Since making his way to Music City more than 10 years ago, Tennessee native Brinley Addington has been pounding the musical pavement. The traditionally-steeped troubadour co-penned Tyler Farr’s recent single, “I Should Go to Church Sometime,” and has secured opening gigs for a number of artists, including Chris Young, Jon Pardi, Thomas Rhett and more. Brinley dropped his five-song EP, Songs From a Bar, in 2018, and recently released new single, “Come Back.”
How did you get started in music?
The first time I sang in front of a crowd was in a talent show in the fourth grade, but I feel like I really got started by singing in church when I was 12 years old.
At what age did you realize you wanted to make music your career?
I’ve always loved music, but when I was about nine years old, I became obsessed with music. I had no idea where to even start, but that’s when I started dreaming.
Who are some of musical influences?
Alan Jackson, George Strait, James Taylor, Randy Travis and Vince Gill.
What three words describe you as a musician?
Honest, heartfelt, country.
What would you say is unique about your sound?
It’s a reflection of who I am, where I’m from and what I listen to.
What does your new single, “Come Back,” say about you?
Since it was inspired by something I was living at the time, I feel like it’s spot-on about what I was going through and how I felt. I really tried to be honest about where I was and let it come through in the song.
What was the first concert you attended?
I was really little so I don’t remember much, but it was Randy Travis and Alan Jackson. Pretty great one to get started with.
What’s the last song you heard that blew you away?
Cole Swindell’s “Break Up in the End.” I haven’t been hit that hard by a song in a while.
Where is the craziest place you’ve performed?
I got asked to play a song on an airplane one time. There may have been a crazier place I’m forgetting, but that was definitely the most awkward.
What’s the first thing you do after a show?
Drink a beer.
What’s your favorite song to cover?
“Time Marches On” by Tracy Lawrence.
What family member or friend has been the most supportive of your musical career?
My mom. She’s been there for me and encouraged me every step of the way in my career and my personal life. This business can be hard at times, and I don’t think I’d be where I am if she hadn’t been in my corner on those hard days.
Here’s an updated list of University of Tennessee players in the National Football League after the last 21 rookie minicamps were completed.
Now all 32 teams have held rookie minicamps. Rosters are still fluid with teams announcing the signing of undrafted free agents and tryout players at their own pace. NFL rosters can be kept at up to 90 players until final preseason cuts August 31, 2019.
I’ve included some notes, jersey numbers, unofficial depth chart positions and camp dates for each team so you can follow along for news on each player. You will also see the list of players with local ties to the Knoxville area or didn’t end their college careers at UT.
I’ll update this list throughout the year here on my blog “Vince’s View.” Bookmark my blog page and check back often.
Latest Tennessee Vols NFL Notes
-Currently 34 U. of Tennessee players on NFL teams
-3 VFL rookies are in the NFL right now (none are draft picks)
-Pittsburgh has the most UT players with 4
-DL & DB are the largest positions of VFLs in the league right now with 5
-21 of the 32 teams have a UT player
-There are 11 players that are either one-time Vols or are Knoxville area players that did not attend UT
-LB Quart’e Sapp and NT Alexis Johnson were not signed by the Titans
-TE Ethan Wolf received a tryout with the Carolina Panthers and has now signed with the team
-LB Colton Jumper was invited back to tryout with the Saints and has now signed with the team
-QB Keller Chryst tried out with the Colts two weeks ago then last week with the Steelers but was not signed
-DE Kendal Vickers got a tryout with the Eagles but was not signed to the roster
-DB Micah Abernathy was signed by the Vikings to their roster last week
-DT Shy Tuttle was signed by the Saints to their roster
-DE Kyle Phillips was signed by the Jets to their roster
-TE Alex Ellis received a tryout with the Giants but was not signed
-One-time Vols TE Daniel Helm out of Duke was signed to the roster by the Chargers
-One-time Vols WR Preston Williams and DE Dewayne Hendrix were signed by the Dolphins
-One-time Vols CB D’Andre Payne out of Iowa St was signed by the Titans
-Veteran TE Lee Smith out of Marshall, another one-time Vol, signed with the Bills, a team he used to play for
-One-time Vols OL Venzell Boulware out of Miami received a tryout with the Broncos but was not signed
