Country stars that were born rich:
When Parker McCollum was starting out, his dad offered to buy him a tour bus and put his entire band on salary until they kickstarted their career. Parker turned him down because he thought no one would respect them.
Kid Rock. He grew up in a 5,600-square-foot home, on five acres, with a horse barn. His dad owned a premium car dealership.
Taylor Swift. Her dad was a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch.
Dave Haywood from Lady A. Dave described his dad as the “Bruce Springsteen of the dental world.”
Hank Williams Jr. His dad left a lot of songs and even more royalties behind.
Elle King. Her dad is Rob Schneider.
Country singers that grew up poor:
Johnny Cash. His parents were cotton farmers in Arkansas, and at the age of five he was out in the field picking.
Dolly Parton. Her family was so poor when Dolly was born, that they paid the doctor with a sack of cornmeal. She is the fourth of 12 children.
Darius Rucker. He said that growing up he lived in a three-bedroom house with his mom, grandma, two aunts, and 14 kids.
Kane Brown. He had a tough childhood, and even was homeless at times growing up.
Tim McGraw. He didn’t get any help from his biological dad, Major League Baseball player, Tug McGraw. Instead, he was raised by his mom in a low-income neighborhood.
When celebrities aren’t busy making the big bucks, some spend their extra time with a secondary career or hobbies.
1. Jim Carrey: He’s an artist. He sculpts, draws, and paints.
2. Tom Selleck: He owns an avocado ranch and plants wildflowers on his land.
3. Seth Rogen: He does pottery and created a company called Houseplant to sell his pieces that are mostly smoking accessories.
4. Steve Martin: He’s a banjo player and has won Grammys.
5. Nick Offerman: He owns his own woodshop. He knows how to build props, sets, building decks, and cabins.
6. Bella Hadid: She’s an equestrian and competes.
7. Erykah Badu: She’s a trained doula and has delivered more than 50 babies.
8. David Arquette: He performs as Bozo the Clown . . . which he recently bought the rights to.
9. Morgan Freeman: He’s a beekeeper and even converted his Mississippi ranch into a bee sanctuary.
10. Frankie Muniz: He’s a NASCAR driver
There was supposedly a “tense” exchange between Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek during a Balenciaga fashion show in Paris the other night that was caught on video. They were standing with Katy Perry while photographers snapped pictures. It seemed like Salma and Nicole were having cross words, but the video didn’t pick up all the sound. So far, neither has commented.
The Dallas Cowboys got destroyed by the Detroit Lions 47 to 9 on Sunday. And in the middle of the blowout, they decided it was a good time to announce that Lainey Wilson will be their Thanksgiving Halftime show performer. Fans were less than pleased with the timing. Hopefully the Cowboys win a few games from now until then, so Lainey gets a warmer welcome on Thanksgiving.
For several years now during the fourth quarter at Tennessee Volunteer home games, you would hear “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks. Now been replaced with Morgan Wallen’s song, “The Way I Talk”. While some people attributed the change to the recent allegations made against Garth Brooks, the university said this change had been coming for months. Fans heard it for the first time this past weekend, and everybody immediately started singing along.
Luke Combs and Eric Church are preparing for their “Concert for Carolina” event later this month, benefiting the Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Luke doesn’t think it would be tasteful to perform his hit song “Hurricane”. However, Luke is NOT shying away from naming his new bar Category 10. He announced yesterday on social media that the bar will be opening in Nashville on November 2nd.
Darius Rucker fell on stage at his Hootie & the Blowfish show in Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday. It’s his hometown, so that made it sting a little more. They’d just started his hit “Alright” when it happened, but he didn’t fall hard. He actually kept singing on his way down and managed to get out the line, “I’ve got a stereo.” He was tripping over a speaker . . . so that was fitting. He popped back up laughing, and blamed it on being “old
Rainbow Brite is coming back. The once-popular kids franchise is being resuscitated by Crayola Studios and Hallmark with grand plans for a feature film and TV series that would likely bring the superhero tot, Starlite the horse and a kaleidoscope of colors to screens big and small.
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey is STILL the #1 song in the country.
Kimberly Schlapman from Little Big Town is 55. Biggest hit: “Girl Crush”.
Dominic West is 55. Noah on Showtime’s “The Affair”, He’s playing Prince Charles in Season 5 of “The Crown”.
Paige Davis is 55. “Trading Spaces”.
Eric Benét is 58. Used to be Mr. Halle Berry
Sarah, Duchess of York is 65.
Emeril Lagasse is 65. Celebrity chef.
Chris De Burgh is 76. “Lady in Red” genius who now claims to have healing hands that can reduce the pain of people with injuries. He
Richard Carpenter from The Carpenters is 78.
