Logan County • Crook, Fleming, Iliff, Merino, Peetz, Sterling
Fair fun fills early August
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ogan County’s biggest event of the year arrives in August with the annual Logan County Fair. The theme for this year’s Aug. 1-11 fair is “Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights.” The schedule is packed with livestock shows, open class contests and a variety of other activities, with a carnival open daily Aug. 6-11. This year’s parade will be led by marshals Coy and Bernadette Marick. Ticketed events kick off Friday, Aug. 2 with a tractor pull, followed by bull riding Aug. 6, a free junior rodeo Aug. 7, two nights of PRCA Rodeo Aug. 8-9, the East Cheyenne Gas Storage Night Show Aug. 10 and demolition derby Aug. 11. Tickets can be purchased online at lcfair.org. The Aug. 10 concert this year will feature the Triple Threat Tour, with BlackHawk, Restless Heart and Shenandoah in a performance that harks back to the glory days of ‘90s country music. For more than 20 years, BlackHawk has shared a unique sense of harmony with their voices, their songs, such as “Good-bye Says It All” and “Every Once In A While” and their fans. It’s a harmony that has sold over 7 million albums, scored some of the most distinctive country radio hits of the ‘90s, and still draws tens of thousands of fans to their live performances.
High atop the midway at the Logan County Fair (Photo by Lila Koch)
Today BlackHawk continues to honor its past as it forges its future, and does it all with a commitment that takes their music - and the harmony - to a whole new level. John Dittrich, Greg Jennings, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis, and Larry Stewart — the men who make up Restless Heart — have enjoyed one of the most successful careers in country music history, placing over 25 singles on the
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charts with six consecutive No. 1 hits. Four of their albums have been certified gold by the RIAA, and they have won a wide range of awards from many organizations, including the Academy of Country Music’s Top Vocal Group trophy. Audiences have sung along with their record-shattering string of hits, such as “Wheels,” “I’ll Still Be Loving You,” “Fast Movin’ Train,”
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“Why Does It Have to be Wrong or Right,” “That Rock Won’t Roll,” “The Bluest Eyes In Texas” and “When She Cries.” When country music lovers talk about the greatest groups in the genre, Shenandoah is always at the forefront of any discussion. This hit-making band has recorded 10 studio albums, three of which have been certified gold, and placed 26 singles (”Two Dozen Roses” “Church On Cumberland Road”) on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Shenandoah has left a potent legacy at country radio with over a dozen No. 1 records. The group recently signed a recording deal with BMG and released their first new album in two decades to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Shenandoah premiered the debut single off the album, “Noise,” on SiriusXM and marked their first release to radio in 20 years. The track is produced by Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts and hit the top 30 at radio. The new album, “Reloaded,” was their highest debuting album on the Billboard Chart of their entire career. It also debuted in the Top 15 on the iTunes Charts, which was another first. Shenandoah premiered a brand-new music video on CMT for their latest single, “That’s Where I Grew Up,” featuring fellow country star, Michael Ray.
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