Chris Stapleton Teams With Luggage Brand

Chris Stapleton has teamed with Filson, which produces luggage, bags, and accessories, and announced the "Traveller Collection," a five-piece ensemble designed and handcrafted, available on October 5, 2023.

Chris's connection to Filson can be traced back to his formative years with his father, who wore Filson gear while hunting. Ever since, Stapleton has donned Filson gear on the road and in daily life.

Chris said in a statement, "It's been an incredible process developing the 'Traveller Collection' with Filson. Inspired by my needs on the road and the desire to revive archived Filson pieces, we've created products that I genuinely use and love. Filson feels like part of my family, and their commitment to lasting craftsmanship aligns perfectly with my values."

He added, "It's been an honor to collaborate with such a legendary brand that creates products meant to outlive us all."

Alex Carleton, CCO at Filson, added, "Working closely with our design team, Stapleton's insights and preferences influenced the Collection's aesthetics and functionality. This collaborative approach ensures that each item in the 'Traveller Collection' bears the distinct mark of both Filson's time-honored craftsmanship and Chris Stapleton's creative input, resulting in a Collection that seamlessly merges heritage and contemporary style."

You can view the collection here.

Stapleton recently announced his new album, Higher, which will be out on November 10. He also just released the first single, "White Horse," co-written by Stapleton and Dan Wilson. Wilson and Stapleton previously co-wrote "When The Stars Come Out," from Stapleton's debut album, 2015's Traveller. Like Stapleton, Wilson is an in-demand writer and has written or co-written songs for Celine Dion, Taylor Swift, Leon Bridges, Tom Morello, the Chicks, John Legend, Dierks Bentley, and Panic! At The Disco, among others. He's a former member of the band Semisonic, who had a massive hit with their 1998 anthem, "Closing Time."

Produced by Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton, and Stapleton, Higher was recorded at Nashville's RCA Studio A. Alongside Stapleton (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide electric guitar), the album features Cobb (acoustic guitar, eclectic guitar), J.T. Cure (bass), Paul Franklin (pedal steel), Derek Mixon (drums), Morgane (background vocals, synthesizer, tambourine) and Lee Pardini (organ, piano).

With the release of Chris Young's new song "All Dogs Go To Heaven," depicting the heartbreak of losing your canine best friend, we got to thinking about what some of the best country music songs were about dogs, and we found some good ones.

Admittedly we were surprised Miranda Lambert didn't have a dog song as she, along with her MuttNation foundation, does so very much for our canine friends. Miranda does have a song from 2020 called "How Dare You Love," along with a lyric video that features pictures of dogs. She also performed on the ACM Awards with Chris Stapleton in 2021 for his song about his dog, "Maggie's Song." We did, however, find gems from Carrie Underwood, Stapleton, and more than one from Blake Shelton.

Here are our top five picks for country songs about dogs.

An early song from Carrie telling who she prefers her canine to the dating scene. The chorus sings, "And, I, I close my eyes / And, I kiss that frog / Each time finding / The more boys I meet, the more I love my dog."

Blake won the CMT Music Awards' Video of the Year award for the video for this song in 2018. The song's chorus includes the lyrics, "I'll hang the pictures, you'll hang the stars / You'll pick the paint, I'll pick a guitar / Sing you a song out there with the crickets and the frogs / You'll name the babies, and I'll name the dogs, yeah."

A great song about losing your best friend. The chorus sings, "All dogs go to Heaven / To spend forever running wild and free, off the leash / I know he'll probably go before me / Oh, and that's the day I'm dreadin' / But he'll be waiting on me at the gates / 'Cause all dogs go to Heaven."

Chris wrote this song about losing his family's beloved lab terrier dog.

Blake's version of this song has become a classic and is also the name of his bars in various cities, including Nashville, soon in Las Vegas, and in Oklahoma. The song was originally recorded by George Jones on his 1990 album; You Oughta Be Here with Me. Kenny Rogers also covered it on his 1993 album If Only My Heart Had a Voice. The chorus includes the lyrics, "And the warden sang / Come on somebody / Why don't you run / Ol' Red's itchin' to have a little fun / Get my lantern / Get my gun / Red'll have you treed before the mornin' comes."