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Jon Pardi Gets Engaged On Nashville’s Ryman Stage

Jon Pardi got engaged to his girlfriend Summer Duncan on stage during his show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium last night. His buddy Dierks Bentley posted to Instagram, “My man! @jonpardipics…

Jon Pardi Gets Engaged On Nashville's Ryman Stage

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Jon Pardi got engaged to his girlfriend Summer Duncan on stage during his show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium last night.

His buddy Dierks Bentley posted to Instagram, "My man! @jonpardipics crushing the @theryman stage and crushing life... so proud of you pal. Killer show with my all time fav encore. Congrats to you and @summerfawn_duncan (btw, me and @kidrock been waiting at @whiskeyrownashville for over an hour...get off the bus and get over here. Your just showing off now.............)"

Jon himself posted about his Ryman show the night before saying, "Great 1st night at the Ryman, I’m ready for round 2 tonight!"

Pardi told his audience that the Ryman was one of the first places that he and Duncan ever went on a date.

He said to Entertainment Tonight "I’ve had my fair share of crazy girlfriends. So it’s nice to be in a totally sustainable relationship... I mean, I still do dumb [things], I’m a guy, but for the most part, I’ve got to pat myself on the back. I’ve been a good boyfriend and it’s nice to really work to make somebody feel loved and feel happy... she’s worth it."

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.