Tim Parsons, TahoeOnstage.com

Grammy winner Chris Stapleton’s authentic sounds waft across the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena. Photo by Kurt Johnson
Grammy winner Chris Stapleton’s authentic sounds waft across the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena. Photo by Kurt Johnson

There was neither a fiddle nor a pedal steel on the stage – no props, and for damn sure no country pop.
On a perfect Tahoe summer night, a driving rhythm and a resonating guitar twang set forth “Nobody to Blame.” A baritone voice offered lyrics in a gospel cadence. Through the smoke, underneath the cowboy hat and behind the beard, Chris Stapleton appeared.
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