Blake & Josh Share A Lot

Blake Shelton & Josh Turner co-hosted Country Countdown USA this weekend, and it was obvious from the first few minutes that the two country stars have many things in common.  For example, both are members of the Grand Ole Opry.  In fact the two appeared together on the 40th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry House last Saturday night.  But did you know that Josh sang on one of Blake’s big hits?  Josh said, “I didn’t see you, but I sang on your ‘Boys Round Here’ deal.  This was my part, you wanna hear it?  ‘Red.'” Blake responded, “You’re the easiest person on that recording to pick out.  You and Hank Jr.”  Josh said, “I almost did ‘Ol Red.’  And Blake said, ‘That would have made it a hit.”

Blake & Josh also performed on the George Jones Tribute Concert last November.  Josh said, “It was a fun night for me.  How about you?” “It was unbelievable, I’ve never seen so many artists come together for one event.  I was passing people I was freaking out over.  I walked into Miranda’s dressing room, and she was bouncing from one artist to another.  Suzy Bogguss and Patty Loveless were in there.  All these people we all grew up admiring.  I passed Mark Collie in the hallway, and he probably needed a restraining order by the end of the night.  It was great.  I wish it would have happened before we lost him, and I knew it was being planned, but that’s just how it worked out.”  Josh said, “I had the invitation he sent me signed, I had it framed on my wall, and I had people come in and they’d see that, it was surreal.  The artist photo that night, talk about a keepsake.  I walked into my dressing room, and saw Sam Moore sitting there.  I figured he didn’t know who I was, so I introduced myself, and he goes, ‘Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low,’ and says ‘Boy I love that song.’  It totally caught me off guard.”

But the one other area of similarity for Blake & Josh has to do with hairstyle.  Everyone knows that Blake had a mullet for the first five years or so of his career.  But apparently, so did Josh when he was in college.  “Did you know that I used to have what they call a mullet.  I never called it a mullet.  I called it long hair.  Where I come from, a mullet is a fish.” Blake responded, “Yeah I heard you did, I know someone who went to school with you here at Belmont, and they told me that back in the day you had a mullet.” “I looked like Ken Mellons on steroids.!”

 

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