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Aaron Tippin pays a visit to The CENTRE
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Aaron Tippin (center) and two unnamed members of his entourage stopped in Rolla to work out at The CENTRE. |
Patrons at The CENTRE, Rolla's Health & Recreation Complex, were able to sweat it out with a celebrity on Saturday
morning. Aaron Tippin, multi-million selling country music performer, made a visit to The CENTRE to lift weights, a ritual
that he rarely misses. He was in Owensville, MO, last weekend, slated to perform at the Belle Fair, and requested a place
to work out. The Belle Fair Committee contacted The CENTRE and asked if he could use the CENTRE and The CENTRE was happy to
oblige.
Fitting physical fitness into a daily routine can be a challenge, even more so when continually on the road.
CENTRE patrons respectfully allowed him, and three members of his band, an uninterrupted workout session. Tippin appreciated
the hospitality and really liked the facility.
The CENTER, Rolla's Health & Recreation Complex is located at 1200
North Holloway in Rolla, MO. For more information, call 341-2FUN (2386).
Thanks
Aaron Tippin is a country singer on Nippit Records, which is his own record label. He just have released a new single,
called "Ready to Rock in a Country Kind of Way". In August his new album will be released in the States. Folks might remember
him from songs like "You’ve Got to Stand For Something", "Working Man’s Ph.D.", "Kiss This", "My Blue Angel",
"There Ain’t Nothing Wrong With the Radio" and many more.
Christian: Can you already tell us a bit more about the songs on your new album?
Aaron: I think in summary one could say it is a very naked album. Since there was no record label or studio telling what
I could do and what I could not do, this album is just about me. It is the Aaron, that I think people also want to listen
to. We went into our studio together with some friends, played our instruments, recorded the songs that we liked the way we
liked them and I think the result is one of the best albums that I have ever had. When I started working on this record, I
realised that the young people of today might not even know that it was me that sung my old hits. I took several of my old
favourites and redid them for this record and before each song I put a little track telling the listener the story of the
song, why I wrote it, why it is unique, just to give the listener some history about the song.
Christian: Aaron it is well known that you do a lot of charity work for the American Troops. What inspired you to this
activity?
Aaron: My dad is responsible for my patriotism. He is the greatest patriot that I ever knew and there are a lot of stories
about that. I will tell you one – We were at a football game one night in my high school and my dad was in the stands
and the National Anthem was played. There were some boys who kept their conversation going for the entire song. When the end
of the song came, everybody cheered and sat down, except for my dad. He turned around to those guys and told them what he
thought about their conduct during that song. So that type of example influenced me. I grew up in the Vietnam era and I always
found it unfair that all these soldiers were treated thankless upon their return to home. They were sworn to duty and just
did their duty. So I told myself that this time I would not be a part of those people that looked down on people that only
obeyed orders and did their duty. So I do a tour every year to play for the troops in all those difficult countries like Iraq,
Pakistan and Kazakhstan. I am proud to serve the troops.
Christian: When you see all these different countries, what are your experiences there and what are your feelings when
you return to the US?
Aaron: The countries sometimes surprise you, like Iraq – all you see on TV is the dessert areas, but then you go
there and you see that wherever there is a small chance, people are farming the grounds. Going there and playing for the troops
also gives me the opportunity to meet the citizens of these countries. In talking to them and asking them about their opinion
of our presence I found that the majority appreciates us. It is also amazing for me that in Iraq about 80% of the population
vote although they know that going there can kill them. Here in the US you cannot get 50% to vote if it is raining. These
people really want to be free and they take risks for achieving that.
Christian: If someone came to you and told you that you could fulfil three wishes of yours, what would it be?
Aaron: One thing that I would do and I am already doing it – is starting my career all over again except that this
time I have 15 years of experience to draw from. Secondly I would start all over again having kids. Thirdly - both of those
again.
Christian: Is there anything else that we may not have talked about yet which you would like to share with our readers?
Aaron: I invite my fans and everybody that is interested to visit my website www.aarontippin.com. My biography is on there,
clips from my music and from the new single, my calendar and much more.
Christian: Thank you for the interview, Aaron.
Aaron: It was a pleasure meeting you.
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| SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL |
| Country singer Aaron Tippin will perform
this weekend at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City. His most recent album was 2002's "Stars & Stripes." | | |
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| About Aaron Tippin |
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His career was launched in 1991 when his debut single on RCA, "You've
Got to Stand for Something" reached the top 10.
