NASHVILLE, TN. (Arista) - Acclaimed hit-making country singer, songwriter, musician and entertainer
Phil Vassar certainly has the respect of his peers, if the A-list group of artists he's recently performed with is any indication-everyone from Huey Lewis to Al Green. And during this week's CMA
Music Festival in Nashville, Vassar is again sharing his stage, only this time it's to lend a hand to an up-and-coming star.
On Thursday, June 9, Vassar will be joined by newly minted American Idol winner Carrie Underwood on the stage of Nashville's Coliseum during the biggest annual fan event in country music. Vassar will bring Underwood out for a duet during his set, to a song titled "April Fools" which is an original composition of his yet to appear on any album.
Following the duet, Vassar and band will back Underwood on a performance of her song "Inside Your Heaven" before he again steps forward and closes the set with his latest single "Good Ole Days" and his most recent hit, "I'll Take That As A Yes (The Hot Tub Song)."
Underwood is the latest in a celebrated series of performers who've jumped at the chance to share a few moments on stage with Phil Vassar. Huey Lewis sang his hits "The Heart Of Rock And Roll" and "I Want A New Drug" with him at a recent Vassar show in Montana. Other notables include country stars Johnny Lee, Ronnie Milsap, Sara Evans, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Rebecca Lynn Howard.
At a recent event staged by Vassar sponsor Yamaha, he performed with Gavin DeGraw, pedal steel player Robert Randolph, John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting), Jon Anderson (Yes), blues-rocker Beth Hart, Earth Wind & Fire, pianist AJ Croce and Al Green.
Having made the journey from award-winning hit songwriter to chart-topping and tirelessly-touring recording artist, Vassar has earned his reputation as one of country music's hardest working and most gifted performers. And that recognition has him popping up in a variety of high-profile venues, from his stint as a judge on the USA Network?s talent search series "Nashville Star" to the Prilosec OTC national print and TV campaign featuring his new single "Good Ole Days." He can also be heard voicing "Live For Today," a song he wrote that's being used by NBC's Today Show on a segment of the same name.
