Jim Casey talks with Aaron Tippin about:

• turning 60 years old on July 3
• staying active in the gym
• dropping his debut album, You’ve Got to Stand for Something, in 1991
• going on his first USO Tour with Bob Hope
• continuing to perform for the troops for almost 30 years
• the hardest job he’s ever had
• getting branded as a “working man” by his label in the early ’90s
• his career ambition of flying
• picking up a guitar for the first time after his brother was killed
• his favorite song, “He Believed”
• a new crop of country stars like Michael Ray and Jimmie Allen who cite Aaron as an influence
• the possibility of releasing new music
• his love of songwriting
• his busy summer tour schedule
• teaming with Tennessee-based Stonehaus Winery for his Kiss This Sweet Cherry Wine

Show Participants

• Aaron Tippin
• Jim Casey, NCD editor in chief