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pant,KristianwillperformonCaptivaIsland."SayYestotheDress."ApastIslandHopperpartici-hepennedandperformedforTLC'spopularshowsongsin2016with"ForeverNow(SayYes),"whichPodcast."Kristianmadeaforayintotelevisionthemealongwithhisaccompanyingweeklypodcast"52-The"52-ATLxBNA,"thefirstinstallment,isavailablenowsoloalbum,52,isrollingoutthenext12-18months."TrailerHitch."Kristian'snew52-song,four-volumeGravitysolodebutin2015producedTop20hit"StuckLikeGlue,""WantTo"and"Stay."HisSouthernchartfiveNo.1hitsand12Top10songsincludingreleaseddebutsingle"BabyGirl”in2004wentontoSugarlandwithJenniferNettles.Thepair,whoWithinthedecade,Kristianmovedontoformcareerin1994withtheFolk-RockduoBillyPilgrim.Sevierville,TNnativelaunchedhisprofessionalmusictherecord-breakingCountryduoSugarland.TheGrammyAwardswinnermostknownforbeinghalfofKristianBushisamultiplatinumselling,two-time
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songwriterDannyMyrickwillleadasongwritingworkshoponwinepairingonSept.19atTheBarrelRoom.Then,hitCerbone,RobertBidneyandRoySchneider.LanceCarpenter,MarkMulch,Monallo,NelsonCade,RayJerryLemmon,JessicaRose,KatieLyon,KimMayfield,ClaireLiparulo,FrankMyers,GiannaMinichiello,Gracia,CarterSmith,ChasingDenver(Chris&VictoriaKemp),Metts,BillyMcKnight,BlakeEsse,BrianSutherland,townscheduleareAaronBarker,AlexRohan,BillArtCenter,SocialHouseandTwistedVineBistro.TheLuminaryHotel&Co.,Sidney&BerneDaviswhichincludeCityTavern,TheBarrelRoom,writersarescheduledtoplayatsixvenuesMyersBeachSept.22-25.MyersSept.19-22,andwrapsuponFort18,thenmovestohistoricdowntownFortfewticketedevents-runsSept.16-25.free10-daymusicfestival-exceptforaonSept.25.atPinkShellBeachResort&MarinaFlatts.headlinerGaryLeVoxfromRascaloftalentedsinger-songwritersincludingeighthyearwithanotherimpressivelineupIslandHopperSongwriterFestkicksoffitsLeVoxwillperformatthepoolpartyIslandHopperSongwriterFest,aItbeginsonCaptivaIslandSept.16-IntheFortMyersRiverDistrict,23song-Thenationalandlocalsongwritersonthedown-Specialeventsdowntownincludeasongwriterdinnerand
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