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Country singer JT Hodges in Nashville

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    JT Hodges describes his experience at CMA Fest and how it's 'all about the fans'

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Welcome back and now we have.

How are you don't thanks -- -- now I know you also have had a busy CMA music festival -- -- you participated in a few events tells about them.

Well -- -- the river saves on Sunday.

That a lot of signings.

Kicked off the -- parade on Wednesday that the C and -- awards that night.

It's been crazy -- a little.

It's really all about fans -- CMA fest it's just amazing all these different people from all over the older really not just the United States or come -- to see their favorite artists and I'm just glad they get that opportunity and that would do that than they do a lot for us.

Coming a little bit about the clay she hit the for the -- foundation.

I -- the greatest play shooter ever.

Her head it was really great cause and you know just -- a friend of mine you know a lot of artists are out there we got to.

-- and guns and that's shot 66700.

Which is pretty good -- -- that much but.

For a great cause like that for a military you know traumatic brain injury or post traumatic stress you know.

It's it's just anything we -- those guys obviously it is so much for us.

-- -- -- -- bizarre ending standing counters -- all he -- our interactions.

Get some funny stories.

I think.

Friday though the woman Zora was a little -- your broken mom she's crying let's get to -- means she's like -- -- found themselves -- our -- -- Happy you know didn't -- at best but.

To better everything -- In general do you ever get any gifts start up on stage any funny things thrown up on -- I playing.

-- -- on stage but.

I usually -- show Saturday nine runs of Ohio and a fan of mine from.

New York June down from a whole gift basket a -- beef -- -- -- -- -- Alston beef jerky.

I mentioned that I like we then she -- me three bucks and Wheat Thins.

Big bottle of Jack Daniel's -- -- -- -- bass pale of what this is this is amazing.

But I have great fans are really did.

Let's -- a little of your story isn't he releasing your debut -- -- see you grew up in a recording studio pretty nuts.

I did my father started the first multi track recording studio built for such as it's called -- sound studios.

-- a lot of memories.

Records come -- August 21 the music that makes.

Little different.

It's and I think that that would probably.

Streams from the fact that I was -- group around so many different styles of music.

But 46 -- counts down so that always wind down the country music at times.

It's I'm excited we hear -- say it's it's country -- it's a little country rock.

It's like country heartland rock pop.

This country music you know -- -- big country music has always been about alert no matter what everywhere strays you know it's traditional that does more -- The one thing that has remained constant tensions.

About story.

And it's country music and -- -- And now your debut single physical singled to start with this summer song he sang god that is -- you -- Alan.

-- Well I mean -- I -- enjoy songs on the record so Della -- my label and -- -- -- -- -- what they like and what they think so I don't know if it's necessarily some -- simply got to.

Some -- roots up tempo and it's really about this it's the song is basically about you know promises kept.

Realizing that all your past relationships.

You know there were hard to go through maybe maybe suffered a broken heart.

But it's all those good guys -- -- -- you know -- the right person through all kinds of songs back.

And let's talk about what else is on the album and cool Els is on the album.

Vince Gill all -- -- that was get a piano ballad called one stop crying and anomalous thing the vocal.

Osama producers -- bright young fitness that nobody really cool it's Vince Young came and similar.

They can't world -- would have to -- -- -- like it.

Weeks later I got a call back my producers listen PA is gonna he's gonna sing background and he's also gonna play on -- so aside from Mason.

Being in the studio -- him.

True professional and and just a class act really.

You know the -- -- country music hall of famers and legends and he still carries himself like he's -- -- -- anybody else.

And it is just good for artists.

Like myself that are you know newcomers and up and coming to see that Indians -- about.

-- and now from our stage to other state is trailing three headed.

Guys do -- show tonight to rubbish.

-- show you get from from.

Here in Nashville.

And Lotta Lotta Lotta torn this summer but won all stuffed into something Miranda Lambert.

Their -- Toby -- And -- preference for a -- for my own.

That I'm excited about getting out -- the fans and.

-- of this record fantastic.

I -- now -- it it's just an overall summer questioned the -- an all time favorite summer jam.

What gets you -- in an all time favorite summer jam.

It depends on the day so many great songs but.

Come on -- say boys of summer Don -- That's a good -- that they didn't hit as -- -- -- diet I got your love guarded I don't.

And didn't even though it isn't -- that's not only does.

There are a song yesterday and I rolled the windows sounds like -- Such a great -- and done Italy's you know -- I'm a huge fan as soon as -- and what summer dancer performing for us today what songs are getting at here.

Oh dear little -- my first single ever released to country radio called touchdown and then -- personal goodbyes management.

Hey thank you so much -- I did and where can your fans follow you online.

GT ads that come hello -- TI's on Twitter.

FaceBook dot com slash CTI just music.

A look and hear from -- I thank you lady.