Luke Grimes Songs — Here Are the 7 Best Tracks by the 'Yellowstone' Star Who Plays Kayce Dutton
Luke Grimes is a man of many talents. Aside from achieving top-tier cowboy hunk status for his role of Kayce Dutton on Yellowstone, the 40-year-old Ohio native has forged a new path as a musician, and it’s one we can’t get enough of. Outside of acting, the Yellowstone sweetheart has been focusing his energy on his music career. His debut single, “No Horse To Ride,” released in 2022 and could be heard soon after on an episode of his hit western series.
In 2023, he released his EP, Pain Pills or Pews, and in 2024 came his self-titled album. Ahead of the release of his EP, Grimes’ imposter syndrome regarding his entrance into the music industry was actually alleviated thanks to none other than country superstar Lainey Wilson, who appeared on the hit series Yellowstone as a musician named Abby.
“It was inspiring to watch Lainey step into those [acting] shoes,” he told Billboard in 2023. “As much as I was afraid that people would naturally be like, ‘What is this guy doing here?’,” he said of entering the music world, “I realized that no one on our set was like, ‘What is she doing here?’ Everyone was like, ‘She’s awesome and we’re glad she wants to do this.’ That took some of the fear away for me.’”
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Luckily, Grimes overcame any hesitation and we’ve been lucky to watch his rise to fame in the music world over the last few years. Here, take a look at seven of the Luke Grimes songs we love the most, ranked.
Luke Grimes songs, ranked
7. “Ain’t Dead Yet” (2023)
On “Ain’t Dead Yet,” Luke Grimes sings to his lover, explaining how he’ll love her to the day he dies, and luckily, he “ain’t dead yet.”
6. “Playing On the Tracks” (2023)
On this more deeply country track, Grimes tries to capture the “outlaw spirit of a sort of rambler,” he said in a press release.
“I throw a lot of irons in the fire/Keep my heart from gettin' cold/Ain't none of us ever gettin' any younger/All we ever gonna do is get old/No, I never grow up/I'll never slow down/If you can't hear the train whistle/Listen up 'cause it's leavin' town.”
5. “Wait for the Rain to Die Down” (2024)
Grimes sings of the trials and tribulations of a relationship, but in spite of that, he expresses that he’ll still stick around to work it out once things settle.
“Love can be so tough on a tender heart/Yeah, but my kind don't give up/Fall into my arms/And we'll wait for the rain to die down/I'll be laying here still beside you/When the sun comes out.”
4. “Burn” (2023)
Despite knowing the relationship will end in flames, Grimes urges his lover to “let him burn.”
3. “Oh Ohio” (2023)
Grimes’ raspy vocals are on full display in this song about his home state. “One of my favorite Ryan Adams songs was [2000’s] ‘[Oh My] Sweet Carolina,’ where he’s singing about his lifestyle, traveling all over the place and just dreaming of being home,” Grimes told Billboard.
“I wanted to take a swing at a song like that, but with a twist, where it’s not all completely positive messages, but you still love the place. For a long time, I would go home to Ohio and it would feel like home still — but about 10 years after leaving, I went back and realized, ‘Oh, this is not home anymore.’ It was a really crazy feeling.”
2. “God and a Girl” (2024)
The country singer and actor brings to life this touching love song about the girl who loves him exactly the way he is, flaws and all.
“She leads me to Jesus, loves me like hell/Keeps me believin' in more than myself/Yeah, she picks up the pieces, and turns down the demons/And I finally found what I never knew I need in this world/God and a girl.”
1. “No Horse To Ride” (2022)
On his debut track, Grimes expresses all that he’d be missing without the love of a particular woman — comparing himself without her to a cowboy with no horse to ride.
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