29 July 2011

Singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson to Perform at the Great American Trucking Show

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson will take the stage at the Dallas Convention Center Friday night, Aug. 26, in a free concert for Great American Trucking Show attendees sponsored by the team behind Mobil Delvac heavy duty diesel engine oil.


Johnson’s latest album, an ambitious 25-song double entitled The Guitar Song, recently went gold and was up for Album of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. The album also received two Grammy nominations – Country Album of the Year and Best Male Country Vocal performance for “Macon.”

Johnson rocketed to Nashville stardom with songwriter awards for 2005’s “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” which he co-wrote for Trace Adkins, along with Song of the Year awards from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association for co-writing the 2007 George Strait hit, “Give It Away.”

Johnson’s 2008 album, That Lonesome Song, was hailed as a masterwork by Rolling Stone, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among others. In 2009, the album brought Johnson a Gold Record and Song of the Year accolades for the song, “In Color.” Johnson has toured with Hank Williams Jr., played Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid and was one of the few country acts to perform at the Bonnaroo festival in June 2010.

“We are thrilled to have a performer of Jamey’s caliber at the Great American Trucking Show,” said Alan K. Sims, vice president/executive director of events for Randall-Reilly, which produces the show. “We’re excited once again to partner with our friends at Mobil Delvac to bring a free concert to truckers who attend GATS.”

“For the ninth year in a row, the Mobil Delvac team would like to thank all the truck drivers for their hard work and dedication that keeps all industries moving, year after year,” said Marci Crigger, commercial vehicle lubricants marketing advisor, ExxonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties Company, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation.  “Jamey Johnson and his band are sure to bring energy and excitement to this year’s show and we are thrilled to bring such a talented performer to the deserving truck drivers and their families.”

Jamey Johnson will appear at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26, at the Dallas Convention Center. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first served basis, beginning Friday at 9:00 a.m., under the Mobil Delvac tent, in the GATS main registration lobby.

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