{"id":2237,"date":"2018-11-01T07:29:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T11:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2019-02-11T10:35:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T15:35:51","slug":"lead-singer-leaving-river-town-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2018\/11\/lead-singer-leaving-river-town-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Singer Leaving River Town Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UHwfqmiHT1k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Sad news for River Town Saints fans. The group&#8217;s lead singer, Chris Labelle, is leaving the group, but RTS will continue on with a new lead singer.<\/p>\n<p>Chris posted on Facebook:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t even know where to start with this post ? I&#8217;ve been thinking about it for awhile and finally came to the decision that my time with the River Town Saints has come to an end &#8230; Its been a fun ride and I got to play the biggest stages in Canada with 4 friends of mine and that&#8217;s something I&#8217;ll never forget &#8230; Something in my heart told me I need to do my own thing and I have so many lyrics to sing about on a personal level !!! THE BAND WILL CONTINUE WITH A NEW SINGER for all the fans out there and I wish them all the success in the world &#8230; Its scary because I&#8217;m all alone now\u00a0<span class=\"_47e3 _5mfr\" title=\"frown emoticon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/f24\/1.5\/16\/1f641.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><span class=\"_7oe\">\ud83d\ude41<\/span><\/span>Actually that&#8217;s not true I have the best wife in the world and she&#8217;s behind me 100 percent and believes in the music I&#8217;m making &#8230;\u00a0<a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jacheson1?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&amp;eid=ARAYkGeTLGemR1uWO2mnkaU0V_Y6NlnGJ7f8LYbVGfoMLAHmmKJFz-1qYzrSgMFc5Z9z-mZkS6-DvC1N&amp;fref=mentions\">Julie Catherine Labelle<\/a>\u00a0I love you so much &#8230; A huge thank you to Canadian Country Radio and the fans for supporting me , I really cant wait to share all the new stuff I&#8217;ve been working on but it will take some time to puzzle it all together &#8230;. RGK Entertainment \/ Open Rd Recordings you guys have been nothing but patient and professional the entire time and thank you for everything you&#8217;ve done for me , I wish you all the success in the world &#8230; talk soon.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>River Town Saints also shared a message on social media for fans.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpntsgzlE_c\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sad news for River Town Saints fans. 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