{"id":1318365,"date":"2020-02-21T17:27:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1818132"},"modified":"2020-02-21T17:27:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:27:48","slug":"at-graceland-show-tanya-tucker-covers-elvis-brandi-carlile-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/at-graceland-show-tanya-tucker-covers-elvis-brandi-carlile-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"At Graceland Show, Tanya Tucker Covers Elvis, Brandi Carlile, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/shelburnec\/\" title=\"Posts by Craig Shelburne\" rel=\"author\">Craig Shelburne<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n45m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s one thing you can predict about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/tanya-tucker\">Tanya Tucker<\/a>, it\u2019s that she\u2019s unpredictable. And that\u2019s why she\u2019s so entertaining in concert, as evidenced by her Thursday night (Feb. 20) show \u2014 part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/cmt-next-women-of-country-tour\">CMT Next Women of Country Tour<\/a> \u2014 across the street from Graceland in Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>With scant personality in the Graceland Live event space, Tucker brought plenty of her own to make it up for it. She shimmied in a shining silver fringe top, riffed with the crowd, and at one point dropped to the floor to pose as if she was Elvis himself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"6a72e37d\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Standing-4-1582330082.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Standing-4-1582330082.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Standing-4-1582330082.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Standing-4-1582330082.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Standing-4-1582330082.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Standing-4-1582330082.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Standing-4-1582330082.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Standing-4-1582330082.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"Tanya Tucker\" class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rather than strolling through her catalog chronologically, she skipped around with \u201cSome Kind of Trouble,\u201d \u201cRidin\u2019 Out the Heartache,\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s Your Mama\u2019s Name Child,\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You,\u201d pausing to pay respects to songwriter Billy Ray Reynolds for that latter hit. <\/p>\n<p>She noted that earlier in the day she took a VIP tour of Graceland with her band and crew, many of whom she lamented were not even born when Presley died in 1977. (One such example: her 30-year-old daughter Presley Tucker, who sings in the band.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8z92UmlrZf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Following pleasant renderings of two vintage hits \u2014 \u201cStrong Enough to Bend\u201d and \u201cLove Me Like You Used To\u201d \u2014 and a generous sampling from her line of tequila, she put her own spin on the King\u2019s enduring classic, \u201cIn the Ghetto,\u201d remarking at the end, \u201cWe miss you, Elvis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With dozens of hits to draw from, Tucker could compose a set packed with medleys and generic introductions but instead she prefers to go off script, as if she\u2019s casually catching up with friends. Reflecting on her early career, she commented that she wished there had been something back then like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/cmt-next-women-of-country-tour\">CMT Next Women of Country Tour<\/a> (which is presenting her next stretch of tour dates).<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"847c8251\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Brandy-Clark-3-1582329896.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\/2020\/02\/Brandy-Clark-3-1582329896.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\/2020\/02\/Brandy-Clark-3-1582329896.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\/2020\/02\/Brandy-Clark-3-1582329896.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\/2020\/02\/Brandy-Clark-3-1582329896.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\/2020\/02\/Brandy-Clark-3-1582329896.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\/2020\/02\/Brandy-Clark-3-1582329896.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\/2020\/02\/Brandy-Clark-3-1582329896.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"Brandy Clark\" class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A rising class of female artists of country music are scheduled to open throughout Tucker\u2019s tour. In this case, Grammy-nominated artist Brandy Clark warmed up the room with witty, original songs about jail time and weed, a good match for her agreeable stage presence. She will release a new album, <em>Your Life Is a Record<\/em>, on March 6.<\/p>\n<p>In addition Tucker emphasized that she never dreamed that she\u2019d find this level of success with <em>While I\u2019m Livin\u2019<\/em> \u2014 her 2019 album that collected two Grammys last month \u2014 and she reminded the crowd that you\u2019re never too old to pursue your dreams. <\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"74041625\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Sitting-1582330697.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Sitting-1582330697.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Sitting-1582330697.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Sitting-1582330697.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Sitting-1582330697.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Sitting-1582330697.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Sitting-1582330697.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\/2020\/02\/Tanya-Sitting-1582330697.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"Tanya Tucker\" class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For all of the attention given to Tucker\u2019s outrageous personality, the real defining trait for deep-rooted country music fans may be her ability to put her stamp on any song, even those written decades apart.<\/p>\n<p>With the evening winding down, Tucker wrapped up the show with \u201cTwo Sparrows in a Hurricane,\u201d and a few lines of \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d that led into her signature song, \u201cDelta Dawn.\u201d She\u2019ll continue on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/cmt-next-women-of-country-tour\">CMT Next Women of Country Tour<\/a> through June.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>All photos courtesy of Derrek Kupish \/ dkupish productions<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1818132\/at-graceland-show-tanya-tucker-covers-elvis-brandi-carlile-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Craig Shelburne 45m ago If there\u2019s one thing you can predict about Tanya Tucker, it\u2019s that she\u2019s unpredictable. And that\u2019s why she\u2019s so entertaining in concert, as evidenced by her Thursday night (Feb. 20) show \u2014 part of the CMT Next Women of Country Tour \u2014 across the street from Graceland in Memphis. With [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1318365","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 07:18:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318365\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}