With her loud cackle, loose wisecracks, and long eyelashes, Hannah Dasher conquered the country music genre in exactly 11 years. However, there is only one thing that will prevent her from ever being forgotten again now that she is present.
And that is unquestionably her talent.
A country gun who favors ringer bottoms over thin pants and hair curlers over straighteners as of now winds up making an entire bundle of commotion in Nashville, not just with the arrival of her Sony Music Nashville debut The Half Record, yet additionally, her decree of a solitary “You Will Cherish Me.”
“Of all people Hannah, you’re the one that can pull it off,” says Dasher of the song, which she also wrote with Andy Albert and Gordie Sampson and whose performance video premieres exclusively on PEOPLE. “I thought it would be too cocky, but [“You’re Gonna Love Me” co-writer] Thomas [Archer] was like.” When I put it on Tik Tok, it just went crazy. I had intended for it to be my new show opener (for her TikTok cooking show Stand by Your Pan).
To say that I’m crazy may be an understatement. Dasher is currently riding the wave to country music stardom with over 15 million views of her “Hannah Damn Dasher” content and 1.3 million TikTok followers, but the question remains: where the heck did she come from?
She was from Georgia, after all.
Dasher, a graduate of the University of Georgia who was directly influenced by the music of Alan Jackson, Hank Williams Jr., Tom Petty, Eric Church, and Aretha Franklin, declares, “I’ve always been an old soul.” I’ve always been a fan of the 1990s country sound and the classic country sound. However, with Lynyrd Skynyrd, I blew the speakers out of my trailblazer in high school.
Dasher landed a publishing deal, was signed by a major label, and snagged a cut for Brad Paisley courtesy of “Go to Bed Early” after flitting around a bit as a songwriter in the unofficial home of songwriters while also working at the local Bass Pro Shops to pay the bills. Dasher also decided to share some of her humor on a tiny social media platform called TikTok in 2019, just a few months prior to the pandemic.
Dasher, who began posting videos at the beginning of 2020, claims, “It took me a year to learn how to use it, but I knew that I knew I had to showcase my personality somehow.” I was aware that I had to take advantage of it in order to accomplish that, particularly considering that we were not on tour the previous year and I had no intention of simply waiting for it to explode, but it did.”
In fact, Dasher can’t go to the grocery store without being noticed, can’t go to the airport without being asked for a picture, and can’t talk about country music without being told that they don’t like it but love her because of this new stardom.
Dasher, who also co-wrote the song “LA” on Lainey Wilson’s 2019 EP Redneck Hollywood, says, “I think whatever they were missing in country music, they are finding in me.” I’m just glad it’s working, no matter what they like.
Even though Dasher is currently receiving a lot of attention for her sound and appearance, she stands for so much more.
She exclaims with pride, “I’m a healthy, curvy woman.” As a public figure, I’ve always tried to embrace that, and I think it’s empowering for other women to show them how to accept themselves, their flaws, and everything that makes them who they are.”
Dasher becomes quiet as if she is about to say something profound through her lipstick-lined mouth.
She then makes a quip, “I might not be the sexiest crayon in the box, but as long as I think I am, I can get through life smiling.”
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