Country News: Luke Bryan’s 2017 Tour Dates
Luke Bryan began his Kill the Lights Tour in February of 2016, and he’s not stopping it yet. The country superstar has announced an additional string of dates, in February and March of 2017, on his trek. Luke Bryan, 2017 Kill the Lights Tour Dates:
Feb. 16 — Huntington, W.V. @ Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Feb. 17 — Bloomington, Ind. @ Assembly Hall
Feb. 18 — Jonesboro, Ark. @ ASU Convocation Center
Feb. 23 — Columbia, S.C. @ Colonial Life Arena
Feb. 25 — Jacksonville, Fla. @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
March 1 — New York City @ Madison Square Garden
March 3 — Manchester, N.H. @ Verizon Wireless Arena
March 4 — Providence, R.I. @ Dunkin’ Donuts Center
March 9 — Richmond, Va. @ Richmond Coliseum
March 10 — Fayetteville, N.C. @ Crown Coliseum
March 17 — Orange Beach, Ala. @ the Wharf
Elvis Presley, Merle Haggard, Bonnie Raitt and the Everly Brothers are among a diverse group of musicians who will be honored by the Recording Academy in 2017. The four iconic country acts will have songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame — “Jailhouse Rock,” “Okie From Muskogee,” “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and “Wake Up, Little Susie,” respectively — at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.
Some of the historic buildings on Nashville’s Music Row are getting by with a little help from the National Park Service. The House of David recording studio has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, and new research that will pave the way for more buildings to be preserved in a similar fashion has been approved. The House of David is a 102-year-old home and recording studio that is the birthplace of classic records from acts such as Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and BB King; the studio even has a secret entrance originally built for Elvis Presley!