Chris Stapleton plans October concert in Tuscaloosa

Chris Stapleton, whose 2016 Tuscaloosa Amphitheater show sold out in two hours, will return to the venue Oct. 18, according to a release from Birmingham-based booking agent Red Mountain Entertainment.

His Tuscaloosa stop on the All American Road Show Tour, with opening acts Marty Stuart and Brent Cobb, will start at 7 p.m., with Amphitheater gates opening at 5:30 p.m.

Stapleton broke through as a songwriter, co-writing No. 1 hits such as Kenny Chesney’s “Never Wanted Nothing More,” George Strait’s “Love’s Gonna Make It Alright,” and Darius Rucker’s “Come Back Song.” Artists as diverse as Adele, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill and Peter Frampton have covered or co-written songs with him.

He fronted bluegrass group The Steeldrivers, with whom he scored a couple of hit albums, and co-created southern-rock band The Jompson Brothers. He began moving toward a solo career in 2013, signing with Mercury Nashville, cutting debut disc "Traveller" in 2015, co-produced with Dave Cobb, Brent's cousin.

On the strength of the triple-platinum seller, Stapleton won a pair of Grammys, three Country Music Association Awards, five Academy of Country Music Awards and others. He's added three more Grammys, two more ACM, and four more CMAs with a pair of 2017 studio albums released seven months apart, "From a Room: Volume 1" and "From a Room: Volume 2."

His singles "Traveller," "Nobody To Blame," "Parachute," "Either Way" and "Broken Halos" sold gold or platinum, with "Broken Halos" becoming a multi-country No. 1. Stapleton's cover of "Tennessee Whiskey" went No. 1 after a 2016 duet performance with Justin Timberlake at the CMAs. A duet he co-wrote and cut with Timberlake, "Say Something," broke into the Top 10 of several countries, selling multi-platinum. Stapleton co-wrote three songs for the pop star's 2018 album "Man of the Woods," which featured "Say Something."

His songs have appeared in films including "Valentine's Day," "Hell or High Water," "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip," and "Country Strong," and he's twice been featured musical guest on "Saturday Night Live."

Honkytonk and rockabilly veteran Marty Stuart has played Tuscaloosa before, including at the late CityFest, but this will mark his first Amphitheater performance. The Philadelphia, Miss. native started out picking bluegrass, joining Lester Flatt's band at just 14, playing guitar and mandolin. In the '80s he played with Vassar Clements and Doc Watson, then joined Johnny Cash's band for five years. Stuart played on the "Class of '55" album, cut in Memphis with Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison; at the end of sessions, Perkins gave Stuart his guitar. Though he landed a top 20 hit with "Arlene" in 1986, Stuart struggled to get his solo career flying. It was 1990's "Hillbilly Rock" that lifted off, with a pair of top 20 hits in the title track and "Western Girls." In '91, he broke into Top 5 with his album and title track single "Tempted."

A couple of duets with Travis Tritt, "The Whiskey Ain't Workin','" and "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)," helped Stuart score his biggest single successes. The '92 album "This One's Gonna Hurt You" sold platinum, and featured other hits including "Burn Me Down," "Now That's Country" and "High on a Mountaintop." Though hits tailed off, he's continued to play, write and record, often for his own Superlatone Records label. He's won four Grammys, awards from CMA and ACM, and numerous others from Americana and bluegrass organizations.

Country singer-songwriter Brent Cobb began playing professionally as a teenager, with a boost from his cousin, producer Dave Cobb, who flew him out to Los Angeles to cut the 2006 debut album, "No Place Left to Leave." Moving to Nashville a few years later, Cobb wrote songs such as Luke Bryan's "Tailgate Blues," David Nail and Frankie Ballard's "Grandpa's Farm," Kellie Pickler's "Rockaway" and Kenny Chesney's "Don't It." Following a self-titeld 2012 EP, he began picking up opening dates for stars such as Sara Evans and Blake Shelton. His 2016 Elektra album "Shine On Rainy Day" went to No. 17 on Billboard country album charts, and earned a Grammy nomination as Best Americana Album. Earlier this year he released the album "Providence Canyon," which went to No. 2 on Billboard's Heatseakers chart, and 23 on Billboard's Folk chart.

Tickets for the Stapleton, Stuart and Cobb show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, through the Amphitheater box office, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Reserved seats will be $49.75 and $79.75, with the general admission pit tickets $79.75.