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The Red Clay Strays announced that they are in fact extending their “Grateful Tour” into 2027. The expanded 2027 North American road trip kicks off on January 22, 2027, at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. And it wraps up on September 19, 2027, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

The tour of course supports their Dave Cobb-produced album, “Greatful”. The band is bringing Avery Anna, The Bends and St. Paul & The Broken Bones who will be rotating in and on the tour as openers.

The diehard/fan presales begin October 5th through the 8th. Then the general public sales will begin Friday, October 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM local time. For everything Red Clay Strays, please visit redclaystrays.com.

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Tracy Lawrence and Wheeler Walker Jr. recently crossed paths for an unfiltered and a highly entertaining conversation on Episode 130 of Tracy’s podcast, TL’s Road House.

Wheeler talked about his plan to retire from country music. He explained that he wants to walk away while he is still having fun rather than being on stage when he no longer wants to be there. He announced his final upcoming show at the Ryman Auditorium on May 15th.

Wheeler asked Tracy a question saying, “I have a theory that I just think country dudes are wilder than any of the rock and roll dudes. Two questions. One…do you agree with me?”

Tracy answered by saying, “I believe that is a very true statement for a lot of us from the 90s.”

He cited the Mötley Crüe documentary, “The Dirt”, as being mild compared to what went down in country music before the era of smartphones and social media. That led Wheeler to his next question where he asked Tracy if he could write a tell-all autobiography. Tracy countered saying he would have to wait for a few people to die first so he wouldn’t end any careers.

Before selling millions of records and packing arenas, Darius Ruckerand Hootie & The Blowfish were just a college band trying to make it work in South Carolina.

Darius was recently on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, and he got talking about the band’s early days. You know…from the late 1900s. When Hootie & The Blowfish were young and broke.

Darius said, “our first probably 10 gigs, 15 gigs, were strictly for beer.” But when they got more popular the compensation went up from two cases of beer to three.

And money was so tight, they didn’t even have all their own equipment.  He said, “we had to steal the PA from the university because we couldn’t afford a PA.”

Hootie & the Blowfish played their first 15 shows for one form of payment: cases of beer 😂 pic.twitter.com/87XvLfiE1t

— Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) September 29, 2026

A music sales and chart tracker called Chart Data released a list of the 10 highest-selling songs released in 2026 so far. And country music is doing very well.

Country music actually dominates half the list including the top spot.

Here they are:

1. “Be Her”, Ella Langley

2. “I Just Might”, Bruno Mars

3. “Janice STFU”, Drake

4. “Boston”, Stella Lefty

5. “E85”, Don Toliver

6. “I Can’t Love You Anymore”, Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen

7. “Be by You”, Luke Combs

8. “drop dead”, Olivia Rodrigo

9. “Risk It All”, Bruno Mars

10. “Sleepless in A Hotel Room”, Luke Combs

Best selling songs released in 2026 so far by total units (US):

#1 Be Her
#2 I Just Might
#3 Janice STFU
#4 Boston
#5 E85
#6 I Can't Love You Anymore
#7 Be By You
#8 drop dead
#9 Risk It All
#10 Sleepless In A Hotel Room

— chart data (@chartdata) September 28, 2026

And if you’re wondering, “Choosin’ Texas” has now logged its 24th week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

This week's top 10 on the Hot 100 (chart dated Oct. 3, 2026).

Details: https://t.co/g8FQxiRwWs pic.twitter.com/N4lqb4dNv8

— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 28, 2026

This not what you want to happen when you come home.

If this happened to me…there would be divorce proceedings happening after my hospital stay. I would’ve thought my spouse was trying to kill me by not waning about the door to the basement/crawlspace was open. Especially when that hole to the door is right when you open the front door.

This looks painful. And thank God America’s Funniest Hone Videos posted this video. It’s almost like a national PSA for people coming home from work.

I get the point of this…but this play on words is in the wrong place.

As a parent, I would be having a parent teacher and an administrator who can actually make decisions meeting. This shouldn’t be post in a damn middle school.

Is it comical? Absolutely. But it’s also wrong. Very f*cking wrong.

There’s no good excuse for speeding recklessly…but some are better than others.

A motorcyclist in Virginia was pulled over for speeding last month, and he was going ridiculously fast. For kind of a good reason though. He was doing 72 in a 25 mile-per-hour zone.

The local PD just released the body-camera footage from the traffic stop, and it includes the man saying, “I was movin’ a little too quick, wasn’t I?”

The cop said, “yeah, way too quick.” And the man responded, “I was trying to hit the McDonald’s breakfast.” He also noted that he woke up late, and didn’t even take the time to put on socks. If you’re not putting on socks in the morning…it really means you’re in a hurry.

The cop said, “the first thing that’s going to fly off of that bike is you. 72, someone pulls in front of you…dude, you’re done.” Not to mention the others drivers and pedestrians he was putting at risk for his fast-food fix.

He ended up with a ticket for reckless driving…and probably also didn’t get a McMuffin.

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It’s hard being friends with actual living legends.

Dale Brisby was out at Chili’s trying to have a nice meal with his boy…and the goat, JB Mauney. He was obviously ignored…or maybe not recognized by this fan who wanted a picture with JB. Of course JB is an actual living legend and he’s going to be recognized. They don’t call him the “seven million cowboy” for nothing.

That had be hard on Dale a little. I feel for Dale. Mainly because he’s also is a living legend too y’all. Mostly in his own head…but he’s alive and well. He too would also like to take random photos with strangers at a Chili’s.

There’s only one way to get ready for your stadium tour. You have to rent one for rehearsals.

Kenny Chesney takes tour rehearsals so seriously that he actually rents out an entire stadium for a week to get his show set just right. He said, “for the last several years, we’ve opened our tour in Tampa, and we’re gonna do that again next summer.

And we’ll be there for a week before the first show. There’s so many moving parts that goes into it. So, you have to go and set everything up to see how it looks, and if something’s not right, you gotta fix it.”

Of course Kenny played flag football on the field and watched games on the giant screen while renting the stadium. And as he should. He didn’t share how much he pays or which stadium he rents, but it’s likely Raymond James in Tampa where he’s played seven times.

This is not the news you want to share with anyone.

Lady A’s Charles Kelley has a rare blood cancer called multiple myeloma. He shared the news in a video on social media alongside his wife. He says he’s hopeful and that he wants to keep working while receiving treatment.

He said, “we just wanted to let y’all know, and I’ll try to let you in, you know, when I feel like it’s appropriate throughout the journey. And it’s just another hurdle, and you know, I’m confident that we’re going to get through it.”

Cancer is a disgusting thing about life and it affects so many people. And it doesn’t discriminate against age. I hope Charles and every person that has to put up that fight against it wins that battle. Cancer can also kiss my ass.

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