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Brad Paisley Surprises Nashville Nurses

Brad Paisley is continuing to show frontline workers his gratitude and has paid it forward to the medical staff at Vanderbilt in Nashville. During the hospital’s 2020 State of Nursing…

Brad Paisley Surprises Nashville Nurses
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Brad Paisley is continuing to show frontline workers his gratitude and has paid it forward to the medical staff at Vanderbilt in Nashville.

During the hospital's 2020 State of Nursing event held earlier this month, Paisley surprised the more than 600 nurses on the virtual call to share his appreciation for the powerful work they do, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said in the just released video, "I've always had this feeling of just reassurance that Vanderbilt is in our town. I don't think many cities our size have something this fine-tuned and and exquisite."

Brad also delivered an acoustic performance of his song "No I in Beer" that proclaims, "To the farmers and the first responders/To the truck drivers shiftin' gears/Every nurse that needs a break, let me buy you a drink/There ain't no 'I' in beer."

Paisley took part in the month-long program in April, Gratittunes, that saw artists and fans alike submitting uplifting songs to a special playlist that is played for the Vanderbilt staff on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.