“You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do” is a song recorded by the Lonesome River Band, appearing on “Carrying the Tradition,” the band’s 1991 album, which was named Album of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association.
The song is a heartbreak number turned toward resolve. Word comes that a love is over, and the singer steels himself to face it and move on — telling himself, plainly, that a man has to do what he has to do.
“Carrying the Tradition” marked a high point for the Lonesome River Band.
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