�Origins: Luke Bryan� Tells a Story of Hard Work and Big Payoff
It�s taken Luke Bryan more than five years to accelerate a career that now includes multiple #1 hits and industry awards and he wouldn�t change a thing. �All the success I�ve been blessed with has not been an automatic thing,� Bryan says in Origins: Luke Bryan, premiering Wednesday, September 15, 10:00 p.m./Eastern on Great American Country. �I wouldn�t have wanted to do it any other way and don�t� know if I�d have been prepared for it to have happened any faster.�
Some of those who know him best � Capitol Nashville chief Mike Dungan and producer Jeff Stevens � also weigh in with their observations of the affable star. �He�s fearless and has the heart of a lion,� Dungan says. �When he hits that stage he�s going to own that audience by a certain point in the show and will stop at nothing to get it done.� Stevens agrees, �The way Luke connects with an audience is a little bit of a throwback because it is so connected with the people and his smile radiates the room and is infectious. I think that�s one of the things that makes him so likeable.�
It�s not just writing and performing that keeps Bryan busy, he�s involved in all aspects of his career. His Spring Break Tour, for example, was the perfect place to perform some songs that � while they�d never make one of his mainstream albums � were perfect for the college crowd. �So much music is available to fans these days that it�s critical to constantly be giving them new stuff,� he explains. �The fact that we were able to put a bit of a theme on it made it more fun.� And the singer�s current Farm Tour pays tribute to his upbringing in Leesburg, GA. �The whole idea for the Farm Tour was because I grew up in a small town and we never had big concerts come to town,� he says. �We�re going to keep finding small communities and keep building the Farm Tour; in the end I also want to bring awareness to the American farmer and do my little part to highlight their lives.�
Viewers will also be treated to full band performances of �Country Man,� �Do I,� �All My Friends Say,� ��Drinkin� Beer and Wastin� Bullets,� and �Someone Else Calling You Baby� as well as footage from his Farm Tour and Spring Break Tour.
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