LITTLE VALLEY — Star country singer-songwriter Tracy Byrd — the Texas native with three decades in the music industry — will perform in concert during this summer’s Cattaraugus County Fair.
Byrd, with special guest Alex Miller, will perform in front of the grandstand on Tuesday, July 29.
This year’s county fair runs July 26 through Aug. 2.
Byrd became a household name on the country music scene in 1993 when his third single, “Holdin’ Heaven,” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chats. Since then, he’s recorded a number of Top 10 hits that fans are sure to know, including “Keeper of the Stars,” “Watermelon Crawl,” “10 Rounds with Jose Cuervo” and “I’m From The Country.”
Through the years Byrd, became a promoter favorite on the road, performing over 4,000 shows across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia from 1992 until 2009. He then said he needed a break to take care of himself and his most precious thing — his family, wife Michelle, daughter Evee and sons Logan and Jared, who had taken a backseat to his career for years.
Not performing from 2010–13, Byrd got back to music in 2014 with a new band and new-found sobriety and love of the thing he enjoys so much.
“These days, my life has great balance, with my music being a part of it, not all of it,” he said on his website. “I can honestly say I have never enjoyed it more.”
Byrd went back to the studio in June 2016 and started work on his first project in 10 years. Recorded completely in Tyler, Texas, at Rosewood Studios, that album is appropriately titled, “All American Texan,” which is exactly what Byrd is and has always been. This album, released that October, features eight tracks written by Byrd — a fact he’s proud of.
Up-and-coming country singer-songwriter Alex Miller is the special guest performer for the July 29 Cattaraugus County Fair concert headlined by Tracy Byrd.
Meanwhile, up-and-coming artist Alex Miller may look familiar from his days on “American Idol” in 2021, but he’s quickly forging a path in the country music world. The 6-foot-6 singer-songwriter from rural Lancaster, Ky., is a natural fan favorite whose career has moved at warp speed.
Miller’s debut album, “Miller Time,” generated three high-impact singles in 2022: “I’m Over You, So Get Over Me,” “Don’t Let The Barn Door Hit Ya” and “Through With You.” Miller’s second project for Billy Jam Records, the EP “Country,” featured additional hits “When God Made The South,” “Girl, I Know A Guy” and the smash single, “Puttin’ Up Hay.”
In June 2024, Miller made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. “It was incredible,” he said on his website. “I had fans drive in from several different states to see the show and share that experience with me. It was amazing.”
Tickets for Byrd and Miller’s county fair performance go on sale at 9 a.m. Friday, March 28. All tickets are sold only through etix.com.
Tickets are $40 for track seats or $30 for the grandstand plus $12 gate admission. All seating is assigned for this show.
Other main grandstand events announced by the fair so far include the Big Rig Truck Bull on July 26; the Broken B Rodeo on July 27; the Demolition Derby on July 28; the WNY Pro Pulling Series on July 31; the Monster Truck Rally on Aug. 1 and 2; and the Demolition Derby and Bus Demo on Aug. 2.
For more information, visit cattarauguscofair.com or call (716) 938-9146.
