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Luke Bryan Announces Dates For 2019 Farm Tour

Luke Bryan will once again be bringing his show to farms across the country this fall. Luke has just announced dates for his 2019 Farm Tour, hitting six cities starting September 26th at the Statz Bros.  The trek will also hit farms in Richland, Michigan; Pleasantville, Ohio; Louisburg, Kansas; Douglass, Kansas; and Norman, Oklahoma.

The objective of Luke’s annual Farm Tour is to raise awareness of farming communities in the U.S. The tour also provides scholarships for families in those areas.

Meanwhile, Luke is set to kick off his “Sunset Repeat” tour tonight in Camden, New Jersey, featuring special guests Cole Swindell and Jon Langston.

Luke will also perform at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Friday, August 16th.

This day in 1991, Tracy Lawrence shot during robbery attempt

This day in 1991, Tracy Lawrence left a Nashville studio in the early morning hours to celebrate finishing recording his first album, “Sticks and Stones.” A few hours later, he and a female friend were robbed at gunpoint — Tracy was shot four times.

Only hours after completing the recording of his debut album, Sticks and Stones, Tracy was shot four times as he heroically defended a woman friend against three muggers.

When it became obvious the thugs were going to rape his companion and kill them both, Tracy grabbed at one of the weapons. All three muggers fired at him and Tracy took four bullets in the hand, arm, hip and knee.

Tracy said in an interview in 1996: “I decided I’d rather go down fighting,” Tracy said. “The bullet that’s still in my hip missed a main artery by a tenth of a millimeter. If it had severed, I would have bled to death in three minutes. I’m lucky to be alive. I had nightmares about it for a long time.”

Midland’s Mark Wystrach Engaged

Congratulations are in order for Midland’s Mark Wystrach. The singer revealed on Instagram that he proposed to girlfriend Ty Haney, and she said yes.

“Popped THE QUESTION and @ty_haney had the answer I was lookin’ for!!!” he wrote alongside pictures of Ty showing off the sparkly diamond on her finger.

“It kind of was unplanned and just unfolded naturally when we were barefooted and on a walk with our little puppies,” he tells People of the proposal. “It was right after a big thunderstorm, and the sun just popped [up] out of nowhere, and I knew it was a sign.”

Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Kacey Musgraves And More Set For ACM Special Awards

This year’s Special Awards honorees for the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were just announced and some of your favorites are set to be recognized. This year’s recipients will be saluted at the 13th Annual ACM Honors, which will take place August 21st at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

This year’s honorees include:

Brooks & Dunn and Martina McBride, who’ll both receive the Cliffie Stone Icon Award, which is given to a country music artist, duo/group or industry leader who throughout their career has advanced the popularity of the genre.

Miranda Lambert who’s getting the Gene Weed Milestone Award, presented for a specific, unprecedented or outstanding achievement in the field of country music during the preceding calendar year. Miranda is receiving the honor after making history at the 2018 ACM Awards by becoming the most awarded artist in ACM history with 32 honors.

Kacey Musgraves will receive the ACM Jim Reeves international award, which is given to an artist or industry leader for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world.

Rodney Crowell, Kye Fleming and Billy Joe Shaver will receive the Poet’s Award, for outstanding and longstanding musical and/or lyrical contributions throughout their career.

Shane McAnally will get the Songwriter of the Year Award, presented to an individual known predominately as a songwriter.

 

 

This day in 1952, Hank Williams gets divorced

This day in 1952, Hank Williams Sr. his first wife, Audrey, (the mother of Hank Williams Jr.) finally divorced. Married since 1944, their union was marked by his drug and alcohol addiction and infidelity. The couple’s tumultuous relationship found them separating and reconciling a number of times…until this divorce. She was awarded the house and their child as well as half of her ex-husband’s future royalties on the condition that she never remarry. She never did.

Randy Travis Releases First Song In Six Years

While we’re all grateful that Randy Travis’ 2013 stroke didn’t take him from us, the loss of hearing new music from him has been rough for fans. Well, that wait is over…sort of. Randy has released “One In A Row,” his first new song in six years.

And when you hear it – and surely love it – don’t get too lost in it. Turns out, the song is only new to us. The tune, which is appropriately about missing someone, was written by Buddy Jewell and Thom McHugh…and was recorded years before Randy’s health troubles. It just wasn’t widely released. Check it out on the right.

Something Randy has been working on as he continues to fight on? His new memoir, “Forever and Ever, Amen.” He’s got a book tour rolling – and will have a booth at next month’s CMA Fest in Nashville.

Memorial Day Means More To Rascal Flatts After Playing For The Troops

Holidays like Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day have always been important to the guys in Rascal Flatts and they became even more important after they performed for troops in Iraq back in 2005.

“It really kind of changed all three of our lives,” Gary LaVox shares. “You never know the price of freedom until you stand in the middle of a combat zone in a foreign country with 18 and 19-year-old kids that are absolute studs.”

He adds, “They are the true root of what red, white and blue means. And that was something that I’ll never forget. And so from that day on Memorial Day even meant more to me.”

This day in 2004: The ‘Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic’ benefits kids with Cancer

This day in 2004, Toby Keith’s first annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic took place at Belmar Golf Course in Norman, Oklahoma. The tournament benefit Ally’s House Charity, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to assist the families of Oklahoma children with cancer. And as you might expect, plenty of Toby’s famous friends got into the spirit of the event – though they weren’t able to be there in person. Instead, celebs like Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Lonestar, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Wynonna, Jewel, Charles Barkley,Mookie Blaylock, Sammy Hagar, Ashley Judd, Tommy Lasorda, Justin Timberlake, Dallas Cowboy Roy Williams and many others donated special, autographed items to go on the auction block. For more information, visit Ally’s House on the web at allyshouse.net.

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