Grits n’ Whiskey

Jimmy Wayne performed in Peoria over the weekend and looked damn good. Sadly, there were no gator boxers worn, but we can still imagine it was a great show.

Another CRS40 interview with Jimmy Wayne over at yallwire.com. Check it out.

Jimmy Wayne took to his blog to fill us in on his show over the weekend in Hammond, LA. Seems like it was quite the show, wish we could have been there.

Sadly, we weren’t able to make it down south for the show, but we managed to snag some pics of the performance. Check out the pics and Jimmy’s blogging below

Hammond, La.

Here I am gazing through a bug spotted windshield, sipping a cup of coffee waking up from a late show and hanging out with Joe C. Bush again! The first thing Joe C. said to me this morning was “Man, you sure have some dedicated fans”. I just smiled really big and said “I know! They’re awesome.” He went on to tell me how wonderful he thinks all of you are! Ha! I just reclined back, threw my Ropers up on the handrail and listened! Joe C. had a chance to go out this week and drive someone else, but he declined and decided he wanted to drive us instead! He’s a good dude! I’m going to make my way over to Knoxville and hang out with Joe C. and Engine Company 230 when they have another one of those crab boils!

We played at Chevy’s last night in Hammond, La. What a great show! The hospitality was over the top! Those folks were so good to us! We made a lot of friends there! Big Glen cooked us up a ton of grilled chicken, steamed veggies and corn! Glen Magee owns the TCB Smokehouse BBQ (985)969-2423 …wow can that guy cook!

click HERE to read the full post.

Jimmy Wayne performed in Jacksonville and 99.9 the Gator radio station held a contest for Meet & Greet and VIP tickets. All you had to do was design a pair of boxers for Jimmy to wear. Check out the winning pair.

There are no words. Jimmy has all my respect!

More videos HERE.

The Boot has a great article on Jimmy Wayne almost missing out on opening for Alan Jackson. Jimmy was asking to open for Alan on April 16, 17 and 18, but he had a conflict. While get could perform on the 16 and 17, the 18 was his annual benefit concert he has every year in his hometown.

Initially, he had to commit to all three shows otherwise it was a no go. Jimmy wrote Alan a letter explaining why his benefit concert was so important to him. In the end, Jimmy got the best of both worlds. He’ll be opening for Alan and still having his benefit concert.

Jimmy Wayne is always such a do-gooder. Way to give back to your community.

You should definitely check out the whole article HERE.

Jimmy Wayne with Alan Jackson - April 16 Tupelo, Mississippi

Jimmy Wayne with Alan Jackson - April 17 Corbin, Kentucky

CRKA Benefit show in Boiling Spring, North Carolina on April 18.

Buffalo Run Casino

It’s around 6:30am and we’re somewhere in Missouri on the bus, on the road. I crawled out of my bunk and came up to the front to talk a while with the driver Joe C. Bush. He’s a cool dude. He’s one of those guys that’s actually funny and he’s not even trying to be. He’s from Knoxville and works as a fireman on the side. I always like to hear their stories. He just told me why the dalmation has always been considered the “fire dog”. They’re territorial and protective. The dalmation used to watch over the fire trucks back in the early days when they were covered in brass.We played a private show at the Opry last night with Sara Evans. Sara was very nice to me, as she’s always been. What a great singer! Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swifts producer) is producing Sara now. I can’t wait to hear what they come up with. Nathan is one of the nicest humans I’ve ever met.

(Hanging out during the day)

(11:12pm CT) Well, we just got on the bus and we’re back en route to Nashville. The show (click here) was awesome! The Buffalo Run Casino audience rocked!!!

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Blessings-JW

Jimmy Wayne took to his blog today to share with his fans, big moments in his career. Way to go Jimmy!

Three defining events have taken place in my career. These events are turning points, and/or milestones, or winks from the old man above. However, just to simply spell it out, these events changed my life! They are as follows: (a) getting signed to The Valory Music Company, (b) finding “Do You Believe Me Now”, and for the third one I must intro it properly. Here goes….

