Country music icon Hank Williams Jr. will team with Jamey Johnson, Eric Church and The Grascals this spring for an outing that's been dubbed the Rowdy Friends Tour 2010.
Set to kick off April 2 in West Virginia, the tour will features shows each weekend throughout April, reports Ken Levitan of Nashville-based Vector Management. The Rowdy Friends Tour 2010 will be co-produced by Red Mountain Entertainment and Blue Deuce Entertainment.
Tickets for the just-announced shows (listed below) will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at all venue box office locations as well as TicketMaster locations, and more dates will be added, per organizers.
About Hank Williams Jr.
With more than 70 albums to his credit, Williams has a fascinating career to reflect upon for a living legend still in his prime. His discography chronicles a bold profile of growth from adored offspring of a legendary father, to titan of the modern country-rock movement in his own right.
For two decades, America has come to its collective feet each fall Monday night when this larger than life superman of a musician looks into the camera and unleashes the national anthem for viewers of Monday Night Football--"Are you ready for some football?" Those simple words have won Williams an entirely new generation of fans and given him the distinction of being the first country performer to ever win an Emmy.
With his own offspring scoring critical acclaim for their music, Williams has also been named Entertainer of the Year five-times, but most recently was the recipient of the 2009 Academy of Country Music's Pioneer Award.
About Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson is known within the music industry for his penmanship, having written songs that have been recorded by Trace Adkins, George Jones and Joe Nichols, not to mention that he is the co-writer of the CMA and ACM 2007 Song of the Year, “Give It Away,” recorded by George Strait.
As an artist, Johnson has recorded more than 40 songs during the past year and become one of the most recognized new names on the country music scene. He was nominated for five Academy of Country Music awards in 2009, taking home the ACM Song of the Year honor for his self-penned single “In Color." His current album, That Lonesome Song, was recently certified gold.
About Eric Church
Capitol Nashville recording artist Eric Church recently released his widely praised sophomore effort, Carolina. The album debuted at No. 4 on the country charts and yielded the top-10 single. “Love Your Love the Most.” and the current single,“Hell on the Heart,” is in the top 25 and climbing.
The Carolina CD follows the breakthrough success of Church’s critically acclaimed first effort titled Sinners Like Me, which claimed three top-20 singles and a No. 1 video. The album also earned Church widespread praise from Associated Press, Rolling Stone, People and The New York Times.
About The Grascals
Already among the most beloved and acclaimed of contemporary crossover groups, The Grascals spent two years on the road working with Dolly Parton as both her opening act and her backing band. They are two-time IBMA Entertainers of the Year, Emerging Artist of the Year and Song of the Year winners.
The act's trademark blend of traditional bluegrass and classic country with vocal and instrumental intensity and virtuosity, also earned the players two Grammy nominations for their first two critically acclaimed albums.
Thus far, the Rowdy Friends Tour 2010 dates announced are as follows:
April 2 – Charleston, W.V.
April 3 – Louisville, Ky.
April 9 – Bossier City, La.
April 10 – Lafayette, La.
April 17 – Pikeville, Ky., with The Grascals only
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