Forest Raynes

Hi, I'm Forest Raynes, Country Music Artist. My newest single, "Red October Heart," about my Love of the Philadelphia Phillies is being released Wed. 2/11.

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“The Wrong South” is officially OUT NOW.

A song about wrong turns, hard lessons, and finding yourself somewhere between heartbreak and home.

Stream it everywhere today. 🔥

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⚡ NEW MUSIC NEXT FRIDAY ⚡
Forest Raynes returns May 22 with a brand new single…
🎶 “The Wrong South” 🎶
Dark roads. Small towns. Bad decisions.
This one cuts a little deeper.
A gritty Southern anthem from the forthcoming album “Boots Don’t Lie.”
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🔥 Turn it loud
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OUT NOW! 🔥

“Raised on Hee Haw” by Forest Raynes is officially LIVE today! 🎶

👉 Go stream it NOW and turn it UP:

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👇 Tag someone who was raised on Hee Haw with you!

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My new single with Emma Rivers is set to be released this Friday 3/20/2026, on all of the major music streaming platforms. You can listen here on my YouTube before the release.

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My new single “When Our Voices Find Each Other,” with Emma Rivers will be released this Friday 3/20/2026, on all of the Major Music Streaming services.

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My newest single “Turn it Up Boys” is now available on all of the music streaming platforms.

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My new single “Turn it Up Boys” from my forthcoming album “Boardwalk & Backroads,” is set to be released on Friday March 6, 2026, to all the major music streaming platforms.

Apple Music: https://t.co/MRjXL9A62e

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“Raised a Piney” is off of my new album “Welcome to the Jersey Pines.” Out now on all major music streaming platforms.

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Give this playlist a listen: Forest Raynes-Playlist and let me know what you think!

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My newest album “Welcome to the Jersey Pines” is now available on all of the Major music streaming platforms.

#countrymusic #jerseypinebarrens #jerseypines #NewMusic #NewMusicAlert #NewMusic2026

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"October on the Boardwalk" is now available on Spotify and Apple Music as well as all of the other major music streaming services.

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I wrote the song "October on the Boardwalk" about growing up in the Atlantic City, New Jersey area in the 1970s and early ‘80s and about losing a High School friend, Atlantic City Police Officer Peter Egnor who was killed in the Line of Duty on October 14, 1981. Pete was just 20 years old.

I was fortunate to be able to see and talk with Pete for a while, one last time on the night of October 12-13, 1981 on the Beach in Atlantic City while he was doing crowd control as the famed Million Dollar Pier was burning down.

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My track "October on the Boardwalk" has been added to the @distrokid playlist, "Wheel of Playlist" https://t.co/Y9w23R3Twe

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This is a special one to me; it is about growing up in Southern New Jersey and remembering when Atlantic City Police Officer Peter Egnor, a high school friend and teammate, was killed in the line of duty.

I can't believe that this year will mark the 45th anniversary of Atlantic City Police Officer Pete Egnor being killed in the line of duty on October 14, 1981. Pete was a High School friend and teammate.

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I wrote this song "October on the Boardwalk" about growing up at the time and being able to see and talk with Pete the night before his death on the beach in Atlantic City while he was doing crowd control as the Million Dollar Pier was burning on October 12, 1981.

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Here are the Lyrics to the song:

I grew up where the pine trees lean,
Holdin’ secrets in that Jersey green.
Dirt roads and a restless heart,
Didn’t know then that it was the start.
Sunday mornings in our Easter best,
Paradin’ the boards, feelin’ blessed.
Salt air mixed with a young man’s pride,
Pines at my back, the ocean wide.

We thought time would always wait,
Didn’t know how fast it takes.

From the Pines down to the boardwalk rail,
Every prayer caught in the ocean gale.
No matter how far this road may start,
The sound of home still beats my heart.

Summers burned bright on Atlantic City nights,
Steel Pier glowin’ in carnival lights.
The divin’ horse leapt through the sky,
Crowds held their breath as the years flew by.
Chicago sang us into the dark,
Iron Maiden left its spark.
Down in the Diving Bell, countin’ time,
Laughin’ like the world was mine.

We didn’t hear what the future said,
Didn’t see the turns ahead.

From the Pines down to the boardwalk lights,
We learned joy and loss the same night.
Every sunset, every scar,
Made us who we really are.

Officer Pete Egnor walked those halls with me,
Holy Spirit High, Friday lights and dreams.
Teammates shoulder to shoulder, learnin’ how to stand,
Talkin’ ‘bout tomorrow like it’s in our hands.
Same laughs, same faith, same hometown start,
Same pine-rooted hope in a teenage heart.

October twelfth, nineteen eighty-one,
Million Dollar Pier burnin’ like a fallen sun.
I stood on the beach as the ash fell down,
Saw Pete in uniform, keepin’ order in town.
Next day came and duty called his name,
October fourteenth—nothin’ was the same.
A good man gone, but his light still stays,
In the quiet between those burning days.

From the Pines down to the boardwalk sea,
I carry every piece of who we’d be.
Some names are written in more than stone,
They echo wherever the tide rolls home.

Time moves on like the tide each day,
But some footprints never wash away.
Every siren, every silent prayer,
I feel my old friend standin’ there.
The lessons learned on a pine-lined road,
Still guide me home with every load.

From the Pines down to the boardwalk rail,
Love outlasts every fire and gale.
I’ve traveled far, but I still start
Where the sound of home beats my heart.
For a friend who stood the line,
I remember you—every time.

When the boards go quiet and the lights burn low,
I still walk those steps nice and slow.
From the Pines… to the shore…
You’re with me now, for-ever-more.

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In honor of the Phillies Pitchers and Catchers reporting this week. My newest single is being released this Wed, Feb 11th. "Red October Heart" is about my lifelong Love of the Philadelphia Phillies.

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My newest song: Frozen Bay, Callin' CQ is Premiering Now on YouTube:

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