Artist Photos (10/20/11)

Toby Keith Gets Red Solo Surprise

In celebration of Toby Keith adding the new song “Red Solo Cup” to his set list, from his forthcoming album titled Clancy’s Tavern, crew members decided to pay homage to the beverage receptacle during Toby’s performance of the song. If you haven’t seen the viral video for the song… check it out below.

Jason Aldean Visit to Great American Country

Jason Aldean delivered some heavy metal—in the form of a double platinum for his My Kind of Party LP—to GAC President Ed Hardy and VP/Programming Suzanne Gordon during a recent visit to the network.

Tracy Lawrence Honored At Texarkana College

Tracy Lawrence stopped by Texarkana College recently while on tour in his hometown to speak to a group of students including student organization members and scholarship winners. The Tracy Lawrence Foundation has endowed several scholarships to area colleges including Texarkana College over the past fifteen years. During the visit, Lawrence was presented with an honorary Associate of Arts Degree with a concentration in music. (L-R): Julie-Ray Harrison, TC Board Pres. Mike Sandefur, Lawrence and TC college Pres. James Henry Russell.

Payton Rae Makes New Christmas Video

Christmas came early for teen country artist Payton Rae. The 16-year old was in Nashville this week, working with director Stephen Shepherd of VideoBoy Productions on a video for her new holiday song, “Christmastime With You.” The tune was written by Payton, Brian White (who also produced the track), Karyn Williams and Bruce Wallace. The single and video will be available in the coming weeks. (L-R): John Lytle, Lytle Management; Rae; and Shepherd.