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GALLERY: Dustin Lynch Celebrates a Birthday!

Dustin Lynch celebrates his 34th birthday today. A native of Tennessee, we take a look at Dustin’s last five or six years as Lynch becomes a budding country superstar. -Nancy…

GALLERY: Dustin Lynch Celebrates a Birthday!
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Dustin Lynch celebrates his 34th birthday today. A native of Tennessee, we take a look at Dustin's last five or six years as Lynch becomes a budding country superstar.

-Nancy Brooks

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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 19: Singer Dustin Lynch attends the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on April 19, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)


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TWIN LAKES, WI - JULY 26: Singer/Songwriter Luke Bryan (right) is joined onstage by Dustin Lynch at Country Thunder - Day 4 In Twin Lakes, Wisconsin on July 26, 2015 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder)


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INDIO, CA - APRIL 27: Musician Dustin Lynch performs onstage during day 3 of 2014 Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 27, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Stagecoach)


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TWIN LAKES, WI - JULY 26: Singer/Songwriter Dustin Lynch hangs with fans camping at Country Thunder - Day 4 In Twin Lakes, Wisconsin on July 26, 2015 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder)


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FLORENCE, AZ - APRIL 12: Singer/Songwriter Dustin Lynch visits fans out in campsites during Country Thunder USA - Day 4 on April 12, 2015 in Florence, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder USA)


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INDIO, CA - MAY 01: Musician Dustin Lynch performs onstage during 2016 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at Empire Polo Club on May 01, 2016 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Stagecoach)


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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 23: Dustin Lynch rides in the 91st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 04: Dustin Lynch performs during the 2013 Country Weekly Kick-Off party at the Hard Rock Cafe Nashville on June 4, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andrew Goodman/Getty Images)


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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: Dustin Lynch performs in concert at Irving Plaza on December 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)

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.