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Cracker Barrel Artist Bradley Walker to Perform at Ocean Lakes Bluegrass Weekend

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Bradley Walker remembers music always playing in the Athens, Alabama house where he grew up. Pop, rock, country – didn’t matter; his parents played it all on the radio. And it didn’t take long for the songs – especially the country tunes by the likes of Merle Haggard and George Jones - to inspire young Bradley. When he was just 3 or 4 years old, he wasn’t just listening to the music – he was belting out the tunes in a sweet voice that would later bring him so much success and land him a spot on the coveted Grand Ole Opry stage. “Growing up, the radio was just always on around my house. My parents were big music fans,” Walker said. “I just gravitated toward it really early. “It just grew from there.” Boy, did it ever. The 39-year-old has graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, performed with legends such as Ricky Skaggs and Alison Krauss and won the 2007 Male Vocalist of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association. He’s also released three al