Backstage Country

LISTEN LIVE

GALLERY: Celebrating Blake Shelton’s Mullet on His Birthday!

Blake Shelton’s mullet is like a national treasure in country music and is still talked about by many country artists today. So as we celebrate his 43rd birthday today, we…

GALLERY: Celebrating Blake Shelton's Mullet on His Birthday!
Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Blake Shelton's mullet is like a national treasure in country music and is still talked about by many country artists today.

So as we celebrate his 43rd birthday today, we also celebrate the "Blake Mullet."

-Nancy Brooks

52618252.jpgRusty Russell/Getty Images

Just out of the gate Blake stuns in what has become a legendary mullet in country music.


52618481.jpgRusty Russell/Getty Images

Blake Shelton congratulates Toby Keith after Keith wins a video award at the CMT Music Awards April 11, 2005 in Nashville, Tenessee.


2019476.jpgRobert Mora/Getty Images

Actress Karri Turner (R) and Blake Shelton attends the 38th Annual Country Music Awards held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on May 21st, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


2061667.jpgRusty Russell/Getty Images

Blake Shelton prepares to compete in the Andy Griggs Celebrity Archery tournament during the 32nd annual FanFair country music festival June 5, 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee.


763563.jpgRusty Russell/Getty Images

Blake Shelton performs at FanFair June 15, 2002 in Nashville, Tennessee.


2701564.jpgRusty Russell/Getty Images

Blake Shelton arrives at the "37th Annual CMA Awards" at the Grand Ole Opry House November 5, 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee.


2016839.jpgFrazer Harrison/Getty Images

Blake Shelton at the Academy of Country Music Awards Tempur-Pedic Talent Lodge where the band received gifts as part of the Annual Country Music Awards on May 20, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


691359.jpgVince Bucci/Getty Images

Blake Shelton attends the 29th Annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium January 9, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA.


52906965.jpgKevin Winter/Getty Images

Blake Shelton arrives at the 40th Annual Academy Country Music Awards at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on May 17, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


1145517890.jpgEmma McIntyre/Getty Images

Back to 2019 - Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton attend STX Films World Premiere of "UglyDolls" at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on April 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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.