John Rich: podcast appearances and interviews

John Rich, born on January 7, 1974, is an American country music singer-songwriter. He was a member of the country band Lonestar from 1992 to 1998, where he played bass guitar and shared lead vocal duties with Richie McDonald. After leaving the band, Rich pursued a solo career on BNA Records, releasing two singles and recording the album Underneath the Same Moon, which was not released until 2006. In 2001, he independently released the album Rescue Me, inspired by a cancer patient named Katie Darnell. By 2003, Rich teamed up with Big Kenny to form the duo Big & Rich, which produced three albums on Warner Bros. Records and several singles, including the number one hit Lost in This Moment. Following a hiatus in 2007, Rich began working on a third solo album titled Son of a Preacher Man, which yielded two chart singles. In 2011, he released two extended plays called Rich Rocks and For the Kids. The duo Big & Rich reunited in 2012. In 2026, Rich was appointed by President Donald Trump as the United States Special Envoy for American Landowners and was sworn into the position on July 10, 2026.