Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr.Friday, May 11 |
7PMBack Waters StageTop Hits Include: "Happens Like That," "Backroad Song" & "If The Boot Fits" :: With Clark Manson
Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr.Friday, May 11 |
7PM
Back Waters Stage
General Admission $25 :: Turpin Dodge VIP Pit $45
A Turpin Dodge VIP Pit ticket gets you stage front access & a free drink!
Open to all ages :: Children 10 & under receive free general admission
Country music trailblazer, Granger Smith, is the flagship artist on BBR Music Group’s imprint, Wheelhouse Records. Over the course of his groundbreaking career, Granger Smith has amassed a massive and rabid audience now known as “Yee Yee Nation” built through heavy touring and grassroots fan engagement. He now has a social media following of over 6 million and over a quarter of a BILLION online video views. Smith broke onto the national scene with Remington, an album that garnered him the No. 1 single “Backroad Song” (Billboard Country Airplay, Mediabase and Music Row charts). Smith also received a BMI Country Award for writing, producing, publishing (Climbing Windmills) and performing “Backroad Song.” “Backroad Song” was one of the Top 10 Most Played country singles of 2016 according to Mediabase and has been certified RIAA GOLD. The follow up smash, “If The Boot Fits,” reached the Top 5.
Smith was nominated in the Best New Country Artist category for the 2017 iHeartRadio Awards and was also included in the 2017 crop of artists honored to perform at the 2017 CRS “New Faces” show.
Smith recently released his new album When The Good Guys Win on October 27, 2017. The lead single “Happens Like That” was the #1 Most Added at Mediabase the week of release and has already entered the Top 20 at country radio.
He just got off the road with Luke Bryan on the “Huntin’, Fishin’, And Lovin’ Every Day Tour” and began his headlining “Don’t Tread on Me Tour” this year to support the new album.
Smith just released his own Podcast titled “Granger Smith Podcast” and it soared to the #1 spot on iTunes the day of release.
Granger’s comical country boy alter-ego, Earl Dibbles Jr., has its own fanatical following and garnered him a weekly segment called “Dip ‘Em and Pick ‘Em” on CBS Sports Network’s “Inside College Football,” in which he has appeared for the past four seasons. Granger has even been recognized by Variety for being the brainchild behind Earl Dibbles Jr.
(among other character alter-egos including Donny Cowboy and Live with Lionel) and named one of their annual and lauded “10 Comics to Watch for 2016.”
Smith has been lauded by outlets like People, New York Times, Variety, Forbes, Fox News, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Huffington Post, Taste of Country, Rare Country, CMT, MusicRow, among many others. He has also performed and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Today Show and Fox & Friends.