Never Say Never: All-Access Limited Edition (Stillwater | Fort Collins | Waco)
All-Access Limited Edition: Stillwater | Fort Collins | Waco
Never Say Never: Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Boys From Oklahoma, and a Red Dirt Comeback Story for the Ages
(This edition is available for pre-order now. It prints on August 25, 2025, following The Boys From Oklahoma concert in Waco, Texas, and ships asap afterward.)
Special edition: This is the All-Access version of Never Say Never, with a 40-page bonus chapter at the end of the book dedicated to Cross Canadian Ragweed's six comeback concerts in 2025. The bonus chapter will break down as follows:
• 24 pages of professional photography from the April 2025 Boys From Oklahoma concerts in Stillwater, Oklahoma, headlined by Cross Canadian Ragweed and The Turnpike Troubadours, and featuring The Great Divide, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, and Stoney LaRue.
• 8 pages from Cross Canadian Ragweed's appearance at the 2025 PBR Last Man Standing event in Fort Collins, Colorado. This portion will feature a full recap and photography from the show.
• 10 pages dedicated to The Boys From Oklahoma Texas Encore featuring Ragweed, Turnpike, Shane Smith and the Saints, Wade Bowen, and American Aquarium, set for August 23, 2025, at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. This special chapter will end with a full concert review and photography from Ragweed's first Texas show in 15 years.
This book will come signed. It is available in either paperback or hardcover. It comes in two color options: Orange (for those partial to the Stillwater concerts) or Green (for those who favor the Fort Collins and Waco shows).
NOTE: The 40-page bonus chapter is also available during the pre-order window as a standalone mini-book, for fans who already bought Never Say Never but who want the extra material.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Cross Canadian Ragweed is back, and the Red Dirt Music scene has its defining moment. Nearly 15 years after taking a break nearly everybody — band included — thought to be permanent, the Oklahoma four-piece is back under the biggest spotlight in Red Dirt history.
Ragweed’s 2025 reunion at The Boys From Oklahoma concerts in Stillwater, Oklahoma, along with co-headliners The Turnpike Troubadours, The Great Divide, Jason Boland and The Stragglers, and Stoney LaRue started as a one-off event before ballooning into a four-night festival on the campus of Oklahoma State University in front of more than 180,000 fans.
Red Dirt journalist and author Josh Crutchmer takes you behind the scenes for the entire event and tell the story of the Ragweed comeback from the perspective of band members Cody Canada, Grady Cross, Randy Ragsdale and Jeremy Plato.
In addition, Crutchmer catches up with The Turnpike Troubadours, The Great Divide, Jason Boland and Stoney LaRue to share in their memories of days playing in dive bars across the Red Dirt landscape.
Finally, Crutchmer breaks down how this concert came together through interviews with the people who made it happen. Crutchmer ends his fourth book — and the follow-up to 2020's Red Dirt and 2024’s Red Dirt Unplugged — with four chapters taking in a view from the wings of all four nights as The Boys From Oklahoma concerts unfold.
A pair of red-hot artists from the Red Dirt scene — Wyatt Flores and Kaitlin Butts, contribute the book’s foreword and last word and drive home the scale of the genre’s moment in the sun.
Never Say Never is 200 pages, including all-new photography from The Boys From Oklahoma concerts.
Finally, $5 from each book sold on this website through November 30, 3025, will be donated directly to The Okmulgee Family YMCA in Okmulgee, Oklahoma — the hometown of the author. In Josh Crutchmer's words, "This is a homecoming concert, and I would like to share this book with the first nonprofit I was ever a part of back home." Your purchase will have a direct impact, contributing to support, memberships, jerseys and more for youth sports as well as families in need of care.
The original run of this book was completed over four nights at The Boys From Oklahoma concerts April 10-13, 2025 in Stillwater, Oklahoma — featuring a chapter written each night. This edition will print on August 25, 2025 and ship asap pending inventory.
When ordering this edition, please select your cover and color:
• Paperback (orange cover)
• Hardcover (orange cover| +$10)
• Paperback (green cover)
• Hardcover (green cover | +$10)
These orders will ship USPS Priority Mail, UPS Ground, or the equivalent. Tracking information will be shared via email when the order has been scanned for shipping.