The Chase Tyler performs “Growing Up Down in Dixie” during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17. From left, J.D. White, Gram Rea, Chase Tyler, Buck Langston and Jude Hollier.
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Greg Fuqua, the keyboardist for The Chase Tyler Band, gives a thumbs-up after checking his equipment prior to the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Buck Langston, the drummer for The Chase Tyler Band, checks his equipment prior to the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17. The Chase Tyler Band and Craig Morgan headlined the event that raised money for the Veterans Help Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting veterans.
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Chase Tyler, the frontman for The Chase Tyler Band, plays his guitar and slows things down at the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17. Tyler is a resident of Denham Springs and a full-time performer.
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Chase Tyler, the frontman for The Chase Tyler Band, plays his guitar and slows things down at the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17. Tyler, a resident of Denham Springs and a full-time performer, and his band played first before giving the stage to county singer and U.S. Armed Forces veteran Craig Morgan.
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Chase Tyler, the frontman for The Chase Tyler Band, sings Tim McGraw’s hit song “Something Like That” during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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A crowd raises their hands in a toast to U.S. Armed Forces veterans during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17. The event, headlined by a concert featuring The Chase Tyler Band and Craig Morgan, raised money for the Veterans Help Foundation, a Livingston Parish-based non-profit organization dedicated to assisting veterans.
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Country singer and U.S. Armed Forces veteran Craig Morgan plays his set during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17. The event, which also featured The Chase Tyler Band, raised money for the Veterans Help Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting veterans.
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Gram Rea, a band member of The Chase Tyler Band, strums his fiddle prior to the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Buck Langston, on drums, and Jude Hollier, both of The Chase Tyler Band, plays their instruments during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Chase Tyler, right, leans into fiddle player Gram Rea while The Chase Tyler Band performs at the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Chase Tyler, frontman for The Chase Tyler Band, holds a long note while singing “Sticks” during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Chase Tyler, the frontman for The Chase Tyler Band, plays his guitar and slows things down at the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17. Tyler, a resident of Denham Springs and a full-time performer, and his band played first before giving the stage to county singer and U.S. Armed Forces veteran Craig Morgan.
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A crowd lines up against the stage to watch The Chase Tyler Band during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Chase Tyler, the frontman for The Chase Tyler Band, holds a long note while singing a Fourth of July song during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Chase Tyler, the frontman for The Chase Tyler Band, stands next to keyboardist Greg Fuqua and uses his microphone after his own broke temporarily during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Chase Tyler and Jude Hollier, both of The Chase Tyler Band, play their guitars during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Chase Tyler, left, sings next to guitarist Jude Hollier during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Gram Rea, of The Chase Tyler Band, plays his fiddle during a rendition of “Callin’ Baton Rouge” during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Members of the band accompanying country singer Craig Morgan play their instruments prior to Morgan’s set at the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Chase Tyler faces the crowd near the end of his band’s set during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Country singer Craig Morgan performs during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Craig Morgan and his band approach the end of the stage and fans during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Country singer Craig Morgan performs during the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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A fan holds up her cellphone to record country singer Craig Morgan’s performance at the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Members of the band accompanying country singer Craig Morgan play their instruments during Morgan’s set at the First Annual Freedom Bash at the Lamar Expo Dixon Center in Gonzales on Saturday, Nov. 17.