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Rodney Atkins
(Friday Night Headliner)

CMT Bio
Rodney
Atkins Web Site
Rodeny Atkins was
raised in Tenessee. When not doing chores or playing baseball with
friends, he spent time in high school with his guitar. He played, solo
or with a band, at county fairs, festivals and shopping malls, most of
the time losing money on expenses. Eventually, as a psychology major at
Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, he started visiting Nashville, playing
more gigs and writing songs.
Curb Records signed Atkins and released two Top 40 singles in 2002. In
2003, the single "Honesty (Write Me a List)" climbed into the Top 5, and
Curb finally released his debut album, Honesty. However, his real
breakthrough came in 2006 when his catchy single, "If You're Going
Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)," gradually climbed to all
the way to No. 1 on Billboard's country airplay chart.
Jason Aldean
(Saturday Night
headliner)

CMT Bio
Jason Aldean Web Site
Jason Aldean was born
Feb. 28, 1977, and raised by his mother in Macon, Ga., with summers
spent with his father in Homestead, Fla.
Aldean taught himself songs from listening to the radio. Early favorites
included George Strait's "The Cowboy Rides Away," Hank Williams Jr.'s
"The Blues Man" and Alabama's "My Home's in Alabama."
Inspired by a country music awards show on TV, 14-year-old Aldean
decided to try performing, so his mother arranged for him to sing two
songs at the VFW Hall in Macon. After that, he began performing at area
talent contests and local fairs. At 15, he joined the house band at the
Macon nightspot Nashville South.
In early 2004, he had his first record deal with independent label
Broken Bow Records. Aldean released his self-titled debut album for the
label.
Aldean’s hit records are "Hicktown," "Why" and "Amarillo Sky." His
latest release is “Relentless.”
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