Aaron Watson’s live album, out now, helps benefit victims of Hurricane Harvey

photo: Bradford Coolidge

Aaron Watson’s "Live at the World’s Biggest Rodeo Show," the country singer's first live album in nearly a decade, is now available.

It has been a year since Hurricane Harvey, the Category 4 storm that caused $125 billion in damage, impacting 13 million people in 41 Texas counties. $1.41 from each album sold will benefit the Rebuild Texas Fund, in recognition of the widespread devastation across Watson’s home state. The album was recorded live in front of 65,000 fans on opening night of the 2017 Rodeo Houston.

Containing 13 songs from his 18-year career, the live album also includes the acoustic bonus track, “Higher Ground,” written by Watson as Hurricane Harvey struck.

Watson’s new single from the most recent studio effort "Vaquero," “Run Wild Horses,” is currently Top 40 and climbing on the Mediabase national radio charts. The video for the self-penned homage to his wife premiered at CMT Music last month.

Aaron Watson wrapped 2017 with a Top 10 on the national radio charts with his self-penned “Outta Style.” At 50 weeks, the hit single broke a Billboard record, marking the longest trek to the coveted spot in the history of their Country Airplay Chart. "Vaquero" had one of the 10 biggest album debuts of the year in country music.

The Rebuild Texas Fund is a collaborative project of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the OneStar Foundation, established to support the rebuilding efforts in communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The fund works alongside organizations within the affected  communities that are making an impact in the following areas: community and economic development; health; housing; education and childcare; transportation and workforce; and capital for rebuilding small businesses.

It will continue to fund projects and organizations within these areas through the end of 2019. Funding through the Rebuild Texas Fund is provided to eligible nonprofit, government, corporate, and philanthropic organizations working on the ground in Texas communities, that have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. More information about the Rebuild Texas Fund is available at www.rebuildtx.org.