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3.28.25 · Country Weekly

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Speaker 1: Now it's time to catch up with Countryweekly, where we
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check out news and gossip from the world of country music.
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I'm your host as always, Ken Dawkins, and I will
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be reading from various sources found online. As a reminder,
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RADIOI is a reading service intended for people who are
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blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult to
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read printed material. We'll begin with the first article, dated
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March twenty fourth, from countryanow dot com. Keith Urban preps
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for first full tour in three years. Keith Urban is
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preparing to embark on his first full tour in nearly
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three years, and he's never been more ready. Comparing himself
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to a racehorse kicking at the stalls in anticipation. He's
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eager to bring his show to stages across the US, Canada,
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and Australia this year. I feel like a racehorse, just
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sort of at the starting gate, just kicking at the
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stalls to get out. I can see the track and
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I'm like, just let me at it. Urban recently admitted
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to Country Now and other outlets. Three years off the
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road is particularly long break for Urban, especially since he
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lives for the rush of performing live. He's used to
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running the tour circuit every couple of years, which is
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why he is extra jonesing to get back out in
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front of his fans this year. The reason for his
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lengthy hiatus is due to the fact that he was
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planning on touring an album titled six fifteen that ended
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up getting scrapped and turned into High. Although the delay
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was disappointing at the time, Urban admits he preferred taking
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the extra time away from touring to ensure he could
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return with music and a live show that he was
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truly proud of. We should have toured last year. That
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was the plan, but I scrapped an album and ended
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up making High, so that pushed me off a year,
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which is fine because I'm much happier with this album
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and especially the songs that we get to play live
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straight line Chuck Taylor's laughing all the way to the
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drink Wildside. There's so many fiery, energized uptepos which I
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love playing live and especially outdoors summer. That's my jam,
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he shared. Reflecting on the challenges of releasing music during
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the pandemic, Urban opened up about the deeper connection he
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has with his music and fans. It was so hard
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during covid to put out an album not to be
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able to tour, and I realized that it's not just
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for me as an artist, and it's not just playing
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those songs live in front of an audience, and the
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experience of that I missed, he explained. When I make
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an album that's one version of those songs, it's just
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one version. Yes it's the recorded version, but it's just
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one version. And I love getting out on stage and
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continuing to discover and expand and excavate more of what
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these songs potential is. Urban had the unique opportunity to
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prepare for this upcoming run by testing new production elements
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and set lists throughout his Las Vegas residency. Taking place
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at the Fountain Blue, the Australian singer songwriter delivered a
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run of ten exclusive performances that began back in October
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and continued with additional shows across February. He explained to
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playing these shows just before launching his massive world tour
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gave him the rare chance to rehearse in front of
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a smaller live audience each night, something most artists don't
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get to do before hitting the road for a big run.
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The production of the High and a live World tour
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is expected to be bigger and better than ever before,
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with brand new elements such as engaging video walls that
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move and do cool things coinciding with his performances. We
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put this production into play in our Vegas residency. We've
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never had that opportunity before to have shows somewhere else
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that we could almost start rehearsing for the bigger tour.
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So everything that we had at Fountain Blue for our
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residency is the same production that we're bringing on the
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road for this tour. He shared. The one thing that
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Urban has not been able to test while in Sin
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City is the B stage that has become a regular
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part of his headlining tours, as it allows him to
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give ticket holders in the back part of the venue
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to experience a portion of the show up close. Since
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this is an incredibly important part of the live shows
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for Urban, he promised that it will return in twenty
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twenty five. Yeah, we'll have something out by the lawn.
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I love getting out there and plan for everybody. We're
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putting that together right now. That's the one area we
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didn't have in Vegas, so we'll be definitely making sure
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that that's important. I love getting out there. In addition
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to the show stopping production, the Go Home WU singer
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has been involved an incredibly difficult task of putting together
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a set list. With the massive catalog of hits that
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Urban has built throughout his career, It's becoming harder and
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harder each year to create a set list that celebrates
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all of his fan favorites while also showcasing his latest work.
