Brad Paisley bringing the hits and charm to Rogers Place Nov. 7
Country music superstar Brad Paisley is driving his hit machine up to Edmonton on Nov. 7 on his Truck Still Works World Tour.
A thinking-person's hitmaker, some of the West Virginia-born singer-songwriter guitarist's 50-plus Billboard charters and No. 1 singles include She's Everything, Mud on the Tires, Whiskey Lullaby with Alison Krauss, Then and When I Get Where I'm going with Dolly Parton, which kicked off an impressive string of 10 peak chart-toppers.
He wrote 21 of his 25 No. 1 hits.
In a 27-year career, the hardworking Freemason-musician has also made songs with Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and mighty Alabama.
'No one can make the album they made 10 years ago with a straight face,' Paisley has said. 'There are two reasons: one is you change as a person. To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way. And the second thing is these are different times.'
Besides the music, Paisley has written books about fishing and the ins and outs of his career, and has done voice work on King of the Hill and South Park.
On the advocacy side, he promoted the COVID vaccines with Jill Biden, doing a cover of Jolene with the word 'vaccine' subbed into the chorus, and has been critical of the pharmaceutical industry for its role in the opioid crisis with his song The Medicine Will. He and his wife also founded The Store, helping low-income families around Nashville.
General tickets for his nine Canadian dates including a Nov. 8 show in Lethbridge the day after the Friday-night Rogers Place gig go on sale 10 a.m. June 20 at bradpaisley.com.
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