Performers announced for the 7th Inning Stretch Festival in Shelby
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Country artist Chris Lane will headline the music portion of the nineth annual 7th Inning Stretch Festival Saturday, Aug. 5, in uptown Shelby.
A native of Kernersville, Lane learned to play guitar after sports injuries led him to curtail his ambition of playing professional baseball. The singer/songwriter’s debut single “Broken Windshield View,” released in 2014, sold 11,000 downloads in its first week and reached No. 45 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
His debut album, “Girl Problems,” included the singles “Fix,” his first No. 1, and “For Her.” “Fix” and “Big, Big Plans” went platinum, and “I Don’t Know About You” went triple platinum. Fans on the court square will also be listening for “Howdy,” “Stop Coming Over,” “Ain’t Even Met You Yet” and “Fill Them Boots.”
Of course, they hope to hear “Big, Big Plans,” the song he composed to accompany his proposal to his now-wife Lauren Bushnell. The couple married in 2019 and have two sons.
Lane has been nominated for an iHeart Radio Music Award, an ACM Award, Radio Disney Music Award, and a Canadian Country Music Association Award for “Tailgate to Heaven” with Shawn Austin. Other notable collaborations are “Small Town on It” with Scotty McCreery, “Tequila on a Boat” with Dustin Lynch, and more recently “Dancin’ in the Moonlight” with Lauren Alaina.
In 2018, James was ranked one of the best guitarists in the world under 21 by Guitar Center Magazine’s Brotherhood of the Guitar 100.
On his way to Shelby, Lane will perform in Chicago with Darius Rucker, Jo Dee Messina, Jackson Dean and Drew Green, followed by a performance in Mount Pleasant, Mich., with Kane Brown and Restless Road.
Opening for Lane in Shelby at 7 p.m. will be singer/songwriter/guitarist Greylan James, a Knoxville native now living in Nashville.
The American Legion World Series hosts the free concert each year as a thank you.
“We believe we’ve hit another home run with this entertainment lineup,” said Eddie Holbrook, chairman of the local ALWS committee. “When we say thanks to the community for its support of the ALWS, we say it in a big way.”
The festival will also include music, games and a circus beginning at 3 p.m. in uptown Shelby. All entertainment is free. Food, beverages and trinkets will be sold.
The 7th Inning Stretch Festival is the opening event for the 2023 American Legion World Series scheduled for Aug. 10-15 at Shelby High School’s Keeter Stadium.
For information about the national baseball tournament, visit americanlegionworldseries.com. For more information on the 7th Inning Stretch Festival, go to 7thinningstretch.cc or follow the festival on Facebook.
This article originally appeared on The Shelby Star: Performers announced for the 7th Inning Stretch Festival in Shelby
