It was “19(90) Somethin’” when Grand Ole Opry member Mark Wills went from singing at Atlanta’s infamous Buckboard to releasing his first of 19 Billboard-charting singles across seven albums. While climbing his musical ‘ladder,’ he has recorded gold and platinum albums and released some of the most enduring and recognizable country music hits of the last 25 Years.  “Wish You Were Here,” “Jacob’s Ladder” and “I Do (Cherish You)” cemented his country star status in the late ’90s and at the ‘dawning of a new decade’ in the early ’00s. “Jacob’s Ladder” was released via Mercury Nashville in May 1996 as Wills’ debut single, and it became the singer’s first of eight Top 10 hits. His debut self-titled album followed “full of rambunctious good-time songs teeming with sly wit and bittersweet ballads — all in a baritone that throbs with emotion” per Entertainment Weekly.  Released 20 years ago as part of Wills’ Greatest Hits collection, the feel-good track stretched the singer both musically and vocally. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart Top 5 hits “Places I’ve NeverBeen,” “I Do (Cherish You),” “Don’t Laugh at Me,” and the No. 1 single “Wish You Were Here” hit the airwaves between 1997-1999.  Fittingly, Wills’ early chart success earned him an Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Male Vocalist in 1998. One of his biggest hits to date is the RIAA Gold-certified “19 Somethin’” – a six-week No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.  He also has taken more than a dozen trips to entertain U.S. troops in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Korea and Italy. Wills continues to hit the road with his high-energy show full of hits that were the soundtrack to so many people’s lives.

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Mark Wills - Classic Country Hitmaker - Special Guest: Kenny Maines

Cactus Theater

Grand Ole Opry Members, Five-time GRAMMY® award winners individually, three-time GRAMMY® award nominees collectively, four-time DOVE Award winners, and winners of 35 IBMA Awards altogether (including 3-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award winners and 3-Time Vocal Group of the Year Award winners), Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, backed by one of the best bands on tour today, are some of the most reputable and elite entertainers in American music; bluegrass, traditional country and gospel music. Now on Season 3 of their nationally broadcast television series, “The Dailey & Vincent Show on RFD-TV,” Dailey & Vincent bring their music to a national audience on a weekly basis.  After a decade spent performing together and with over 1,000 airings of their PBS special “Dailey & Vincent ALIVE – In Concert,” their concoction of fantastically instinctive vocal blends of Dailey’s tenor and Vincent’s reedy harmonies has gained them well-deserved praise for their own distinctive style and worldwide recognition as American Music gold.  Their most recent live CD, “Dailey & Vincent ALIVE,” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass charts and remained at the top position for over 15 weeks. Prior to forming the duo in 2007, both Dailey and Vincent were already seasoned veterans in the Bluegrass world, having garnered great personal success:

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Sep 10, 2023

Mark Wills - Classic Country Hitmaker - Special Guest: Kenny Maines · Cactus Theater

Apr 22, 2023

Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers - Very Special Opener: Kenny Maines, Hannah Jackson And Cary C. Banks! · Cactus Theater

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