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Matt Wake | [email protected] Grammy-winner from Green Hill delivered on that promise with a heartfelt rendition of the title track to his 2015 album, followed by a word about the folks in the room also from his home state.In 2020, he posted on Twitter if then-candidate Joe Biden carried Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, he’d record an album covering songs by Georgia artists to raise funds for charity.
that Golden State Warriors and USA Basketball head coach Steve Kerr, who spoke at the convention, gave him some encouragement ahead of the gig. “I got a slap on the back and a “Go get ‘em” from Coach Kerr tonight, so I had no choice but to go and get ‘em,” Isbell wrote.in which he discussed his politics. Times political reporter Nick Corasaniti asked Isbell he thought playing the DNC or publicly espousing Democratic views would impact his audiences.
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