Alanna Conaway’s love for music began at an early age, but it wasn’t until her mother began freelancing for country music magazines that she was thrown in the midst of her future career. At age 11, Conaway received praise from Billy Ray Cyrus after seeing her work as an amateur photographer, encouraging her to follow in her mother's footsteps. She then started freelancing for multiple publications as a photographer, before she began dabbling with writing. By the early 2000s, she was an published journalist for many music magazines on the market. At 29, she has established herself as a well-respected writer in the field of music entertainment and has built strong friendships along the way. Conaway currently resides in Nashville, Tenn. where she freelances full-time for Taste of Country, PopCrush, Ultimate Classic Rock, LoudWire, Guy Speed, Country Weekly and Full Access Magazine.
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Country Stars Share Their Best Halloween Memories
Today, people of all ages are gearing up for the spooky holiday known as Halloween. While some may choose a funny or silly approach, others like to go for the fear factor when picking out their costume.
Josh Turner, ‘Find Me a Baby’ – Lyrics Uncovered
Some country singers can sing the phone book and make it sound good, but when Josh Turner sings the 'Find Me a Baby' lyrics -- his brand new single -- it pulls on the heartstrings of the listener like no other. Turner penned the tune with his long-time record producer, Frank Rogers, when the two began work on the singer's latest studio album, 'Punching Bag.'
Country Stars’ Best Halloween Memories – Kristy Lee Cook
"My favorite thing about Halloween is CANDY! I'm a big fan of candy because I used to be allergic to sugar when I was younger so I didn't get very much of it. One day when I was no longer allergic to it, I became a big fan!" - Kristy Lee Cook
Country Stars’ Best Halloween Memories – Frankie Ballard
"College Halloween parties we're always the best. I remember having to walk home from one once. I was dressed in an elaborate pirate costume heavy clothing and a lot of accessories. I started the journey full pirate, but by the time I got home – five miles later – I had shed all the costume and was myself again...
Country Stars’ Best Halloween Memories – The Bellamy Brothers
"I used to take my kids when they were little, I used to take the trick-or-treating in my old ’57 Chevy. That was always a lot of fun. They would sit in the back seat with their pumpkins and their bags. The liked trick-or-treating in that old car...
Country Stars’ Best Halloween Memories – JT Hodges
"One year I wore a full on werewolf costume to a field party in Hill Country outside of Austin. It was cool jumping out from behind trees and scaring the hell out of peeps. Sucked that the only way I could drink beer through my mask was through a straw from the bottle … hey, gotta stay in character, right...
Country Stars’ Best Halloween Memories – Sarah Darling
"My favorite memory of me at Halloween is one time as a kid I wanted to dress up as Ariel from The Little Mermaid. I went and got this really amazing costume from a costume shop. It wasn’t just the one you get from Target or something … it was a really nice one...
Country Stars’ Best Halloween Memories – Edens Edge
"I had so much fun last year. Cherrill was cat woman, and she was a hot cat woman. She has the longest legs you will ever see! And Justin and I were Lucille O’Ball and Ricky Ricardo. I’m telling you … we were convincing! It was so much fun...
Country Stars’ Best Halloween Memories – Thomas Rhett
"I don’t really think of recent events, but I remember my favorite costume ever was when I was Wolverine one year. The Wolverine suit came with like Styrofoam muscles that you put in the suit to make your chest and your biceps look huge...
Country Stars’ Best Halloween Memories – Colt Ford
"I dressed up like a clown when my daughter was about 3 and scared her to death. She is 17 now, and I haven’t dressed up since!" - Colt Ford