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Country in the country
Luke Bryan has one of the hottest albums in mainstream country music right now. Each of his new singles rises faster in the charts than the one prior.

Has Athens gone country?
The next Athens band to hit the big time might come dressed in 10-gallon hats and rhinestone-laden cowboy boots - and not in an ironic way.

In the Peach State, Albert Dailey is known as country music royalty
Oconee County resident Albert Bailey first picked up the guitar at the tender age of 6, and he's been strumming along ever since.