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Tim McGraw: The Stage Fixture That Keeps Him Steady

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Tim McGraw has been in rehearsals for his upcoming “Standing Room Only Tour,” which kicks off in March. Tim took some time getting ready for his latest concert tour to share with fans something on stage that is a “flex” in his world.

McGraw posted a video clip to Instagram responding when asked what a “flex” in his world is. He said, “I have to say when I’m working and on stage, my mic stand. I mean, it’s got a little bit of the design of my tattoo on my arm. It’s got all my daughter’s initials and my wife’s initials as well. It’s on my mic stand all the way around, so whenever I’m losing focus or feel like I’m not having a good night, which sometimes happens, I’ll look down at my mic stand, and it sort of re-gathers me, and makes me think of my purpose.”

He concluded, “So that’s kind of a flex in my working world for sure. And it translates into my personal world, too, because everything I do is for those guys.”

The stand says three words along with the markings: Family, Love, and Music.

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McGraw recently showcased the musical talent of one of his daughters on his Instagram. He shared a video clip of his daughter Audrey playing a Tammy Wynette classic at the piano. He wrote over the clip, “Wow, our girl Audrey crushes this one.”

In the video clip, McGraw reacts in real-time to her performance of Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man,” and as she sings, his smile gets bigger and bigger. After the song ends, he tells the camera, “Whew, our baby girl Audrey, she’s so talented. Man, I’ve said it a hundred times: all my girls are so talented. They all sing great. Audrey, she is so special. She’s such an incredible writer as well. I mean, we get to hear this whenever she’s home; she’ll sit on the piano, and we can hear this all through the house. We can hear the stuff that she’s writing, and I’m telling you, her voice and the things that she writes are just so mind-blowing and so deep. She’s a true artist; she’s got a true artist’s soul.”

Tim captioned the post, “We love it when @audreymcgraw comes home and sits at the piano…. She’s a true artist, and we love the things she writes! #prouddad.”

Five Country Albums That Turn 20 in 2024

  • "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim McGraw

    This was Tim’s eighth studio album. The title track was the first single from the album, and the song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and stayed there for seven weeks. The song won McGraw won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

    The music video for the title track prominently featured McGraw’s father, former baseball player Tug McGraw, who had died of brain cancer. Billboard named the song the number-one song of 2004.

  • "When The Sun Goes Down" - Kenny Chesney

    This album came out at the peak of Chesney’s success (although it’s been a long “peak” — he still sells out stadiums of shows twenty years later). The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 550,000 copies in its first week. The title song was a duet with Uncle Kracker, who is touring with Kenny again this year.

    The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, holding the number-one position for five weeks. It was Uncle Kracker’s first appearance on the country music charts.

  • "Twice The Speed of Life" - Sugarland

    This album quickly catapulted Sugarland to headlining status and was their debut project. The group, then a trio, received a nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 2006. They were also nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 2005 American Music Awards. In 2006, they were nominated for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards. “Baby Girl” was the highest charting single from the album and reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

    Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush, and Kristen Hall made up the band when they formed in 2002. Hall later left the group, making them a duo in 2006.

  • "Barn & Grill" - Blake Shelton

    Blake was a baby act in 2004, just a few years since his debut album release. Barn & Grill was his third studio album release. An actual neon sign was made and photographed for the album’s cover. In 2014, Shelton said that he had been given the sign and had it displayed in his house in Oklahoma.

    The album produced the sing “The Baby,” which became Shelton’s second number-one hit after his first chart topper, “Austin.”

  • "Feels Like Today" - Rascal Flatts

    This album came out while Rascal Flatts was on top in country music. Their third album, Feels Like Today, has sold over five million copies since its release. It has been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. Many artists have covered the song “Bless This Broken Road” from the album. Rascal Flatts’ version was the highest-charting, becoming a number 1 hit on the Billboard country music charts.

    In 2005, the song won a GRAMMY for the songwriters for Best Country Song. The song was co-written by Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd, and Jeff Hanna in 1994.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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