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Ya Gotta Love Country Music

                                                            

  The Toby Keith concert at Bethel Woods July 27 had everything.
  Everything means plenty of tailgateing parties, gals in short shorts and cowboy boots, jam-packed parking lots, all shapes of cowboy hats, a crowded lawn audience and lots and lots of good old fashioned country music.
  Tody Keith of course is one of the top country stars today and you could tell the crowd was just waiting for his popular hit "Red Solo Cup"....filler up and lets have a party.
  Krystal Keith did a fine job opening the concert and we especially enjoyed Jason Farris Brown known professionally as Colt Brown who definitely attracted the "Red Neck" attendees with his rap and down to earth country music along with his strong support of the American flag and our military.
  It was interesting to discover that Colt is a former professional golfer who played on the Nationwide Tour but later turned  his interest to country music and hip hop.
  He has  released four albums via Average Joe Entertainment which he co-founded.
  Definitely very talented Colt has charted six times on the  Hot Country Songs charts and co-wrote with Brantley Gilbert "Dirt Road Anthem." After assuming the stage name Colt Ford, he released his debut album "Ride Through the Country."
  Several of his popular songs, "No Trash in My Trailer" and "Ride Through The Country" proved to energize the concert crowd as did patriotic songs from his album "Declaration of Independence."
  The rain held off and country music captured the hearts of everyone at this great concert ... and once again a great job done by Bethel Woods  and their entire staff.