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Happy Birthday Luke!

Luke Bryan is turning 46 Sunday, and when I think back, we’ve had some dang cool memories with Luke Bryan here in Kicks Country! I can remember when Luke first…

Dub and Luke from GP 2019

The last time we saw Luke was at Guitar Pull 2019! He killed it that night, like he always does!

Luke Bryan is turning 46 Sunday, and when I think back, we've had some dang cool memories with Luke Bryan here in Kicks Country! I can remember when Luke first came to the radio station to visit us on his "radio tour", which is where new artists come by radio stations to meet the staff and play their music in person. Luke Bryan has played Kicks99's Guitar Pull on three separate occasions. The first time he played Guitar Pull he sang his new song "Do I" for the first time ever! He'd actually just finished writing it with Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady A earlier that day. "Do I" would become Luke's first number 1 song. Another cool memory I have is when Luke Bryan had to do a bunch of interviews with other radio stations across the country. Well he needed a studio to do them out of, who did he choose? HE CHOSE US! Luke hung out here for several hours. He was walking the halls, talking to people, getting coffee, he even popped in our weekly promotions meeting. I know a lot of y'all will remember Luke bringing his "Farm Tour" here back in 2018. It was a great show, but man was it hot, and man was I dirty when it was all over! Luke Bryan has been very good to all of us here in Kicks Country! We love ya Luke! Happy Birthday! Here are some of my favorite pics with Luke over the years.

Luke and Dub From WAYYYY Back

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Luke was playing at The Country Club, and he decided to come by and visit us before the show. Looks like someone should've turned on the lights!


Luke, Dub and Kelsey at Farm Tour 2018

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Luke's Farm Tour 2018 in North Augusta was awesome! We got hot, we got sweaty, we had a blast!


Guitar Pull 2019

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The last time we saw Luke was at Guitar Pull 2019! He killed it that night, like he always does!

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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.