This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – July 19th
On this day in 2019, Miranda Lambert announced that she had adopted two pet bunnies. She named them Frida and Selena
Photo Courtesy of Miranda Lambert
In 2018, Brett Young films the music video for “Here Tonight”
In 2015, Blake Shelton’s “Sangria,” was number-one.
And back in 2003, Alan Jackson’s video for “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere” – which features Jimmy Buffett – makes its debut
Photo Credit: Seth Kupersmith
This weekend Blake Shelton surprised fans by holding a couple of rehearsals at his Ole Red’s in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
After the first appearance Blake shared, “That was a blast yesterday!!! Let’s do it again today at Ole Red Tishomingo’s The Doghouse!!!” Blake added “Come on out and get yourself a drink if you’re bored. I repeat it’s only a rehearsal… It may not be good but at least it’s free!”
Blake’s wife Gwen Stefani was also there, and joined in on performing a few of their duets.
Blake will be kicking off his rescheduled Friends and Heroes 2021 tour in just a few weeks in Omaha – the very town where he was forced to cancel all this shows last year due to COVID-19.
Fans are looking to see Blake perform his Top-10 (and climbing) hit “Minimum Wage” – which is one of the tracks from his latest album, Body Language.
Headline Photo Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville
Additional Photos Courtesy of Blake Shelton
Garth Brooks rocked Salt Lake City Saturday Night at the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Thrilled to be back performing for his fans Garth shares, “It was fun! They’re so sweet! Even though there’s 50-thousand of them, they act as one. It’s the greatest partner you’ve ever had. It’s a fun dance.”
After the last year and half Garth – who is no stranger to big stages – realized that being back to concerts means something a little different now, “I’m thinking we’re okay…and then you realize what you’ve missed, because you get to hear them sing (getting emotional). That’s the hard part. So, for me – I didn’t know how much I missed it…until you get to hear those voices…get to see that face. And I don’t think it was for Garth Brooks. I think it was the joy of being together. That’s what we’re supposed to do is be together.”
Garth shares his secret to performing for his fans, “The quicker you can turn it into a party [rather] than a concert…the less the old man has to work. There’s nothing to do! You just watch!”
Of course, the party got started the day before Garth took the “big” stage – when he stepped back on the “little” stage to resume his Dive Bar shows. Friday night Garth headed to The Westerner – a Salt Lake City honky-tonk – and if you couldn’t make the show…Garth shared a little big of the fun for fans to see…
Garth’s next stop is coming up this weekend at the sold out Cheyenne Frontier Days show in Cheyenne, WY.
Fans can also check out Garth’s weekly Inside Studio G on Facebook live Monday night 7 PM ET/ 6 PM CT
Headline Photo Credit: Becky Fluke
Additional Photo Courtesy of Garth Brooks
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee baseball is well-represented on the 2021 summer circuit with 14 current players on summer-league rosters, including two on the USA Collegiate National Team.
The first summer ball update of the year can be found below.
USA Collegiate National Team
OF Drew Gilbert – USA Collegiate National Team
Season Stats: 11 GP, .294 AVG, 4 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 7 K, .382 SLG, .314 OBP
Along with a batting average of .294 and a slugging percentage of .382 in 11 appearances for the USA Collegiate National Team this summer, Gilbert has also recorded four runs on 10 hits and RBIs for the Stripes this season.
RHP Blade Tidwell – USA Collegiate National Team
Season Stats: 3 App, 1-1, 0 SV, 7.71 ERA, 7.0 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 9 K, 1.43 WHIP
In three appearances on the mound thus far for the USA Collegiate National Team, Tidwell has struck out nine batters in 7.0 innings pitched this summer.
Cape Cod League
OF Jordan Beck – Harwich Mariners
Season Stats: 11 GP, .176 AVG, 2 R, 6 H, 2 RBI, 7 BB, .176 SLG, .382 OBP
Beck logged at least one hit in five of his first six games this summer with the Harwich Mariners. In a matchup with Wareham on July 7, he went 2-for-4 from the plate in the 3-3 tie.
California Collegiate League
OF Kyle Booker – Orange County Riptide
Season Stats: 9 GP, .415 AVG, 9 R, 17 H, 4 2B, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 12 K, .512 SLG, .468 OBP
With nine total appearances for the Orange County Riptide this summer, Booker has accumulated 17 hits, four RBIs and a batting average of .415. On June 30 and again on July 9, Booker went 3-for-5 from the plate and scored a run in each of those contests.