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There's the songs I want to play, and then there's
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the songs that work really well, And it's figuring all
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that out as we go in real time. How many
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songs off the new album, Quinn we do what work with?
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He wonders, while taking the fans opinions strongly into consideration.
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As a person that goes to see concerts, I'm not
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a big fan of hearing too many songs I don't
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know back to back off the new album, so I'm
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always sensitive to layering those in amongst other songs that
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everybody knows really well, but I'm curious which one's work.
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He's especially looking forward to highlighting songs off his newest record,
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like Laughing all the Way to the Drink Dodge in
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his Silverado Daytona and his current single Straight line, which
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has been a staple in his life shows every even
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before the album dropped. Named after his eleventh studio album,
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The High, and a Live World tours set to kick
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off May twenty second in Orange Beach, Alabama, and continue
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through October seventeenth, when he will close with a stop
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at Nashville's Bridge Stone Area. The Australian leg kicks off
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August thirteenth, with stops in Brisbane, Wollongong, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide.
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Chase Matthew, Elena Springsteen, and Carly Scott Collins will serve
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as support on select dates and as far as our
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area goes. Keith Urban will be at The River Bend
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in Cincinnati on June twenty sixth. The country star recalled
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how he settled on this lineup of rising stars to
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join him throughout the track, sharing, I wanted to bring
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Chase out on the tour. I heard of him a
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year or two back, and I just loved his voice
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and his vibe. He's great live. I saw him live
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and I just thought he'd fit right in with what
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we're doing. Elena Springsteen sat in with us on a
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song when we did Summerfest in Milwaukee. And I love
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her vibe. Her vocal is excellent. The crowd loved her,
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so I asked her to come along. He concluded by
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praising his third and final tour mate for the upcoming run,
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Cally Scott Collins was doing an album with Nathan Chapman,
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who's a friend of mine. He called me up asked
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me to come and play a solo on one of
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her songs, and I just dug what she was doing.
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I loved the song, loved her and thought she'd fit
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as well. So that's the family that we're touring with next.
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Luke Bryan inducted into Rodeo Houston's prestigious Star Trail of Fame.
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Luke Bryan made his return to Rodeo Houston this past weekend,
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where he was honored with a special recognition as he
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was inducted into the Star Trail of Fame by the
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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Before his concert on Sunday afternoon,
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Luke Bryan was inducted as the eleventh member of the
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Star Trail of Fame, recognizing his significant influence on the Rodeo.
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His performance that evening marked his twelfth appearance since twenty twelve.
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During the ceremony, Brian was honored by Pat Man Phillips,
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Chairman of the Board, and Chris Bowman, President and CEO
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of the Houston Livestock Show. In Rodeo Luke Brian has
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consistently been one of the most desired performers at Rodeo Houston,
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and his influence on our organization and our attendees is immeasurable,
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Bowman shared, Brian is a reflection of all the best
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of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and we are
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proud to induct him into the Star Trail Hall of Fame.
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Brian becomes the eleventh artist to receive a gold plaque
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and recognition of his exceptional contributions to Rodeo Houston. He
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joins a prestigious group of celebrated performers on the wall,
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including Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley Brooks and Dunn, Charlie Pride,
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Elvis Presley, Gene Autry, George Strait, Reba, Roy Rogers, and Selena.
