Sammy Sadler enjoyed six charting singles before a tragic shooting left him injured, and killed his friend Kevin Hughes, in what would later become known as the Murder on Music Row.
He worked hard and recovered from his injuries and went on the road with his band Overdrive, touring the U.S. and Canada before releasing Hard On A Heart in 2004.
Sammy put together a new band and toured throughout 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he and producer Jerry Cupit teamed up and began the song search, and laying the groundwork for Heart Shaped Like Texas, Sadler's 2008 release.