Tennessee Volunteers On NFL Teams as of 5/14/19 (34) x = rookie Atlanta Falcons Luke Stocker (80) TE (2nd team TE)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 29-31, June 3-4, June 6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Baltimore Ravens Morgan Cox (46) LS (starting LS)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28, May 30-31, June 3-4, June 6-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Buffalo Bills Jason Croom (80) TE (5th team TE)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31 June 3-4, June 6-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Carolina Panthers Michael Palardy (5) P (starting P/H) Rashaan Gaulden (28) DB (starting FS) Ethan Wolf (47) TE (4th team TE)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Chicago Bears Tyler Bray (9) QB (3rd team QB) Cordarrelle Patterson (84) WR/KR (2nd team WR & starting KR)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 29-31, June 4-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Cincinnati Bengals Josh Malone (80) WR (2nd team WR)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Cleveland Browns Britton Colquitt (4) P (starting P/H)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 14-16, May 21-23, May 28-31
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
Dallas Cowboys Jason Witten (82) TE (starting TE)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Denver Broncos Alexander “AJ” Johnson (45) LB (3rd team ILB) Ja’Wuan James (70) OT (starting RT)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 13-14, May 16, May 20-21, May 23, May 29-31
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
Detroit Lions Jalen Reeves-Maybin (44) LB (2nd team OLB) Justin Coleman (27) DB (starting NCB)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 29-31, June 10-13
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
Houston Texans Zach Fulton (73) OL (starting RG) Trevor Daniel (8) P (starting P/H)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 3-4, June 6-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Kansas City Chiefs Dustin Colquitt (2) P (starting P/H) Kahlil McKenzie (66) OG (2nd team LG)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 4-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Los Angeles Rams John Kelly (42) RB (5th team RB)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Minnesota Vikings Micah Abernathy (46) DB (4th team FS)-x
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
New England Patriots Jacob Johnson (–) FB (7th team TE/4th team FB)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 29-30, June 10-11
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
New Orleans Saints Alvin Kamara (41) RB (starting RB/starting PR) Shy Tuttle (74) DT (2nd team DE)-x Colton Jumper (51) LB (4th team WLB)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
New York Jets Kyle Phillips (–) DE (3rd team DE)-x
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 10-13
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
Philadelphia Eagles Derek Barnett (96) DE (starting RDE) Malik Jackson (97) DT (starting RDT)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28, May 30-31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Pittsburgh Steelers Ramon Foster (73) OG (starting LG) Daniel McCullers (93) NT (2nd team NT) Cameron Sutton (20) DB (3rd team CB/2nd team PR) Joshua Dobbs (5) QB (2nd team QB)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
San Francisco 49ers Emmanuel Moseley (41) CB (4th team CB)
Rookie Minicamp: May 3-5
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 3-4, June 6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Tennessee Titans LaTroy Lewis (45) LB (2nd team OLB)
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28, May 30-31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Recent Free Agents From Late Last Season That Played at U. of Tennessee (11)
Eric Berry S
Justin Hunter WR
Jordan Williams DL
Matt Darr P
James Stone OL
Justin Martin DB
Quart’e Sapp LB
Alexis Johnson Jr. NT
Kendal Vickers DE
Alex Ellis TE
Keller Chryst QB
Teams Without Any Players On Current Expanded Rosters From UT (11) Arizona Cardinals
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-22, May 29-31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Green Bay Packers
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Indianapolis Colts
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 29-31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Jacksonville Jaguars
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21, May 23-24, May 28, May 30-May 31, June 3-4, June 6-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Los Angeles Chargers
