{"id":8211,"date":"2020-04-06T05:21:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T09:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/acm-special-showcased-country-artists-unplugged\/"},"modified":"2020-04-06T13:06:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:06:48","slug":"acm-special-showcased-country-artists-unplugged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2020\/04\/acm-special-showcased-country-artists-unplugged\/","title":{"rendered":"ACM Special Showcased Country Artists Unplugged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night&#8217;s &#8220;ACM Presents: Our Country&#8221; was exactly what we expected. One artist after another performing unplugged, and usually alone.<\/p>\n<p>It was fascinating to hear how they sounded without a lot of production, and it\u00a0was also cool to see the wide variety of couches, chairs, basements, porches, and truck beds at their various houses, ranches, and home studios.<\/p>\n<p>In Shania Twain&#8217;s case, we got to see her barn, where she serenaded her horse and dog.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l3Cop-WG7fs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Keith Urban started it off by thanking the first responders and health care workers, and then he performed &#8220;Wasted Time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LxVV6oxAUB8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Carrie Underwood sat alone on her couch, slipped a glass of wine, and sang a pitch-perfect version of &#8220;Drinking Alone&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bXW9EF8Rl1Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>One great pairing featured Brad Paisley doing &#8220;Mud On The Tires&#8221; and then he connected by computer to Darius Rucker who did &#8220;Wagon Wheel&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nBS9Yl42ixg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Miranda Lambert kept it real in a flannel shirt while sitting on her porch playing &#8220;Bluebird&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/85zMGIy9R7k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Dierks Bentley performed &#8220;I Hold On&#8221; on his deck in Telluride.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/08esYbGYH_I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The show ended with a terrific Kenny Rogers tribute. Brad and Darius sang &#8220;Lucille&#8221; and &#8220;The Gambler&#8221;, and Luke Bryan did &#8220;Coward of the Country&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YjpQ1Mxawx8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>And then Lionel Richie gave a heartfelt speech about Kenny before introducing their performance of &#8220;Lady&#8221; from the 2012 special &#8220;ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends &#8211; In Concert&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=ACM+Presents%3A+Our+Country\">See many more performances here!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last night&#8217;s &#8220;ACM Presents: Our Country&#8221; was exactly what we expected. 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