{"id":1035378,"date":"2017-09-21T09:19:43","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T13:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/?p=1035378"},"modified":"2017-09-21T09:21:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T13:21:10","slug":"lee-brice-talks-about-music-fatherhood-and-folds-of-honor-before-his-show-at-the-great-frederick-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/2017\/09\/21\/lee-brice-talks-about-music-fatherhood-and-folds-of-honor-before-his-show-at-the-great-frederick-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Brice talks about music, fatherhood and Folds of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oUqJftD86-o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The following is written by the fabulous Sue Guynn and it appeared in this week\u2019s edition of 72 Hours.\u00a0Enjoy!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Country music singer-songwriter Lee Brice will close out the grandstand entertainment at The Great Frederick Fair on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>His current single, \u201cBoy,\u201d has spent 12 weeks on the Billboard country music chart and is the first single from his forthcoming self-titled album set to release in November. Brice\u2019s other hits include \u201cI Don\u2019t Dance,\u201d \u201cI Drive Your Truck,\u201d \u201cHard to Love,\u201d \u201cThat Don\u2019t Sound Like You,\u201d \u201cLove Like Crazy,\u201d \u201cA Woman Like You\u201d and \u201cParking Lot Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brice also co-wrote \u201cMore Than a Memory\u201d recorded by Garth Brooks and the first song ever to debut at No. 1 on the country chart, and \u201cCrazy Girl,\u201d recorded by the Eli Young Band and Billboard\u2019s Year-End Top Country Song of 2011.<\/p>\n<p>In the studio, he\u2019s gone from not knowing how to \u201cget the sounds out of me\u201d to producing his current album, \u201cI Don\u2019t Dance,\u201d and wanting to control every element. Brice played just about every instrument and was co-producer on his upcoming album.<\/p>\n<p><em>72 Hours<\/em> caught up with Lee Brice via email to talk about music, fatherhood and Folds of Honor, a charity for the families of wounded or fallen veterans. Earlier this month, Brice hosted a concert and a clay shoot for this charity with the events raising more than $100,000 for Folds of Honor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ve been to Frederick before (I saw you at the 99.9 WFRE Party in the Park on July 4 a few years ago), and you\u2019ve probably played a ton of fairs around the country. The Great Frederick Fair is an agricultural fair (4-H and FFA) with a midway of rides and games. So, when you are at a fair, any things you like to do while you are waiting for show time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love people watching. You see some great \u201clife vignettes\u201d at fairs. It\u2019s \u201cheartland\u201d and \u201cfamily\u201d and a place where so many of us have made great childhood memories. I don\u2019t have a favorite fair food, but I love the smell of funnel cakes and popcorn in that environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m a mom, so I know that having kids changes your life \u2026 forever. How has being a dad of three changed your perspective on life, career, etc.?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s refined my priorities. I\u2019ve got a few songs on my new album that speak to this. Everything I do now is about my family. They\u2019re the most important things in the world to me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I really like the single \u201cBoy\u201d and the video. Looks like your boys are \u201creal boys!\u201d Do you see yourself in your sons in the things they do and how they act?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I absolutely see myself in their mannerisms, curiosity, creativity and energy. I\u2019m grateful for their health and that I get to be their daddy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re episode of \u201cCelebrity Family Feud\u201d aired recently. It\u2019s easy to come up with answers on the couch at home, but what was it like being a contestant?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being on set with Steve Harvey, Jerrod Niemann\u2019s family and my amazing family was so much fun! It was all about teamwork, and you\u2019re right: It is a lot easier to come up with answers from the couch at home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you select Folds of Honor as your charity?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Folds of Honor funds educational scholarships for the families of wounded and fallen service men and women. I am grateful for those who serve our country \u2014 especially those who have given their lives. It\u2019s the ultimate sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about your upcoming album. Did\/are you producing it? Some favorite tracks?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My new album is self-titled and is out Nov. 3. I co-produced it, and I\u2019ve put 15 songs on it. The first radio single is called \u201cBoy,\u201d which I recorded for my sons, Takoda and Ryker. The creative process was fun \u2014 I played a majority of the instruments on the record. The songs range from soulful and Southern-feeling to upbeat and rousing. I love each one. The entire album reflects where I am today and all the experiences and people who shaped me. I can\u2019t wait for you to hear it!<\/p>\n<p><em>This Q&amp;A has been edited for space and clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is written by the fabulous Sue Guynn and it appeared in this week\u2019s edition of 72 Hours.\u00a0Enjoy!\u00a0 Country music singer-songwriter Lee Brice will close out the grandstand entertainment&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1035379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-1035378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-qa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1035378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1035379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1035378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1035378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1035378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}