Luke Bryan Loses Friend To COVID
Luke Bryan lost a good friend to COVID yesterday (1/14). Larry Willoughby, who was instrumental in getting Luke his record deal, passed away at age 73.
Luke posted to Instagram along with a picture of he and Willoughby, “This guy believed in me and rolled the dice on a goofy boy from Georgia. He was very key and critical in getting me my record deal at Capitol Records. He passed away today due to COVID. He was a great artist, songwriter and a hell of an song guy. Thank you for believing in me Larry Willoughby. You will be missed. I love you buddy.”
Karen Fairchild responded to his post writing “Heartbreaking.” Randy Houser also commented saying, “Hate to hear this bud.”
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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s.
Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.
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