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What an honored has been for me to perform at
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Rodeo Houston for so many years. The five time Entertainer
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of the Year said the dedication the rodeo has on
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Texas students in the community is something I am so
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proud to have contributed to. Bryan's Rodeo Houston performance comes
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amid his eighth season on a Judge as American Idol
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and before the launch of his highly anticipated country song
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Came On to Her. The trek kicks off on May
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twenty ninth and runs through August thirtieth, Moving on, Blake Shelton,
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Laney Wilson, and Eric Church set to perform at the
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sixtieth ACM Awards. As the excitement for the milestone sixtieth
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Academy of Country Music Awards continues to build, the Academy
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of Country Music, Prime Video and Dick Clark Productions has
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announced the first round of performers for the upcoming ceremony,
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including Blake Shelton, Eric Church, and Laney Wilson, with additional
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performers to being announced in the coming weeks. Six time
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ACM Award winner and former ACM Awards host Blake Shelton
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will hit the stage as his top ten single Texas
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climbs the charts. Seven time ACM Award winner Eric Church
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is set to perform on the heels of the release
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of his latest album, Evangeline Versus the Machine, which drops
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on May SEWI Raigning Entertainer of the Year and twelve
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time ACM Award winner Lady Wilson will make her return
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to the ACM Awards stage after securing the Academy's top
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honor last year. Country music icon Reba McIntyre will return
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to host the sixtieth ACM Awards, marking her eighteenth time
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hosting or co hosting the event, more than any other
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artist in ACM history. It's going to be an absolute
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can't miss show and I can't wait to be there
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with Hugh McIntyre, who is a sixteen time ACM Award winner.
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Set in a video message shared to the Official Academy
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of Country Music's social media pages, the sixtieth ACM Awards
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will stream live exclusively for a global audience across two
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hundred and forty countries and territories on Prime Video, in
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the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch on Thursday May eighth,
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at eight pm seven pm Central from the Ford Center
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at the Star in Frisco, Texas, the world headquarters of
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the Dallas Cowboys. This landmark event will honor six decades
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of country music with unforgettable performances from the genre's most
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iconic and award winning stars. Fans hoping to score tickets
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to the show are lucky because they are now available
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at seat geek. Next, Warren Zeters gears up for another
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major year of touring with two big tours on the horizon.
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Warren Zeters is living up to his road Warrior title
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as he prepares to kick off another major year of touring,
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starting with his Relapse Tour in the spring, followed by
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his just announced Relapse, Lies and Betrayal Tour in the fall.
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The rising star gained some serious momentum from his incredibly
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successful run of live shows across twenty twenty three and
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twenty twenty four, which found him selling over one hundred
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and fifty thousand tickets across fifty five plus sold out shows.
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With his Pretty Little Poison headlining tour across the US
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and Canada, he also gained new fans while serving as
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director support on Jelly Rolls the Beautifully Broken tour. Zeedars
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took the lessons he learned on the road throughout these
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experiences and kickstarted twenty twenty five with his first ever
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European tour, which saw massive support from country fans across
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the pond. Now, he's gearing up to launch his twenty
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twenty five Relapse Tour, starting with a sold out show
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in Nashville's new venue, The Pinnacle on March twenty seventh.
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The highly anticipated twenty five plus dight major market tour
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is almost completely sold out, with only a few tickets
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left in select cities. While catching up with Country Now,
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the twenty five year old admitted that getting to start
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off his first US tour of the year in music
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city is super cool. The Nashville audience is different than
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any other city a country artists will play, as it
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often includes members of the industry among a sea of
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fans Nashville. It's a fun thing. But with those shows
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being so industry driven, you have people in the industry
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that are there watching the show and they're accustomed to it,
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he explained. They're at a bunch of different shows and stuff.
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I have such a high octane show, and I'm like, okay,
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stop standing still and act like you're enjoying yourself. You
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can move around. It's okay to smile and know you're
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having fun. So all that being said, I'm excited to
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be one of the first acts to play in the
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new venue. After wrapping up this run, in May's Eaters
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will embark on his massive Relapse, Lies and Betrayal Tour,
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named after his just released album. This track will take
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Zeters across North America, kicking off on September eleventh in
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Salt Lake City and featuring support from Chase Beckham and
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Dylan Marlow on select dates. Next, mark your calendars. Morgan
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Wallen's I'm the Problem album arrives on May sixteenth. Morgan
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Wallen is gearing up to drop yet another highly anticipated project.
