The Lucchese boot company celebrated the grand opening of its flagship store in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood on Wednesday night (9/19). Performers at the event included RCA Nashville’s Love and Theft and guitar wizard Lee Roy Parnell, who is a huge Lucchese fan. Guests attending included Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey, Lucchese president Doug Kindy, Kings of Leon’s Jared Followill and fiance Martha Patterson, Neal McCoy, Nashville Predators Nick Spaling, Roman Josi, and Matt Halischuk, MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Goose Gossage, and World Champion Bull Rider Tuff Hedeman, among many others. The new store offers 4,000 square feet of retail space, including a working design center for custom boots.
Left: Love and Theft's Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson. Photo: Randi Radcliff; Right: Model Martha Patterson with fiance Jared Followill of Kings of Leon. Photo: Mike Willett
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Easton Corbin recently made his first appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America to support his sophomore album All Over The Road. He performed his current his “Lovin’ You Is Fun” and was interviewed by anchor Elizabeth Vargas. Check out the interview here.
(L-R): George Stephanopoulos, Easton Corbin, Elizabeth Vargas, Amy Robach, Sam Champion
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The Academy of Country Music recently welcomed ACM Award winning group The Mavericks to the office while they were visiting California. The band performed its latest single “Born To Be Blue,” from new EP Suited Up and Ready, and classic the hit “Dance The Night Away.” The Mavericks’ Valory Music Co. full length album is due in January 2013.
(L-R): Michael Guerra, Michelle Goble, ACM Senior Vice President Membership & Industry Relations; Raul Malo; Lisa Lee, ACM Senior Vice President Creative, PR & Production, Eddie Perez. Photo: Nina Prommer/Courtesy of the Academy of Country Music
