Went to Shinnen Army Garrison tonight for a concert put on by Armed Forces Entertainment. Not exactly Ticketmaster but similar to USO, they bring artists to troops all over the world. Since we sit in the TriBorder area, we have 3 bases within 12 km that have US personnel stationed there. Tonight we got to see Thom Sheperd and the Nashville Players. This group played in the Activity Center at Shinnen for US and NATO personnel for about 2.5 hours. These singers/songwriters are perhaps best known for writing tunes for some of the more famous singers like Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, and George Strait. There were a couple tunes that even this Jersey boy recognized but Jenny was lots of help to let me know the songs being sung. It was impressive to see these writers be able to sing their own songs made famous by others and perhaps get a little more credit than they normally do. It was nice to see how many #1 hits and Grammy-winning songs that this little-known group had written.
Great way to get out on a Wednesday night. Jenny and I had a great time and it was nice to support those who come out to visit the troops.
Here's a link to his site. Should have some pictures from their two-week tour. http://www.thomshepherd.com/Thom_Shepherd/Home.html
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