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Josh
Gracin*
Lyric
Street recording artist
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Birthdate
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October 18, 1980 |
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Birthplace
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Westland,
Michigan |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"I
Want to Live," "Brass Bed," "Nothin' to
Lose," "I Keep Coming Back," "Favorite State
of Mind", "We Weren't Crazy", "Unbelieveable"
and "Telluride" |
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Latest
Album
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We
Weren't Crazy in 2008 - Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.joshgracin.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Saturday,
May 16, 2009 @ 8:45 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Luke
Bryan*
Capitol
Nashville recording artist
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Birthdate
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July 17, 1976 |
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Birthplace
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Lessburg,
Georgia |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"All
My Friends Say", "We Rode in Trucks", "Country
Man" and "Sorority Girls" |
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Latest
Album
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I'll
Stay Me in 2007 - Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.lukebryan.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Friday,
May 15, 2009 @ 7:15 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Trent
Tomlinson
Carolwood
recording artist
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Birthdate
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July 3, 1975 |
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Birthplace
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Blytheville,
Arkansas |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Drunker
Than Me", "One Wing in the Fire", "Just
Might Have Her Radio On", "That's How It Still Oughta
Be" and "Henry Cartwright's Produce Stand" |
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Latest
Album
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A
Guy Like Me to be released in 2009 |
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Website
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www.trenttomlinson.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Saturday,
May 16, 2009 @ 5:10 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Stephen
Cochran*
Aria
recording artist
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Birthdate
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September 17, 1979 |
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Birthplace
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Ashland,
Kentucky |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Friday
Night Fireside", "Old School", "Four Chords
& Seven Beers Ago", "Thinkin' I'm Drinkin'"
and "Leave My Country Alone" |
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Latest
Album
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Stephen
Cochran in 2007 - Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.stephencochran.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Friday,
May 15, 2009 @ 4:10 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Darryl
Worley*
Stroudavarious
recording artist
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Birthdate
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October 31, 1964 |
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Birthplace
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Pyburn,
Tennessee |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"When
You Need My Love", "A Good Day To Run", "I
Miss My Friend", "Have You Forgotten?", "Awful,
Beautiful Life", "I Just Came Back From a War"
and "Sounds Like Life to Me" |
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Latest
Album
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Sounds
Like Life to be released in 2009 |
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Website
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www.darrylworley.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Saturday,
May 16, 2009 @ 7:25 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Trailer
Choir*
Show
Dog Nashville recording artist
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Birthdate
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Birthplace
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Nashville,
Tennessee |
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Members
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Mark
"Butter" Fortney, Vinny "The Mack" Hickerson,
Crystal Hoyt |
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Hit
Songs
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"Off
the Hillbilly Hook" and "What Would You Say" |
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Latest
Album
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Trailer
Choir EP released in 2008 - Buy
the EP album now |
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Website
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www.trailerchoir.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Sunday,
May 17, 2009 @ 4:00 p.m. (Lower Stage) |
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Kevin
Costner & Modern West*
Universal
South recording artist
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Birthdate
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January 18, 1955 |
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Birthplace
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Lynwood,
California |
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Members
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Kevin
Costner, John Coinman, Teddy Morgan, Blair Forward, Larry Cobb,
Park Chisolm and Bobby Yang |
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Hit
Songs
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"Superman
14" |
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Latest
Album
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Untold
Truths released in 2008 - Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.kevincostnermodernwest.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Friday,
May 15, 2009 @ 8:30 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Jessica
Harp
Maverick/Warner
Bros. Nashville recording artist
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Birthdate
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February 3, 1982 |
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Birthplace
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Kansas
City, Missouri |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Boy
Like Me" |
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Latest
Album
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A
Woman Needs to be released in 2009 |
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Website
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www.jessicaharp.net |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Friday,
May 15, 2009 @ 5:00 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Willie
Nelson*
Lost
Highway recording artist
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Birthdate
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April 30, 1933 |
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Birthplace
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Abbott,
Texas |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Touch
Me", "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain", "If
You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time", "Georgia
on My Mind", "Blue Skies", "My Heroes Have
Always Been Cowboys", "On the Road Again" |
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Latest
Album
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Naked
Willie to be released in 2009 -- Pre-order
the album now! |
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Website
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www.willienelson.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Sunday,
May 17, 2009 @ 9:15 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Billy
Craig*
unsigned
recording artist
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Birthdate
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Birthplace
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Big
Rapids, Michigan |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Streets
of Fire" |
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Latest
Album
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This
Side of Somewhere -- Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.billycraigmusic.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Friday,
May 15, 2009 @ 7:00 p.m. (Acoustic Stage) |
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Rodney
Atkins
Curb
recording artist
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Birthdate
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March 28, 1969 |
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Birthplace
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Knoxville,
Tennessee |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Honesty
(Write Me a List)", "If You're Going Through Hell
(Before the Devil Even Knows)", "Watching You",
"These Are My People", "Cleaning This Gun (Come
On In Boy)" and "It's America" |
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Latest
Album
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It's
