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Beer, wine and mixed drinks are available for purchase in the may pavilion PRESENTED BY THE PALACE CULTURAL ARTS ASSOCIATION and The bar will close 30 minutes before the concert ends. John Michael MONTGOMERY John Michael Montgomery was born began hearing about and then seeing “We were weekend players at the most important of assets--believability. in Danville, Kentucky, to parents who John Michael perform and by the early beginning, and then it turned into five Few artists in any genre sing with more imparted a lifelong love of music. ‘90s he had a record deal. nights a week,” he says. “Then we got heart than this handsome Kentucky-born record deals, and we were still ‘weekend artist. “Where most people have chairs and The hits followed steadily, with songs superstars,’ only now it was on much sofas in their living rooms,” laughs John like “Rope The Moon,” “If You’ve Got bigger stages.” His love songs have helped set the Michael, “we had amplifiers and drum Love,” “No Man’s Land,” “Cowboy Love,” standard for a generation including kits.” “As Long As I Live,” “Friends” and “How Asked what he thinks gave him the edge songs like “I Swear,” “I Love the Way You Was I To Know” establishing him as one in a career that calls many but gives Love Me,” and “I Can Love You Like That,” The family band played on weekends of the elite acts of the era. He received stardom to just a few, he pauses, then which still resonate across the landscape. throughout the area, and John Michael the CMA Horizon award and was named thinks back to the legacy of his parents. The 2004 hit “Letters From Home,” is and his brother Eddie eagerly soaked up the ACM’s Top New Vocalist, setting off one of the most moving tributes to the everything about it. a long series of awards that included “I reckon it was good genes and good connection between soldiers and their the CMA’s Single and Song of the Year, blood,” he says with a smile. families ever recorded. “The Little Girl,” a “To a certain extent,” he says, “my dad Billboard’s Top Country Artist, and a tale of redemption that plumbs both the always had a natural ability to draw fans Grammy nomination. Heavy touring John Michael has turned his uncanny harrowing and the uplifting has touched and entertain people; I don’t care if it meant he kept the close touch with fans ability to relate to fans into one of millions of hearts. And pure fun has was on the front porch, the living room, he had begun in the clubs back home. country music’s most storied careers. always found its way into John Michael’s or on a stage. I think that transitioned to Behind the string of hit records, the repertoire, with songs like “Be My Baby me and my brother being able to do that “You get to know your fans and what roomful of awards and the critical and Tonight” and “Sold (The Grundy County on stage.” they like more and more through fan accolades that have defined his Auction Incident),” where John Michael’s the years,” he says, “and you kind of phenomenal success lies a connection vocal earnestness takes musical whimsy John Michael took over lead singing gravitate towards one another.” that goes beyond his undeniable talent to another level. chores after his parents divorced, and he and his proven knack for picking hits. performed for a while in a band called Indeed, he has always had an Since the days when “Life’s A Dance” www.www.johnmichael.com▪▪▪ Early Tymz with Eddie and their friend extraordinarily close relationship with his turned him into a national star, John Troy Gentry. Nashville talent scouts fans, and they have stayed with him. Michael’s rich baritone has carried that Facebook: jmmontgomery Twitter: @JM2Squared