Tracy Lawrence's father, Duane Dickens, has died. The 83-year-old was surrounded by family when he passed at his home in Texarkana, Ark. on Wednesday morning (Aug. 31).
It's a common complaint from country stars: Time on the road means less time at home with spouses and kids. And then when they are home, the kids spend all day in school and then work through their extra-curricular routines before it's off to bed they go. Tracy Lawrence says switching to homeschooling his youngest children helps keep them close by.
It's difficult to label Tate Stevens' Friday Showdown win over Justin Moore's new song an upset. After all, the 'X Factor' winner proved he's a fan-favorite by winning the singing competition. The response to 'Power of a Love Song' is still impressive, however. Behind the strength of strong phone call voting, Stevens' debut single survived to find a new challenge today and tonight on Taste of Coun
The first Country Jam has come and gone. Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Tracy Lawrence and Steel Magnolia were among the stars rocking the crowd in Bouckville. Although we missed Friday's entertainment, Tadpole & I were on hand to introduce Big & Rich. Well I was on stage. Tadpole is more of a behind the scenes type guy. I joined Tom Owens from B104.7 to bring out the country duo.
Tracy Lawrence may have been out of the spotlight for a few years but that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy. He's working on a new album, looking at more movie scripts and looking forward to entertaining the crowd at Country Jam in Bouckville.
On Monday morning, thieves broke into the equipment trailer Tracy Lawrence had been towing around the country and stole several items important to the singer’s live show. All Access was the first to report the robbery, which occurred just after 4AM PT near Bakersfield, Calif.