Country Music Association’s 2012 “Entertainer of the Year,” five-time Male Vocalist of the Year winner and GRAMMY nominee Blake Shelton continues to add to his superstar status. His most recent album Texoma Shore became his sixth record to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and marked his 11th all-genre Top 10. Texoma Shore features tracks including “I Lived It” and “I’ll Name The Dogs,” a romantic tune that boasts more than 115 million streams and marked his 25th No. 1 song. In the week following album launch, Shelton became the first artist in Country Aircheck / Mediabase history to have six songs chart simultaneously. Texoma Shore follows 2016’s Gold-certified If I’m Honest, the best-selling country album release of the year, which spawned three chart-topping songs and earned him a No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Country Albums and the all-genre Top Album Sales charts.
A member of the Grand Ole Opry, Shelton has earned a host of honors throughout his career including 20 ACM nominations and both the male and overall Video of the Year trophies at the 2018 CMT Awards. As a coach for the Emmy Award-winning television show The Voice, Shelton is a six-time champion, most recently with his contestant Chloe Kohanski. Off stage, Shelton has teamed up with Ryman Hospitality to open a string of Ole Red entertainment restaurant venues, a nod to his 2001 hit of the same name. The first location in his hometown of Tishomingo, OK opened in September 2017, while the space on Nashville’s lower Broadway hosted a week-long grand opening in June of 2018. Locations in Gatlinburg, TN and Orlando, FL are due to follow.
Special Guest: Pryor Baird
From Orcutt, California to Nashville to Hollywood, Pryor Baird’s blues and country sound continues to attract thousands of fans and excitement. Born and raised on the Central Coast, he spent most of his time playing guitar and listening to a variety of music genres. He found success touring the Blues world however Pryor wanted more so he moved to Nashville. Baird was most recently a fan favorite on NBC’s The Voice making it all the way to the semi-finals with the Top 8 contestants. Pryor plans on using his national platform to share his fused country/blues music, and have some fun doing it!Pryor Baird has powerful yet delicate guitar work, but nimble fingers aren't his only asset.
Pryor is very well known for his solid gritty vocals and burning slide guitar melodies. This soul-pro will be sure to get you out of your seats and moving your feet with his sound. His style is a combination of many things - fusing the traditional with the new for a unique sound of his own.
