AWARD-WINNING SONGWRITER ANGIE APARO RELEASES LIVE VERSION OF “FREE MAN”

APARO IS SINGING BETTER THAN EVER

HITS INCLUDE THE GRAMMY-WINNING “CRY” BY FAITH HILL AND OTHERS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 12, 2024) – Award-winning songwriter Angie Aparo is set to rerelease live version of nearly 25-year-old song “Free Man,” across all DSPs. The Aparo-penned gem originally appeared on his Arista Records pop debut The American in the late 1990s. The live track takes on a whole new life and meaning and can be seen during a special live concert on John Rich's Rumble and other platforms January 24th at 7PM CST. Click link HERE to watch. 

Aparo will join longtime friend and collaborator John Rich (“Big Time” and other co-writes) on the live stream that will take place at Rich’s Redneck Riviera in downtown Nashville. “I was able to be a part of the inaugural TurdStock back in November and received such a great response to this song, we have decided to get it back out there in a more stripped-down organic voice,” says Aparo.  Additionally, he adds, “Religious freedom is the only thing worth hanging onto during your darkest hours. To sing and pray freely to your creator makes you a rich man. Even when you have nothing in your hand to give.”

In April 2016, Aparo suffered Stroke which was due to a spontaneous dissection of his carotid artery. Diagnosed with Stroke induced Aphasia (the loss of ability to understand or express speech), Aparo felt his career was over.

“My lyrics made no sense to me; even every day, words were a challenge," Aparo remembers. “But it gave me hope when my neurologist told me that the combination of melody and word can be used to help with language problems.”

Freedom is a gift that America is afforded, and we often take for granted. It is a feeling to live like a free man for all the right reasons. Aparo has so eloquently and succinctly expressed the sentiment in this song. 

Free Man—Angie Aparo

 

Hey wouldn't you wanna know

Everywhere that river flows to

right now

I can show you how

'cause someday you might wanna go

Someday you got nothing to show

For all your pain

For all your chains

I ain't saying it's the only way

But wouldn't you like to know

 

How if feels to live

Like a free man

To give

When there's nothing in your hand

And run like only the river can

Like a free man

 

You've only so many roads to choose

Sooner or later the ones you use

They all look the same

Someday you might feel the need

Someday when you're tired of bleeding

For someone else

You're gonna want it for yourself

I ain't saying it's the only way

But wouldn't you like to know

 

Publisher

Sony ATV/PottyMouth Publishing

BMI

Label

Go Gus Records

Distributor

Distrokid

Musicians

Angie Aparo