"Hard to Be a Hero in a World That Doesn't Want to Be Saved" | Frank Ray on the Real Country Podcast

Former cop turned country artist Frank Ray sits down with me to talk life on the road, fatherhood, and what it really means to serve. 

Frank opens up about his 10 years in law enforcement, the moment Keith Urban changed everything, and the story behind his powerful new song "Hard To Be A Hero", written to memorialize a fallen officer and humanize the men and women who do the job every day. 

He also talks about his FRAY initiative supporting first responder mental health, his Tracy Lawrence collab on the new EP Good For The Soul, and what it actually looks like to balance tour life with three daughters at home.

Topics covered: law enforcement mental health · first responder PTSD · Latino country music · Tracy Lawrence · Good For The Soul EP · FRAY initiative · life on the road · fatherhood · country music

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