Dan + Shay Almost Used This Strange Stage Name
We love these guys! But would we have ever known about them had they gone with this unusual name. My guess is Noooo. See what you think about this name…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 10: Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan and Shay attend the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesWe love these guys! But would we have ever known about them had they gone with this unusual name. My guess is Noooo. See what you think about this name that just doesn't roll off the tongue.
They reveal to the website "Building Our Own Nashville" that one of the names they used early on was "Ragtop Red" from the Tim McGraw song "Red Ragtop".
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Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.
