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Jon Pardi celebrates his 34th birthday today (5/20). Jon has been scoring many hits in the last few years in country music and making quite a name for himself. We…

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Jon Pardi celebrates his 34th birthday today (5/20). Jon has been scoring many hits in the last few years in country music and making quite a name for himself. We celebrate Jon through pictures!

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TWIN LAKES, WI - JULY 23: Singer/Songwriter Jon Pardi performs during Country Thunder - Day 1 In Twin Lakes, Wisconsin on July 23, 2015 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder)


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LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 15: Alan Jackson (L) and Jon Pardi perform onstage during the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)


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MANHATTAN, KS - JUNE 26: Thomas Rhett and Jon Pardi backstage during "Kicker Country Stampede" at Tuttle Creek State Park on June 26, 2014 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Neste Event Marketing)


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NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 28: Country artist Jon Pardi performs during the 2018 Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 28, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 06: Jon Pardi attends the 2018 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)


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NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 22: Jon Pardi performs onstage during the 12th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for AMC)


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FLORENCE, AZ - APRIL 07: ACM new male vocalist Singer/Songwriter Jon Pardi performs Day 2 - Country Thunder Music Festival Arizona on April 7, 2017 in Florence, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder USA)


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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 06: Summer Duncan (L) and Jon Pardi attend the 2018 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)


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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 14: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Singer-songwriter Jon Pardi (R) and Summer Duncan attend the 52nd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 14, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)


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FLORENCE, AZ - APRIL 07: ACM new male vocalist Singer/Songwriter Jon Pardi performs Day 2 - Country Thunder Music Festival Arizona on April 7, 2017 in Florence, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder USA)


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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Jon Pardi performs onstage at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Jon Pardi and Summer Duncan attend the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.