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GALLERY: Kane, Carrie, Reba, Blake, And More Country Stars Go Green

As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (3/17) and all that is Irish and green, we are taking a look at some country superstars that are wearing the color of life,…

GALLERY: Kane, Carrie, Reba, Blake, And More Country Stars Go Green
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As we celebrate St. Patrick's Day (3/17) and all that is Irish and green, we are taking a look at some country superstars that are wearing the color of life, harmony, and growth.

Maren, Kane, Miranda, Carrie, Dolly, and Reba are just a few of the stars featured in our green gallery.

Miranda Lambert

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Miranda Lambert poses at the Wonderwall portrait studio during the 2013 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 5, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Reba McEntire

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Darius Rucker and host Reba McEntire speak onstage during the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 18, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Dolly Parton

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Dolly Parton entertains the audience at the Magna Science And Adventure Park on December 5, 2007 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Dolly Parton honoured the former steelworks town to be the first European location to participate in her 'Imagination Library' literacy scheme. The charitable programme, which she launched in her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee in 1996, encourages young children to discover the joys of reading, with every participating pre-school age child being sent a free book every month.


Kelsea Ballerini

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Kelsea Ballerini attends Billboard Power 100 - Red Carpet at Cecconi's on February 9, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.


Maren Morris

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Maren Morris attends the Billboard Women in Music 2016 event on December 9, 2016 in New York City.


Blake Shelton

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Blake Shelton at the behind the scenes promo shoot for Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards on November 10, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.


Kane Brown

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Kane Brown prior to taking the stage for a special performance exclusively for Hilton Honors members at Canopy by Hilton Dallas Uptown on November 30, 2018 in Dallas, Texas.


Carrie Underwood

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Carrie Underwood performs onstage during the 2018 CMA Music festival at Nissan Stadium on June 8, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Jason Aldean

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Jason Aldean performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on August 25, 2017 in New York City.


Carly Pearce

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Carly Pearce attends the 54th annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 11, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Kacey Musgraves

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Kacey Musgraves attends the Savage x Fenty arrivals during New York Fashion Week at Barclays Center on September 10, 2019 in New York City.


Thomas Rhett

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Thomas Rhett performs onstage for the 2021 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 09, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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.