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20, May 22-23, May 28-30, June 3-4, June 6-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Miami Dolphins
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 13-14, May 16, May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
New York Giants
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 10-13
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
Oakland Raiders
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Seattle Seahawks
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 14-16, May 21-23, May 28-31
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
Washington Redskins
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 10-12
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
UT Players In The NFL By Position (35)
QB – 2
RB – 2
WR – 2
TE – 4
FB – 1
OL – 4
DL – 5
LB – 4
DB – 5
P – 4
PK – 0
LS – 1
Knoxville Area Players/Finished College Elsewhere After UT (11) x = rookie
Buffalo Bills Lee Smith TE (–) *Powell HS/Tennessee/Marshall (3rd team TE)
Dallas Cowboys Randall Cobb (18) WR *Alcoa HS/Kentucky (2nd team WR) Chris Jones (6) P *Carson-Newman (starting P/H)
Los Angeles Chargers Daniel Helm (41) TE *Tennessee/Duke (6th team TE)-x
Miami Dolphins Preston Williams (82) WR *Tennessee/Colorado State (3rd team WR)-x Dewayne Hendrix (73) DE *Tennessee/Pittsburgh (3rd team DE)-x
Minnesota Vikings Harrison Smith (22) S *Catholic HS/Notre Dame (starting FS)
Oakland Raiders Nathan Peterman (2) QB *Tennessee/Pittsburgh (3rd team QB)
Philadelphia Eagles Dorren Miller (84) WR *Carson-Newman (4th team WR)
San Francisco 49ers Jalen Hurd (17) WR *Tennessee/Baylor (2nd team WR)-x
Tennessee Titans D’Andre Payne (28) CB *Tennessee/Iowa State (4th team CB)-x
Free Agents Among Local Players/One-Time Vols (1)
Venzell Boulware OL-x
The Grand Ole Opry stage announced its lineup for the 2019 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival: Old Crow Medicine Show, Ricky Skaggs, Riders in the Sky, Steve Earle, Morgan Evans, Ashley Monroe, Molly Tuttle and Wendy Moten. A broadcast of the performances will air live via opry.com on June 13.
The 2019 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will take place June 13–16 at Great Stage Park, the 700-acre farm and event space located just 60 miles south of Nashville in Manchester, Tenn. And, if you were wondering, Nashville’s CMA Fest is scheduled for June 6–9, 2019, so the two festivals don’t coincide this year.
Bonnaroo unleashed its 100-plus-artist lineup in January, including a number of country-centric performers: Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, John Prine, Ruston Kelly and more.
In addition to headliners Phish, Childish Gambino, Post Malone, Odesza and the Lumineers, the four-day festival will feature performances from:
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Grand Ole Opry Featuring Special Guests
Saba
Space Jesus b2b Eprom b2b Shlump
12th Planet
Sunsquabi
All Them Witches
Magic City Hippies
The Nude Party
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
The Comet Is Coming
Jack Harlow
Eprom
Caroline Rose
Donna Missal
Peach Pit
Hekler
Dorfex Bos
FRIDAY, JUNE 14
Phish (Late Evening Set)
Childish Gambino
Solange
The Avett Brothers
Brockhampton
GRiZ
RL Grime
Beach House
GRiZ SuperJam
NGHTMRE
Gojira
Courtney Barnett
Girl Talk
AJR
Catfish And The Bottlemen
K.Flay
Anoushka Shankar
Nahko & Medicine For The People
Liquid Stranger
Deafheaven
Parquet Courts
Rival Sons
Ibeyi
Jade Cicada
Las Cafeteras
Cherry Glazerr
The Teskey Brothers
Medasin
Tyla Yaweh
Ducky
Monsieur Periné
Mersiv
Crooked Colours
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
Post Malone
Odesza
Hozier
Kacey Musgraves
The National
The Lonely Island
ZHU
Juice WRLD
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
Gucci Mane
John Prine
Jim James (Full Band)
Maren Morris
Gramatik
Shovels & Rope
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Quinn XCII
Clairo
Bishop Briggs
Hippo Campus
Space Jesus
Tokimonsta
Chelsea Cutler
The Record Company
SNBRN
Ruston Kelly
Whipped Cream
Rubblebucket
Little Simz
Memba
Deva Mahal
DJ Mel
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
Phish (2 Sets)
The Lumineers
Cardi B
Brandi Carlile
Illenium
Walk The Moon
Mac DeMarco
King Princess
Lil Dicky
G Jones
Trampled By Turtles
The Wood Brothers
Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers
Princess (Featuring Maya Rudolph & Gretchen Lieberum)
The Soul Rebels
The Lemon Twigs
Two Feet
AC Slater
CID
Dombresky
Bombino
Faye Webster
Ripe
Kikagaku Moyo
Igloohost
Keith Urban has returned to country radio airwaves with the release of his new single, “We Were.”
