Nation music star Randy Travis continues to make use of AI to launch new music

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Randy Travis is leaning into artificial intelligence (AI) to proceed to provide new music, over a decade after his near-fatal stroke.

In 2013, Travis' stroke left him with aphasia – which is the lack of capacity to grasp or specific speech.

With the assistance of AI and nation musician James Dupré, Travis was capable of produce two new songs since his stroke, "The place That Got here From" in 2024 and now his newest single, "Horses in Heaven." He has been on his "Extra Life Tour" since final spring and lately prolonged dates by fall 2025.

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Randy's spouse, Mary Travis, joined him for an interview with Garden & Gun to clarify how her husband used AI for brand spanking new music.

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"Individuals assume you simply plug it in a pc and it spits out a tune and there’s no creativity. That might not be farther from the reality. It took eleven months. Within the time most individuals make an album, we did one tune," she informed the outlet.

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"Kyle Lehning, Randy’s longtime producer, despatched the uncooked vocals of about 45 of Randy’s songs to London, the place they had been put into the mannequin utilizing a vocal line supplied by nation music singer James Dupré. They had been capable of choose the voice stems of Randy’s songs and lay them over the vocal line.

"When it got here again from London, Kyle and Randy labored their magic within the studio to excellent the tune, tweaking it to make it possible for his tone, his inflections, every thing was like what Randy would sing. After we lastly heard the consequence, we knew it was value it," Mary mentioned.

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She added, "Hopefully it'll set a precedent for what AI is used for."

Because of AI, Travis was ready to return on tour. Dupré has been on tour with him, aiding as a particular visitor vocalist on the music legend's "Extra Life Tour," which kicked off final spring.

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When Backyard & Gun requested Randy how excited he was about extending his tour, he smiled and mentioned, "Only a lot. Yeah."

Mary added, "He loves being together with his followers. He loves the power of the stage. Individuals at all times ask if it’s exhausting for him to listen to his music performed by any individual else. I feel for some individuals it might be, however for Randy, he’s like, No, I’m good with that. Music belongs to all of us."

Randy Travis' spouse Mary mentioned AI has been "fantastic" for her husband. (Theo Wargo/WireImage)

Mary informed the outlet that AI has been "wonderful" for her husband.

"In 2013, that was not something we might have perceived on the horizon. AI has come up so quick and furiously. After we had been approached by Cris Lacy at Warner about it, it was thrilling. I wished to listen to that voice greater than something — I've for 12 years now.

"Randy’s at all times been very a lot a pioneer in music. When you concentrate on the Toby Keith tune, ‘Don’t Let the Previous Man In,’ that’s Randy Travis. He’s not letting the previous man in. He’s gonna maintain considering of what we are able to do to make a distinction," she informed the outlet.

Randy Travis carried out on the CMT Music Competition a month earlier than he was hospitalized in 2013. (Frederick Breedon IV/WireImage)

In 2023, Randy and Mary spoke with Fox Information Digital about his situation forward of a tribute concert, which additionally raised cash for the Randy Travis Basis. The muse focuses on stroke and aphasia consciousness and supporting music training in faculties.

"We would like individuals to grasp strokes, stroke rehabilitation, that there's life after stroke," Mary mentioned on the time. "We did discover that all the rehab that we went by, life is the perfect rehab. Simply get on the market. Go do what you used to do. You recognize, the world might marvel why you are out right here, however simply go on the market and, you realize, dance like no person's watching and sing like no person's listening and simply have a great time. It actually is the perfect remedy."

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Mary additionally cited her and Randy’s religion for serving to them work by restoration.

Randy Travis performing in 1986. (Paul Natkin/Getty Pictures)

"He is very trustworthy," she mentioned. "We, you realize, we leaned exhausting on God. It has been 10 years now because the stroke, and that is exhausting to imagine. … There's actually no phrases for it, and there is not a day that goes by that I simply do not thank God for his grace and his mercy."