Last week was the biggest week of the year for the Country Music Association, as it celebrated its annual country music love-in here in Music City USA, Nashville, Tenn.
The CMA Music Festival is the annual four-day extravaganza devoted to giving country music diehards the ultimate fan experience – everything from star-studded stadium concerts to up-close encounters with their favorite celebrities.
And all week long, just about everywhere you looked there were country music stars and celebrities toting around and playing their favorite Gibson and Epiphone guitars! They were at the free outdoor performances by the Oak Ridge Boys, Gretchen Wilson, Jo Dee Messina and Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers; and at the Nashville Convention Center for the Greased Lightning Fan Fair Hall, where chart-topping stars like Taylor Swift, Montgomery Gentry, Reba McEntire and Razzy Bailey, along with rising up-and-comers Joey + Rory and Veronica Ballestrini, appeared at exhibitor booths to sign autographs and pose for photos with fans.
As if that was wasn’t enough, Sunday night’s marathon closing-night concert over at LP Field included Taylor Swift, Montgomery Gentry, Jack Ingram, John Rich, Kenny Chesney, Heidi Newfield, a surprise appearance by Sugarland, and the hardest-working women in country music, Miranda Lambert. And for most of the night, just about every guitar on stage was either a Gibson or Epiphone.
Suffice to say, Gibsons and Epiphones were everywhere all week long, and we’re damn proud of it!