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ders0n of Prineville. "I can't wait to
see Bentley perform."
Anderson said that this was his
first year to the Jamboree and came
specifically for Sunday's lineup.
Picking the biggest hits of 1he
weekend is hard to do, Regrutto
said. "Obviously, Rascal Flatts was
huge, and we had an amazing crowd
Friday."
Wynonna and Brantley Gilbert
brought two different" styles, and
people enjoyed both of them, while
Chris Young and Dierks Bentley
gave the Jamboree its biggest Sun-
day crowd ever.
Chano Garcia of Monmouth
was particularly excited about Sun-
day's line-up.
"I've really been looking for-
ward to this day," said Garcia, who
was making his first visit to the fes-
tival, as he stood in the Sweet Spot
area just below the stage.
He said he won two three-
day general passes, plus Sweet
Spot tickets for all the performers,
fight in front of the stage, in a con-
test conducted by a radio station.
He said he reworked the words to
"White Christmas" by the Drifters
to create a jingle for the Jamboree.
See Stars, page 13
Photo by Sonja Morgan
Rascal Flatts, above, puts on a show Friday night, demonstrating why they're one
of country music 's hottest bands. From left, they're Jay DeMarcus, Joe Don Rooney
and lead singer Gary LeVox. At right, Charlie Daniels proves he can stillput on a
good show with his fiddle at age 75 during his band's performance on Friday night
before Rascal Flatts. See page 20for more.Jamboree Main Stage artists.
Oregon Jamboree slideshows: Visit our photo gallery at sweethomenews.com
Photo by Scott Swanson
Photo by Scott Swanson
Kentucky Headhunters performs on the Spirit Mountain Casino Stage in Sankey Park Saturday evening.
Photos by Scott Swanson
Up to the antics that have endeared him to Sweet Home audiences, Neal McCoy, left, does a performance of "Hello, Dolly"
wearing an audience member's pink hat; works the audience, center, with a Sweet Home High School baseball cap'on, and
right, goes high in the rigging as he entertains the audience, To see more of Neal and many more Jamboree p.hotos, visit the
Jamboree 2012 slideshows in the photo gallery at sweethomenews.com. Shows will be posted by Wednesday evening.
