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Spotlight on local music: Aaron Holley

June 18, 2008 @ 10:47 PM

The Herald-Dispatch

BIO: A 2000 Cabell-Midland High School graduate, 26-year-old country singer Aaron Holley hasn't been the same since a friend goaded him into doing some karaoke at the Cajun Kitchen a few years ago.

Holley placed second in 2007 in the Colgate Country Showdown at the Lawrence County Fair in front of thousands of folks gathered to see Kellie Pickler later that night. Since then, Holley has been honing his game, notching up opening gigs for such artists as Chris Cagle during last year's Ribfest, and for the legendary George Jones last September in Catlettsburg.

INFLUENCES: Keith Whitley, Johnny Cash and Josh Turner

BASED IN: Barboursville

ON THE RADIO: Listen for Holley's songs on WTCR-FM's "Homegrown Country with Gary and Sonya" each Sunday at 5 p.m.

ON THE WEB: Go online at www.myspace.com/aaronsholley to some of Holley's songs.

In the Bin: Holley cut his first CD, "Born Country," this winter at Landmark Studios in Chesapeake. The CD is now available in area stores and at upcoming shows. The 10-song features several songs written by Holley including the title cut,

ON THE STAGE: Saturday, June 21 at Wings and Wheels; July 5 at Summer Motion in Ashland; July 10, The Lawrence County Fair; July 26, West Virginia Hotdog Fest and July 26, the Cabell County Fair; Aug. 10, Camden Park, Aug. 15, The Boyd County Fair and Sept. 6, Septemberfest in Louisa, Ky.