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There’s Cool, And Then There’s Dwight Yoakam Cool

With the rapid rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, my mind often races to “How long will it be before we can get back to live music together?” I was telling…

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With the rapid rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, my mind often races to "How long will it be before we can get back to live music together?"

I was telling people the other day, for me, it's not necessarily the music as much as I miss the communal energy of a sold out show.

Debbie and I have been fortunate to be on-stage or just off it when artists have had that moment when they triumphantly walk out to entertain thousands of their fans.

It's a rush of electricity that cannot be duplicated, and I can't wait to experience it again.  With that in mind, I wanted to share a video I found this weekend from The Stagecoach Festival in 2018.

It features two of the premier guitar players in the world, Keith Urban and John Osborne (of The Brothers Osborne) trading licks on a killer cover of Dwight Yoakam's "Fast as You."

And then comes the moment when the king of cool, Dwight himself, joins the party.

Here's to CCMF or any rescheduled show that we can soon be together for.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.