BARRY COURTER: Lisa, I think we both agree that one of the best things about this job is getting to meet a lot of people doing cool things. The best is when we get to meet someone at the beginning of their career and then follow them as they do great things.
Kane Brown fits that category for me. Two years ago, he was a 21-year-old hoping to sing a few songs that people might listen to. Today he is an up-and-coming country star with a new record out, and he’s touring with Jason Aldean.
He returns to his North Georgia roots on Saturday for a show at the Northwest Georgia Amphitheatre in Ringgold.
LISA DENTON: That show’s a nice new diversion for the Labor Day weekend, which is usually all about barbecue and county fairs. This is a new partnership involving US101, IHeartRadio, Friends of the Festival and the Catoosa County government.
Lisa Denton and Barry Courter
The opening act is Walker McGuire, which sounds like a solo act but is actually the duo of Jordan Walker and Johnny McGuire. And fiddle-dee-dee, their single “‘Til Tomorrow” has a lyric that’s pure Scarlett O’Hara: “I’ll worry about the morning in the morning.”