America released in 2008 - Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.rodneyatkins.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Friday,
May 15, 2009 @ 10:05 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Bomshel*
Curb
recording artist
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Birthdate
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Birthplace
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Nashville,
Tennessee |
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Members
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Kristy
Osmonson and Kelley Shepard |
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Hit
Songs
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"Bomshel
Stomp", "The Power of One", "Just This Way",
"Cheater, Cheater" and "Fight Like a Girl" |
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Latest
Album
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TBD
on Curb Records |
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Website
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www.bomshel.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Saturday,
May 16, 2009 @ 3:25 p.m. (Lower Stage) |
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Lee
Ann Womack
Mercury
Nashville recording artist
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Birthdate
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August 19, 1966 |
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Birthplace
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Jacksonville,
Texas |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"The
Fool", "You've Got to Talk to Me", "A Little
Past Little Rock", "I'll Think of a Reason Later",
"I Hope You Dance", "Ashes By Now", "Solitary
Thinkin'" |
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Latest
Album
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Call
Me Crazy released in 2008 - Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.leeannwomack.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Saturday,
May 16, 2009 @ 6:15 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Phil
Vassar
Universal
South recording artist
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Birthdate
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May 28, 1964 |
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Birthplace
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Lynchburg,
Virginia |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Carlene",
"Just Another Day in Paradise", "Six-Pack Summer",
"That's When I Love You", "American Child",
"In a Real Love", "Last Day of my Life",
"Love is a Beautiful Thing" and "Prayer of a
Common Man" |
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Latest
Album
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Prayer
of a Common Man in 2008 - Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.philvassar.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Saturday,
May 16, 2009 @ 10:20 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Eli
Young Band
Universal
South recording artist
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Birthdate
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Birthplace
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Denton,
Texas |
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Members
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Mike
Eli, James Young, Jon Jones, Chris Thompson |
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Hit
Songs
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"When
It Rains" and "Always The Love Songs" |
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Latest
Album
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Jet
Black & Jealous in 2008 - Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.eliyoung.net |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Saturday,
May 16, 2009 @ 4:20 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Justin
Moore
Valory
Music Co. recording artist
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Birthdate
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Birthplace
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Poyen,
Arkansas |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Back
That Thing Up" and "Small Town USA" |
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Latest
Album
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TBA on Valory Music
Co. records |
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Website
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profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=313919203 |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Sunday, May 17,
2009 @ 2:05 p.m. (Lower Stage) |
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Whitney
Duncan
Warner
Bros. recording artist
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Birthdate
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August 3, 1984 |
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Birthplace
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Scotts
Hill, Tennessee |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"When
I Said I Would" and "The Bed You Made" |
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Latest
Album
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Right Road Now
to be released on Warner Bros. Records |
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Website
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www.whitneyduncan.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Sunday, May 17,
2009 @ 2:55 p.m. (Lower Stage) |
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Jessica
Andrews
Carolwood
recording artist
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Birthdate
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December 29, 1983 |
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Birthplace
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Huntington,
Tennessee |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Who
I Am", "Unbreakable Heart", "There's More
To Me Than You", "Summer Girl" and "Everything" |
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Latest
Album
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TBD on Carolwood
Records |
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Website
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www.jessicaandrews.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Sunday, May 17,
2009 @ 4:55 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Jason
Michael Carroll*
Arista
Nashville recording artist
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Birthdate
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June 13, 1978 |
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Birthplace
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Houston,
Texas |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Alyssa
Lies", "Livin' Our Love Song", "I Can Sleep
When I'm Dead" and "Where I'm From" |
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Latest
Album
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Growing Up Is
Getting Old to be released in 2009 - Pre-order
the album now! |
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Website
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www.jasonmichaelcarroll.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Sunday, May 17,
2009 @ 6:05 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Zac
Brown Band
Atlantic
recording artist
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Birthdate
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Birthplace
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Dahlonega,
Georgia |
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Members
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Zac Brown, Jimmy
De Martini, John Driskell Hopkins, Coy Bowles, Chris Fryar,
Clay Cook |
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Hit
Songs
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"Chicken
Fried" and "Whatever It Is" |
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Latest
Album
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The Foundation
in 2008 - Buy
the album now! |
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Website
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www.zacbrownband.com |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Sunday, May 17,
2009 @ 7:40 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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Jack
Ingram
Big
Machine recording artist
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Birthdate
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November 15, 1970 |
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Birthplace
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Houston,
Texas |
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Members
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Hit
Songs
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"Wherever
You Are", "Love You", "Lips of an Angel",
"Measure of a Man", "Maybe She'll Get Lonely",
"That's a Man" and "Barefoot and Crazy" |
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Latest
Album
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Big Dreams and
High Hopes to be released in 2009 |
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Website
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www.jackingram.net |
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Scheduled
Performance
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Friday, May 15,
2009 @ 6:05 p.m. (Upper Stage) |
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