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Much like his last two albums, it will be packed
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with a hefty dose of new tracks. The country megastar's
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fourth studio album, I'm the Problem, arrives on May sixteenth,
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which he announced just before dropping two new songs from
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the project, just in Case and I'm a Little Crazy.
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According to the official song listing that appears across streaming platforms,
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the forthcoming collection will feature thirty seven songs. Since Wallin
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has yet to unveil the official track list, he is
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keeping the unreleased titles under wraps and instead has them
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currently listed as track two, Track three, Track four, et cetera.
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Wallin spent nearly a full year self reflecting in the
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writer's room and narrowing down the stories he wanted to
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put out into the world. This year, he honed in
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on his creativity while on his farm just outside of Nashville,
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surrounded by several of his core collaborators, including producers Joey
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moy Charlie Hansome, and taking this time allowed him to
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truly assess where life has taken him and where he
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hopes to go next, all while facing decisions on his
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past head on. I have been a problem, for sure.
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I've got no problem admitting that, Wallance says honestly, but
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there are other sides to me as well. I've spent
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the last eleven months really trying to figure out do
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I still want to be the problem? Is it time
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to move past that phase in my life? I think
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it probably is, and this might be the last time
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I get a chance to honestly say it. The two
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new songs that arrive today are clear demonstration of a
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new wave of sound and raw authenticity that will drive
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the album. Justin Case was written by Wallin, John Byron,
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Jacob Casher, Hindlin, Ryan Vossek, Josh Thompson, Blake Pendergrass, Alex Back,
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the Detroit Tigers, and all of Congress and the United
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States Marines. He previewed the slow tempo tune nearly a
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week ago before his release, showcasing the tenderness that finds
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him admitting to holding back from falling deeply in love
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with someone new in hopes that his former flame will
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realize she wants him back. The East Tennessee Natives sings,
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I never let my heart go all the way. Every
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time I try, I just hit the brakes. And there's
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always a couple of trying to take your place. But
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I never fall in love baby. Just in case you
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wake up want me out of the blue, you lay
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down needing what I used to do. Yeah, every now
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and then I go get a taste, But I never
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fall in love baby, justin case, Just in case. Meanwhile,
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I'm a little crazy. A tune written by Michael Hardy Smith,
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Anquist Hunter Phelps, and Jamison Rodgers, illustrates the story of
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someone who feels like an outsider. Through his gritty vocals
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and soft instrumentals, Wallin finds himself emphasizing the fact that
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no matter how tough things may feel in the moment,
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there's always something facing an even greater struggle once you
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get to know me. I'm a coyote in the field
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of wolves. Oh, I'm a red lettered rebel, but some
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become the devil when the moon is full. Yeah, the
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only thing keeping these tracks on the train knowing I'm
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a little crazy, but the world's insane, he delivers in
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the chorus I'm the Problem. Will drop on the first
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day of Morgan Wallen's inaugural All Genres sand In My
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Boots Festival, taking place in Gulf Shores, Alabama, from May
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sixteenth through the eighteenth. He will also showcase the project
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on NBC's Saturday Night Live this Saturday March twenty ninth,
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when he returns as a musical guest, and then on
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his twenty twenty five I'm the Problem Tour, which kicks
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off June twentieth at NRG Stadium, Houston. The twenty show
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run will include stops in Seattle, Foxboro, Massachusetts, Toronto, and Moore,
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with a second stop recently added in Madison, Wisconsin. Wallin's
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appearances will mark the first time an artist has played
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two consecutive nights at Camp Randall Stadium. He'll be joined
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by a rotating star study lineup of established acts including
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Brooks and Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Thomas, Rhett and Coe, along
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with rising stars like Gavin Adcock, Corey kent Ella, Langley,
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Ann Wilson and Moore. Now we follow the crowd over
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to people dot com Country with the first article dated
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the twenty fifth of March. Kenny Chesney is bound for
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the Country Music Hall of Fame. I did not see
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this coming. Kenny Chesney has lived out big dreams in
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his storied career, but even he didn't see this coming
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or dare to dream that what is now coming true.
