Paintsville, Kentucky is an extraordinarily place. It still has a Main street with shops, a couple diners owned by local folks, and people still say hi to each other on the streets. Yes, it's extraordinary, mainly because these things are so ordinary there in a time when you can hardly find these creature comforts anywhere. It does have one truly standout feature though. Paintsville has produced some of the best country music in the world this year in the form of its very own traveling son, Chris Stapleton. And now, thanks in part to Ram, he's coming home.
In Ram's "Built Here" TV spot, Chris Stapleton, whose recent album Traveller just won the Grammy award for Best Country Album, returns to the town that made him. It was here in rural Kentucky that he first discovered his passion for music, and now he's returned to give back to the community. In addition to playing two free concerts for the community at his alma mater, Stapleton's visit brought together a group of Ram Nation volunteers who built a brand-new outdoor stage for the school. Stapleton also partnered with the ACM Lifting Lives Foundation to donated $57,000 in musical instruments to the school's music department.
For Stapleton, who drives a Ram 2500 himself, being a country music star means never forgetting the town that made you. This is just the first of Ram and Stapleton's "Built Here" series and we can't wait to see what comes next. If you'd like to be a part of Ram Nation, visit us at Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Roseburg today!