Jon Pardi Thanks His Grandma For Loving Country Music

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If it wasn't for Jon Pardi's Grandma loving country music, Pardi may not have discovered the genre.

Pardi grew up in California and his grandmother played a huge role in his love of all things country music and would drag out her karaoke machine every time he visited.

He shared, “My grandmother loved to sing, and she would sing anywhere she could, ‘cause it made her happy. And so, when my parents would leave me with her while they went to work, most of the time we were in the little room with George Strait tapes and Garth Brooks and Randy Travis, George Jones. I mean, all just traditional country singin’ and having a good time recording ourselves.”

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Pardi says she also helped him develop his performing skills. “My grandma was a great performer, I mean that’s really all. She didn’t have the great voice, but she could definitely entertain a room, and I got some of that too I think from her.”

Jon just recently wrapped a tour of Australia, posting to Intagram, "Amazing last night in Australia. Thank you Melbourne!"

-Nancy Brooks

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Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupEditor

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.