Chris Cummings - Merritt, British Columbia
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Chris Cummings is one of many Country Music artists honored on Merritt's Walk of Stars. His star is displayed at the corner of Mamette Avenue and Voght Street near the Civic Plaza.
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Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/29/2017
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Merritt boasts being: The Country Music Capital of Canada. Merritt annually hosts the largest country music festival in Canada where over 150,000 visitors come to Merritt for the 4 day event. Some of Country Music biggest recording stars perform at the event.
To honor and pay tribute for their performance a plaque with their hand prints, signature, picture and some with a personal note are encased in a wooden frame display case and installed on the streets of downtown. The Walk of Stars walking tour highlights some of the historical, western and country music murals painted on the side of many of the downtown buildings. Many of these murals highlight some of Country Music biggest stars.
Unlike most of the plaques, Chris Cummings' star is placed in a sidewalk.
Christopher Allen Thomas "Chris" Cummings was born August 11, 1975 is a Canadian country music artist. In his career, he has released five studio albums, an EP and two compilations. Several of his singles have charted on the Canadian country charts, including the Number One hits "Sure Enough" and "The Kind of Heart That Breaks".
Chris Cummings began performing in 1980, at the age of five years. In 1990, Chris released an independent CD, which found its way to Reprise Records president Jim Ed Norman, who signed him on in 1992. At age 17, he was the youngest artist they had ever signed.
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