Chris Gantry

Chris Gantry (born 1942 in Queens, New York) is an American singer-songwriter associated with Nashville. He wrote the hit "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" and recorded at Johnny Cash and June Carter's House of Cash; Drag City has issued his material, including Nashlantis.

Born in Queens in 1942; moved to Nashville in the early 1960s; wrote over 1,000 songs; "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" became a hit (1968) and was performed by Glen Campbell; recorded at the House of Cash in the early 1970s; rediscovered in part through Drag City; the DeBaser review notes a 1973 incarceration for drug possession and describes Nashlantis as eleven new songs in a Nashville/outlaw-country style.

DeBaser hosts a review of Chris Gantry's Nashlantis that frames him as an insider of the Nashville myth. The record is described as eleven new songs in an outlaw-country/Nashville sound and praised for its songwriting. The review notes Gantry's long career, his 1968 hit "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife," and recordings made at the House of Cash.

For:Fans of classic country, outlaw country, Nashville songwriting, and singer-songwriter rediscoveries.