Alberta's Carolyn Dawn Johnson to perform at Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show
Carolyn Dawn Johnson will be performing at this year's Grandstand Show at the Calgary Stampede. The Grande Prairie-born artist has won 17 Canadian Country Music Awards. (Supplied)
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