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He's going into the Country Music Hall of Fame. I
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promise you I did not see this coming, the fifty
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six year old superstar told an invitation only audience of
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about two hundred who gathered Tuesday morning in the Hall
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of Fame Rotunda in Nashville. Joining Chesney in the Hall
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of Fame class of twenty twenty five are two more
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of a genre's luminaries, the late June Carter Cash, a
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member of the foundational Carter family, who will enter the
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Hall forty five years after her husband Johnny Cash, and
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Tony Brown, a member of Elvis Presley's band, who went
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on to become among music Row's most influential producers. Standing
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amid the plaques of his heroes, Jesney reminisced in a
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brief speech about the day his dreams began as a
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boy growing up in East Tennessee. I went with my
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mom and my stepfather to a field about ten miles
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from my house to see this group Alabama that was
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going to play. A fifty six year old artist recalled
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about the legendary band they were inducted into the Hall
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in twenty nineteen. I couldn't believe they were going to
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play just right down the road from my house. Something
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happened to me that night. There was a fire lit,
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something happened in my soul that set me on this path.
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But he allowed, if you'd have told that kid that
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night that this Hall of Fame was going to happen,
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I would have told you you were crazy. Chesney retraced
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the early pivotal steps learning the guitar, playing in a
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bluegrass band in college, moving to Nashville, and signing a
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publishing deal and finally a record deal before his career
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took off to its stratospheric heights. Accolades include twenty three
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chart topping singles, sixteen platinum albums, and four CMA Entertainer
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of the Year awards, and he continues to fill stadiums
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as the titular captain of his No Shoes Nation. Chesney
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noticed or noted with particular pride that he would be
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joining three other East Tennesseans in the Hall of Fame,
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guitarist producer chet Atkins, country icon Dolly Parton, and songwriter
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Dean Dillon. My grandparents lived on the same street that
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chet Atkins grew up on, he said. I rode my
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bicycle past that property all the time. To know that
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I'm going in with Dolly Parton is a huge deal
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for me. And also, I don't have a brother in life,
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but if I did, it would be Dean Dlon. Dean
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Dylan and I have written a lot of songs. I've
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looked up to Dean my whole creative life. Jesney's been
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living with the news of this pinnacle honor for weeks,
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but he but clearly the public announcement was finally giving
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him a moment when he could fully soak it in.
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I know it's not a dream, he said, It's real.
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And it feels so real. June Carter Cash is too.
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Surviving children, Carleen Carter sixty nine and John Carter Cash
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fifty five, appeared at the announcement to accept the honor
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for their mother, who died in two thousand and three.
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Obviously gratified by the recognition, both siblings said it's been
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long overdue, a sentiment no doubt shared by millions of
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country fans. Everyone's surprised when they find out that she
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wasn't in. Cash told people she may not have had
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the hits, but she touched so many people. She did
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so with music. What took her so long? The obvious
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reason is the monumental career of her husband. As event
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mc vince gil pointed out in his introduction, no one
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more than Johnny Cash regretted that his career overshattered his wife's.
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Johnny once said that his wife was one of the
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most neglected artists in country music. Sadly, I think her
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contributions to country music will go under recognized simply because
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she's my wife, said Gil, also a Hall of Fame member,
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That was he wrote his only regret about marrying June
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today that changes as she takes her rightful place among family,
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friends and legends in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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In his introduction, Gil Trace, June Carter Cash's multifaceted career
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that earned her a spot as the Veteran Era inductee.
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She began singing on the radio as a child with
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the Carter family, the Trailblazing trio that included her mother Maybell.
