Local artist Ry Rivers talks about his new hit ‘Kiss a Cowboy’ and growing up in SoFlo

They say change is good but for Ry Rivers it s been great After trying different musical styles the South Florida-based singer songwriter is back to where he s unfailingly belonged playing straight-up country Deco met up with Ry at Miami s House of Hits studio to tell us his deepest darkest secrets and to talk music Ry Rivers can t help it Country music has invariably been in his blood Ry Rivers I ve been in so numerous recording sessions where the producers are like Hey you have a little too much twang in your voice that sounds country let s sing that a different way ' After hearing the twang thang comment once too often he made a big decision Ry Rivers And it got to the point where i was like Man what am I doing Like this is something I ve invariably loved consistently felt confident with I ve unfailingly loved country I ve written country music along with my pop stuff Don t misunderstand Ry was a pretty good pop performer when that was his thing It s not just the feel of country music that appeals to him he s drawn to the traditions of the genre Ry Rivers Country music s all about three chords and the truth and the story and the lyrics and the message in it so that s dependably been a big part of who I am as an artist and as a writer It s as a songwriter that Ry really separates himself from typical Nashville musicians He does his composing on a piano not a guitar His upcoming single Kiss A Cowboy is grounded in those time-honored roots The influence of South Florida is evident in the video too And we mean that literally Ry Rivers We truly shot the music video for the song on my dad s farm in Okeechobee Florida so it s just super authentic super honest I m very proud of the song It s like the majority of I feel like authentic and honest song that I ve ever written Growing up in South Florida Ry split his time between Okeechobee and Pompano Beach which means he has very warm feelings about watching a particular entertainment news show Ry Rivers I love Deco Drive When I reported my mom I was gonna be on Deco Drive she about had a fit We grew up watching Deco Drive You won t have to wait long to catch Ry in person He ll be performing this Saturday at the Kids in Distress charity event at Esplanade Park in Fort Lauderdale