Adopted at childhood into a Spartanburg, SC family, Sam Godfrey is an artist whose music reflects American grit and heart. Blending high-energy Country and Americana classics with original songs, Sam and his band keep crowds on the dance floor. His career gained momentum in 2024 when he partnered with former Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Rusty Milner to record demos. Rooted in southern gospel, traditional country, and ’80s heartland rock, Sam’s sound is rich in storytelling and authenticity. He has shared mainstage bills with artists like Josh Turner and SJ McDonald and played theaters and festivals across the Southeast. His latest EP, *Ride Along*, is out now.
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Write a reviewPrice range: $600-$1000 for full band
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 210 minutes
We offer a high-energy, musically excellent set of covers and originals that keep the energy up and people on the dance floor.
Taken in as a child by a family from South Carolina, Sam Godfrey is an artist whose music reflects his working-class Southern upbringing. Writing and performing songs centered on life in the South, young love, and everyday struggles, Godfrey leans into a style rooted in honesty and lived experience. His musical path gained momentum in 2024 after teaming up with former Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Rusty Milner to begin recording demos, which shaped a sound influenced by Southern gospel, steel-guitar cowboy ballads, and ’80s heartland rock.
Opening for iconic artists such as Josh Turner and SJ McDonald, in addition to performances across theatres and festivals in the Southeast—including Henderson Auditorium, Whiskey Cowgirl, Preservation Pub, Study Hall Clemson, Cowboy Up GVL, Anderson Soirée, and Mill Town Theatre—Sam is proud to carry on a legacy of honest music. Steadily connecting with a new generation of listeners while staying grounded in traditional country roots, his latest high-energy EP, "Ride Along," is available now.
We provide our own sound and equipment unless the venue has in-house equipment. Adequate lighting is requested for safe navigation on and around the stage. We do not provide staging.
1. Dust On the Bottle
2. Cold Beer and Country Music
3. Driving My Life Away
4. She’s Got It All
5. Wagon Wheel
6. Sounds like the Radio
7. Bad Luck
8. Chattahoochee
9. Every Little Honk Tonk Bar
10. Heads Carolina Tails Carolina
11. Fishin’ in the Dark
12. John Deere Green
13. Neon Moon
14. Shoulda Been a Cowboy
15. Broken Window Serenade
16. Traveling Soldier
17. Feathered Indians
18. Keep Your Hands to Yourself
19. You Should Probably Leave
20. Atlantic City
21. Cover Me Up
22. Check Yes or No
23. Where the Green Grass Grows
24. Red Dirt Road
25. I Like it I Love It
26. Good Directions
27. Diamond in My Pocket
28. A Little Twang (original)
29. Sweet Caroline
30. I Go Back
31. Till You Can’t
32. Summer of ’69
33. Amarillo By Morning
34. Mountain Music
35. Dixie Land Delight
George Strait, Randall King, Zach Top
Access to electrical outlets in close proximity to the performance.
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