To remain relevant in popular music for a quarter century is no small feat. In 2015, country singer and songwriter Aaron Tippin marked 25 years in the recording industry with the release of a career retrospective album simply and appropriately titled 25. From his first single, the boot-tapping “You’ve Got to Stand for Something,” to the blue-collar anthem “Working Man’s PhD,” the collection showcases why legendary acts such as the Kingsmen and Charley Pride snatched up some of the South Carolina-raised songster’s early numbers. Looking at his decades-long career, the country crooner muses, “I am the luckiest hillbilly that ever lived.”
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