Country musician Charlie Daniels honored at memorial service
Trace Adkins tips his hat after performing during a memorial service for country music star Charlie Daniels Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Daniels died Monday, July 6. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.
Country musician Charlie Daniels honored at memorial service
Trace Adkins tips his hat after performing during a memorial service for country music star Charlie Daniels Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Daniels died Monday, July 6. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. Country Music Hall of Fame musician Charlie Daniels received military honors at a memorial service in Tennessee on Wednesday night. The country music icon, who penned the hit The Devil Went Down to Georgia, died at the age of 83 on Monday after a stroke, according to his publicist. Holmes and university representatives later presented American flags to Daniels wife, Hazel, and son Charlie Daniels Jr.Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee delivered remarks and country musician Trace Adkins, among others, performed.
Blake Shelton announces drive-in concert at theaters across Central Florida
Blake Shelton is coming to drive-ins across Central FloridaThe country superstar will host a drive-in concert July 25 at over 300 locations across the United States. The locations hosting the concert across Central Florida are as follows: Epic Theater Mt. Dora, Epic Theatres Clermont, Epic Theatres West Volusia and Ocala Drive-In Theatre. Presented by Encore Live, the concert will be pre-taped and feature Shelton’s longtime girlfriend, Gwen Stefani and fellow country star, Trace Adkins. Drive-in concerts have been popping up in the wake of the pandemic.
Trace Adkins marries actress Victoria Pratt
(CNN) - "I do" was music to the ears of Trace Adkins. The country star married his longtime girlfriend, actress Victoria Pratt, in New Orleans on Saturday. "Join us in congratulating Trace & Victoria!," read the caption on a photo showing the happy couple and Shelton during the ceremony. Adkins and Pratt reportedly met on the set of the 2014 film "The Virginian," in which they both appeared. Shelton and Adkins are good friends who have collaborated on music, including the singles "Hell Right" and "Hillbilly Bone."