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After the Carter family dissolved, she joined her mother and
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sisters Helen and Anita to become a quartet. She went
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on to star and the Grand Old Opry as a
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singer and comedian, write songs, including her husband's classic Ring
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of Fire, and serve as mentor to members of the
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next generation of stars, including Chris Christofferson and Waylon Jennings,
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both now in the Hall of Fame. Even in her
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final years, Carter Cash was winning Grammys for her traditional
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recordings Besides her career accomplishments. John Carter kidd Ash said
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he hopes his mother is remembered as a brilliant person
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and as a woman of faith. She always prayed, he recalled.
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You'd see her moving her mouth with no words coming out,
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and I'd ask her, what are you doing, Mom? I'm praying?
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She was always in contact with a spiritual Both son
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and daughter said they could only imagine how excited their
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mother would be that this day would come. Producer Tony
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Brown joins the Hall of Fame class in the non
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performer category, and his entry brings the hollowed number up
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to one fifty eight. Gil lauded Brown, a longtime friend, mentor,
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and collaborator, noting his role in advancing his own career,
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as well as other Hall of Fame members including when
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on A Judd, Patty Lovelace, Reba McIntyre, George Strait, and
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Marty Stewart. Jesney Carter, Cash and Brown will be formally
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inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in
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October next. Garth Brooks breaks down in tears as wife
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Tricia Year would receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Garth Brooks grew emotional watching wife Tricia Year would receive
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her star on the Hall he would walk of Fame
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on Monday. Yearwood sixty cemented her status as a Hollywood
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star and was honored with a ceremony with loved ones
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by her side. During the ceremony, country singers Carly Pears
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and Reba McIntyre delivered speeches dedicated to Yearwood. Though Brooks
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sixty three didn't speak at the ceremony, he sat by
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Yearwood's side and was wiping away his tears throughout the speeches.
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When it was Yearwood's turn to take the podium, she
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dedicated a portion of her speech to her husband of
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two decades. Yearwood began the portion of a speech by saying,
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she has a lot of garths in my life, but
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the first garth that I met is here. She added,
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of the friends and low places singer, that one has
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really been a cheerleader, and as many accolades and awards
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as he is won, I have never seen him get
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more excited than he does when I receive something. For
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all the people that want this for me, nobody wants
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it more than you. I appreciate you for being my support,
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she concluded. Indeed, Brooks spoke highly of Yearwood last fall
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when she received the ACM Honors Icon Awardetember. I was
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so proud. I'm always proud of her, but to see
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and hear her recognize like that, and to hear people
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use the word icon in the same breath as her
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name just took me somewhere Else. Brooks wrote of Beerewood's
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most recent honor on his website, she is an icon.
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I know what a world class talent and for she is,
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and we all know what an incredible vocalist she is.
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But I love it when others really take notice too.
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The couple, who met in nineteen eighty seven and got
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married in two thousand and five, also made an appearance
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together at President Jimmy Carter's funeral in January of January
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where they performed a rendition of Imagine by John Lennon. Additionally,
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they performed on the Opry one hundred special earlier this
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month in Nashville. Now we march over to the boot
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dot com with the first article, dated March twenty fifth,
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why fans think Parker McCollum is country Music's next George Street.
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Parker McCollum got the Internet buzzing during his performance at
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the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Friday last week.
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Not only did he revealed plans for a new album,
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but fans also noticed a big resemblance to another Texas native,
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George Strait. The country singer shared several photos from the
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event on social media and his outfit screams Straight. The
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stripe button up shirt with a few buttons undone and
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the creased jeans looked like something the king of country
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music would wear. Even the way the jeans were bunched
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up at the bottom felt George esque. I swear he's
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our new George, one person writes in the comments, PM
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is going to be around a long time. I just
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thought that the other day. Someone else said Classy Parker
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is going to be the new George. McCollum made it
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clear in the past that he's always been a big
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fan of George Strait. In fact, he has long admired
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him for his music and for the person he is
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away from work. What influenced me as a kid and
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still does to this day more than George's music is
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the way he carries himself behind the scenes, off the stage,
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as a family man and a husband, he told c
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MT earlier this year. As McCollum has progressed in the
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world of country music, he's had the chance to both
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meet and work with the country ledge. In twenty twenty four,
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he opened for Straight at the Historic Show at Texas
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A and M University's Kyle Field in front of a
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crowd of one hundred and eleven thousand fans, and while
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what kind of man singer doesn't brag about his relationship
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with Straight, it's safe to say the two have formed
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a friendly relationship, even playing a few rounds of golf together.
