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cmp News Walt Trott in Nashville Duncan Warwick in London High And Dry NOVEMBER 2017 Volume 48 Number 11 Issue 573 Editor Duncan Warwick Contributors David Allan, Janet Aspley, Donnie Ayers, Craig Baguley, Larry Delaney, Don Cusic, Julie Flaskett, Kelly Gregory, Michael Hingston, Spencer Leigh, John Lomax III, , Douglas McPherson, Stephen O’Hanlon, Roland Purdy, Adrian Peel, Paul Riley, Wayne Smart, Chris Smith, Alison Stokes, Tom Travis, Walt Trott, Jack Watkins Special projects coordinator Kelly Gregory Photographers Helen Parish, Patricia Presley, Ian Tilbury, Barry Dixon, Billie McAleer Printed by Henry Stone Printers www.henrystoneprinters.co.uk Distributor Seymour International Press Distributors Ltd. 2 East Poultry Avenue London EC1A 9PT Telephone [phone] Fax [phone] Country Music People is published the last Thursday of each month by KICKIN’ CUTS LIMITED 24 Darley Close, Wittering, Peterborough PE8 6EQ, UK Telephone [phone] - 783689 Hurricane Irma did a number on Kenny look through the window right now, as you can Chesney’s estate on St. John in the US Virgin tell, it’s just devastation.” Islands, demolishing his home; however, the When the storm struck the island Sept. 7, he country singer says, “That place and the people wasn’t at home, but says 20 people and pets mean so much more to me than my house. And sought shelter there and when the windows I’m going to do everything that I possibly can to blew out, moved into a big closet. Meanwhile, try to relieve some stress from people that I’ve the British Virgin Islands suffered significant really grown to love over the years, who have damages and it was even worse for Americans meant so much to my life.” residing in Puerto Rico, hit by Irma and 14 days Regarding his house, he mused, “When you later Hurricane Maria. [email protected] www.cmpcountry.com ©2017 Kickin’ Cuts Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means without the prior written permission of the Publisher. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for statement of fact or opinion expressed by contributors. The views of the contributors are not necessarily those of Country Music People or its editor. Luke Bryan has been invited to participate as a judge on the newly revived American Idol, which was canceled by Fox network in 2016. In a Twitter posting, Luke boasted, “I’ll be joined by the beautiful Ms. Katy Perry and my hero Lionel Richie. I can’t wait to be a part of the show and I’m so excited to see all the talent out there that America has. It’s going to be an exciting year. I’m so honored and we’re going to have some fun.” Reportedly Ryan Seacrest returns as host for the talent series being telecast by ABC as a Sunday night program, premiering in March 2018. 4 cmp - NOVEMBER 2017