October 10, 2011 It's every little kids dream. To go to Disney World. On Lily's 6th birthday, her parents decided to surprise her with a trip to the greatest place on earth. Her reaction is priceless, making Lily the 'Cute Kid' of the day. She deserves to be in one of those Disney commercials where they show all the kids reactions when they learn they are going to Disney. Check out the video
He doesn’t record as often as he used to — and his last top 40 hit, the Garth Brooks duet ‘Beer Run,’ was released 10 years ago — but George Jones is still going strong. In fact, he kicked off a line dancing craze earlier this year, and recently celebrated his 80th birthday with a special party at the Grand Ole Opry.
The country legend is keeping busy, no doubt, but he still had time to sit down for a chat with Taste of Country recently, reflecting on his life and amazing career.
May 18, 2011 Hoppy Birthday George Strait. The Texas native turns 59 today. He was born in Poteet Texas and raised in Pearsall. George taught himself to play the guitar while in the US Army in 1971. He graduated from Southwest Texas State with a degree in agriculture.
May 13, 2011 Hootie or as the country world knows him, Darius Rucker is like a fine wine. He just gets better with age. Darius turns 45 today.
Darius is from Charleston South Carolina, which is the name of his latest country album. But he didn't begin his music career in country.
May 12, 2011 Hoppy Birthday Kix. You look great for 56.
Kix Brooks was born Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III in Shreveport Louisiana on this day in 1955. He's best known for being half of Brooks & Dunn for more than twenty years before they announced their split.
Kix graduated from a military academy before going on to get his theater arts major. He spent one summer in Alaska with his father working on a pipeline before returning to school. He's also written advertising before deciding to move to Nashville in 1979.
April 6, 2011 Merle Haggard turns 74 today and he's still going strong. Haggard and his band The Strangers helped created the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville Sound recordings of the same era.
April 5, 2011 Happy Birthday Troy Gentry. He turns 44 today. He and Eddie Montgomery make up Montgomery Gentry. A duo who has seen their ups and downs in the last few years, both professionally and personally.
Troy was recently linked to an illegal hunting trip and Eddie battled cancer while going through a divorce. The guys have now signed with a new record label and are working on a new album that should be out later this year. They are also hitting the road. Montgomery Gentry will be making a stop at Turning Stone for a show August 1st. Tickets are on sale.
March 28, 2011 It was on this day, back in 1955, when Reba McEntire was born in Oklahoma. It was at the age of 5 Reba began to sing--it was in her family band called the "Singing McEntires," consisting of her and her siblings. It wasn't until 1976 when she recorded her first single--"I Don't Want to be a One-Night Stand" that kicked-off her career as not only as a singer, but also as an actress, author and clothing designer.
March 26, 2011 I've always believed age is just a number on your birth certificate. It's all about how old you feel and act. And Kenny Chesney is a good example. He turns 43 today but still has the energy of a 23 year old
March 10, 2011 Carrie Underwood is celebrating her 28th birthday today. She's come a long way from Checotah Oklahoma. Her American Idol win launched her into super stardom. And she's met a lot of other superstars since her victory
February 28, 2011 Happy Birthday Jason Aldine Williams. The Macon Georgia boy turns 34 today. What do you get a guy who probably has everything he's ever wanted.
Jason Aldean's career has really taken off in the past few years. He's had 4 number one songs with "The Truth," "Big Green Tractor," "Why" and "She's Country."
February 21, 2011 Today, back in 1958, Mary Chapin Carpenter was born in Princeton, New Jersey. Some interesting things about Mary is that her father was an executive at Life magazine and she lived in Japan for a few years as a child. Her country music career flourished in the 90s with hits like, "Down at the Twist and Shout," "I Feel Lucky" and "Shut Up and Kiss Me".
