Singer-Songwriter Darryl Worley Feeling ‘Thankful’ After Barn Fire

Darryl Worley suffered a devastating loss this week during the south's historic snowstorm events. The country music singer-songwriter shared some heartbreaking news with his followers on Wednesday (1/17) by posting a photo of a barn fire at his Savannah, Tennessee home.

Worley posted the following statement to his Facebook page:

"I don’t think I will get this sight out of my mind for a long time! I’ve seen other people go through things like this and I truly hurt for them. You just don’t really know and understand until it happens to you. It’s the worst feeling! In that moment that Kimberly captured I was overwhelmed with the feelings of helplessness, sadness, confusion, and grief! There were so many things in that barn that meant so much to us and so many great memories! But I woke up this morning feeling thankful for all the love and support from so many, for the fact that all our animals escaped, for my family being safe, and for God’s love and protection! Please continue keep us in your prayers and thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the posts, text, calls, and prayers! We will rebuild our barn and move on with God’s help!"

The 59-year-old known for his No. 1 hits including "I Miss My Friend," "Awful, Beautiful Life," and "Have You Forgotten?" had recently wrapped up his string of dates for the 'Darryl Worley & Friends: Home for the Holidays Dinner Show' at the Christmas at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville.

Before the devastating barn fire took place, Worley was fortunate enough to have "an amazing family gathering to celebrate together" since he and his loved ones did not get to do their "traditional family meal" for either Thanksgiving or Christmas in 2023.

Worley currently has tour dates scheduled through March in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Billings, Montana, Nampa, Indiana, and more. Click here for more information and to find additional updates.

As we get deeper into January, the winter weather is hitting hard all over the country, and we find ourselves sitting around a cozy fire more often, and bundling up when we step outside.

Just this week (1/10), news stories on CNN forecast that another big storm is coming across the country and we can expect snow and ice in some parts.

Country music has been dealing with cold for decades, dating back at least to Hank Williams' "Cold Cold Heart" in 1950. Of course, "cold" isn't just an air temperature; it can describe a feeling.

Luke Combs told us a few years back when he was preparing for a new album of songs, "I think there's a lot of guys specifically my age that have a hard time being emotional, which is... [an] absolutely huge mistake. And I think it leads to a whole lot of problems later on in your life. But I think it's okay to, when your girlfriend leaves you to be sad about that. It's okay to cry when your dad passes away, or it's okay to want to be a sloppy college guy, even though you're 29 years old, and go out and get drunk and take a cab home like that."

Combs continued, "There are times when I feel like five different people. I can be a songwriter or be a guy in the grocery store going to get what guys at the grocery store go and get. I think the songs are kind of like that. They're different, like every day is different for me. I don't wake up every day and go, 'I'm a big famous country guy,' and that's it. I am who I am, you know, and I get sad about stuff, and I have a good time and, you know, I reminisce on high school even though I'm playing Red Rocks."

He adds, "As long as you're doing what makes you happy, I don't understand why people are so concerned with what other people view them as."

Gearing up for a cold winter, we gathered what we believe are some of country music's downright coldest songs.

Zac gets right to the point in this song about delaying a love match because of "colder weather." In the chorus, the lyrics include: "He said, 'I wanna see you again / But I'm stuck in colder weather / Maybe tomorrow will be better / Can I call you then?' / She said, 'You're a ramblin' man' / / And you ain't ever gonna change / You got a gypsy soul to blame / And you were born for leavin.'"

Taylor released this song as an album cut on her debut album. The chorus includes the lyrics: "Oh, what a shame / What a rainy ending given to a perfect day / Just walk away / Ain't no use defending words that you will never say / And now that I'm sittin' here thinkin' it through / I've never been anywhere cold as you."

Luke co-wrote this sad song and produced the track. He uploaded an acoustic version of the song to his social media in 2020. The lyrics of the chorus are: "They got 'Whiskey River' on a jukebox / A honky tonk sawdust dance floor / A neon, five o'clock, broke clock / And plenty damn many when you want one more / Of this broke heart fool on an old bar stool / Drinkin' beer almost as cold as you."

The music video for the cold song showcases a man through a night after he escapes his ex-girlfriend and her new lover via a secret door in the back of a jukebox in a nostalgic diner. Many of the video's cast of characters have appeared as characters in other Luke Combs videos.

Chris' "Cold' won at the 64th GRAMMY Awards for Best Country Song. He performed the song on both the GRAMMY Awards that year and the CMA Awards in 2021. The icey chorus includes the lyrics: "Oh, why you got to be so cold? / Why you got to go and cut me like a knife / And put our love on ice? / Oh, girl, you know you left this hole / Right here in the middle of my soul / Oh, why you got to be so cold?"