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I played nine holes of golf with George Straight a
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couple of weeks ago. He told Pop Culture. Last year
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he whooped our butt. He said, yeah, he won by
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a lot. Mccallumull was also on hand to present the
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Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award to Strait at the twenty
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twenty four CMA Awards, alongside Miranda Lambert and Lany Wilson.
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The Boot has an interesting list this week of artists
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who are not in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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As we mentioned, there will be one hundred and fifty
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eight members of the Country Music Hall of Fame soon,
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with no fewer than sixty two in waiting. A modern
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era artist is eligible twenty years after reaching national prominence.
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A veteran era artist it is eligible after forty years.
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The full rotating third category includes non performer songwriter and
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recording and or touring musician, So the Boot asks which
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country singer is most deserving of a Country Music Hall
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of Fame induction. There are actually sixty two who don't
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have a medallion yet, with some thoughts from the Boot
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on which is eligible and if their fans can expect
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that nod soon. We don't have time to read all
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sixty two and they are alphabetical, so we'll try to
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highlight this first of all. Alison Kraus's most memorable country
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radio hit was the cover of Keith Whitley's When You
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Say Nothing at All. Anne Murray won her first CMA
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Award in nineteen eighty four Asleep at the Wheel Blake
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Shelton Grand Old Operaing membership and an Entertainer of the
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Year trophy is pretty much a ticket into the Country
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Music Hall of Fame. How about Bobby Gentry. Brad Paisley
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defined the first decade of the two thousands in country music.
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Charlie Rich, of course, is one of a few pre
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two thousand entertainers of the Year not to be in
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the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Chicks are another
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pre two thousand entertainer of the Year not to be
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in the Hall of Fame. Yet Clint Black is the
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least heralded member of the nineties country icons that ruled
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the genre. How about Crystal Gaale? Ironically, the kind of
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music Crystal Gale made while becoming popular in the seventies
27:17
has held her back. Diamond Rio. They've been eligible for
27:20
the Country Music Hall of Fame since twenty eleven. Derk S.
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Bentley became Country Music Hall of Fame eligible in twenty
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three When was I thinking turned twenty years old? Dwight
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Yoakum a twenty seventeen article Nashville's Tennessee and makes a
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strong case for Dwight Yoakum the Eagles. The case for
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the Eagles as Country Music Hall of Famers is really
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a case for several rock and rollers that shaped the genre.
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Leonard Skynerd and the Alman Brothers Band might also be deserving.
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Earl Thomas Conley, Eddie Rabbit Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame member.
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How about Faith Hill? A handful of nineties country women
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who seem like Country Hall of Fame music locks. Faith
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Hill was eligible since twenty thirteen. Freddie Hart maybe Freddie Fender.
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Geene Watson is a prolific recording artist with hit songs
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in Love in the Hot Afternoon and fourteen Carrot Mine, Janey, Fricky,
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how about let's see Jason Aldeen of course, became Country
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Music Hall of Fame eligible in twenty twenty five. Geenie Seely,
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Jesse Colter, maybe jo Dee Messina, and there's John Denver,
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John Michael Montgomery, and many more. Of course, but this
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concludes the reading of Country Weekly for this week. If
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you have any comments or suggestions about our program, kindly
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call us at eight five nine four two two sixty
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three ninety. Thank you for joining me and on behalf
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of everyone here at RADIOI. This is Ken Dawkins, wishing
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you a great day,