The patriotic singer, guitar player and bodybuilder's second album,
1992's "Read Between the Lines," sold more than a million copies and produced hit singles such as "I Wouldn't Have It Any
Other Way," "My Blue Angel" and "There Ain't Nothing Wrong With the Radio." In 1993, Tippin released "The Call of the Wild,"
which featured the hits "Honky Tonk Superman" and "Working Man's Ph.D."
After leaving RCA, Tippin eventually signed with Lyric Street Records
in 1998. In 2000, he had his biggest hit album, "People Like Us," which was his first album to make the top five in the country
music charts. In 2002, he released "Stars & Stripes," which featured the post-Sept. 11 anthem "Where the Stars and Stripes
and the Eagle Fly."
He is now at work on his next album, which he is recording and funding
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What: Country music star performs at the coast.
When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Where: Chinook Winds Casino Resort, 1777 NW 44th St., Lincoln City
Cost: $15 to $30
Call: (888) 624-6228 | | |
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Tippin wings back onto the stage
ANGELA YEAGER
Statesman Journal
March 23, 2006
Country music star Aaron Tippin has been missing
from the national music scene since 2002, when his album "Stars & Stripes" was released.
During that time, Tippin resigned from his
label, the Disney-owned Lyric Street Records, and now is back in the studio to cut an album that he is releasing on his own
and that he says will satisfy his longtime fans. Tippin will perform Friday and Saturday at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in
Lincoln City.
Tippin called from the recording studio in
his home state of Tennessee to talk about his upcoming album and his love of wine.
As you read this interview, you can get a sense
of Tippin's voice by recalling Matthew McConaughey's character, David Wooderson, in "Dazed and Confused."
After apologizing for calling for the interview
30 minutes late, Tippin mentioned that he was in the studio working on his new CD and forgot about the interview.
Tippin: I'm just beside myself. I'm so excited
to be doing music again. I'll tell ya, I haven't felt this excited since I started in this business.
Statesman Journal: What is feeding this excitement?
Is it just because you haven't had an album out in a while?
Tippin: It's my own project. I'm not with Lyric
Street anymore. It is absolutely Aaron Tippin from top to bottom. I'm 48 years old, and everything is paid for. I'm finally
doing things my own way.
SJ: Were you not able to do your music the
way you wanted before?
Tippin: No, no. No disrespect to my former
label. I've still got friends over there, and I don't want to start a war with my former label. I want to be entirely responsible
for what I do.
SJ: Will your fans hear a different sound on
the new album?
Tippin: This stuff is kind of rocking. But
then again, when I look back at the old stuff, "Kiss This" is kind of rockin'. You know, I just picked out some great stuff.
I went in there without any obstructions of "You can't do this or that."
SJ: So people will be hearing more of
what you want your music to sound like? Is there a reason you haven't recorded since 2002?
Tippin: The sound is more what I envision. You know, any time there is a large group of people trying
to make a decision about one thing, it gets watered down. I just want Aaron Tippin to sound like Aaron Tippin.
SJ: When is the album due out?
Tippin: I think mid-summer. The single should be out in a month or so.
SJ: What is the first single?
Tippin: It's called "Ready to Rock in a Country Kind of Way."
SJ: Do you feel like going out on your own means you can make country music the way you want? It seems
like in recent years there has been a trend of more artists going back to country-music roots after so much of it was more
pop-oriented for so long.
Tippin: I don't think the music has changed much for me. If I performed "Strangers in the Night,"
you know, it would come out sounding country. I just want to get back in touch with the Aaron Tippin audience. I'm just happy
to get the chance to do music again for people.
SJ: Are you working with other songwriters as you have in the past?
Tippin: So far, it's all my stuff. We're really putting things down quickly because I am ready to
be on the radio again and out playing.
SJ: What can people expect from your live performance? Will you be playing older songs as well as
newer?
Tippin: A little bit of everything. You can bet we'll be playing all the hits, because that's what
the people come for.
SJ: You've gone to Iraq to play for the troops. What was that experience like?
Tippin: Oh yeah, been to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan and Iraq. I usually try to
plan being out there on Thanksgiving. I just love being there for those guys. Great guys.
SJ: I read in your bio materials that you are a wine aficionado.
Tippin: What was that?
SJ: I read that you're a big wine fanatic.
Tippin: I think wino is the proper term (laughs). Yeah, I love a good glass of wine.
SJ: What kind of wine do you like?
Tippin: You know, the big reds, zinfandel, I'm a big cab (cabernet) drinker. I like shiraz.
SJ: So while you're out in Oregon, do you plan to visit some of our wineries?
Tippin: You know, where is this concert again?
SJ: Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City.
