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LUKE BRYAN IS AN \u201cAMERICAN IDOL\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iconic country singer is a sensation on the music charts, on television and in Las Vegas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a great honor to welcome back country music superstar Luke Bryan to Travelgirl. This legendary giant of country music graced our cover a few years back. We are honored to tell more of his motivational and inspirational story. The uber talented Luke Bryan has garnered more than 22 billion worldwide streams and has released more than 30 number one hits. This ambassador of good will and singer\/songwriter superstar amassed 56 total weeks at number one in his career. He was recently presented with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his standing as one of the most streamed artists in SoundExchange\u2019s 20-year history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The five-time Entertainer of the Year has played for more than 14 million fans. His headline concert tours have played sold-out performances for millions of fans in more than 40 stadium concerts, Farm Tours, Spring Break shows, and sold-out \u2018Crash My Playa\u2019 destination concert events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was born in Leesburg, Georgia, on July 17, 1976, and his keen interest in music began when he was young, listening to his parents\u2019 records, which included music from country stars Merle Haggard and George Strait. When Luke turned 14, his parents purchased a guitar for him and Luke began singing with local bands. He honed his craft in high school, performing in musicals and writing his own songs. He was on his way to stardom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelgirl: You were born in Leesburg, Georgia, and your dad was a farmer. What was it like growing up with your family in Georgia?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke Bryan:<\/strong> Growing up in Georgia, my dad was a farmer and we worked in agriculture, so we were always looking up at the sky, checking if rain was in the forecast. That always set the tone for the mood in my household, whether we had rain coming in or not \u2014 we knew the crops would be good and it was going to be a good week around the Bryan household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At age 19, Luke was heading to Nashville when tragedy struck and his beloved older brother Chris was killed in an automobile crash. Luke stayed home, attended Georgia Southern University, and worked on his dad\u2019s peanut farm \u2014 all the while playing music at night. In 2001, with his family\u2019s insistence, Luke relocated to Nashville and landed a songwriting contract. He wrote for several renowned artists including Travis Tritt and performed his music at night. Capitol Records caught his show and signed him and, the rest, shall we say, is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accolades poured in, and Luke Bryan\u2019s career took off. He wrote a wealth of number one hits including Rain is a Good Thing, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Fast, Crash My Party, That\u2019s My Kind of Night<\/em>, and numerous others. As his career skyrocketed so did the awards. Country Aircheck named Bryan the Most Heard Artist of the Last Decade. He\u2019s won almost 50 major music awards and has amassed close to 30 number one hits. The awards continued. Luke Bryan became the first recipient of the ACM Album of the Decade for his Crash My Party<\/em> Album of 2013. He\u2019s been a CMT Artist of the Year six times and has sold over 12 million albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His latest sensational hit, But I Got A Beer In My Hand<\/em>, which was written by Chase McGill, Matt Dragstrem, and Geoff Warburton, was produced by Jeff Stevens and co-produced by Jody Stevens, is in the Top Ten. This song comes on the heels of Luke\u2019s 30th #1 single Country On, which ended the 2022 charts as the final #1 of the year. The release of Country On continues Luke\u2019s record of 29 career #1 singles and 17.2 billion worldwide streams on country radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TG: Your song Country On is so uplifting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LB:<\/strong> I love that the song uplifts the hardworking American people out there, and it brings a lot of unity. It just has feel-good vibes all the way around it and anytime you can reference country music fans in a song, and you can really make it feel natural, it\u2019s great. And this song does just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke Bryan is a humanitarian in every sense of the word. He\u2019s humble, gracious and incredibly charitable. He was honored as the 2021 Artist Humanitarian Award recipient for his numerous philanthropic undertakings. Luke\u2019s Farm Tours are motivating. He began these tours in 2009 and thus far Luke Bryan has granted 83 college scholarships to students from farming families attending the local college or university near the places the tour performs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He works tirelessly for St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital in Nashville where all children are treated for free, regardless of their circumstances. His support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation is inspirational. He lost his devoted sister Kelly in 2007 and her husband in 2014 after which Luke and his beloved wife Caroline became guardians for their nieces and nephew. Luke and Caroline are incredibly proud of their own two sons, Thomas \u201cBo\u201d and Tatum \u201cTate\u201d Bryan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryan told the stories of his many successes and heartbreaks in November 2017 when he gave us a look at his life in Living Every Day: Luke Bryan. It\u2019s a triumph told in the first person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke will play his final dates of his record-breaking headline engagement at Resorts World Las Vegas, \u201cLuke Bryan: VEGAS,\u201d with six remaining shows \u2014 including New Year\u2019s Eve!! \u2014 on December 29, 30 & 31, 2023 and January 3, 5 & 6, 2024. Tickets available at axs.com\/lukeinvegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TG: Your tenure at Resorts World Las Vegas has been a huge success. Fans can still garner a seat; you have performances scheduled for late December and early January. It\u2019s really a phenomenal and quite extraordinary show.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LB:<\/strong> We\u2019ve worked long and hard to put together an incredible, high-energy show for the fans. I am so proud of how it turned out and I hope everyone who comes leaves there having as much fun as me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite place to be is on stage performing for country music fans. So thankful every night when I walk out on that stage and know you are there to have a blast along beside me. It never gets old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke and NFL legend Peyton Manning recently hosted \u201cThe 57th Annual CMA Awards\u201d; it\u2019s a return engagement for these two talents and the show was a huge success. Next year Luke Bryan will return for a seventh season with Katy Perry and Lionel Richie as celebrity judges on ABC\u2019s American Idol. January 17-20 Luke will headline two \u201cCrash My Playa\u201d concerts with special guest appearances by Dierks Bentley and Eddie Montgomery. Tickets are on sale now and there will be a host of additional performers. Log onto CrashMyPlaya.com<\/a> to purchase packages and garner more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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