As you can see in the picture, Ronnie Dunn now has a large tattoo on his right forearm that says, in large block letters, “Cowboy.” But what’s the story behind that eye-catching piece of ink? Lon Helton asked Ronnie this week on Country Countdown USA, and was amazed at the answer: “Last summer, I was […]
Ronnie Dunn’s self-titled debut solo CD will be released this Tuesday. It features the hit Bleed Red. But what else is on the album? He told Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA, “It feels like every song is a single. We recorded 34 songs and cut it down to 11. ” Ronnie made a video on […]
Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert got married on May 14th. But they came close to tying the knot a few weeks earlier, according to this week’s co-host Ronnie Dunn. He tells Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton that the wedding almost happened in Vegas late last year: “A few months ago, we were in Vegas, […]
Ronnie Dunn and his wife Janine are friends with Reba and her husband Narvel. They often vacation together, and Ronnie has told those stories when he’s co-hosted the Countdown. With summer 2011 coming, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Ronnie about this year’s vacation. “Funny you should ask. Narvel went to a charity auction and […]
For almost 20 years, this week’s co-host Ronnie Dunn was half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. During their time together, Kix & Ronnie racked up 26 #1 singles. “My Maria” was the #1 song of 1996, and “Ain’t Nothin’ ‘Bout You” was the #1 song of 2001. So with all those hits, what are […]
Ronnie Dunn will join Lon as co-host this week. Although he’s done the show many times as half of the duo Brooks & Dunn, this will be his first time as a solo artist. Ronnie’s first solo album will be released on June 7, featuring the Top 10 hit “Bleed Red.” Ronnie has great stories […]
On May 3rd, the Grand Ole Opry held a concert commemorating the 1 year anniversary of the Nashville flood. Opry members Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Trace Adkins, and Charlie Daniels performed. In addition, the legendary group Alabama was on hand to perform with Brad. But the main thing on their minds was the tornado that […]
This week, we took the Countdown on the road again. This time it was about ten miles south of Nashville to the home of our co-host Brad Paisley. Brad has a farm on an isolated country road with a custom log home, his own lake, and the original farm house. Years ago, he told us […]
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are friends and labelmates. The two recorded a duet for Brad’s 5th album several years ago. But their partnership clicked while co-hosting the CMA Awards. A couple months ago, Brad was just about ready to turn in his latest album, when he had an idea for a new Carrie duet. […]
Brad Paisley loves fast cars, so it was a dream come true to get an invitation to the Daytona 500 earlier this year. He tells Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA: “It was pretty surreal. I first signed up to perform on the pre-race show. But then I came off stage, put on a headset, and […]