Tippin: Yeah, well when I'm out that ways, I like to go to McMinnville and visit that (Evergreen)
aviation museum. You know, I was a pilot. That's what I used to do for a living. Yeah, I love to go out there and see the
Sprucey Goosey. That's good stuff.
SJ: Well, yeah, I think there are some new exhibits out there now.
Tippin: Oh I bet. Good museums always have something new going on.
SJ: Well, thanks for your time. Anything you want to add?
Tippin: Tell my fans out there if they want me to sample some of those big reds, I'd gladly accept
a bottle if they bring some to the concert.
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Aaron Tippin to sign autographs at MATS
By Lance Orr
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Man’s Ph.D.” at this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show.
The Midnight Trucking Radio Network is bringing
the country star, known for hits such as “Kiss This” and “There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio,”
to sign autographs 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 23.
Attendees can register at the network booth for $1,000 cash to be
given away Saturday afternoon at the end of the show.
Tippin will also sign autographs at the network’s party
6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in the South Lobby, Room 102.
Attendees can join Eric Harley that night from 1 a.m.
to 6 a.m. for a live remote broadcast of the show from the lobby of the Executive West Hotel, next to the Kentucky Fair and
Expo Center.
Tippin’s career includes six Top 10 singles, three Number One singles and more than 5 million albums
sold.
His debut single, “You've Got To Stand for Something,” was popular as the U.S. fought the First
Gulf War. A decade later, “Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly,” recorded and released in the wake of
the Sept. 11 attacks, raised funds for the Disaster Relief Fund of the Nashville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross.
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 For the love of horses-- Aaron Tippin
will perform at the Abaco Beach Resort in March Harbour, Bahamas, on February 4.
The benefit concert is to aid The Abaco Barb Foundation, which raises awareness and funds for the only nine remaining horses
of that breed.
"The Abaco Barb is a breed of beautiful horses that have quickly disappeared due to human impact in the Bahamas," says
Tippin, "and I thought this would be a great chance to see them in their natural habitat."
Fame & Fortune interview: Country singer Aaron Tippin
Retirement set,
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| By Tamar Alexia Fleishman • Bankrate.com |
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 Country-music star Aaron Tippin's songs really mesh with American audiences: "You've Got to Stand for Something" became a
top 10 hit in 1991 during the first Gulf War. This was a great achievement, considering he had only just signed with RCA in
1990. "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" hit the right note with the public after Sept. 11, reaching No. 2 on
the charts. As patriotic as Tippin is, many of his popular songs are edgier and have a honky-tonk quality: "There Ain't Nothin'
Wrong With The Radio," "Working Man's Ph.D." and "Kiss This."
A South Carolina native, Tippin's family is full of aviators on both sides of his family, both the men and the
women. He is married with three children and prefers to spend his free time with them.
Bankrate: Tell me about your wine-making hobby.
Aaron Tippin: I've just crushed grapes to make a really good bottle of white wine.
My wife got me into it. I only drink red wine or Sprite. It's all I have use for. I'm very hands-on; I thought, if someone
else can do it, I can do it. There's a grower here who grows muscadine grapes. I have visited California, learned how they
make wine; but I stay here in Tennessee. If you're in the music business, you ought to get close to Nashville.
Bankrate: Do you market your wine commercially? It seems many entertainers have
delved into the food industry.
Aaron Tippin: No. It's just for fun. Maybe someday. I've learned that you can't
run something with the side of your hand.
Bankrate: You were a commercial pilot at age 20. Who did you fly for?
Aaron Tippin: Multimedia, I was a corporate pilot flying around Greenville, S.C.
Bankrate: For many guys, being a pilot is the ultimate career. What made you switch
to music?
Aaron Tippin: It wasn't voluntary. You're right, it is the ultimate career. My
dad, every man in the Tippin family, were pilots. My uncle worked for KLM. I even had an aunt in the business. Being a country
singer was the last thing on my mind. But when the energy crunch hit, I started looking for something else to do. The second-best
thing I liked doing is singing. I quit my job, moved to Nashville. I took a job as a welder there. I won a contest, "You Can
Be a Star" and Jeannie C. Wright heard me and told me I should go into the business. I was an "overnight success," it only
took five years. I was playing honky tonks at night.
Bankrate: Do you think that knowing you had security and a professional background
made you more confident in dealing with music executives?
Aaron Tippin: No. For a while, I was probably hurting myself! I am
logical, an aviator. I'm not emotional. I probably hurt people's feelings. Creative people are sensitive. You have to watch
how you say things with them. With the contracts, you really need a music lawyer; things are just too big now. They put things
in there that you're not gonna see yourself for several years.
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