Drew Baldridge

The unannounced performance was a highlight of the night.

The City of Owensboro recently announced plans for the 3rd Annual BBQ & Barrels Festival downtown. The popular event- formerly the International Bar-B-Q Festival- is set to return to downtown Owensboro Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th. For the second consecutive year, the event will be anchored by a FREE country music concert!

Here at WBKR, we're celebrating 2025 with a brand new contest that guarantees to make your Hump Day a happy one. We're turning Wednesday into WINSday. This week, we have your chance to win tickets to Cody Johnson's SOLD OUT tour stop in Evansville.

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Jaclyn and I had the chance to meet country music newcomer Drew Baldridge last week at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville.  And we learned that Drew is from Southern Illinois.  He grew up about a half hour from Mount Vernon.  When we caught up with Drew he was in the middle of the "biggest week of his career."  His debut CD, Dirt On Us, was released.  He appeared at the CMA Music Festiv