Four years ago, Love & Theft did a concert tour with Taylor Swift. At the time, she was writing songs for her “Fearless” album. Taylor was apparently inspired by the band’s Stephen Barker Liles to write a song, and she titled it “Hey Stephen.” Taylor talked about the song when she co-hosted the Countdown in 2008: […]
Two of the biggest songs of the summer are Love & Theft’s “Angel Eyes” and Little Big Town’s “Pontoon.” Turns out one of the guys in Love & Theft actually OWNS a pontoon boat! Stephen Barker Liles told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he’s the proud owner of an inflatable party boat: “I have a pontoon, so […]
For the past two years, Josh Turner has been hard at work building a place he calls his “Writer’s Cottage.” But when he describes it, you realize it’s more of his personal man cave. He spoke to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I built a log cabin on my property, and call it my writer’s cottage, […]
Josh Turner has already done duets with several of his musical idols, including Randy Travis, Ralph Stanley, and John Anderson. When it came time to pick a legend for his new “Punching Bag” CD, he chose bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs. He explained the decision to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I had written a song, ‘For […]
Back in April, Josh Turner was on stage as Keith Urban was inducted as the newest member of the Grand Old Opry. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about the experience: “I was honored to be asked to be a part of that night. They could have chosen anybody else they wanted for that night, […]
Last time George Strait co-hosted Country Countdown USA, he mentioned he had just purchased a golf resort near his home in San Antonio. In November, George presided over the grand opening of The Resort at Tapatio Springs. George told Lon Helton about the event: “It went great, it really was fun, we had a golf […]
George Strait hosted his 30th annual Team Roping Championship in March at the San Antonio Rose Palace. Over 500 teams competed for cash and prizes valued at over $700,000. George told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he never expected the event to become so big: “I had no idea we could grow it like we […]
Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus & wife Allison welcomed their second child, a son Dylan Jay, on Friday afternoon. The band had a show that night in Detroit, but Jay was able to stay in Nashville to witness the birth. People reports that Jay then flew to Detroit, still wearing his hospital scrubs. The boy joins older […]
The Zac Brown Band released their third CD this week, titled Uncaged. When Zac co-hosted Country Countdown USA, he described the CD to Lon Helton: “I feel this is the best album we’ve ever made. The collection of the songs on here, I just feel like we’re a better band than we were before. I feel like […]
The Eli Young Band is on the road now with Rascal Flatts. The very first night of the tour, the two bands were in Hartford and wanted to celebrate. The band’s Mike Eli told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton what happened next: “Have we got a story for you. We get done with the show, […]
