Flyctory.com Country Music Concert Coverages
Here is a list of all concerts I covered, limited to Country Music:
Looking back to… Redbird Common 9th Anniversary Show (Franklin, 31st March 2026)
Country To Country 2026 in Berlin – My Thoughts
My Sunday at Country To Country 2026 in Berlin (8th March 2026)
My Saturday at Country To Country 2026 in Berlin (7th March 2026)
My Friday at Country To Country 2026 in Berlin (6th March 2026)
Nashville in Concert (20th February 2026, Oberhausen)
Kelsey Waldon (28th January 2026, Cologne)
Logan Mize / Tim Hicks (23rd November 2025, Hamburg)
Brett Young (28th October 2025, Cologne)
Old Dominion (23rd October 2025, Hamburg)
49 Winchester (22nd October 2025, Cologne)
The BossHoss (1st October 2025, Cologne)
Kane Brown (30th September 2025, Cologne)
Chelsea Berman (28th September 2025, Rock Meets Country, Sempach)
Rock Meets Country 2025 – Atmosphere
Midland (29th August 2025, Hamburg)
Sound of Nashville Open Air 2025 (Day 3, 24th August 2025)
Sound of Nashville Open Air 2025 (Atmosphere)
Sound of Nashville Open Air 2025 (Day 2, 23rd August 2025)
Sound of Nashville Open Air 2025 (Day 1, 22nd August 2025)
Jesse Daniel (16h July 2025, Cologne)
Dasha (1st July 2025, Cologne)
Caylee Hammack (21st May 2025, Cologne)
Alexandra Kay (12th May 2025, Cologne)
Jackson Dean (3rd May 2025, Cologne)
Alina Sebastian (5th April 2025, Hamm)
CMA Fest 2025 Lineup Announced – My Guide to the Festival
C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Splitter and Reprise
C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 3 (09.03.2025) – Evening Session
C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 3 (09.03.2025) – Day Sessions
C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 2 (08.03.2025) – Evening Session
C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 2 (08.03.2025) – Day Sessions
C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 1 (07.03.2025) – Evening Session
C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 1 (07.03.2025) – Day Sessions
C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Opening Event (6th March 2025) – The Bluebird Cafe
Drake Milligan (25th February 2025, Cologne)
My Country To Country Berlin 2025 Preview
Jenn Bostic (16th February 2025, London)
Kameron Marlowe (10th December 2024, Cologne)
Laura Evans (20th November 2024, Hagen)
Koe Wetzel (7th November 2024, Cologne)
Stephen Wilson Jr. (4th November 2024, Cologne)
Blackberry Smoke (29th September 2024, Cologne)
Sound of Nashville Open Air 2024 (25th August 2024, Day 2, Cologne)
Sound of Nashville Open Air 2024 (23rd August 2024, Day 1, Cologne)
Jessica Lynn (Song of My Life Show, Erftstadt, 12th August 2024)
49 Winchester (21st May 2024, Cologne)
Kacey Musgraves (5th May 2024, Cologne)
Charles Esten (3rd May 2024, Hamburg)
Carrie Welling & Kasey Williams (2nd May 2024, Hengelo)
Darius Rucker (19th April 2024, Cologne)
Restless Road, Redferrin & Carter Faith (6th March 2024, Frankfurt)
Alexandra Kay, Hannah Ellis, Lakeview (5th March 2024, Cologne)
Jenn Bostic (20th February 2024, London)
Eric Paslay (13th December 2023, Cologne)
Gregor McEwan (6th December 2023, Cologne)
Home Free (20th September 2023, Hamburg)
Randall King (15th September 2023, Cologne)
Heart To Heart Event (29th August 2023, Düsseldorf)
Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 3 Concerts (2nd July)
Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 2 Concerts (1st July)
Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – A Preview
Everette & Austin Jenckes (23rd May 2023, Cologne)
Kip Moore (14th May 2023, Cologne)
Mitchell Tenpenny & Morgan Evans (3rd March 2023, Hamburg)
Julian Taylor (15th February 2023, Cologne)
Kane Brown (27th January 2023, Cologne)
Brett Young (19th November 2022, Cologne)
Alexander Ludwig (2nd November 2022, Cologne)
Carly Pearce & Sarah Darling (12th September 2022, Hamburg)
Lindsay Ell (with Kyle Daniel & Shy Carter, 23rd August 2022, Cologne)
Gipsy Kings & More Than Words (11th August 2022, Cologne)
Grand Ole Opry Show (18th March 2022)
The Country Music Week turns Digital
C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – The Main Stage
C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – Splitter
C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – The Side Stages
C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – The Main Stage
C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – The Side Stages
C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – Splitter
C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – The Main Stage
C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – The Side Stages
C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – Splitter
Country 2 Country 2020 in Berlin – A Preview
Olivia Lane (8th February 2020, Hassocks / Brighton)
Brett Eldregde / Lauren Jenkins (29th January 2020, Amsterdam)
Brandy Clark (29th January 2020, Amsterdam)
Brett Eldredge / Lauren Jenkins (24th January 2020, Cologne)
Noah Guthrie (9th December 2019, Cologne)
James Barker Band (20th November 2019, Zurich)
Mrs. Greenbird (Frankfurt, 7th November 2019)
Ben Zucker & Van De Forst (6th November 2019, Cologne)
Willie Jones & Tyler Rich (29th October 2019, Cologne)
Logan Mize (26th October 2019, Cologne)
Scotty McCreery (24th October 2019, Cologne)
Country 2 Country 2020 Lineup – My View
Sarah Darling, Kenny Foster, Robert Counts (13th October 2019, Frankfurt)
Lauren Jenkins & Austin Jenckes (16th September 2019, Amsterdam)
British Country Music Festival – Day 3 (15th Sep 2019)
British Country Music Festival – Day 2 (14th Sep 2019)
British Country Music Festival – Day 1 (13th Sep 2019)
Sound of Nashville Press Event & Logan Mize Concert (11th Sep 2019, Cologne)
Jillian Jacqueline & Lauren Jenkins (9th September 2019, Cologne)
Thompson Square (5th September 2019, Cologne)
Eric Paslay (3rd Sep 2019, Aschaffenburg)
The British Country Music Festival (Blackpool) – A Preview
Wade Bowen (6th August 2019, Cologne)
CMA Fest 2019 – My Meet & Greets
Visiting CMA Fest 2019
Write Like A Girl (London, 13th June 2019)
Christina Taylor & Carolyn Miller – Two Upcoming Country Artists
CMA Fest 2019 – Fan Events with Cassadee Pope and Jana Kramer
Kenny Foster & Friends at the Listening Room (Nashville, 6th June 2019)
Maren Morris & RaeLynn GIRL Tour 2019 in Amsterdam (22nd May 2019)
CMT Next Women of Country, Liverpool (10th May 2019)
My Favorite Country 2 Country Songs 2019
Country 2 Country in London 2019
“Sound of Nashville” in Cologne (6th March 2019)
Country 2 Country 2019 in Berlin
Catherine McGrath at Arts Club Loft Liverpool
My favourite Country 2 Country 2018 songs
A Day at the Country 2 Country 2018
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The Venetian Resort Las Vegas with Gondola Ride
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Views from the Terrace of Galeries Lafayette
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Faroese National Botanical Garden (Pictured Story)
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I believe you have a typo. Drake was born in 1983. Just so you can fix it. (:
Thanks a lot – changed it… Recently gave a birth year of 2020 to a country music artist… Does not seem to be my absolute strength 🙂