Before They Were Superstars
I’ve been fortunate enough to meet a lot of the biggest stars in country music before they were superstars. A lot of times record companies will do what they call…

Morgan Wallen came by to visit us on his radio tour in 2016. Now he’s the biggest star in country music. I think it’s time he paid us another visit here in Augusta though
I've been fortunate enough to meet a lot of the biggest stars in country music before they were superstars. A lot of times record companies will do what they call "radio tours". Thats where they bring new artists around to radio stations to meet the staff and introduce them and play their new music.
Sometimes those artists never get heard from again, but sometimes they become the biggest stars in country music. I can remember a day in the summer of 2016 when a long haired guy named Morgan Wallen came into our conference room. He had a horrible sunburn from playing golf the day before. He played us a few songs, including his first big hit "Whiskey Glasses". That was the last time Morgan has been to Augusta, I think its about time he came back.
Another cool story I remember is Music For Memories 2016. Easton Corbin was the headliner, and we were looking for someone to open the show. There was a guy who was making some noise online with his YouTube videos. We thought this guy has a buzz around him, let's see if we can get him to open the show. That guy was Kane Brown! Now this year he's headlining Music For Memories at the James Brown Arena, and I'm sure it will be sold out!
I remember Luke Bryan opening up "A Day In The Country" back in 2007, he was the first artist on stage that day. Another time I can remember Taylor Swift opening up for Brad Paisley. She was the first artist on stage that night.
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It's been really cool to have experiences with these artists before they were superstars, here are some pictures.
Luke Bryan in 2007

Luke Bryan was the opening act at A Day In The Country in 2007. Within a few years he was selling out stadiums!
Taylor Swift in 2007

Taylor Swift was opening for Brad Paisley in 2007. Not long after this she was the biggest female artist in the world!
Eric Church in 2008

Eric Church came by to visit us in the Kicks Studio before performing at The Country Club. Now he's one of the biggest stars in country music!
Kane Brown in 2016

Kane Brown was opening Music For Memories in 2016. Now he's selling out arenas all over the country. He'll headline Music For Memories this year, and no doubt it'll be a sell out!
Morgan Wallen in 2016

Morgan Wallen came by to visit us on his radio tour in 2016. Now he's the biggest star in country music. I think it's time he paid us another visit here in Augusta though
Chris Stapleton in 2015

This picture was literally taken the day before Chris Stapleton blew up and became a huge star. The day after this picture, Chris performed with Justin Timberlake on the CMAs and then everyone knew who he was after that!
Luke Combs in 2017

Luke Combs had like 2 songs out when he headlined a show in Hephzibah. The following year Luke was selling out arenas all over the world!