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Country Artists Congregate For ‘Legendary Lunch’

February 24, 2017/by Jessica Nicholson

(Front row, L-R): Gene Watson, Wanda Jackson, Brenda Lee, Tanya Tucker, WSM’s Bill Cody, Jeannie Seely, Donna Fargo, Jana Jae, Sylvia. (Second row, L-R): Larry Black, Lorrie Morgan, Moe Bandy, Janie Fricke, Razzy Bailey, Crystal Gayle, T.G. Sheppard, Bobby Bare. (Third row, L-R): Mark Wills, Bill Anderson, Webster PR’s Kirt Webster, CMA’s Sarah Trahern, Dave & Sugar’s Dave Rowland, Roy Clark, Kathie Baillie, David Frizzell, Johnny Lee, Tracy Lawrence, Darrin Vincent. (Fourth row, L-R): T. Graham Brown, Ronnie McDowell, Tim Rushlow, Wilson Fairchild’s Langdon Reid and Wil Reid, Jamie Dailey, Lee Greenwood, Michael Bonagura, Forester Sisters’ Christy Forester, Kim Forester, June Forester, Kathy Forester. (Fifth row, L-R): Bellamy Brothers Howard and David, John Conlee, Jennifer McCarter, KY Headhunters Richard Young, Doug Phelps, Fred Young, and John Michael Montgomery. (Back row, L-R): Exile’s Steve Goetzman, Sonny LeMaire, Marlon Hargis, Oak Ridge Boys Joe Bonsall, Richard Sterban, William Lee Golden, Duane Allen. [Click to enlarge photo]

For a third year in a row, The Webster Public Relations Legendary Lunch, co-hosted by CMA and sponsored by DUKE FM, Springer Mountain Farms, and The Country Music Cruise, hosted numerous artists during Country Radio Seminar week. The event boasted 40 artists in attendance, with cumulative stats that include 171 No. 1 Billboard chart hits, 559 Top 10 Billboard chart hits, and over 1033 Top 40 Billboard charted singles. The attendees that included country radio, music industry, and media enjoyed camaraderie and fellowship.

First-time artist attendees included Tracy Lawrence, John Michael Montgomery, Donna Fargo, The Forester Sisters, Johnny Lee, Tim Rushlow, Confederate Railroad’s Danny Shirley, Dailey & Vincent, Baillie & the Boys, Razzy Bailey, Wilson Fairchild, Bobby Bare, Hee Haw’s Jana Jae, Wanda Jackson, and long-time Webster PR client Janie Fricke.

650 AM WSM broadcasted live from the downtown Hilton in celebration of the legendary lunch.

Pictured (L-R): CEG’s Tony Conway, Lorrie Morgan, KMLE’s Tim Richards, CMA’s Sarah Trahern, Tracy Lawrence, WPR’s Kirt Webster

Pictured (L-R): WPR’s Kirt Webster, Donna Fargo, Johnny Lee, CMA’s Sarah Trahern, John Michael Montgomery

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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.
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