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Russell Dickerson Gallery

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Russell Dickerson performs onstage during the 2019 Stagecoach Festival at Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2019 in Indio, California.


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Russell Dickerson performs onstage during the 2019 Stagecoach Festival at Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2019 in Indio, California.


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Russell Dickerson attends the 2019 CMT Music Award at Bridgestone Arena on June 05, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Kailey Dickerson and Russell Dickerson attend the 2019 CMT Music Awards - Arrivals at Bridgestone Arena on June 05, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Russell Dickerson performs on stage during day 3 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 08, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Russell Dickerson performs on stage during day 3 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 08, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Russell Dickerson performs at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2019 in New York City.


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Russell Dickerson performs at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2019 in New York City.


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Russell Dickerson performs during the "Very Hot Summer Tour" at Bridgestone Arena on October 12, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Russell Dickerson performs during the "Very Hot Summer Tour" at Bridgestone Arena on October 12, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Russell Dickerson attends the 67th Annual BMI Country Awards at BMI on November 12, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Russell Dickerson and Kailey Dickerson attend the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 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.