{"id":16201,"date":"2025-04-09T05:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=16201"},"modified":"2025-04-09T05:56:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T05:56:59","slug":"annie-bosko-embraces-her-roots-with-new-single-california-cowgirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=16201","title":{"rendered":"Annie Bosko Embraces Her Roots With New Single, \u2018California Cowgirl\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared at <a href=\"https:\/\/thestarnewsnetwork.com\/2025\/04\/09\/annie-bosko-embraces-her-roots-with-new-single-california-cowgirl\/\">https:\/\/thestarnewsnetwork.com\/2025\/04\/09\/annie-bosko-embraces-her-roots-with-new-single-california-cowgirl\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Music Spotlight artist <a href=\"https:\/\/bethanybowman.com\/2023\/10\/10\/music-spotlight-annie-bosko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Annie Bosko<\/a> hails from California, not from San Francisco or Los Angeles, but from a farm near Thousand Oaks. While people often associate country music with Nashville and the South, real cowboys come from the western U.S., where they tend ranches and have cattle drives.<\/p>\n<p>Bosko explained, \u201cI know California has its issues. I almost used to hide that I was from California because it meant I couldn\u2019t be country. But when I lived in Nashville, I lived on 8th Avenue South which was way less country than when I go home to California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The idea for the song \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dN96u3hC9EM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Cowgirl<\/a>\u201d is serendipitous.\u00a0Recently, Bosko was doing a podcast with Dwight Yoakum, and he said, \u201cThe California cowgirl, Annie Bosko, is here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She instantly thought, \u201cThat\u2019s a title for a song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/annie-bosko2_840x480.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-504440 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/annie-bosko2_840x480.webp\" alt=\"Annie Bosko\" width=\"840\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not too long later, songwriter Jason Seller came up to her and said, \u201cLance Miller gave me an idea for a song, \u2018California Cowgirl.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She replied, \u201cYou won\u2019t believe it, but Dwight Yoakam just called me that in a podcast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bosko scheduled a co-write with several people, and they said, \u201cWe have an idea for you\u2014California Cowgirl.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"California Cowgirl (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dN96u3hC9EM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>She knew it was time to write and release this very personal song.<\/p>\n<p>The singer shared, \u201cI\u2019m proud of growing up in California because my dad was a third-generation farmer. And you know my grandpa started a farm with nothing. He sold my grandma\u2019s car. When they got married, it was their only car. He bought the first tractor in the area. And he\u2019s really my hero in so many ways because no one worked harder than him and totally lived the American dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The words, <em>I\u2019m just a California cowgirl\/Homegrown as a Georgia peach\/ Hold on, cause boy I betcha I can Texas two-step ya\/ Right off your feet\/ Just a California cowgirl true blue as the grass in Kentucky\/ Sweet as Tupelo honey, just as country as country\/ California cowgirl<\/em> portray an accurate description of the California crooner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/annie-bosko_840x480.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-504442 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/annie-bosko_840x480.webp\" alt=\"Annie Bosko\" width=\"840\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis song is my way of saying that country is more than a place, it\u2019s a way of life,\u201d Bosko stated. \u201cIt\u2019s anyone who\u2019s ever felt like they had to prove their country roots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before releasing \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dN96u3hC9EM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Cowgirl<\/a>,\u201d Bosko teamed up with Joe Nichols for their sensational duet, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EltWNmUo32U?list=OLAK5uy_m8xdA6U693KzBv2iJGkUi_QdKFd32P59A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Better Than You<\/a>.\u201d It landed in the top 5 most-added songs at Country radio for five consecutive weeks, including one week before its impact date, as <em>Music Row<\/em> <em>Magazine<\/em> boasted that the song is \u201cTerrific listening\u2026 goosebump-thrilling sounding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While researching the music Bosko had released since our last interview, I was awestruck by her exquisite cover of Kris Kristofferson\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xgez9Y-0HCo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Help Me Make It Through the Night<\/a>.\u201d I know that the song has been covered a multitude of times, but something in the pureness of Bosko\u2019s delivery stopped me in my tracks. I had to listen to it several times.<\/p>\n<p>Her producer, Trent Willmon, encouraged her to cover the song. Bosko\u2019s crystal-clear vocals are magical between the achy pedal steel guitar and the airy harmonica.<\/p>\n<p>Following her Rodeo Houston debut last month, where she kicked off opening night with a performance of the National Anthem (watch<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DG8lSHyxrrC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> here<\/a>), Bosko will perform in her home state at the famed Stagecoach Festival on April 26 and at the Headwaters Country Jam in Montana on July 25. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniebosko.com\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> for a full list of tour dates.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to follow Bosko on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniebosko.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anniebosko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/annieboskomusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@anniebosko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/AnnieBosko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anniebosko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a>, and all streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013<\/p>\n<p><em>Bethany Bowman is a freelance entertainment writer. You can follow her<a href=\"https:\/\/bethanybowman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethanybowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethanyBowman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/thestarnewsnetwork.com\/2025\/04\/09\/annie-bosko-embraces-her-roots-with-new-single-california-cowgirl\/\">Annie Bosko Embraces Her Roots With New Single, \u2018California Cowgirl\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/thestarnewsnetwork.com\">The Star News Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared at https:\/\/thestarnewsnetwork.com\/2025\/04\/09\/annie-bosko-embraces-her-roots-with-new-single-california-cowgirl\/ Music Spotlight artist Annie Bosko hails from California, not&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":151,"featured_media":16203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wi-daily-star"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16201"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16206,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16201\/revisions\/16206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}