Fast Ryde

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Wednesday Jun 9 11:30 AM on Broadway
Friday Jun 11 1:15 PM on Chevy Music Stage
Friday Jun 11 1:30 PM on 5th Avenue Plaza

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Fast Ryde

Fast Ryde was founded in 2008 by Jody Stevens and James Harrison, natives of West Virginia and Florida, respectively. Jody Stevens is the son of songwriter Jeff Stevens, who has written hits for George Strait and Tim McGraw and produces for Luke Bryan.[3] Both Stevens and Harrison decided to work as songwriters in Nashville, Tennessee, and chose to form a duo. In 2009, Fast Ryde signed to Republic Records' newly-established Nashville division, through the assistance of Scott Borchetta. Fast Ryde's first single release was "That Thang," which the duo wrote after Stevens suggested that the two write a "booty song." This song was met with mixed reviews. Juli Thanki of The 9513 gave the single a thumbs-down rating, criticizing the song for its repeated use of sung syllables and its similarity in theme to Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk." The song peaked at #38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in mid-2009. The duo released "Make It Rain" in October 2009.