Andrew Pope

Currently, Pope is on tour with John Schneider (screen actor) and plans to release new music in 2020, with friend/producer Shooter Jennings.

In 2019, actor/singer/songwriter John Schneider (screen actor) recorded Pope’s "Stoned On The One" for his album "Redneck Rebel". "Stoned On The One" has proved to be one of Schneider's fastest rising most successful songs to date, currently charting at number 39 on Music Row's Country Breakout Chart. On August 17, 2019, Schneider would invite Andrew as a guest to the Grand Ole Opry for the debut of Stoned On The One live. His performance was received to a standing ovation from the sell out crowd. Schneider says, "This is one of the best country songs I have ever heard and I am so lucky to be able to know and get to hang out with this man, Andrew Pope".

In 2017, Pope would produce and release his second album, "Stoned On The One", under self owned music label Alacob Music. All songs featured on the album are written or co-written by Pope. It features guest appearances/contributions from folks such as The Bellamy Brothers, James Otto, and Larry Gatlin. "Stoned On The One" debuted at number 49 on iTunes Top Country Albums chart to high praise. Songs from the album are featured heavily in rotation on Shooter Jennings’ longtime running program, Shooter Jennings’ Electric Rodeo on Sirius XM Outlaw Country. In a 2017 Billboard article, Shooter Jennings would proclaim Andrew To "have a bright future in country music'.

In 2012, Pope was discovered by MillTown Records and later signed an independent deal that would bring forth his debut album, "Here We Go" in November 2012. The album featured songs written by Pope as well as guest appearances from Confederate Railroad and Jeff Cook from country supergroup Alabama. "Here We Go" debuted at number 63 on the ITunes Country Album chart. After touring in support of the album, Pope began to immerse himself in his writing. From 2013 to 2016, Pope would go on to write some 300 songs. Frequent co-writers at the time included world class songwriters such as Mark Narmore, Larry Bastian, and Country Music Hall of Famer Bobby Bare.

Ray Gressett (Replaced Josh Pope in 2011) - Lead Guitar

Andrew Pope started performing at honky tonk bars in January 2008, alongside friend Tyler Cooper. The duo would eventually become known as "The Midnight Rounders", touring the Southeast region with over 100 dates per year, often playing only for tips. In 2010, Pope formed the band, Andrew Pope & Bootleg Whiskey. They toured heavily, mainly around the Southeast region, performing over 120 shows per year. The original lineup for Andrew Pope & Bootleg Whiskey consisted of:

William Andrew Pope (born January 21, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Pope's music has been featured nationwide on Sirius XM radio. He has toured nationally alongside acts such as John Michael Montgomery, Mark Chesnutt, Shooter Jennings, David Allan Coe, John Schneider (screen actor), and Sunny Sweeney. In 2019, his hit song, "Stoned On The One" was recorded by John Schneider (screen actor) and signifies one of Schneider's fastest rising hits to date, peaking at #30 on Music Row’s Country Breakout Chart.

Andrew Pope was born on January 21, 1985 at Dekalb Regional Medical Center in Fort Payne, Alabama. He is a native of Geraldine, Alabama, United States and he attended Geraldine High School. At a very early age, Pope was introduced to music. When he was with his mother and step-father, Pope would hear artists like Hank Williams Jr, Merle Haggard, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Through attending a small church with his grandmother, he was exposed to southern gospel hymns and when he was with his grandfather he would hear folks like Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, and Fats Domino.