Charly Reynolds Proves Her Latest Single is Not Her First Rodeo with “Rodeo”

I have gone to more live concerts in the past year than in the entirety of the 20 years before. This has allowed me to make comparisons. I haven’t seen a bad show, but a handful of artists seem to sparkle more than most. Charly Reynolds is one of those artists. Her performance of her new single “Rodeo” Landed her a spot right here on The Luncheonette.

I have a minimum of 10 artists or publicists reach out for coverage daily. So it’s guaranteed that some artists will fall through the cracks. Unfortunately, Charly is one of those artists. I have followed her for over a year, but we never connected until a few weeks ago. I was at the Ole Red in Orlando, FL to see another artist, but I noticed Charly Reynolds on the bill, so I decided to stay. Let me tell you; it was the best decision I made that day.

Straight up, I will tell you I have gotten pretty numb to pretty girls in cowboy boots. That said, working with beautiful people daily for the past three years, I have learned to look past that. So why am I even mentioning this? Because Charly is one of those beautiful people. I’m sure that putting her on a tailgate in a music video will garner thousands of views. However, if you stop there, you will be missing that sparkle I was talking about earlier.

Charly Reynolds is a natural-born performer. The room lit up when she played “Rodeo” while I was at Ole Red. That moment was even more spectacular because Charly made an acoustic show feel like a sold-out stadium. I have only ever experienced that with Garth Brooks at The Barn a couple of years ago. Charly is confident and has the amazing ability to connect to a large audience. Those two qualities are the start to making “Rodeo” a success story.

The confidence in the story is what pulls me into “Rodeo”. Many of you know I have a difficult time with “I love him, but he doesn’t love me” stories. This single is not one of those. “Rodeo” is a “yeah, you look good, but you better treat me right” song. It’s a message I would like to see more of from female artists in country music. There are a plethora of ways to get this message across. However, Charly has put together this single in a fist-pumping fun way. She even used “buckle bunny, ” which I haven’t heard since my team roping days.