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 | BIG & RICH With Special Guest Luke Bryan Rick Page & The Round-Ups SECOND STAGE: JONATHAN SCOTT AND THE BLAZING HEARTS (5:30 PM) | Extra InformationParking Opens: 4:30 PMDoors Open: 5:30 PM ALL AGES Audio Recording: No Video Recording: No Photography*: No Flash Photography: No Food & Drink: No Coolers: No Umbrellas: Yes Weapons: No *Non-Professional photography / no zoom lenses larger than 2 inches. |
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BIG & RICH Big & Rich Big & Rich formed in Nashville around 1998, when ex-Lonestar vocalist John Rich began collaborating with songwriter Big Kenny (real name: Kenny Alphin, who'd once led an outfit called luvjOi). The duo established a performers' roundtable at a local dive, and the event -- dubbed the "Muzik Mafia" -- soon gained a reputation for its casual eclecticism and notable special guests. The Mafia nights continued over the next few years, running concurrently with solo material issued by both artists, until 2003, when Martina McBride recorded Alphin and Rich's song "She's a Butterfly" for her self-titled effort and the duo landed a record deal of their own with Warner Bros.' Nashville outlet. Big & Rich debuted in February 2004 with "Wild West Show," a bold and modern country-rocker that displayed their unique high-low harmony vocals. When the Horse of a Different Color LP dropped later that spring, its Nashville polish was salted with Muzik Mafia irreverence (sample song title: "Kick My Ass"). Different Color eventually topped the Billboard country chart and hit number six on the Billboard 200, and made bona fide stars out of Big & Rich. But it was success on the duo's own terms, not Nashville's. After all, their album free-associated country-pop with hip-hop, and there was a dance remix of the hit single "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" on the resulting collection, Super Galactic Fan Pak. But Big & Rich's success revealed country audiences' willingness to accept sounds that were broader and brasher than the usual contemporary country product, and they capitalized on that with the smash hit 2004 debut of Muzik Mafia protégée Gretchen Wilson. (Rich produced Here for the Party, and wrote or co-wrote many of its songs.) Big & Rich returned in November 2005 with Comin' to Your City, a gaudy record that hit the Top Ten and depicted the duo as pied pipers for their own mischievousness. The single "Lost in This Moment" announced the arrival of their 2007 album Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace, which featured guest appearances from John Legend and Wyclef Jean along with a cover version of AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long." |
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LUKE BRYAN
Luke Bryan grew up in the very small town of Leesburg, Ga. Back home, he helped his father with his peanut and fertilizer businesses while playing sports and enjoying the great outdoors. Yet he can remember his mother urging him to belt out George Strait songs over and over while she drove him into town to shop. By age 14, his parents bought him an Alvarez guitar. By 15, his father would take him down to a nearby club, Skinner's, where he shared guitar licks and lead vocals with other local country singers. Encouraged by everyone who heard him play, Bryan planned to move to Nashville after high school graduation. Supported by his family, he was loading his car for the move when tragedy struck. His older brother Chris, Bryan's biggest supporter and one of his best friends, was killed in an auto accident the day Bryan was to leave town. Despite everyone's encouragement, he stubbornly refused to reconsider moving to Tennessee. After graduation, he went to work for his father's agriculture business. Bryan loved the work, but a year into it, his father forced him to quit the job and move to Nashville. He arrived in Music City on Sept. 1, 2001. Within two months, he'd signed a publishing deal with a company owned by songwriter Roger Murrah. Bryan spent time honing his material, building up a catalog of songs. Capitol Records will release his debut album in 2006. |
