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If you enjoy country music from
the 1990s, you don't want to miss
Clay Walker and Tracy Lawrence
performing at the Crown eatre
on Nov. 4. e show is part of the
87th annual Community Concerts
lineup.
Long-time country music fans
know that both Walker and Law-
rence have a history of hits begin-
ning in the 1990s.
Born and raised in Houston,
Texas, Walker was discovered in the
early 1990s by James Stroud, pro-
ducer and head of Giant Records.
He was in his early 20s and gave
fans songs like, "is Woman And
is Man," "Hypnotize e Moon"
and "Rumor Has It."
He considered himself having a
sound like George Strait and Clint
Black, but Stroud pushed him into
pop a bit.
Walker has not slowed down ei-
ther. His most recent album, "Texas
To Tennessee" came out in 2021.
Lawrence has Texas roots, too.
He hails from Atlanta, Texas, and
signed to Atlantic Records in 1991.
He has over 30 years in music and
is considered a traditionalist. His
first album was "Sticks and Stones."
Lawrence has an impressive
catalog, selling more than 13 million
albums and charting 18 number
one songs including "Time Marches
On" and "Paint Me a Birmingham."
His recent music includes, but is not
limited to "Good Ole Days" and the
album "Made in America."
Kicking off the show for Walker
and Lawrence will be special guest
Alexandra Kay.
Kay is an independent country
music artist who has been
building a fan base among
country music fans and
fellow stars. She will make
her Grand Ole Opry debut later in
November.
Kay started writing songs at the
age of 15 as an outlet. She grew up
in Waterloo, Illinois.
No stranger to the entertainment
industry, she booked voice over
work and commercials. Her skills
have been used in musical theatre.
She even auditioned for "American
Idol" in 2011.
Her first single "No More" spent
three weeks at #1 on the New Music
Weekly Top 40 pop chart.
Kay has toured with Walker and
Lawrence before, and also toured
with Tim McGraw earlier this year.
For tickets or information, visit
https://www.crowncomplexnc.
com/events/detail/clay-walker-
tracy-lawrence-tour.
Community Concerts welcomes
Clay Walker and Tracy Lawrence
by KATRINA WILSON
EVENT
KATRINA WILSON, Staff Writer.
COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.
com. 910-484-6200
Tracy Lawrence and Clay Walker will perform
at the Crown eatre as part of Community
Concerts Nov. 4. (Photo courtesy https://www.
facebook.com/therealtracylawrence)
Alexandra Kay will open the show for Clay
Walker and Tracy Lawrence Nov. 4. (Photo
courtesy https://www.facebook.com/alexan-
drakaymusic1)
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