ABOUT THE SHOW: AARON TIPPIN
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS
DOORS AT: 7 PM - SHOW AT: 8 PM
Aaron Tippen
With a wide smile and engaging Southern drawl, Aaron Tippin proclaims he’s the “luckiest hillbilly that has ever lived,” and there’s no arguing it. After all, he’s been struck by lightning twice and lived to tell, piloted planes with engine failure, and even somewhat more miraculously, he’s survived more than three decades in the music business and is still going strong. Along the way, he’s earned six gold albums and one platinum. He’s released more than 30 singles, including such hits as “You’ve Got to Stand for Something,” “My Blue Angel,” “I Wouldn’t Have it Any Other Way,” “Kiss This,” “Workin’ Man’s Ph. D,” “There Ain’t Nothing Wrong with the Radio” and “Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly,” which was not only a country hit, but top 20 on Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 chart. Of course, luck often plays a role in achieving success in the entertainment industry, but the real driving forces behind Tippin’s achievements are a dedicated work ethic and undeniable talent.
The Kentucky Headhunters
Blame it on the shutdown. When the Kentucky Headhunters watched their 2020 dates go up in smoke, they knew with or without live dates, they’re a band… and bands have to play. After a half-century of coming together at Mama Effie’s Practice House, first as Itchy Brother, then the Kentucky Headhunters, as well as watching next-generation hard rockers Black Stone Cherry come into their own sound, the idea of not making music wasn’t something they could stomach.
“We’re a band,” says guitarist/vocalist Richard Young. “We play. When all our shows got canceled, we decided we were gonna go up to the Practice House and play. Then we figured we might as well go into the studio, but instead of having an agenda or some idea of ‘what’ was this supposed to be, we all looked at each other and went, ‘Well, what do you do?’
“No discussions, no trying to be something. Just ‘What do you want to play?’”
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