Country music ruled the night on August 13, 2016, as the Hank Williams Jr. and Chris Stapleton Summer tour took to the stage for a sold out show at the Austin360 Amphitheater at the Circuit Of The Americas.
Hank Williams Jr
Country music icon, Hank Williams Jr brought his sometimes rebellious, always powerful voice to the Austin audience despite having been stuck in a Houston rain storm just prior to the show.
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
Williams has received numerous awards and accolades during his career: Country Music Association- Entertainer of the Year; Academy of Country Music- Entertainer of the Year; Grammy Award- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male; Emmy Award - Best Composed Theme; Country Music Television- Johnny Cash visionary Award; Nashville songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee.
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
Hank Williams Jr performed many of his hits including "If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie," "Just Call Me Hank," "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight," A Country Boy Can Survive," "Born To Boogie," and "Family Tradition."
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
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| Hank Williams, Jr |
Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton is a country and bluegrass musician who has been an accomplished songwriter for many years, writing songs for many artists including Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Darius Rucker, Adele, Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, and Dierks Bentley.
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| Chris Stapleton |
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| Chris Stapleton |
In 2013 Stapleton signed to the Mercury Nashville label as a solo artist. Since then he has released his debut solo album, Traveller . In 2015, Stapleton earned 3 CMA Awards: Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, and New Artist of the Year. He also received the CMT Artist of the Year Breakout award. In 2016, Stapleton has already garnered Grammy's for Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance, CMT for Breakthrough Video of the Year, Billboard Music award for Top Country Album, and ACM Awards for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, New Male Vocalist of the Year, and Male Vocalist of the year.
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| Chris Stapleton |
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| Chris Stapleton |
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| Chris Stapleton |
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| Chris' wife Morgane Stapleton performs with him on tour |
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Appearing on stage with Stapleton on this night was Mickey Raphael,
best known for his work with Willie Nelson |
Stapleton performed songs including "No Body To Blame," "Outlaw State Of Mind." "Hard Living," "Traveller," "Fire Away," "Tennessee Whiskey," "Might As Well Get Stoned," and "You Are My Sunshine."
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| Chris Stapleton |
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| Chris Stapleton |
Wade Bowen
Opening on the evening was, Wade Bowen.
Wade Bowen is a Texas Country/Red Dirt singer, songwriter originally from Waco, Texas.
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| Wade Bowen |
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| Wade Bowen |
In addition to Wade Bowen performing lead vocals and guitar, the band also includes Todd Laningham on lead guitar, Jay Saldana on drums and vocals, Caleb Jones on bass and vocals, and Will Knaak of guitar.
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| Will Knaak and Caleb Jones |
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| Todd Laningham |
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| Jay Saldana |
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| Wade Bowen |
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