This will also appear in the December issue of Buddy Magazine.
Josh Fuller, Keep On Being Me, Independent
If anyone is carrying on traditional country music, Josh Fuller is filling those shoes that George Jones asked about in song. Some of the 13 songs on this new release, Keep On Being Me, are light and breezy, yet full of truisms; others poignant and sentimental. In that second category, the one he wrote for his late mother-in-law, “Just Here,” is reminiscent of a long conversation with her, with such rememberances as “so good with the kids, left a hole that I can’t fill, kept me in my dreams from standing still.” In the liner notes, Fuller wrote, “This is the hardest and most sincere song I have ever written. I hope it is a fitting tribute…” Yes, it is. It’s food for the soul as much as food for the mind.
And of the fun songs, “On The Radio,” is receiving quite a bit of airplay, having hit the Texas music charts. There’s two unique wedding songs here. The first, “Hitched,” is one of those light-hearted tunes, that invites everybody over for the BBQ and beer afterward. The 
second, a lot more poignant about a marriage of 30 years earlier, and the struggles the couple endured. Emotional — “She’s slowly letting go,” after her husband passes on. He said that, though it was written after a long conversation with the woman he wrote about, he sang that song at his grandmother’s funeral and “Hardest gig I ever had to do.”
The unique-est (hey, Shakespeare made up words, too) is “Barstool.” The lyrics personify the barstool, which “will always be around… spun around like a Boardwalk carousel…seen a million faces, some happy, some worn down…” It’s a trip through American history, mentioning Elvis, Keith Whitley, and “the day the world stopped.”
Josh Fuller is a skilled songwriter, breakneck, brazen and bold, who delivers his songs with ability. This is one of the most exciting CDs this reviewer has heard this year. A keeper for any real-country music lover.
Keep On Being Me is available on iTunes, Amazon and can be heard on Spotify.