RHP Christian Delashmit – Santa Barbara Foresters
Season Stats: 5 App, 2-1, 0 SV, 3.00 ERA, 21.0 IP, 9 R, 7 ER, 12 H, 10 BB, 25 K, 1.05 WHIP
With a record of 2-1 this season, right-handed pitcher Delashmit has struck out 25 batters in 21.0 innings pitched, allowing seven earned runs in that time.
C Charlie Taylor – Orange County Riptide
Season Stats: 6 GP, .409 AVG, 7 R, 9 H, 7 RBI, 7 BB, 6 K, 3 SB, .455 SLG, .567 OBP
Taylor has appeared in six games for the Orange County Riptide this summer, scoring seven runs on nine hits in those contests. He has recorded a trio of multi-hit games along with three stolen bases so far this summer.
Coastal Plain League
LHP Kirby Connell – Forest City Owls
Season Stats: 1 App, 0-0, 0 SV, 0.00 ERA, 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 1.05 WHIP
Connell struck out one batter in his lone inning pitched so far for the Forest City Owls this summer.
LHP Shawn Scott – Forest City Owls
Season Stats: 7 App, 2-2, 0 SV, 11.09 ERA, 24.1 IP, 31 R, 30 ER, 21 H, 29 BB, 31 K, 2.05 WHIP
Scott has struck out 31 batters this summer in 24.1 innings of work. He holds a record of 2-2 with seven appearances for the Owls.
Southern Collegiate Baseball League
RF/1B Jared Dickey – Charlotte Mustangs
Season Stats: 17 GP, .387 AVG, 19 R, 24 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, 9 BB, 4 K, .516 SLG, .480 OBP
Dickey is batting .387 this summer for the Charlotte Mustangs, with 24 hits, 19 runs and seven RBIs through 17 appearances.
RHP Hollis Fanning – Charlotte Mustangs
Season Stats: 7 App, 3-1, 1 SV, 5.23 ERA, 22.1 IP, 14 R, 13 ER, 22 H, 6 BB, 16 K, 1.25 WHIP
Holding a 3-1 record with one save for the Mustangs this summer, Fanning has struck out 16 batters in 22.1 innings of work from the mound.
Prospect League
IF Trey Lipscomb – Johnstown Mill Rats
Season Stats: 9 GP, .415 AVG, 18 R, 17 H, 3 2B, 16 RBI, 3 BB, 3 K, 6 SB, .634 SLG, .455 OBP
Lipscomb has made nine appearances for the Johnstown Mill Rats this summer, hitting at a .415 clip with 17 hits, 18 runs and 16 RBIs. He has stolen six bases and has hit three doubles thus far.
LHP Drew Patterson – Alton River Dragons
Season Stats: 16 App, 2-3, 3 SV, 4.30 ERA, 31.1 IP, 19 R, 15 ER, 36 H, 5 BB, 32 K, 1.31 WHIP
Patterson has made 16 appearances for the Alton River Dragons this summer and has tallied 31.1 innings pitched. He has recorded 32 strikeouts and walked just five batters.
OF Christian Scott – Johnstown Mill Rats
Season Stats: 10 GP, .242 AVG, 13 R, 8 H, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 11 BB, 10 K, 8 SB, .424 SLG, .457 OBP
Scott is batting 242 this summer, with 10 games under his belt. He has scored 13 runs with eight hits and seven RBIs.
Sunbelt Baseball League
LHP Zander Sechrist – Gainesville Braves
Season Stats: 3 App, 0-1, 0 SV, 3.46 ERA, 13.0 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 9 H, 8 BB, 12 K, 1.31 WHIP
Sechrist has logged 12 strikeouts this summer for the Gainesville Braves, starting in each of his three appearances. He has pitched 13.0 innings thus far and holds an ERA of 3.46.
-UT Athletics
Here are video interviews conducted by our Vince Ferrara from Friday’s KFOA Prep Football Media Day Kickoff Event with dozens of area head coaches and players. Here are some video interviews below.
To hear podcasts of many more coaches and players from many of the area high school football teams in interviews conducted by Jimmy Hyams, John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara, go to our Vols Interviews & More podcast feed HERE.
Dan + Shay dropped the news that their next album, Good Things, will arrive next month – August 13th.