(c) Today was a very big day! Brad Paisley invited me to join him on his tour beginning in June-Oct. Dierks Bently will also be with us! This invite came to me through my managers Jenny Bohler and Mike Kraski. Jenny said “Jimmy, let me start by saying “Brad”, then Mike said “Paisley”. I must have jumped flat-footed five feet off the floor! This was the most incredible news! I’d been hoping for this day to come for a very long time! Thanks Brad!

Dierks and I as well as Brad go a long way back. I met Dierks at a cookout at a friends house when I first moved to Nashville almost eleven years ago. He’s always been very cool to me. I’m looking forward to the reunion!

I hope to see each and every one of you at a show! You guys helped make this happen by giving me more than just “fanship”. You guys have been like family! All the years of support, the miles traveled, show after show regardless of me not being on top of the charts. You guys showed what a true fan really is by showing up anyway! I’ll never forget that!!!

I plan to take this thing to another level. All aboard, we’re going somewhere!!
-Jimmy Wayne

Brad Paisley has posted tour dates for his 2009 American Saturday Night tour. Don’t worry if your city isn’t on this list. He says on his myspace page that they will be announcing more dates. Jimmy Wayne and Dierks Bentley will be opening for Brad throughout the tour.

Check out the dates below:

June 5                          Charlotte, NC              Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 6                          Raleigh, NC                 Time Warner Cable Pavilion at Walnut Creet
June 12                        Boston, MA                 Comcast Center
June 13                        Hartford, CT                New England Dodge Music Center
June 18                        St. Louis, MO              Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 19                        Cincinnati, OH              Riverbend Music Center
June 26                        Oshkosh, WI                Country USA
June 27                        Cadott, WI                   Chippewa Valley Country Festival
July 10                         Detroit, MI                   DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 11                         Fort Loramie, OH        Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lake *
July 17                         Toronto, ON                Molson Amphitheatre *
July 18                         Sarnia, ON                   Bayfest *
July 24                         Virginia Beach, VA       Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 25                         Bristow, VA                 Nissan Pavilion
July 26                         Harrington, DE             Delaware State Fair
August 7                       Chicago, IL                  First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 8                       Indianapolis, IN            Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 14                     Darien Lakes, NY        Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 15                     Camden, NJ                 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 27                     Meadville, PA              Crawford County Fairgrounds
August 28                     Cleveland, OH             Blossom Music Center
August 29                     Bethel, NY                   Bethel Woods Pavilion
August 30                     Essex Junction, VT       Champlain Valley Exposition
September 1                 Halifax, NS                  Metro Centre
September 2                 St. John, NB                Harbour Station
September 3                 Montreal, QC               Bell Centre
September 5                 Allentown, PA              Allentown Fair Grandstand
September 12               Dallas, TX                    Superpages.com Center
September 17               Albuquerque, NM        Journal Pavilion
September 18               Denver, CO                 Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
September 19               Salt Lake City, UT       USANA Amphitheatre
September 25               San Francisco, CA       Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 26               Sacramento, CA           Sleep Train Pavilion
October 1                    Phoenix, AZ                 Cricket Pavilion
October 2                    San Diego, CA             Cricket Amphitheatre
October 3                    Irvine, CA                    Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
October 15                  Jacksonville, FL            Jacksonville Arena
October 16                  Tampa, FL                   Ford Amphitheatre
October 17                  West Palm Beach, FL   Cruzan Amphitheatre

*Jimmy Wayne will not be appearing on these shows

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• 3 day/2 night trip for two
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• Autographed copy of Jimmy Wayne’s albu m, Do You Believe Me Now featuring the #1 hit title track and the new hit single “I Will”

We really made the most of our time in Nashville and spent an evening at the Opry at the Ryman theater. We got to see Jimmy Wayne and Vince Gill! So amazing! Jimmy Wayne sang his new single “I Will” and Vince Gill hosted a portion of the show. Accompanying them was a slew of bluegrass groups and some truly amazing musicians and a great group sang my new favorite song, ‘Rocky Top Tennessee’. If you’re making plans to head to Nashville, don’t forget to check out the Opry. Amazing!

Click HERE to buy Jimmy Waynes new album, ‘Do You Believe Me Now’.