{"id":18205,"date":"2019-09-05T06:07:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1811471"},"modified":"2019-09-05T06:07:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:07:08","slug":"randy-travis-will-be-touring-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/randy-travis-will-be-touring-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Travis Will Be Touring This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/morrise\/\" title=\"Posts by Edward Morris\" rel=\"author\">Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">31m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Smiling steadily and looking in generally good health, Randy Travis came with his wife Mary to the Country Music Hall of Fame &amp; Museum on Wednesday (Sept. 4) to witness the announcement of The Music of Randy Travis Tour, which will run from Oct. 16 through Nov. 2.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sgJXbIP83A8\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sgJXbIP83A8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Travis has not been able to perform since his near-fatal stroke in 2013 and speaks only haltingly. He and his wife held hands throughout the event, first standing together at a lectern for the announcement and then sitting together as the assembled reporters asked questions of Mrs. Travis and singer James Dupr\u00e9, who will perform all 16 of Travis\u2019 No. 1 hits at each of the 12 stops on the tour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"4d9b0d49\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/James-Dupre-1-1567684551.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/James-Dupre-1-1567684551.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/James-Dupre-1-1567684551.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/James-Dupre-1-1567684551.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/James-Dupre-1-1567684551.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/James-Dupre-1-1567684551.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/James-Dupre-1-1567684551.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/James-Dupre-1-1567684551.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"James Dupre 1\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image portrait p3x4\" alt><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dupr\u00e9 will be accompanied by the original members of Travis\u2019 road band, and the Travises will do a meet-and-greet at each venue.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying himself of acoustic guitar, Dupr\u00e9 sang \u201cDiggin\u2019 Up Bones,\u201d Travis\u2019 chart-topper from 1986. He said he first heard and was attracted to Travis\u2019 voice while watching CMT when he was 7 or 8 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCVw8Qjeg84\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCVw8Qjeg84\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>As Dupr\u00e9 sang, Travis could be seen occasionally tapping his left foot to the music. Dupr\u00e9 played Travis\u2019s son in the 2015 movie, <em>The Price<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Travis said her husband had \u201ca hard time\u201d listening to his music after the stroke but eventually came to enjoy it again. \u201cI think he\u2019s wide open [now] to people covering his music,\u201d she said. The prospect of being on the road again is invigorating for Travis, she said, adding that, \u201cThe fans energize him and the music energizes him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TbkdDLFEDEM\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TbkdDLFEDEM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Dupr\u00e9 got his start in music posting covers of songs on YouTube. He was subsequently signed to a recording deal with Warner Music and was a finalist on Season 9 of <em>The Voice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Music of Randy Travis Tour will play these cities: Indianapolis (Oct. 16); Evansville, Indiana (Oct. 17); Macon, Georgia (Oct. 18); Gulfport, Mississippi (Oct. 19); Augusta, Georgia (Oct. 23), Spartanburg, South Carolina (Oct. 24); Knoxville, Tennessee (Oct. 25); North Little Rock, Arkansas (Oct. 26); Nashville, Tennessee (Oct. 28); Atlanta, Georgia (Oct. 29); Minneapolis (Nov. 1); and Green Bay, Wisconsin (Nov. 2).<\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1811471\/randy-travis-will-be-touring-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edward Morris 31m ago Smiling steadily and looking in generally good health, Randy Travis came with his wife Mary to the Country Music Hall of Fame &amp; Museum on Wednesday (Sept. 4) to witness the announcement of The Music of Randy Travis Tour, which will run from Oct. 16 through Nov. 2. 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