The 12 tracks on the new project will include their smash hits “I Should Probably Go To Bed” and “10,000 Hours” (with Justin Bieber) along with their current Top 10 (and climbing) hit “Glad You Exist”
Dan co-wrote all 12 songs on Good Things, with Shay writing on 8 tracks, and they shared, “We poured every bit of our hearts into this project and have never been more excited for anything in our entire lives. can’t wait for it to be yours so soon.”
In launching the news, Dan + Shay appeared on the YouTube Originals Series Released – where the guys were profiled, and also shared with fans the music video of the album’s title cut…check it out here…
Photos Courtesy of Dan + Shay, Warner Music Nashville
When a song is first written, or discovered, by an artist – they may be in one situation in their life…and if that song becomes a fan favorite, and the artist sings it night after night, year after year, sometimes it’s a bit of a mental game to get back into that mindset when they first recorded the track.
Tenille Arts says that sometimes to get the right performance while singing, you also have to do some acting, “Certain songs if you’re not feeling them anymore…or sometimes I think about songs that I’ve written about other people that I’m no longer like…(Laugh), I’m like ‘No, I don’t even want to go back to that moment.’ But at one point I was in love with them, so I guess I’ll sing this song…maybe I don’t think about them anymore, I think about somebody new…or whatever, just kind of put a new spin on things.”
Tenille will be getting in the right mindset to sing her new single “Back Then, Right Now” when she heads out on Lady A‘s What A Song Can Do tour at the end of the month
Check out “Back Then, Right Now” from Tenille Arts right here…
Dierks Bentley went to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and he had so much fun, he released an EP!
Live From Telluride – which is available now – features 5 tracks that includes special guests, The War And Treaty, Larkin Poe, and Sam Bush.
LIVE FROM TELLURIDE TRACK LIST:
1.) “Woman, Amen” – Live – Dierks Bentley feat. The War And Treaty
2.) “Travelin’ Light” – Live – Dierks Bentley feat. Larkin Poe
3.) “Bad Angel” – Live – Dierks Bentley feat. The War And Treaty
4.) “Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd – Live – Dierks Bentley
5.) “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” by U2 – Live – Dierks Bentley feat. The War And Treaty, Sam Bush
Dierks explains the inspiration behind the EP, “This really was a once in a lifetime show for me. Getting to play at my favorite festival…with some of my favorite musicians and performers…in one of my favorite places in the world…felt like a dream.”
Dierks adds, “Luckily this dream was captured on tape and I can go back and relive the way it felt that night whenever I want.”
Dierks has developed a deep connection with the town, “Telluride has become my second home…personally and musically.”
Earlier this year Dierks teamed with The War And Treaty, Larkin Poe, Ben Helson, & the Hawktail Band for a special performance of “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” during the 56th ACM Awards from the legendary Bluegrass venue Station Inn – located in the heart of Music City.
Listen to Dierks Bentley’s #LiveFromTelluride now: https://strm.to/DierksBentleyLiveFromTelluride
Photo Courtesy of Dierks Bentley
Brian Kelley recently checked off a bucket list item…growing up in Florida he always wanted to have a big boat, and this year he got it.
BK now owns a 56 foot Sunny Briggs sport fishing boat – and if you’re curious to see what it looks like, you’re in luck…it has it’s own Instagram account.
No. We’re not kidding…
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But even more than the boat, what fascinates BK is what, and how, people choose the names of the boats – which of course ties into one the tracks on his new album Sunshine State Of Mind – “Boat Names”
Brian shares, “Me and Brittney, we bought a big boat in January. And that was my dream – ‘Babe, one of these days I’m gonna make your name one of them boat names.’ That’s what I kept tellin’ her, you know. I love boats, I love boat names. I think boat names tell a lot about the person in the boat, and they tell so many stories. They’re so unique and they’re just so intriguing. And so, end of last year came, and I was like, ‘Babe, I think I found us a boat that checks off everything on our list.’ I was like, ‘That’s the Brittney Marie right there.'”
When he’s not on his boat, or in the studio making music, you’ll find Brian Kelley in the sand – living up to his nickname…”Beach Cowboy.”
Photo Credit: Ben Christensen
Ian Munsick‘s “Long Haul” – which is from his album Coyote Cry – is a fan favorite…
and Ian said his goal when it came to the music on the project was that he wanted to infuse the musical vibe that he grew up with in his home state in the songs, “This album was so much fun to create. Bringing the Wyoming story to the rest of the world is one that I will always try my best to do. I hope that you guys love listening to it as much as I loved making it.”
Check out the music video for Ian Munsick’s “Long Haul.”
Photo Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville
