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NEWS AND NOTES: Kip, Lady A, Vince, Darius, Strait, LBT, Sam

NEWS AND NOTES: Kip, Lady A, Vince, Darius, Strait, LBT, Sam

Kip Moore, Jake Owen, Joe Nichols and Rascal FlattsJoe Don Rooney will join Lady Antebellum at the Kelley Brothers & Friends celebrity golf tournament and concert October 27th in Augusta, Georgia.

Lady Antebellum will perform as the Grand Ole Opry as the famed institution celebrates its 89th birthday on October 10th. They’ll be joined by Trace Adkins, Keb’ Mo and Nashville’s Claire Bowen among others during the birthday weekend.

Vince Gill tops the list of Golf Digest’s top 100 golfers in music with a handicap of +0.3. Other country artists who made the list include Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Eric Church, Kip Moore, Jake Owen, Toby Keith, Thomas Rhett, Rascal FlattsJoe Don Rooney and Randy Houser.

Little Big Town will celebrate the release of their new album, Pain Killer, October 21st with a pre-tour concert at New York City’s Best Buy Theater. The album features their current Top 15 hit, “Day Drinking.” Little Big Town will kick off The Pain Killer Tour November 8th in Youngstown, Ohio.

Sam Hunt makes his debut appearance on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Myers on Wednesday (September 24th).

Eric Church has been tapped to honor the legendary Mavis Staples at an all-star concert November 19th in Chicago. He’ll be joined by Grace Potter, Gregg Allman, Michael McDonald and Patty Griffin at I’ll Take You There – Celebrating 75 Years of Mavis Staples. Tickets go on sale Monday (September 29th).