Penned by Eric Church, Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell, the new tune reminisces about lost teenage love with lyrics like “We were a couple of line steppers who just couldn’t wait to step over the line / Never thinkin’ we wouldn’t last, I was your first and you were mine.”
“When I first heard ‘We Were,’ I not only heard it, but I saw it,” says Keith. “It made me feel something. I like the idea that life just happens. At some point, in the moment or not, you just gotta go with it.”
Listen to “We Were” below.
“We Were”
We were just a couple years short of the age by my name on the fake ID And still about a hundred away from the day your daddy said, you could run with me We were a couple of line steppers who just couldn’t wait to step over the line Never thinkin’ we wouldn’t last, I was your first and you were mine
Chorus: We were leather jackets hangin’ on to a Harley, two heartbeats in the moonlight We were both feet hangin’ out over the edge of a water tower skyline At least there’s a little bit of sweet in the bitter though a part of me is always gonna miss her I am who I am, I just miss who I was when we were
We were gonna make it, weren’t we baby Had it all laid out in our mind By the time we knew, time was runnin’ out, we’d done run outta time We were a downtown Saturday night, last call, cover band ‘Til the last song played, never thought we’d fade like the stamp on the back of her hand
We were her on my shoulders, lighter in the air Pour Some Sugar On Me We were top down in Johnson’s field when she whispered that she wants me At least there’s a little bit of sweet in the bitter though a part of me is always gonna miss her I am who I am, I just miss who I was when we were
Repeat Chorus
Yes, I do Friends say, oh well, let that ship sail, you gotta let go of her Just wasn’t meant to be but somewhere down deep, I still believe that we were
A couple of talented singer/songwriters got married on May 12.
After a three-plus-year courtship, Hayes Carll and Allison Moorer tied the knot.
Hayes shared a photo on his Instagram of the newlyweds with the caption: “I’m so happy to say that @1allisonmoorer and I made it official yesterday. Dreams do come true.”
“I’m so happy to say that @hayescarll and I made it official yesterday. Love wins,” added Allison via Instagram.
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Texas native Hayes and New York transplant Allison recently relocated to Nashville. Hayes released his new album, What It Is, in February. Allison co-produced the LP and co-wrote a handful of the new songs.
It’s safe to say Keith Urban is on the Foy Vance bandwagon.
Keith surprised viewers during the 2019 ACM Awards in April when he performed a live cover of little-known song, “Burden,” which was penned by Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance. The tune, which originally appeared on Foy’s 2016 album, The Wild Swan, had a profound impact on Keith when he heard it for the first time in March.
“We played at the 02 in London and Ed [Sheeran] came out to see us play,” says Keith. “We talked about Foy [Vance], who’s an incredible musician and songwriter. The next day, I had a day off in London, so I got on my bike and put my headphones on and road around London for like two hours listening to Foy nonstop. And when I got back to Nashville, I realized that I had never seen him play live—he must be fantastic—so I jumped on YouTube and heard this song ‘Burden’ and just fell in love with him. I thought, ‘I’d love to be able to do a version of the song—the way that I was feeling it in my heart.’”
Keith contacted producer Dave Cobb, who he had never worked with, and recorded the song in Nashville.
Fast-forward a little more than a month later . . . Foy joined Keith in studio in Nashville to record a video of the two performing an acoustic version of “Burden.”
“Spent some time in studio with the wildly and celestially talented @foyvance—they don’t make em like him anymore…. I don’t even think it’s legal!!! – KU,” said Keith on Instagram.
Dolly Parton hosted the grand opening of the $37-million Wildwood Grove expansion at her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on May 10 and 11.
