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Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts take listeners along on a soul-searching journey told through the songs of a road-worn traveler who has experienced life’s ups and downs and lived to tell the tale. Singer-songwriter-producer Rick Wagner's tunes come straight from the heart with a nod towards Outlaw Country’s founders Willie, Waylon, Johnny and Kris, delivered in a deep, raspy voice that American Songwriter says “hits with a cool sincerity that is a genuine rarity in the modern musical landscape.”

The 2020 debut album won critical acclaim for its “great stories about wisdom gained from hardscrabble living, similar to Ray Wylie Hubbard, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt” (Americana Music Show). The 2022 follow-up Moment Of Truth is a tasteful blend of rock, folk, country and blues with a cinematic undercurrent, bringing to mind Ry Cooder or later day Bob Dylan. Among the album's 12 tracks is a hypnotic cover of Dylan's , hailed by Rolling Stone as a "Song You Need To Know." Their 3rd album released in April, 2024 continues the tradition of well-crafted, heartfelt songs with a Dark Americana cadence that lands somewhere between Nick Cave and Johnny Cash."Classic, compelling songwriting that stirs the soul. Rick Wagner delivers a gritty vocal, full of earthy character and the overall impact is in the vein of Cash’s American Recordings period." says AmericanaUK.