Tag: country music
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Megan Moroney ends Denver concert after performing 3 songs
Megan Moroney unexpectedly cut her concert short at Ball Arena in Denver Tuesday night after performing just three songs, leaving thousands of fans surprised. The country music star briefly returned to the stage to tell the crowd she was unable to continue because she was sick. Shortly afterward, Ball Arena released a statement confirming the cancellation. “Megan…
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Country star Dierks Bentley brings his ‘Off the Map’ tour to Ford Amphitheater
Dierks Bentley’s love affair with country music began in his teens. Music had been a part of his life since he was small, but at around age 17, he heard Hank Williams Jr. sing “Man to Man” and the sound lit a fire inside him that still burns to this day. “I just knew this…
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Country star Dierks Bentley brings his ‘Off the Map’ tour to Ford Amphitheater
Dierks Bentley’s love affair with country music began in his teens. Music had been a part of his life since he was small, but at around age 17, he heard Hank Williams Jr. sing “Man to Man” and the sound lit a fire inside him that still burns to this day. “I just knew this…
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Army vet builds Nashville alternative for Mountain West country artists
Colorado singer-songwriter and guitar slinger Michael Swett may live in Colorado Springs, but his roots run deep in the South. Born and raised in North Carolina, he soaked in the country-infused southern rock sounds of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot and Marshall Tucker. After years playing hard rock and metal, Swett returned to his musical roots when…
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Wynonna Judd joining Little Big Town for Colorado Springs show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ever since she debuted alongside her mother, Naomi Judd, in the duo The Judds, Wynonna Judd has been known as a country artist. But those who have delved into her solo albums or see her in concert recognize that there’s also a good bit of…
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Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter David Nail to perform in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authenticity is at the root of David Nail’s music. “I always tell people, I’m a terrible actor,” Nail chuckled. “Whether it’s positive or negative, you get what you see.” That personal, honest storytelling comes through in his songs, and it’s what resonates with his fans.…
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Country artist Randall King to headline Phil Long Music Hall
Growing up in West Texas, Randall King fondly remembers going to work with his father, a trucker. Sitting passenger in his dad’s Freightliner, the two would listen to old-school country music — his father being a particularly big fan of Hank Williams Sr. and Jr. “He introduced me to country music out there on the…
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Country singer Tracy Byrd to bring hits to Boot Barn Hall
Country is Tracy Byrd’s true love musically. It’s what he does best. He’s not a rock singer, not an opera singer — he’s country to his core, and that’s what you’ll hear in his music. “I grew up in the country, and always loved the country pastimes: messing with horses and fishing and hunting,” the…
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Country singer Tracy Byrd to bring hits to Boot Barn Hall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Country is Tracy Byrd’s true love musically. It’s what he does best. He’s not a rock singer, not an opera singer — he’s country to his core, and that’s what you’ll hear in his music. “I grew up in the country, and always loved the…
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Country music star Jason Aldean arrives in Colorado Springs eager to put on a show
This summer, Jason Aldean is doing what he’s done nearly every year around this time since he arrived on the country music scene in 2005. He’s going on tour, headlining amphitheater shows across the country. His tour arrives Friday in Colorado Springs, where he’ll perform at Weidner Field. To hear him tell it, playing live…