Will Jim Ranger help Blake Shelton secure another win on The Voice?
The fan-favorite contestant appeared on the season 19 finale to perform his original debut single, “Last” and left a lasting impression on his coach, Blake Shelton.
Ranger recruited 2020 BMI Songwriter of the Year Ross Copperman to help him find the perfect original song.
“This is a great Nashville song,” Copperman said. “Nobody knows that like Blake does.”
Ranger, a pastor from Bakersfield, California, was drawn to the song as it reminds him of his wife of 18 years.
“I love this track cause it has that whimsical feel about it,” Ranger said of the song, while Shelton complimented the lyrics, saying, they are “hitting someone in the face and the heart.”
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“Your heart comes through everything that you sing and everything that you do, ” John Legend complimented following his performance. “You connect to what you’re singing in a way that is really felt by everybody that listens to it.”
Gwen Stefani called the song “so pretty” and told him, “You can do anything with your voice and it’s so full of character and it’s really nice to just hear you sing that song.”
When listening to the lyrics, Shelton realized that he could learn a thing or two from the song.
“Now I know how to make it last!” Shelton laughed. “Thanks for the advice.”
The superstar went on to compare Ranger to a chart-topping country singer.
“There was a guy in country music named John Berry that we haven’t heard on country radio in a long time and that’s the only other person I can think of that are similar to,” he shared. “If country music ends up being the lane you want to stay in, I know there’s a place for you on country radio.”
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