November 13 | 8pm

After turning down a record deal while still in high school, Gary Allan eventually signed to Decca Records in 1996. Two singles from his tenure there reached the Top 10: Her Man in 1996 and It Would Be You in 1998. When Decca folded into MCA Nashville, Allan followed, releasing the album Smoke Rings in the Dark in 1999. The smoldering title track and Right Where I Need to Be propelled the album to platinum status. Keeping his trademark traditional sound intact, the 2001 album Alright Guy offered two more hits, The One and Man to Man.

Despite his numerous hits, Allan was nominated for the CMA Horizon award -- given to newcomers -- in 2003. That same year, he released the album See If I Care, with the hits Tough Little Boys and Songs About Rain.