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Sammy Kershaw’s Louisiana Home Has Fire
Country artist Sammy Kershaw had a scary moment last week when his Louisiana home caught on fire. The fire, which started in the kitchen, was put under control but his home still suffered smoke damage. There were no injuries in the accident.
Sammy is thankful that everyone made it out okay. He knows that things could have ended differently:
“You’ve got to count your blessings … every one of them. This could have been so much worse. The guardian angel that GOD assigned to me is always working overtime.”
The fire started when Sammy was grabbing some of his homemade Cajun spices to give to a friend, when he accidentally dropped over the knobs for the burners. It’s believed that there was some sort of flammable material on the stove top, which ignited. Sammy luckily installed a Fire Alarm earlier this year, and his home is close enough to the Fire Department that it was quickly put out.
Sammy is out on the “Roots & Boots Tour” with Joe Diffie and Aaron Tippin.
Toby Keith Mourns the Unexpected Loss of a Friend and Bandmate
It brings us great sadness to share that Toby Keith‘s longtime bass player and good friend, Carl “Chuck” Goff, Jr. The fifty-four year old passed away in Oklahoma on Wednesday, February 27th, after a motor vehicle accident.
Toby spoke out on his website regarding his friend: ”We are deeply saddened by the sudden death of our band member, Chuck Goff. He was a close friend for over 25 years, the band leader and bass player. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family.”
Chuck Goff also lent a hand in writing some of Toby’s big hits, including “You Ain’t Much Fun” and “Upstairs Downtown” from the 1994 album “Boomtown”.
We extend our deepest condolences to Chuck Goff’s friends, family, and bandmates during this time. May his legacy live on through the relationships he built, the career he enjoyed, and the music he made.
Josh Thompson’s Bus Involved in Accident
Country artist Josh Thompson‘s tour bus was involved in an accident before his show Sunday night. His bus hit the guardrail on an Arkansas highway on his way to the show. No one was injured in the accident, and he still managed to make it on time to his show.
Josh shared the news on Twitter, saying:
“Was involved in a small bus accident this morning, everyone’s ok and we’re on a new not so broken bus headed to Little Rock.”
Josh’s bus is the latest of multiple bus incidents in 2012 with country artists. Jerrod Niemann, Lee Brice, Joe Diffie, and Chris Young‘s buses have all caught on fire; while Bucky Covington and Justin Moore‘s buses have been involved in accidents.
