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Tim McGraw Sees Generations At His Shows

Tim McGraw began his career almost 35 years ago, which means he has been building his fan base for generations. One of the coolest things to him is to look…

Tim McGraw in a black shirt and black, cowboy hat, singing in the middle of one of his concert crowds.
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Tim McGraw began his career almost 35 years ago, which means he has been building his fan base for generations. One of the coolest things to him is to look out into his crowds when he’s on stage and see just how diverse in age his fans are.

Tim told us recently, "It’s pretty awesome to go out there and see how many young people are in the audience and are embracing the music and know the songs. It’s something that you don’t expect all the time. And when you see three generations of a family that have been to your concerts that are out there, and then a young family that is bringing their young kids, they’re seven, eight, 10-year-old kids to the show, and they’re having fun, and they know the words, and they have signs and everything."

He added, "It just really makes you think that, uh, gosh, you’ve been around a while (big laugh). But I never take it for granted. I can tell you that, and it’s always great to have new people come and start listening to your stuff."

McGraw posted the sweetest birthday message to his wife, Faith Hill. He does so every year on her birthday. He does say a lot of special things about her and brags about her just a little.

The couple have three adult daughters and have been married for almost 30 years. They met in the 90s when Tim McGraw was doing a CMT tour, and Faith Hill was hired to open for him. The love affair started there, and it wasn’t too long before Tim proposed, and the couple was married on October 6, 1996.

McGraw posted the sweetest message on Saturday (9/21) on his Instagram. He wrote, "Happy birthday to this remarkable woman! My beautiful, strong, crazy, badass wife!!!! I love my girl with everything that I am and could ever hope to be! She is our beacon, our rock, our strength. The girls and I are so very blessed! Our girls could not have a better role model in their lives as how to be an incredibly strong woman. And how to believe in themselves and be in charge of their lives (every aspect of their lives)! Let's honor the women in our lives with respect and make sure that we fight for their rights right alongside them!"

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.