Listeners keep asking me when it will be Sam Hunt's turn to host Country Countdown USA.  Well the wait is over, Sam is taking over a Hawk weekend and you'll be able to share 3 hours with him Sunday night beginning at 7 as he co-hosts the countdown on 98.1 The Hawk.  Truth be told, Sam made a lot of friends when he played the Dick's Sporting Goods Open last summer in Endicott.

Fast forward to summer 2016 and it's been memorable for Sam Hunt: "It's been awesome!"  In addition to some big fairs and festivals, Sam has been doing stadiums as part of Kenny Chesney's 'Spread The Love' Tour.  He talked about the experience with Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA and he'll talk about his experiences with Kenny AND his other tour mate, Miranda Lambert Sunday night on the Hawk.

Sam has another song in this week’s Top 30.  He wrote “I Met a Girl,” the debut song by William Michael Morgan: “I almost put this song on my record.  I wrote it with Trevor from Old Dominion.  It’s interesting to see this song finally come to life.  The original version is a lot like the one William Michael Morgan does, but I sort of tweaked that up when I put it out on my acoustic record.  It’s still the same tune underneath.”

Sam told Lon that he’s been writing songs for his next album in his bathroom!  Lon asked him to explain: “I’m in this new place, and there’s a room downstairs that’s perfect for a studio."  I'm sure he'll elaborate more, Sunday night on the Hawk!

Sam also has great stories this week about Dierks Bentley, Chris Lane, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi, and Lady Antebellum.

Listen for Sam Hunt Sunday night 7-10pm on 98.1 The Hawk, listen live at 981TheHawk.com or download the FREE Hawk App Radio Pup, available in the Google Play and Apple iTunes App Stores or download it HERE.

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