Is That Elvis Or Scotty McCreery?
Scotty McCreery is turning 30 today, so it seemed fitting to share a story about Scotty’s first time playing Kicks99’s Guitar Pull. This year will be Scotty’s third time playing Guitar Pull. His first time was back in 2011, thats when this particular story takes place. It’s one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen at Guitar Pull.
Of course, I’ve been to every Kicks99 Guitar Pull since 2002, so that’s saying something. In 2011, everyone wanted a piece of Scotty. He’d just won American Idol, and his fan bas was absolutely insane. We jumped at the chance to book him on Guitar Pull that year, thankfully he said yes! Scotty joined Martina McBride, Gary Allan, Jerrod Niemann and Corey Smith on stage that year.
That began Scotty’s love for Guitar Pull and the CSRA. For years, Scotty was so complimentary of Guitar Pull. He would tell everyone how it was his favorite acoustic show that he’d ever done. It was ten years before Scotty would play Guitar Pull again, and he was just as excited that time as he was back in 2011.
Scotty had more hits when he came back in 2021, but the fans still loved him just as much! I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to experience lots of cool Guitar Pull memories over the years, and this one is one I’ll never forget.
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To hear when Scotty McCreery played “Can’t Beat Cody”, click here.
Here’s a cool Scotty McCreery story from the 2011 Kicks99 Guitar Pull.
And for some more of my memories with Scotty, check this out!
Dub's Memories With Kicks99 Guitar Pull Star Scotty McCreery
I’ve had the opportunity to hang out with Kicks99 Guitar Pull star Scotty McCreery quite a bit over the years. He’s always been a great guy. Scotty has always been there to help no matter what the cause might’ve been. He’s helped out The Augusta Chapter of The American Red Cross, The Jud C. Hickey Center for Alzheimer’s Care (now Via Cognitive Health) and so many more.
I joke all the time that Scotty is the only man that my grandma loves just as much as me. She had two phones going at the same time calling to vote for Scotty to win American Idol. I’m convinced that my Nanny helped Scotty win back in 2011. 2011 was also the first time Scotty McCreery would perform in Kicks County. He played Guitar Pull that year and was the most popular artist by far. I think that’s when Augusta fell in love with Scotty McCreery.
Over the years, Scotty has been here multiple times, mostly to help with benefit shows. He’s played Music For Memories and The Red Cross Boot Scoot Boogie Bash. Scotty also performed at Rock For The Cops back in 2016. He was also the final artist to ever play A Day in the Country back in 2015. See what I mean when I say that Scotty has a pretty good relationship with Augusta?
This year will be Scotty’s third time playing at the Kicks99 Guitar Pull and we can’t wait to have him back. If you want to check out the latest updates from Scotty, just click here.
If you missed our latest conversation with Scotty McCreery and him playing Can’t Beat Cody last week. you can catch all of that here.
These are some of my favorite memories with Scotty.
Bryan “Dub” Axelson is the host of the Kicks Wake Up Krew on KICKS 99 and has been with Beasley Media Group in Augusta for over 20 years. He got his start in radio by being a regular caller on the Kicks 99 morning show. He was soon hired and has worked in various roles in Augusta, including Promotions Director. He was raised in Georgia, and currently lives in Grovetown with his wife Kelsey, their daughter Maddie, and their 3 dogs. Dub enjoys watching sports, playing golf, spending time with his family, and discovering new music.
