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Kelsea Ballerini’s Fleetwood Mac Cover Is Fire

CMT’s “Campfire Sessions” is a show that every time I see a preview I say, “I’ve GOT to watch that show.”  Then I forget all about it.  No more.  The…

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CMT's "Campfire Sessions" is a show that every time I see a preview I say, "I've GOT to watch that show."  Then I forget all about it.  No more.  The DVR is now set.  I can't miss performances like this.  The show features musicians sitting around a fire (okay, it's on a set, but just go with it), playing their songs and sometimes cover versions of their faves from other people.  On July 1st,  Kelsea Ballerini was featured along with Brothers Osborne and Trisha Yearwood performing acoustic versions of "On the Road Again," "When Will I Be Loved," and this...one of the greatest songs of all time from Fleetwood Mac.

Here's how I knew this was special.  Debbie LOVES Fleetwood Mac and REALLY LOVES this song.  So she is UBER CRITICAL of anyone who attempts to perform it.  I was playing this before we went on the air in the studio and before Kelsea even finished the first chorus, Debbie was with me on the other side of the room-spellbound.  In my opinion, she should record and release this.  Just as The Chicks (formerly, The Dixie Chicks) had a HUGE hit with "Landslide," this would be big.

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.