Vassar
Kicks Off CMA Week As Surprise Guest with Hunter Hayes, Performs with
STYX’s Tommy Shaw During Off the Record Fashion Show
Award-winning singer/songwriter Phil Vassar electrified crowds during
performances with Hunter Hayes and STYX’s Tommy Shaw leading up to the
CMA Awards.
Vassar, who’s continuing his #noPHILter
tour across the country, collaborated with Hunter Hayes on Vassar’s
smash hit “Just Another Day in Paradise” Monday night outside
Bridgestone Arena. The crowd sang along with Vassar and Hayes during the
free outdoor concert that spilled into the streets of Music City’s
downtown. Hayes and Vassar shared the stage with Cole Swindell, Striking
Matches, Charles Kelley, Eric Paslay, Dave Barnes, Will Hoge, Chris
Janson and Danielle Bradbery.
During Sunday’s Off The Record event benefiting Second Harvest Food
Bank of Middle Tennessee, Vassar joined celebrities, designers and
musical guests for the elite event and fashion show. The runway lit up
during Vassar’s star-studded performance with STYX’s Tommy Shaw, which
included a captivating rendition of the rock hit “Blue Collar Man (Long
Nights).” More than 400 guests enjoyed Vassar’s performance at Sylvia
Roberts’ estate, best known for its appearance on ABC’s “Nashville.”
Vassar will cap off the week with additional #noPHILter dates while working on his latest album project, slated for release in 2016.
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#noPHILter tour
Nov. 06 – Renfro Valley Entertainment Center – Mt Vernon, KY
Nov. 07 – Weinberg Center for the Arts – Frederick, MD
Nov. 22 – The Kessler – Dallas, TX
Dec. 10 – Eichelberger Performing Arts Center – Hanover, PA
Dec. 11 – Infinity Music Hall & Bistro – Norfolk, CT
Dec. 12 – The Flying Monkey – Plymouth, NH
Dec. 13 – Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium – Corning, NY
Dec. 18 – Franklin Theatre – Franklin, TN
Jan. 23 – Shipshewana Event Center – Shipshewana, IN
ABOUT PHIL VASSAR:
Country music hitmaker Phil Vassar is a piano-pounding powerhouse on
stage who taps into his audiences via social media for song requests
throughout his more than 135 shows a year. Phil’s reign of signature
songs include 10 No. 1 singles and 26 Top 40 hits, including “Carlene,”
“Just Another Day in Paradise,” “Six-Pack Summer,” “That’s When I Love
You” and many more. Vassar was racking up hits on the radio long before
he even began his own recording career that has seen the release of six
albums, two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year trophies, ACM’s Top New Male
Vocalist and sold-out shows across the country. Vassar’s songwriting
career blossomed in the mid-’90s when he landed a publishing contract
with EMI and penned hits for Collin Raye (“Little Red Rodeo”), Alan
Jackson (“Right on the Money”), Tim McGraw (“For a Little While”), Jo
Dee Messina (“Bye Bye,” “I’m Alright”), and BlackHawk (“Postmarked
Birmingham”). He signed a record deal of his own with Arista in 1998 and
was named ASCAP’s Country Songwriter of the Year in 1999. Vassar
continues to churn out incisive, soulful lyrics and infectious melodies
that capture the heart and soul in the unique and special way that only
he can.
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