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