Scotty McCreery
by Kelsey Wilhoite
Scotty McCreery will headline
Welcome Week at Jacksonville
State University. The free concert,
sponsored by JSU Student
Government Association,
starts at 8:00 pm.
10 Champion made history when he became
the youngest male artist of any genre, and
the first country music artist ever, to have his
debut album enter at No. 1 on the Billboard
Top 200 chart.
McCreery says he’s looking forward to
his visit to JSU. “We’re looking forward to
getting down there. We’ve heard good
things so it should be a good time.” Before his performance in Jacksonville,
McCreery will join JSU Alumni and Alabama
frontman Randy Owen on Alabama’s 50th
Anniversary Tour at a show in New Jersey on
August 17. “That will be my first show with
[Randy Owen],” McCreery says, “I’m excited.”
The “In Between” singer is currently on tour
following the release of his fourth album,
Seasons Change. The American Idol Season I had the opportunity to chat with
McCreery about music, writing, and his new
responsibilities as a dad to his dog, Moose.
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August 2019
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