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* TwoHitWonder: John Rich had unexpected chart hits a decade apart with two politically-themed songs: the ProtestSong "Shuttin' Detroit Down" in 2009 (recorded while Big & Rich were on hiatus so that Big Kenny could recover from a neck injury), and "Shut Up About Politics" (featuring the hosts of the Creator/FoxNewsChannel panel show ''Series/{{The Five|2011}}'') a decade later.

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* TwoHitWonder: John Rich had unexpected chart hits a decade apart with two politically-themed songs: the ProtestSong "Shuttin' Detroit Down" in 2009 (recorded while Big & Rich were on hiatus so that Big Kenny could recover from a neck injury), and "Shut Up About Politics" (featuring the hosts of the Creator/FoxNewsChannel Fox News panel show ''Series/{{The Five|2011}}'') a decade later.
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* CreatorKiller: The total failure of the [=JaneDear=] girls' self-titled album seems to have killed John Rich's songwriting and production career, as he's focused entirely on Big & Rich ever since.
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* BlackSheepHit: Their only #1 was "Lost in This Moment", a completely serious wedding ballad.

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* BlackSheepHit: Their Despite their intentionally boisterous image and songs, their only #1 was "Lost in This Moment", a completely serious wedding ballad.
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* HeAlsoDid: While John Rich has a plethora of songwriting credits, Big Kenny has written a few songs as well, including "Amarillo Sky" by Music/JasonAldean (originally by [=McBride=] & the Ride), "Here for the Party" by Gretchen Wilson, and "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" by Music/TimMcGraw, collaborating with Rich on the former two. Kenny also wrote songs for Danni Leigh and The Mavericks before Big & Rich's foundation.

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* HeAlsoDid: While John Rich has a plethora of songwriting and production credits, Big Kenny has written a few songs as well, including "Amarillo Sky" by Music/JasonAldean (originally by [=McBride=] & the Ride), "Here for the Party" by Gretchen Wilson, and "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" by Music/TimMcGraw, collaborating with Rich on the former two. Kenny also wrote songs for Danni Leigh and The Mavericks before Big & Rich's foundation.

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* OneHitWonder: Most mainstream music fans know them only for "Save a Horse", [[AvertedTrope but they have three other songs that have tied or beaten its position on the country charts]]. John Rich himself is a more absolute example, having hit #12 with "Shuttin' Detroit Down" during the duo's hiatus.


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* TwoHitWonder: John Rich had unexpected chart hits a decade apart with two politically-themed songs: the ProtestSong "Shuttin' Detroit Down" in 2009 (recorded while Big & Rich were on hiatus so that Big Kenny could recover from a neck injury), and "Shut Up About Politics" (featuring the hosts of the Creator/FoxNewsChannel panel show ''Series/{{The Five|2011}}'') a decade later.
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* HeAlsoDid: While John Rich has a plethora of songwriting credits, Big Kenny has written a few songs as well, including "Amarillo Sky" by Music/JasonAldean, "Here for the Party" by Gretchen Wilson, and "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" by Music/TimMcGraw. Kenny also wrote songs for Danni Leigh and The Mavericks before Big & Rich's foundation.

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* HeAlsoDid: While John Rich has a plethora of songwriting credits, Big Kenny has written a few songs as well, including "Amarillo Sky" by Music/JasonAldean, Music/JasonAldean (originally by [=McBride=] & the Ride), "Here for the Party" by Gretchen Wilson, and "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" by Music/TimMcGraw.Music/TimMcGraw, collaborating with Rich on the former two. Kenny also wrote songs for Danni Leigh and The Mavericks before Big & Rich's foundation.
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* BlackSheepHit: Their only #1 was "Lost in This Moment", a completely serious wedding ballad.
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* HeAlsoDid: In addition to John Rich's many songwriting and production credits, Big Kenny wrote Music/TimMcGraw's 2008 hit "Last Dollar (Fly Away)".

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* HeAlsoDid: In addition to While John Rich's many Rich has a plethora of songwriting and production credits, Big Kenny wrote Music/TimMcGraw's 2008 hit has written a few songs as well, including "Amarillo Sky" by Music/JasonAldean, "Here for the Party" by Gretchen Wilson, and "Last Dollar (Fly Away)".Away)" by Music/TimMcGraw. Kenny also wrote songs for Danni Leigh and The Mavericks before Big & Rich's foundation.
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* OneHitWonder: Most mainstream music fans know them only for "Save a Horse", [[AvertedTrope but they have three other songs that have tied or beaten its position on the country charts]]. John Rich himself is a more absolute example, having hit #12 with "Shuttin' Detroit Down" during the duo's hiatus.

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* OneHitWonder: Most mainstream music fans know them only for "Save a Horse", [[AvertedTrope but they have three other songs that have tied or beaten its position on the country charts]]. John Rich himself is a more absolute example, having hit #12 with "Shuttin' Detroit Down" during the duo's hiatus.hiatus.
* ProductionPosse: They fronted a group of singer-songwriters known as the [=MuzikMafia=], which also included the likes of Gretchen Wilson, James Otto, Shannon Lawson, and Cowboy Troy. Many of them frequently co-wrote and sang on each other's albums.
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* MissingEpisode: John Rich's second pre-Big & Rich solo single "Forever Loving You" never made it onto an album, and no versions of it seem to circulate online.

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* MissingEpisode: John Rich's second pre-Big & Rich solo single "Forever Loving You" never made it onto an album, and no versions of it seem to circulate online.online.
* OneHitWonder: Most mainstream music fans know them only for "Save a Horse", [[AvertedTrope but they have three other songs that have tied or beaten its position on the country charts]]. John Rich himself is a more absolute example, having hit #12 with "Shuttin' Detroit Down" during the duo's hiatus.
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* HeAlsoDid: In addition to John Rich's many songwriting and production credits, Big Kenny wrote Music/TimMcGraw's 2008 hit "Last Dollar (Fly Away)".

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* HeAlsoDid: In addition to John Rich's many songwriting and production credits, Big Kenny wrote Music/TimMcGraw's 2008 hit "Last Dollar (Fly Away)".Away)".
* MissingEpisode: John Rich's second pre-Big & Rich solo single "Forever Loving You" never made it onto an album, and no versions of it seem to circulate online.
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* ChartDisplacement: Their only #1 hit on the country charts and Top 40 hit on the Hot 100 was not "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", but rather the much more obscure "Lost in This Moment".

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* ChartDisplacement: Their only #1 hit on the country charts and Top 40 hit on the Hot 100 was not "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", but rather the much more obscure "Lost in This Moment". "Save a Horse" only got to #11 on the country charts and #56 on the Hot 100, the former of which was beaten by the #8 "Look at You" and tied by the also-#11 "Run Away with You" much later in the duo's career.
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* ChartDisplacement: Their only #1 hit on the country charts and Top 40 hit on the Hot 100 was not "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", but rather the much more obscure "Lost in This Moment".
* HeAlsoDid: In addition to John Rich's many songwriting and production credits, Big Kenny wrote Music/TimMcGraw's 2008 hit "Last Dollar (Fly Away)".

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