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Music Row Eagles Ready to “Cheer” on Georgia Southern

Cutouts of successful Georgia Southern alums making their marks in Nashville to be placed in Paulson

STATESBORO - The life of a country music star is a busy one. There's travel, recording, concerts (virtual these days) and lots of practice. There's not a lot of free time. But for six Georgia Southern alums making their marks in Nashville, they'll all be in Allen E. Paulson Stadium for the rest of the season thanks to the new cutout program put in place.

Georgia Southern alumni Luke Bryan, Michael Carter, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip, Trea Landon and Cole Swindell are all making it big on Music Row, but certainly remember their roots are in Statesboro. The group has given permission to be featured in Paulson Stadium and will be located in the first two rows of Section B for fans to take photos with.

Here's a quick look, in alphabetical order, at what each of the six are doing to make Eagle Nation proud:

Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline)
  • Multi-Hit Singer and Songwriter
  • Country Aircheck's Most-Heard Artist of the Decade
  • ACM Album of the Decade – Crash My Party
  • Twenty-three No. 1 songs performed
  • Co-host of American Idol
  • ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year
  • More RIAA certified digital singles than any other country artist
  • Over 15 million albums and 60 million singles sold worldwide
  • Hit songs performed include "Drink A Beer", "Roller Coaster", "Country Girl (Shake it for Me)", "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Everyday", "Play It Again", "Most People Are Good", "Rain Is A Good Thing" and "One Margarita"

Michael Carter
  • Guitarist, Multi-Hit Songwriter and Record Producer
  • Band Leader/Guitarist for Luke Bryan
  • Seven No. 1 songs written
  • Nine No. 1 songs produced
  • CMA Triple Play Award winner – three No. 1 songs in a twelve-month period
  • Producer for Cole Swindell, Whitney Duncan and Adam Craig
  • Hit songs written include Luke Bryan "One Margarita" and "Roller Coaster", Thomas Rhett "Get Me Some of That", Craig Campbell "Outta My Head" and Cole Swindell "Hope You Get Lonely Tonight"

Dallas Davidson (@DallasDavidson_)
  • Multi-Hit Songwriter, Producer, Publisher and Founder of Play It Again Entertainment
  • Twenty-six No. 1 songs
  • Current No. 1 – Lee Brice "One of Them Girls"
  • Current Luke Bryan single – "Down to One"
  • Thirty-four top 10 songs
  • Six CMA "Triple Play" Awards – three No. 1 songs in a twelve-month span
  • Six-time Songwriter of the Year (ACM, Billboard, BMI and NSAI)
  • Grammy winner
  • Hit songs written include Trace Adkins "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", Lee Brice "I Don't Dance", eight No. 1s by Luke Bryan (largest being "Play It Again"), Lady A "Just A Kiss", Blake Shelton "Boys 'Round Here" and Hank Williams, Jr. "Thirsty"

Ben Hayslip (@BenHayslip)
  • Multi-Hit Songwriter
  • Played baseball for Georgia Southern (including 1990 CWS team)
  • Two-time ASCAP Songwriter of the Year
  • Two-time Song of the Year - "Honey Bee" and "It Goes Like This"
  • Four CMA Triple Play Awards – three No. 1 songs in a twelve-month span
  • Twenty-two No. 1 songs
  • Hit songs written include Blake Shelton "Honey Bee", Jason Aldean "When She Says Baby", Craig Morgan "This Ole Boy", Thomas Rhett "It Goes Like This" and Joe Nichols "Gimme That Girl"

Trea Landon (@TreaLandon)
  • Singer and Songwriter
  • Recording deal with Warner Music Nashville
  • Publishing deal with Play It Again Publishing
  • Has toured with Luke Combs, Rile Green and Cole Swindell
  • Songs include "Loved By a Country Boy", "Dirt Road Dancin'" and "Get the Girl"

Cole Swindell (@ColeSwindell)
  • Multi-Hit Singer and Songwriter
  • ACM New Artist of the Year in 2015
  • Grammy nominee
  • Only solo male artist in the history of Country Aircheck to top the chart with his first 4 singles
  • CMA Triple Play Award winner – three No. 1 songs in a twelve-month span
  • Hit songs written include Florida Georgia Line "This is How we Roll", Thomas Rhett "Get Me Some of That", Luke Bryan "Roller Coaster" and his own "Hope You Get Lonely Tonight"
  • Hit songs performed include "Chillin' It", "Ain't Worth the Whiskey", "Let Me See Ya Girl", "You Should Be Here", "Middle of a Memory", "Flatliner", "Break Up in the End" and the current single "Single Saturday Night"

Georgia Southern hosts South Alabama Thursday night at Paulson Stadium in a game that will be nationally televised by ESPN. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

 
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