Back in May, Toby Keith held his 8th annual charity golf tournament in Norman Oklahoma. in addition to the tournament and charity auction, there was a groundbreaking ceremony for the OK Kid’s Korral. Toby explained the purpose of the new center to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “It’s been my dream for 9 years. I worked […]
Toby Keith & Kristen Bell co-hosted the 2012 CMT Music Awards last month. In addition to performing his own hit, “Beers Ago,” Toby joined country legend Willie Nelson for “Roll Me Up & Smoke Me When I Die.” The show marked a reunion for Toby & Willie, who had a #1 in 2004 with “Beer […]
Toby Keith is back on the road this summer with his Live In Overdrive tour, featuring Brantley Gilbert. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Toby about his 2012 tour: “This should obviously be the Red Solo Cup tour, but Red Solo Cup ain’t payin’ the big bucks. Ford Truck has been my sponsor for […]
Toby Keith co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 is “Beers Ago.” He just kicked off his 2012 Live In Overdrive tour, featuring Brantley Gilbert. Toby talks about hanging out with Willie Nelson at the CMT Music Awards. He just broke ground for a new children’s hospital in Oklahoma. They held a charity […]
Back in 1996, I did an interview with Kenny Chesney. He was in his first years of having hit songs on the radio, and we were talking about the changes in his life. I brought up that I had seen his name mentioned in the local paper, having lunch at a Nashville restaurant, and he looked a little surprised. […]
Luke Bryan co-hosts Country Countdown USA this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Drunk On You.” He’s on the road all year with Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party tour. He just appeared on the CMT Music Awards. He won Male Video of the Year, and tossed his underwear to the audience. He tells Lon […]
For ten years, Kenny Chesney’s music has meant summertime, sun, and the beach. This week, Kenny takes his show to one of the most popular beaches on the east coast: Wildwood NJ! Wednesday night, Kenny will do a concert on the beach at the foot of Morey’s Amusement Pier (pictured). Here are the details: NEW […]
They have been friends for about 20 years, and as you can imagine, there is a long history of joking and kidding between these two superstars. The last time these two were out, the jokes were often on the basketball court. With the Brothers of the Sun tour just a few weeks old, Kenny told […]
Last year, Kenny Chesney had a big hit duet with Grace Potter called “You & Tequila.” The song won the CMA Video of the Year. It was also nominated for two Grammy Awards. The success of that song caused Kenny to invite Grace & her band to join him on the Brothers of the Sun tour. He […]
Kenny Chesney is part of Lionel Richie’s all-star country duets album, “Tuskegee.” But we had heard that Kenny “drunk dialed” the pop legend last year. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Kenny if the story was true: “It’s been exaggerated.” Lon asked, So have you heard the tape? Kenny responded: “In the same breath that […]
