Travis Tritt appearing at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe
Multiplatinum selling country music artist Travis Tritt is appearing Aug. 23 at Penn’s Peak.
Thirty years after Tritt launched his music career, the Southern rock-influenced artist continues to sell-out shows.
Tritt incorporated his lifelong influences of Southern rock, blues and gospel into his country during a honky-tonk apprenticeship that led him to Warner Bros. in 1989. Over the course of a decade, he released seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label. His 1990 debut Country Club and its succession of hits put him in the vanguard of the genre's early ’90s boom, dubbing him as one of “The Class of ’89,” which included country music superstars Garth Brooks, Clint Black and Alan Jackson; all whom dominated the charts in the early ’90s.
“Country Club,” “Help Me Hold On,” “I’m Gonna Be Somebody,” and “Drift Off to Dream” peaked at numbers two and three on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts; all which led to Tritt winning Top New Male Artist award from Billboard and the CMA Horizon Award (now known as the Best New Artist Award). Additionally, in 1991, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) marked Tritt’s debut album Country Club as certified platinum, then in 1992, the world-famous Grand Ole Opry extended an invitation for Tritt to become a member.
Two years after his debut, Travis’ sophomore album, "It’s All About to Change," was released. The album shipped three million copies, and all four of its singles reached the top five on the country music charts. Along with his first album, this release became triple-platinum certified by the RIAA.
The next series of albums, seven of which are certified platinum or higher, scored him more hit singles and led him to amass more than 30 million in career album sales, two Grammys, three CMA Awards and a devoted fan base that has filled venues coast-to-coast.
In 2021, Tritt released a new album with award-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, The Highwomen, Sturgill Simpson) through Big Noise Music Group. The album marked Tritt’s first original album release in over thirteen years.
For more information on Travis Tritt, visit his website TravisTritt.com and follow him on and Facebook and Twitter.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster outlets and by walk-up at the Penn’s Peak box office.
Penn’s Peak, located near Jim Thorpe, includes a concert bar and a full-service restaurant. For more information, go to www.pennspeak.com or call 866-605-7325.