NASHVILLE, TN – (May 30, 2025) – “Small Town Nights,“ the new release by Americana, Rock, and Country artist Dan Ashley, is available today on all digital music platforms. “Small Town Nights” tells the story of coming of age in a simpler time. Long before the internet, social media, and even cable TV, life moved at a different pace and with a different rhythm. A night out on the town with a date or friends on a Saturday meant cruising Main Street in your dad’s car and a movie at the local theater. The nostalgic single, co-written by Dan Ashley and Bill Bentley, is available now for streaming HERE.
The official video with visual storytelling and nostalgic charm was produced by Ryland Knight and co-edited by Bill Bentley in support of the new song and is available today on the artist’s official YouTube Channel.
“I wanted to write a song that reflected my high school experiences growing up in a small college town in North Carolina”, says singer and songwriter Dan Ashley. “But, much more than that, this is a song that reflects the same joys, pressures, and questions that teenagers still ask and face today.” He says. “In so many ways, a kid’s life today is made a lot more complicated by all of the distractions and pressures that the internet creates, but that shouldn’t rob them of the simple pleasures of being young.” This song celebrates those ideals.
“There aren’t a lot of old-fashioned storytellers of this strain actively recording and playing gigs in the American underground these days.”– Indieshark.com
“Rolling down main street windows down low
Radio blasting got nowhere to go
Same old bars same faces
Can’t help dreamin’ about brand new places
My roots run deep in this dusty land
It’s here I’ll stay make my final stand
Cause I’m a small town, hard luck, hard rockin’ man
Small town nights
That’s who I am
Small town nights
Like Jack and Diane
Small town nights
Give me those small town nights
Wild and free
Living every moment you and me
Drive past the diner where we used to meet
Stay out late, two hearts one beat
We all got dreams we’re trying to chase
But there’s something here I can’t replace…”
“Small Town Nights” was produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Bill Bentley and recorded at Bill Bentley Productions with Bill Bentley (guitar, bass, and BGV).
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Music is available on all digital platforms: Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music
About Dan Ashley:
Dan Ashley has been passionate about music his entire life, starting as a child with his first guitar and piano lessons, and then singing in the junior choir at his church in North Carolina. Summers at the family farm always included music, and his grandmother was an accomplished pianist.
As a vocalist, Dan has led his band for many years, headlining great venues and opening for artists such as REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Eddie Money, Rick Springfield, Patti LaBelle, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Melissa Etheridge. Dan has shared the stage with many great performers over the years, including Dionne Warwick, Neal Schon of Journey, Brad Gillis of Night Ranger, and multiple Grammy winner Narada Michael Walden, among many others.
As an accomplished singer, Dan is regularly asked to perform the National Anthem at various events, including those of the NBA, Major League Baseball, college football, and professional hockey, among others. With a unique blend of Americana and Rock and Roll, Dan brings a distinctive voice and unique life experience to his music. Always the storyteller, Dan shares the joys, heartbreaks, loves, and losses that are part of our shared humanity. Backed by a group of remarkable musicians who have played and toured with an impressive list of major artists, Dan is thrilled to share his music with audiences everywhere. In addition to enjoying Dan’s music, his many fans can watch him every weeknight on ABC7 News in San Francisco, where he has anchored the evening news for three decades.
