Since we have a short week due to Memorial Day, the theme of the Country Shootout will be Major Mortgage Country Jam Headliners. The headliners are Montgomery Gentry, Miranda Lambert, Kid Rock and the Rascal Flatts. Today Miranda Lambert will go up against Kid Rock.

Miranda Lambert will be the headliner for Friday night. Originally, she was suppose to be performing in the Pistol Annies show. The rest of the Pistol Annies canceled so Miranda decided she would do a solo performance. Known for her rebel music and for being married to Blake Shelton, Miranda is sure to put on a great show. She has numerous #1 hits including her Academy of Country Music Awards Best Song 'Over You'. This song was written by Miranda and Blake and not only got Best Song of the Year but also Best Single.

Kid Rock will be headlining CJAM on Saturday night. There are a ton of people who are excited for Kid Rock to play. Kid Rock started out as a hip hop rock artist. Then turned his style of music more into a southern country rock. He says his music is influenced by country artists like Hank Williams Jr., Johnny Cash and David Allan Coe. His country rock rap has influenced other country artists to do the same like Toby Keith in 'Red Solo Cup' and 'What About Me', Colt Ford, Blake Shelton in 'Hillbilly Bone'. Several aging rock stars have tried to turn country after Kid Rock's Picture. They include Bon Jovi,Darius Rucker,Aaron Lewis (Staind) and Bret Micheals. Her is Kid Rock with 'All Summer Long'.

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