Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Las Vegas Hilton rounds up John Rich and Cowboy Troy on Dec. 10th and 11th

John Rich and Cowboy Troy Perform at the Las Vegas Hilton
12/10/08 at 10:00 p.m. and 12/11/08 at 11:00 p.m.

John Rich is an American country music artist. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist. After being fired from the band in 1998, Rich embarked on a solo career on BNA Records in the late 1990s. Eventually, he and Big Kenny formed the duo Big & Rich, who have recorded four studio albums to date and charted multiple singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. In addition to his work in Big & Rich, John has co-written singles for multiple artists, including Keith Anderson, Cowboy Troy, and Gretchen Wilson, as well as producing records for several other artists.

Cowboy Troy is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is a prominent performer of country rap, a style which he dubs "hick-hop." He is a member of the MuzikMafia, an association of country music artists known for their "country music without prejudice." To date, Cowboy Troy has recorded four studio albums and an EP. Two of his albums, 2005's Loco Motive and 2007's Black in the Saddle, were issued on the Raybaw label, a division of Warner Bros. Records. Cowboy Troy joined the informal music group MuzikMafia in 2004. He appeared on Big & Rich's first album, Horse of a Different Color, rapping the fourth verse of the first track, "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big and Rich)." As a backup vocalist for Big & Rich, Troy toured with Tim McGraw and provided a rap track to McGraw's ballad "She's My Kind of Rain."



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