![]() Especially since it was just Kenny and his guitar. Kenny blew me away with his playing style and ability to fill the room with so many different sounds. Justin Wells and his old band, Fifth On The Floor were also playing that night. I first saw Kenny do a solo show years ago at the old location of Willie’s Locally Known. The Superlatives also happens to be the home of one of my favorite and most versatile guitarists in Mr. ![]() My guess is that is a hat tip to his old friend, Mr. ![]() With his band decked out in Porter Wagner style matching suits, Marty chose to wear black. Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives. Next up was a gentleman, that in my humble opinion, belongs in the Country Music Hall Of Fame, Mr. On a personal note, I was glad to experience “King Of Alabama” live. Not that Brent needed any help winning folks over, but when he decided to throw in a Dwight Yoakam classic, “Guitars, Cadillacs”, that’s when the party hit the gas and Lexington ate out of Brent and the bands hands for the remainder of their set and rightfully so. While their set wasn’t anything crazy to watch, their harmonies and musicianship were second to none and many folks walked away asking just who this Georgia boy was.įrom the opening harmonies of “Diggin’ Holes”, Lexington knew what they were in for and gave Brent a warm welcome to our Commonwealth. Brent definitely did just that and made the most of his opportunity. A lot of tour openers only get a 25 minute slot, so that extra 20 minutes allowed Brent to win some folks over. Brett then opened the show tonight at Rupp Arena.īrent’s Rupp Arena set was 45 minutes, which is really good for him. Thanks to Matt Wickstrom and his site, Big Blue Tunes. He did an acoustic set and in-store signing at CD Central in Lexington, which you can watch a few songs of below. Brent has released two albums on Low Country Sound, which is an imprint and creative partnership between Dave Cobb and Elektra Records.īrent Cobb performed twice on Saturday. Dave has worked with several Kentuckians, including Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson and on the newly released debut album of Dillon Carmichael.ĭave Cobb also, and obviously, has worked with his cousin Brent. Like many others, Brent first came on my radar as the nephew of my favorite producer, Dave Cobb. I was willing to bet that a little rain did nothing to put a damper on these fellas homecoming.īut before we get into their performance, we must talk a bit about two other acts. is from Elkhorn City and he told me that he has been waiting on this day for over a year. Cure earlier this year about producing the newest album from The Wooks, you can read that here. ![]() What makes that even more sweet, is Chris isn’t the only Kentuckian making a homecoming. But Chris Stapleton is the only singular artist to have sold-out Rupp Arena as a headliner to be born in Lexington. The Kentucky Headhunters, Billy Ray Cyrus, The Backstreet Boys featured a couple Kentuckians, John Michael Montgomery and Montgomery Gentry had some great success. For a Kentucky artist, that was born in this city, to rise in popularity and be able to sell-out over 17,000 seats at Rupp Arena is unheard of. It’s an arena named after Coach Adolph Rupp and is the home of our beloved Kentucky Wildcats in downtown Lexington. As a fellow Eastern Kentuckian, Rupp Arena to us, is like the Ryman. I have written several articles about when artists return home to Kentucky, but in my lifetime, none will likely be bigger than Chris Stapleton playing Rupp Arena.
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