If you've got something in your family, your town or even your closet that fits that description - she wants to hear from you. "She's just too good."įeatures columnist Maggie Menderski writes about what makes Louisville, Southern Indiana and Kentucky unique, wonderful, and occasionally, a little weird. "I need a new duet partner," Shelton told the crowd after a thunderous applause. Later when she joined Shelton on stage for "Lonely Tonight" in a surprise duet, the crowd roared in excitement. “You can tell I’m glad to be back in the state of Kentucky,” she said. Pearce released a tribute to Lynn in 2021 “Dear Miss Loretta,” and when she sang it on Thursday, it was almost as though the crowd of Kentuckians paused in a deep, understanding reverence. She credits the country music icon for setting the stage for women like her to break into the genre. Pearce also took a few moments to honor a fellow Kentuckian, the late Loretta Lynn. "Hi," she said, beaming out to the Kentuckians. The first time she ever heard one of her songs on the radio, it was on a Louisville station, she told the crowd. In between songs she grinned with evident joy and waved out to the crowd. The Grammy winner and Taylor Mill native charmed the crowd with her talent, but also with the love of her home state. More: Stevie Nicks to wrap up solo tour in Louisville at KFC Yum Center. It would be a crime not to mention Kentucky’s very own Carly Pearce, who opened the show and stole the heart of seemingly everyone in the audience. Perhaps there was one thing, though, even more sincere than Shelton wanting everyone to have a big ole’ time on a Thursday night. Blake Shelton, in full Blake Tollison Shelton, (born June 18, 1976, Ada, Oklahoma, U.S.), American singer-songwriter and television personality who first garnered attention as a popular country musician and then found mainstream success as a coach on the TV series The Voice (2011 ). What about Carly Pearce at the Yum Center? He ended the show by bringing the crowd back to a loud, savor-every-moment, last call style finish with “Hillbilly Bone,” “Boys Round’ Here” and “God’s Country.”įor two hours, Shelton made that arena feel like a wild country western bar, where just about anything could happen and he was the bartender, slinging out music instead of shots. From there Shelton lingered in his early 2000s hits, but he slowed it down some with “The More I Drink” and “Austin.” With the strum of Shelton's guitar the packed house went back in time as easily as if they had plugged in an old favorite on a jukebox. (With a quick Google search after the show, I learned that he probably has.) “Really, you want to hear that?” he said. Someone, Shelton says, always wants to hear that oldie from 2003.
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