Wildwood Grove, which represents the largest capital investment in Dollywood’s 33-year history, features 11 new experiences for guests, including a new restaurant, climbing structure and roller coaster called the Dragonflier.
“When I was a little girl growing up in the hills of the Smoky Mountains, I’d often let my imagination just run away—something I still do now—dreaming these big dreams about what it’d be like to venture off with a family of bears in to the woods or how fun it would be to hitch a ride with the butterflies and dragonflies,” Dolly said. “All us kids would splash and play in the creeks and ponds around home and have these daydreams about the world around us, and that’s what’s so special about Wildwood Grove. We’ve been able to create a new area to allow families to experience some of those exact dreams we all had when we were little.”
Wildwood Grove’s Featured Attractions:
Wildwood Tree: A 55-foot tree that grows from a cluster of natural rocks and boulders, which serves as the area’s focal point and features a nighttime show and concerts. Its canopy is adorned with 650 lighted butterflies and thousands of leaves.
The Dragonflier: A suspended 453-meter roller coaster that lets guests soar like a dragonfly.
Black Bear Trail: A ride where kids can hop on the backs of mechanical bears for a trek around the area.
Sycamore Swing: A leaf boat swing which will swing guests back and forth.
Treetop Tower: A ride that sends guests 40 feet into the air in giant acorns and spins them around to see the Smoky Mountains.
Mad Mockingbird: A ride that spins guests in circles, and they can control their experience by moving a sail.
Frogs & Fireflies: A ride where guests can hop on frogs and ride them as they race each other around a lily pad.
Hidden Hollow: A 4,000-foot indoor, climate controlled climb structure with slides and games.
Wildwood Creek: An oasis with pop jets and splashing pools.
Four new costumed characters and entertainment including Flit and Flutter, butterfly ambassadors for the Wildwood Tree, and Benjamin Bear.
Till & Harvest: A restaurant featuring fresh Southwest items including burritos, salads, pulled pork, slaw, a topping bar with salsas and a walk-up window with churros and ice cream.
The Country Music Association launched its international touring series, Introducing Nashville, in March with a bevy of artists—Brandy Clark, Devin Dawson, Lindsay Ell, Lauren Jenkins, Logan Mize and Tenille Townes—performing in the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
The series is coming to Norway, Sweden, England and more this fall with a lineup that features Danielle Bradbery, Devin Dawson, Travis Denning, Chris Lane and Rachel Wammack.
Chris Stapleton and wife Morgane welcomed their fifth child on May 12, according to a post on Morgane’s Instagram page.
Morgane didn’t provide any details regarding the baby’s sex or name, but she did share a photo of the newborn’s hand intertwined with hers and the caption: “The most perfect Mother’s day…I wish all you Mama’s the happiest of days today!”
Chris and Morgane welcomed twin boys in April 2018. The couple also has two additional children, a boy and a girl around ages 6 and 8.
The new UglyDolls movie is not performing as hoped at the box office.
After opening on May 3, the flick has reportedly only grossed $14.2 million domestically, according to Box Office Mojo, with a $45 million production budget.
MovieWeb.com reported: “Unfortunately, with such a tepid debut, it’s long-term prospects aren’t great, even when factoring in international box office. As such, it’s expected to lose a good chunk of change for the studio [STXfilms].”
The movie has been panned by critics, with a score of 30 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson voice animated charters in the UglyDolls movie, which is based on the UglyDolls toy brand that features “characters who are distinct for their endearing ‘ugliness’ in a wonderful ‘uglyverse’ where differences are celebrated and embraced.”
According to the movie’s press release, “Unconventionality rules in UglyDolls, the new animated family adventure based on the beloved toy brand. In the adorably different town of Uglyville, the free-spirited Moxy and her friends confront what it means to be different, struggle with their desire to be loved, and ultimately discover that you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing because who you truly are is what matters most.”
Blake’s character, Ox, fancies himself the defacto mayor of the UglyDolls, while Kelly voices Moxy, the confident leader of the group.
STXfilms released UglyDolls in theaters on May 3, one week earlier than the initial plan. An animated kids series is also underway with a full series order of 26 episodes from Hulu.
Brinley Addington
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
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